Photo: George Goldberg 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. They Hate Change aren’t gonna be Bedroom Rap All-Stars for long. Despite the way they introduce themselves on their breakthrough tape, 666 Central Ave., and […]
Questlove, Flying Lotus, and More Pay Tribute to Lee “Scratch” Perry Music – 6 seconds ago Photo by Ollie Millington for Redferns via Getty Images Fans, friends, and former collaborators send up tributes and dedications to the late Lee “Scratch” Perry. On Sunday, reggae’s reverb-bending mystic, Lee “Scratch” Perry, died at the Noel Holmes Hospital […]
You Can Finally Stream Kanye West’s Album ‘Donda’ Featuring Jay-Z, Jay Electronica & More Music – 56 mins ago Photo Credit: Universal Following three live events, Kanye West has unveiled Donda featuring The Lox, The Weeknd, Fivio Foreign, Baby Keem, Young Thug and others. After a lot of going back and forth, Kanye West released […]
Drake Fans Take Feud into Their Own Hands, Vandalize Kanye’s Childhood Home Music – 2 hours ago Photo by Brian Prahl/MEGA/GC Images via Getty Images Tensions between Drake and Kanye continue to escalate. It doesn’t appear that the arrival of Kanye‘s DONDA has done anything to tamp down his tensions with Drake. In fact, the cold […]
There are rappers whose music focuses on sex, drugs and expensive cars, and then there is The Rap-Up, the only weekly round-up providing you with the best of these very rap songs. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Harley Geffner‘s best music listening experience is watching […]
Kanye West’s Donda album is here. The 27 track nearly two-hour album has features from Jay-Z, Pop Smoke, Lil Baby, The Weeknd, Pusha-T, Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, Lil Durk, Roddy Rich, Chris Brown, Young Thug, Conway The Machine, Lil Yachty, Fivio Foreign, Jay Electronica, The Lox, Ariana Grande and more. But it doesn’t have features […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Westside Gunn, Busdriver, and More Music – 3 seconds 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 Westside Gunn, Busdriver, Kiefer, Roc Marciano, and more. Scroll through selections from this […]
15 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of August 27) Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Chimera Singer This week’s top albums feature selections from Westside Gunn, Blk Oddysy, Shaybo, Mercury, Boslen, Ray Vaughn and more. It’s been a stacked week filled with a lot of great releases. If […]
What Point is Kanye West Trying to Make with This Cursed ‘DONDA’ Rollout? Music – 7 mins ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Universal Music Group During his latest ‘DONDA’ event, Kanye West stood next to DaBaby and Marilyn Manson, who has multiple rape allegations against him. Kanye West still has not released DONDA. […]
Kendrick Lamar Aims at Your Top Five on Baby Keem’s Booming New Single “Family Ties” Music – 2 hours ago Source: Youtube The LA rapper’s new single features a scene-stealing appearance from Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick Lamar set the tone for the highly-anticipated finale to his TDE era with a ferocious feature on Baby Keem‘s “Family […]
Photo via Yusuf Sanni/Atlantic Records Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa wants to decommodify the dancefloor. Cintia – “Je t’aime” For the casual music listener, the Angolan music scene can be divided into two camps: On one hand, kuduro and its aggressive beats […]
Eminem’s latest signee Grip dropped his new LP I Died For This!? on Friday, August 27, and Em delivers a verse on the song “Walkthough!” In his verse, the legendary rapper revisits his younger days when was still battling drug addiction and was near death. “My head, something’s wrong with it / But that makes […]
Photo: Brandon McClain 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. In a crew full of exuberant personalities hellbent on standing out, Archibald Slim stood out by not trying to stand out. Awful Records burst into […]
We don’t get a lot of Kendrick Lamar music these days. But we got some tonight. K.Dot’s long-awaited collab with his cousin Baby Keem, “Family Ties”, dropped tonight. On it, soon-to-be free agent Kendrick lays down the gauntlet. “Smoking on your top five tonight, tonight Yeah, I’m smokin’ on your, what’s the name, tonight, […]
Watch TDE’s New Signee, Ray Vaughn, Introduce Himself with a Blistering LA Leakers Freestyle Music – 3 hours ago Source: LA Leakers/Youtube Ray Vaughn earns his keep as the latest TDE signee with a nearly seven-minute freestyle for LA Leakers. In case you missed the memo, Top Dawg Entertainment grew one rapper stronger this week […]
