Watch a Rare Video of Stones Throw Records’ Epic 2004 Montreux Jazz Festival Takeover Music – 30 mins ago Photo by: PYMCA for Universal Images Group via Getty Images. A grainy and distorted video of J Dilla, Madlib, Yasiin Bey, J. Rocc, and Peanut Butter Wolf’s full set from Montreux Jazz Festival has surfaced. Circulated […]
Ralph McDaniels on the 10 Year Journey it Took To Get His ‘Video Music Box’ Documentary Made Music – 37 mins ago Directed by Nas, the Video Music Box documentary, You’re Watching Video Music Box, provides an in-depth look into the creation of hip-hop’s first public television program. Photo credit: Courtesy of Showtime. We sat […]
Raekwon Says RZA Turned Down A Wu-Tang Biopic Backed By Leonardo DiCaprio Music – 35 seconds ago Photo Credit: Roberto Ricciuti/Redferns In an excerpt from his new memoir, From Staircase to Stage, Raekwon recalled how a Wu biopic backed by the famous actor almost came to fruition — until RZA decided not to move forward with […]
Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. In the mid-90’s while L.A. gained national attention for their G-funk innovations, Bay Area rappers were crafting their own sonic dialect that would eventually come to be known as Mob Music. It was a sound equally heavy with bass but less […]
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. As the days get shorter and the air gets crisper, it’s tempting […]
Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. In the mid-90’s while L.A. gained national attention for their G-funk innovations, Bay Area rappers were crafting their own sonic dialect that would eventually come to be known as Mobb Music. It was a sound equally heavy with bass but less […]
The Smokin Grooves Festival Celebrates the Past, Present & Future of Neo-Soul Music – 47 mins ago Photo Credit: Jim Bennett/FilmMagic Erykah Badu, Nas, and The Roots, Thundercat, and more will be performing at the Smokin Grooves Festival. It’s a good time to be a neo-soul lover. On Tuesday, November 30th, the Smokin Grooves Festival […]
De La Soul tends to get left out of the best-ever conversation — especially alongside their fellow Native Tongue members A Tribe Called Quest — despite having a comparable, if not superior, career. De La Soul’s catalog is among the most coveted and consistent collections of albums in hip-hop history. And yet, the trio from Long Island […]
Where else will you find the thoroughly researched rundown of the best up-and-coming artists from the continent of Africa on a weekly basis? At the top it’s just us. Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa is still skeptical of NFTs, and that’s a […]
Virgil Abloh Eulogies Pour in From Frank Ocean, Kanye West, Drake, and More Music – 3 mins ago Photo by Arturo Holmes for MG21 via Getty Images. Titans of music, fashion, and their various intersections pay tribute to trailblazing Off-White founder and Louis Vuitton creative director, Virgil Abloh. Not even 24 hours after the world […]
Ari Lennox Arrested at Amsterdam Airport, Claims She was Racially Profiled by Airline Music – 2 hours ago Photo by Paras Griffin via Getty Images. Dutch military police arrested Ari Lennox at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Monday morning. Ari Lennox is being detained in Amsterdam following an altercation with an airline attendant at the city’s […]
Mixtape Monday: R.A.P. Ferreira, Defcee x Messiah Musik, Career Crooks, Lakim x BoomBaptist, Y.O.D. + More Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist R.A.P. Ferreira, Defcee x Messiah Musik, Career Crooks, Lakim x BoomBaptist, Y.O.D. and more this Mixtape Monday. R.A.P. Ferreira is up first with the Light Emitting Diamond Cutter Scriptures, Defcee x […]
The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you’ve yet to hear. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Brandon Callender hates learning about the white people side of the internet. Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon – “Oh Nah, We Locked Boo” In […]
Photo via HBO Don’t be a boar on the floor. Show your love for our tireless staff of writers by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Jayson Buford took the wrong drugs at the wrong time and can’t get happy. Abe Beame doesn’t live in a dream world. He knows […]
7 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of November 26) Music – 4 mins ago Photo Credit: Joegraphy This is the week the underground gets to eat. The best new hip-hop and R&B albums of the week features Remedy, Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon, R.A.P. Ferreira, and more. It’s a holiday weekend, […]
