Thom Yorke Shares an Intense Remix of MF DOOM and J Dilla’s “Gazzillion Ear” Music – 11 mins ago Photo by Ross Gilmore for Redferns via Getty Images The Radiohead frontman turns in another take on one of MF DOOM and J Dilla’s few collaborative outings. Five years after offering a glimpse of a second […]
Photo: Empire The game flows through our veins, we can’t understand it. Infatuation with the birds, we watch Animal Planet. Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Back when 4-Tay was fresh Off Parole, the Niners were Super Bowl champs and the Presidio was an active military base, Geneva […]
Retro Neo: Reaux Marquez on How Neo-Soul Produced Some of the Best Rappers Music – 5 mins ago Reaux Marquez’s debut album, NO ROADS, is a Kendrick Lamar-esque conceptual journey through a wildfire with no way out. Photo Credit: Okayplayer Speaking for this installment of Retro Neo, Reaux Marquez discusses the conceptual aspects of his […]
Courtesy of Strut Records Please support our collective of music obsessives by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Will Schube wrote this from Mars. Sun Ra ― Lanquidity Lanquidity (Definitive Edition) by Sun RaLanquidity (Definitive Edition) by Sun Ra Most people know and celebrate Sun Ra as an avant-garde mastermind, an impenetrable life […]
Hear Knxwledge’s Glossy Remix of D’Angelo’s “Brown Sugar” Music – 4 hours ago Source: YouTube / Stones Throw Knxwledge puts his signature chop on a neo-soul classic. This month’s edition of Bandcamp Friday has come and gone. But not without another pair of tapes from Knxwledge. To celebrate the monthly fee-less event, the Stones Throw […]
16 years of independent rap journalism with no end in sight. Keep it that way by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Michael McKinney absorbs more music in a week than most do in an entire calendar year. The best DJ sets, more often than not, offer a window into […]
Kaytranada Maps Out North American Tour for Fall 2021 Music – 52 mins ago Photo by Brian Ach for Something in the Water via Getty Images Kaytranada is hitting the road this fall. After cancelling the tour in support of his Grammy-winning sophomore studio album in response to the pandemic, Kaytranada has announced a revived […]
How a Portion of A Tribe Called Quest’s Royalties Became An NFT — And How the Group Plans on Getting it Back Music – 3 hours ago A Tribe Called Quest co-founder Ali Shaheed Muhammad is hopeful that the legendary group will get their share of royalties back. Photo Credit: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images […]
IMMUNITY is back with their second song titled “Trainwreck.” The duo’s tunes and lyrics will haunt your head for days to come. “Trainwreck” sees IMMUNITY exploring hypnotic elements, tunneling beats that combine with modular signals. Find IMMUNITY on Instagram and Facebook.
Show your love and support for our tireless and talented writers by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Will Schube is watching the Knicks’ summer league team like it’s the NBA Finals, yelling at Quentin Grimes like he’s ’94 John Starks. Like many jazz musicians navigating the precarious and strange times of the […]
Photo courtesy of TDE 16 years of independent rap journalism with no end in sight. Keep it that way by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Dash Lewis wants you to know the legend of his hometown’s 11-foot, 8-inch bridge. Mister Miracle is Isaiah Rashad’s favorite superhero for good reason. […]
Lupe Fiasco is Currently Recording an Album “From Scratch” in 24 Hours Music – 3 mins ago Photo Credit: Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images Lupe Fiasco is giving himself 24 hours to finish his new album. The album will only have 10 songs. Lupe Fiasco has been feeling inspired lately. The rapper has been dropping a lot […]
Vivacious production team MarlinBeats present their first particularly polished full-length album, the perfectly sun-soaked and harmonically lush “SINK or SWIM.” Following several singles, MarlinBeats return with 10 skillfully enticing cuts determined to ring out blissfully over any occasion or vibe. Acquainted by an alluring blend of rap and trance vibes, their sound is the aural […]
After Decades of Legal Battles, De La Soul Reportedly Regains Ownership of Their Masters Music – 10 seconds ago Photo by Tim Mosenfelder for WireImage via Getty Images. The De La Soul catalog may finally be heading to streamers. Two years after the decades-long feud between De La Soul and their former label, Tommy Boy […]
The Official Trailer for Season Two of ‘Wu-Tang: An American Saga’ is Finally Here Music – 36 mins ago Source: Youtube/Hulu Wu-Tang Clan’s biographical series returns to Hulu for a second season on September 8th. Less than a month out from an exhaustively-awaited premiere date, Hulu has unveiled the official trailer for the second season […]