Rare Live Recording of John Coltrane Performing ‘A Love Supreme’ Set for First-Ever Release Music – 21 seconds ago Photo by Wolfgang Kunz via Getty Images. A newly-discovered recording of John Coltrane performing A Love Supreme live in 1965 is set to arrive this fall. Though it is widely regarded as a seminal album for both […]
OutKast is Celebrating 25 Years of ‘ATLiens’ with a Video Game Inspired by The Album Music – 28 mins ago Photo Credit: Artist OutKast also released a new animated video for the album’s hazy highlight “Two Dope Boyz (in a Cadillac).” Tomorrow, OutKast will release a 25th-anniversary expansion of their classic sophomore album, ATLiens. The deluxe […]
10 Zion I Songs That Show Why Zumbi Was A Bay Area Hip-Hop Legend Music – 52 mins ago Zumbi’s lyrics were focused on day-to-day living and simple, relatable wants: maintaining in Oakland, where he was from, and becoming a better man and musician. Photo Credit: Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images From “Bird’s Eye View” to “Tech $,” these […]
Photo: Priority Records See that leather sofa over there? Sit back with this six-pack and a spliff that’ll have your mind twisted while we chit-chat. RIP Sean Price. Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. A quarter century ago, Duck Down Records began with Heltah Skeltah’s Nocturnal, an album […]
You Can Customize and Remix Any Song with Kanye’s New Stem Player Music – 23 mins ago Photo by Kevin Mazur for Universal Music Group via Getty Images. The $200 device will ship with a copy of Kanye’s DONDA. As he continues to tinker with his incoming album, the artist soon-to-be formerly known as Kanye […]
The Selling of ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ Music – 2 hours ago Released on August 25, 1998, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is its own case study on the power and profitability of diversity at executive levels. Photo Credit: Eric Johnson It takes a dream team of creatives to put together an album like […]
Eliyanah debuts her new track “Love Burned Out” packed with lush harmonies and hammering lyrics. Her new track is just the start of this artist’s multifaceted talents. Read on through to learn more about the up-and-coming hit artist Eliyanah. We have been loving your new track “Love Burned Out.” Can you share with us a […]
British urban creator Deemun and his label Offlimits have just shared the artist’s very first single, the incredibly smooth record titled “Getting Started.” If his first release is at this level of professionalism, swag and depth, everyone can imagine what’s going to happen next for the talented Deemun. He is about to literally explode in […]
3isthemagic is back with another wishful collection of tracks titled Space Dreams. Covered in new panoramas and influential anthems, the album is meant to hit many playlists. The song “Real One,” also from the album, is also out with a music video garnering much acclaim. With cool designs on display, his softened lyrical sensations create […]
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All the way from North Atlanta, the young rising artist Briya Christ has dropped some fresh new tracks for audiences, “Rose Outta Hell,” “Ready 222 Die,” and “Need An Answer.” His new tracks have garnered over 80K streams on Spotify. His latest album “I’m Really Gonna Do It This Time” is a feature of 7 […]
Busta Rhymes is Learning Science The Hard Way After Video of Anti-Mask Rant Surfaces Music – 2 hours ago Photo by Theo Wargo via Getty Images. The video of Busta Rhymes is from a June 2021 performance in St. Louis. The internet came for Busta Rhymes in a hurry this morning when a video of […]
For our latest Behind The Beat, Thomas Hobbs spoke with producer Ron-Ron about the special partnership he shares with 03 Greedo and how they crafted the modern day classic “Rude.” Ron-Ron (real name Laron Robinson) is the beatmaker the West Coast’s most original gangster rappers turn to whenever they want to create anthems for their […]
Gangster Doodles Announces ‘Gangster Music Vol. 2’ Compilation with New Music from Knxwledge, Liv.e, Dam-Funk, and More Music – 7 mins ago Self-portrait of Gangster Doodles by Gangster Doodles The new Gangster Doodles compilation is slated to arrive on October 15th via All City Records. Two years after delivering a showcase of the beat scene’s […]
StevenCharles drops a widely praised debut hit single, a powerful fusion of pop and neo-soul titled “Stay.” The song talks about spending the perfect day with the closest person to one’s heart. Dropped recently, the song was released alongside visuals that have over 120K views on YT alone. As soon as StevenCharles’ vocals enter the […]