Record Store Day 2021 Essentials: Black Friday Edition Music – 8 mins ago Photo by Mick Haupt via Unsplash. A guide to this year’s Record Store Day releases, featuring crucial compilations of hazed-out funk and soul rarites, bulked-up anniversary editions of classics, requisite reissues, revived live performances, and so much more. Record Store Day returns […]
If you care about independent journalism and want the best playlists around, subscribe to the POW Patreon. Bring William Hutson some backwoods and a cup of ice. Trying not to read or tweet too much about the Rittenhouse verdict the other day, I started playing whatever Young Dolph tracks I’d thrown onto playlists or DJ’d […]
Dave Chappelle Refuses to Stop Making Transphobic Jokes Music – 28 seconds ago Photo by Kevin Mazur for FF via Getty Images. At a show in Madison Square Garden, Dave Chappelle told the crowd his truce with the LGBTQ community was only in effect when the cameras are on. For a comedian who claimed his […]
JAY-Z is Officially the Most Grammy-Nominated Artist Ever, Passing Quincy Jones Music – 34 mins ago Photo Credit: Kevin Kane/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame JAY-Z now has 83 Grammy nominations, surpassing Quincy Jones. The rapper has taken home statues 20 times. On Tuesday, November 23, the the Recording Academy announced […]
Vincent Poag’s latest album Masquerade tells tales of life in a charming way that only the artist could. His album encompasses twelve lovely songs, each different, original, and full of deep meaning that stems from Vincent Poag’s personal life experiences. We have heard “America” and “Here, Here, Beer!” before with incredible videos to go along. […]
2022 Grammy Nominations Full List: Kanye West, JAY-Z, Nas & More Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Universal Music Group JAY-Z, Kanye West, J. Cole, and Nas are a few names we weren’t surprised to see for the 2022 Grammy Award nominations. The 64th annual Grammys are swiftly approaching. Last […]
Where else will you find the thoroughly researched rundown of the best up-and-coming artists from the continent of Africa on a weekly basis? At the top it’s just us. Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa is still skeptical of NFTs, and that’s a […]
JAY-Z Gets a Star-Studded Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Tribute Directed by Questlove Music – 17 hours ago Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame via Getty Images. Questlove directs a touching guest-heavy salute to JAY-Z, featuring appearances from The Carters, Chris Rock, Rihanna, Lebron James, David Letterman and […]
Mixtape Monday: Apollo Brown x Stalley, MANSDEM, Napoleon Da Legend x Amerigo Gazaway, YaH-Ra, Deca + More Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist Apollo Brown x Stalley, MANSDEM, Napoleon Da Legend x Amerigo Gazaway, YaH-Ra, Deca and more this Mixtape Monday. Apollo Brown and Stalley kick things off this week with the highly-anticipated […]
The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you’ve yet to hear. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Harley Geffner is still trying to convince artists that TikTok doesn’t have to be corny. Earl Sweatshirt – “2010” Growing older with […]
A Tribe Called Quest Unveil Release Date of Posthumous Phife Dawg Album Music – 3 hours ago Photo by Isaiah Trickey for FilmMagic via Getty Images. The posthumous Phife Dawg album is executive produced by longtime friend and manager DJ Rasta Root on behalf of the late rapper’s family and estate. A Tribe Called Quest […]
Photo via HBO Don’t be a boar on the floor. Show your love for our tireless staff of writers by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Jayson Buford was never fond of raisins in the first place. Abe Beame always knew Wambsgans had incel tendencies. There was no cold open […]
Chuck D Comes to The Defense of Travis Scott as Astroworld Lawsuits Continue Piling Up Music – 3 days ago Photo by Michael Tullberg via Getty Images. “I’m not buying the Young Black Man did it,” wrote the Public Enemy rapper in an impassioned open letter on the Astroworld tragedy. With the amount of litigation […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Earl Sweatshirt, Kaytranada, and More Music – 3 days 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 Earl Sweatshirt, Kaytranada, Freddie Gibbs, DJ Harrison, Saba, and more. Scroll through selections […]
15 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of November 19) Music – 3 days ago Photo Credit: Nwaka Okparaeke (@by_nwaka) Kanye West, Isaiah Rashad, Adele, Tamera, Pap Chanel, and more make up this week’s best new albums. New Music Friday this week is heavy with hip-hop releases, but there are […]