The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs that you absolutely need. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Mano Sundaresan never stopped listening to Jadakiss. G Perico & Remble – “Spazz” The hottest rapper out of L.A. right now enunciates […]
Mixtape Monday: Homeboy Sandman, JIGSAW PAUL, Bobby Noble x Squires, SONNYJIM + More Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Artist Homeboy Sandman, JIGSAW PAUL, Bobby Noble x Squires, SONNYJIM and more this Mixtape Monday. Homeboy Sandman is out front this week with the highly-anticipated Anjelitu, JIGSAW PAUL delivers the Turnbuckle Tales, Bobby Noble & […]
JAY-Z & Kanye West’s Watch the Throne was more than just an album. It was a moment — a time capsule of an era when the two biggest, culturally defining personalities on the planet reigned with unquestioned supremacy in pop culture. In 2011, JAY-Z and Kanye West were the most renowned names in hip-hop. JAY-Z’s […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Boldy James, LION BABE, Nas, and More Music – 3 hours ago Source: Youtube The Round-Up is Okayplayer’s weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s set features new music from Nas, LION BABE, Boldy James, Pink Siifu, YUNGMORPHEUS, and more. Scroll […]
First Look Friday: Ghostface Killah’s Son Supreme-Intelligence Embraces His Father’s Story-Telling Style Music – 4 hours ago Supreme-Intelligence’s Love Jones is a new EP filled with emotional transparency, nimble flows, modernized boom bap and intermittent words of wisdom from Ghostface. Photo Credit: Supreme-Intelligence For this month’s edition of First Look Friday, we talked to Supreme-Intelligence […]
16 New Hip-Hop, R&B & Neo-Soul Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of August 6) Music – 5 hours ago Photo Credit: Paras Griffin for Getty Images This week for our New Music Friday albums we’ve handpicked selects from a hodgepodge of artists including Nas, Tinashe, Young Nudy, Queen Key, Sada Baby and more. […]
Tyler, The Creator Pinpoints The Deciding Factor in The LOX’s Dominant Verzuz Victory Music – 5 hours ago Source: Hot97/Youtube According to Tyler, The Creator, Dipset suffered from a fatal flaw during their Verzuz matchup with The LOX. In the days following The LOX’s lopsided Verzuz victory, rap pundits have thrown around a lot of […]
Ms. Lauryn Hill Might Have Had the Verse of the Year on Nas’ ‘King’s Disease II’ Music – 7 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist Nas has dropped his new album, King’s Disease II. The highlight of the album is a verse from Ms. Lauryn Hill. Nas is back. The rapper has released his 13th solo […]
Photo via Mr. Phil Shot It Straight killer no filler. Subscribe to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon so we can keep feeding you some of the best music journalism around without an ad or paywall in sight. Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa wants a united cultural front for cooperation between Africa and Latin America… […]
The Lox Wanted to Bring Out Mase to Troll Dipset During Their ‘Verzuz’ Match Up Music – 23 hours ago Photo Credit: Johnny Nunez/WireImage Sheek Louch went on Sway In the Morning to talk about The Lox dominating Dipset during their Verzuz match-up.. It’s been more than 24 hours since Jadakiss and The Lox’s dominating performance […]
Alchemist Unveils Star-Studded Guest List for Upcoming Collaborative Album with Boldy James Music – 1 day ago Source: Youtube Alchemist and Boldy James’ new album, BO JACKSON, is out August 13th via the producer’s ALC Records banner. A week out from its release, we’re beginning to get a clearer picture of what Alchemist and Boldy James […]
The 10 Best Aaliyah Songs That Weren’t Radio Hits Music – 1 day ago Throughout Aaliyah’s career, the Detroit singer teamed up with Static Major, Timbaland, Missy Elliott and more to create tracks that tested musical boundaries and dismantled the confines of genre. Photo Credit: Sal Idriss/Redferns To celebrate Aaliyah’s return to streaming, we take […]
Kanye Previews Dr. Dre Collaboration “Glory” in New Beats Ad Spot Music – 1 day ago Photo by Kevin Mazur for Universal Music Group via Getty Images. Kanye offers another glimpse at the windowless Mercedes-Benz Arena locker room he’s been calling home for the last few weeks. Kanye West is pulling a Frank Ocean with […]
John Alexander III, better known under his artist name Alex Jay, is releasing a brand new single titled “L.O.L (Love or Lust). He first rose to fame when he got featured on BET 106&Park, where he was portrayed as one of the artists to watch closely in R&B and PoP. His audition on The X-Factor […]
Show your love and support for our tireless and talented writers by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Will Schube had a dream that a rich dentist donated $1.2 million USD to this very site. Until we track that very dentist down, click the link above. I recently found a new favorite band. […]