Image via Jim Legxacy/Instagram The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you need to hear. Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Harley Geffner says The Bermuda Triangle really fell off. [embedded content] [embedded content] Yesterday, I saw a friend I […]
Last month, the feds raided Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Florida home and found drugs and guns. That’s a probation no-no, and could send the troll rapper back to prison. 6ix9ine was in court today, and he did what he does best: tell. According to 6ix9ine, a (former) friend planted MDMA, a bag with cocaine residue, and a […]
Kanye West has been spending the last couple of months trying to shock us on X. He may have just sent out his most shocking Tweet. “This song is called COUSINS about my cousin thatās locked in jail for life for killing a pregnant lady a few years after I told him we wouldnāt ālook […]
Kevin Gates decided to take a shot at LeBron James’s relationship with his wife, Savannah, explaining that he wouldn’t trade places with LeBron, despite his wealth and fame, because Savannah doesn’t look at the GOAT the way white women do. LeBron responded to that out-of-nowhere attack by dismissing the relevance of Gates. “Kings don’t concern […]
Krazy, Kinky Kevin Gates talked wild about LeBron James’s relationship with his wife, Savannah, the other day. According to Gates, he wouldn’t trade places with LeBron — even though James has a lot more money and fame — because he doesnāt like the way Savannah James looks at her husband. “I like the way white […]
Kevin Gates and Brittany Renner have flirted for years. They finally got together last month, bonded by their shared experience with Islam. Some folks are upset that Gates has brought his perverted world. Gates doesn’t see it that way. He defended his relationship with Renner on social media. Do you think this relationship will last?
Ozempic Ice Spice dumped the pill and gained some of the weight back. Ozempic Lizzo is still going strong. The singer posted before-and-after photos, displaying her weight loss. Lizzo shows off her weight loss results š„ pic.twitter.com/Vp0NOGqT9Z ā No Jumper (@nojumper) April 18, 2025 What do you think?
Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa are arguably the rap game’s two biggest stoners. In a surprise twist, Wiz got Snoop’s kids high for the first time. āI did that to Snoop Doggās kids. We were shooting High School, the movie, and he was out of the trailer doing his part. And he came back in […]
Yella Beezy was arrested earlier this year for ordering the murder of Mo3. After some effort, he was able to scrape together the money to post a 750K bond. What he hasn’t been able to do is secure modifications to the bond that allow him to leave his home. Beezy asked the judge to let […]
Last year, Luce Cannon notoriously claimed that he walked in on Puff Daddy making Reginald VelJohnson of Family Matters fame squeal by blowing out his back. “Diddy came back and tells me, ‘there’s nothing more enjoyable than having a man do something for money,” he claimed Puff told him after finishing in Carl Winslow. VelJohnson […]
Drake believes Kendrick Lamar crossed a line when he accused him of being a pedophile in “Not Like Us.” So much so, he is suing Universal for promoting the defamatory track. According to TDE President Punch, that wasn’t even the worst of what Kendrick had planned for the Canadian. Speaking to Curtiss King, Punch revealed […]
Drake is suing his label, Universal, for defaming him as a pedophile by promoting (and artificially promoting) Ā Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” Yesterday, UMG issued a long warning to Drake, which ended with this: As the old saying goes, ‘be careful what you wish for.’ Both the Texas and New York proceedings are an affront […]
Words like “rat” and “snitch” have followed Gunna around since he copped a plea in the YSL RICO case and walked out jail in late 2022. Wunna and his lawyer have both insisted he didn’t tell on anyone. YSL boss Young Thug has given mixed signals on what he thinks about Gunna; Ā blasting him in […]
Lil Wayne loves to plead ignorance. For example, he recently claimed he had no idea JAY-Z and Kanye had an album together. During his big Rolling Stone interview, to promote Carter VI, he said he had no idea that Lil Durk was locked up, despite owning multiple pieces of Free Durk merch. “There are two […]
DDG and Waka Flocka have beef with each other. According to DDG, Waka called him a female for commenting on someone else and clowned his outfit. Ā “Why are you commenting on everything involving me negative?” asked DDG. “Waka, stop speaking on me. That sh*t lame. That sh*t hella lame. N*ggas respect you. I expect […]
Blueface’s mother, Karlissa Saffold Harvey, posted an apology letter from the rapper, where he admitted wrongdoing. Ā “I want to apologize to you for letting any female influences affect our relationship,” wrote Blueface. “I thought a few females may have loved me more than you, but I was wrong. Iām glad I came to prison […]
Lil Wayne is set to drop Carter VI on June 6. He’s started doing press for the project. During a chat with Rolling Stone, he revealed some of the album’s features. They are Billie Eilish, Wyclef Jean, Andrea Bocelli, Miley Cyrus, Elephant Man, Machine Gun Kelly, Bono, Wheezy, and Kanye West. Despite having Ye on […]
Drake is continuing with his lawsuit against his label, UMG. He believes they defamed him by promoting Kendrick Lamar’s track “Not Like Us,” which suggests Drake is a pedophile. Universal responded to the latest amendment to Drake’s lawsuit, which targets The Super Bowl Halftime Show and The Grammys, with a warning for the Canadian. “Drake, […]
The talk of Offset cheating on Cardi B when they were married is well-documented. But he wasnāt accused of cheating with Moneybagg Yoās girlfriend Ari Fletcher until now. The rumor came from blogger 1goatalexis, who got a response from Fletcher herself. Cardi B allegedly claims in text messages, shared by blogger 1goatalexis, that AriTheDon slept […]
Chris Brown has been compared to Michael Jackson for most of his career.Ā 50 Cent once called him the new M.J., andĀ Fat Joe saidĀ he wouldāve taken the late singerās place if he didnāt assault Rihanna in 2009. The latest celeb to compare Chris to Michael is Bobby Brown, who sat down for an interview on […]
Paul Thompson is running throughĀ the 323 with Yak Gotti Young Thugās world is elastic. On his brooding Barter 6, the cartoon excess snaps back to unnerving realism, Birdmanās coupe back to the final songās jail cell. (He makes bail.) At the end of his verse on āDream,ā Yak Gotti raps, āIām living out the dream, […]
Cam’ron and Ma$e have since weighed in and mentioned MGK. “Whoās the guy from Philly thatās signed to Jadakiss? Eminem first, of course. And then you got MGK or Yelawolf,” said Ma$e, who later added the Beastie Boys and Jack Harlow to his list. “Iāma go MGK ’cause heās my man,” Cam said afterward. “No […]
Having already offended most of the rap game and several major religions, Kanye has trained his sights on his parents. Earlier this week, he revealed his late mother was a lesbian. He also told the world his parents beat him — but it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. Ā “When I was growing up my parents […]
In an age where emotional vulnerability is currency in hip-hop, Toxic Lovespell by JāMoris is pure gold. The Hillsboro, Texas native isn’t afraid to bleed on the mic ā and this time, heās bleeding slow, smooth, and with purpose. Across the albumās tight runtime, JāMoris walks a wire between hedonistic confidence and bruised introspection. From […]
Image via YT/Instagram Independent rap journalists will recommend you new music until their voices give out. Keep it that way by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. AntĀ wants to know how many times the upcoming Roddy Ricch album will be pushed back. A handful of cultural litmus tests exist to […]
SZA has been rumored to have had rhinoplasty, lip filler, cheek implants, chin implant, jaw shave, brow bone reduction, buccal fat removal, botox, eye lift, liposuction and BBL.Ā According to DJ Akademiks, she just had some more work done on her chin. Here’s the result of the alleged procedure. SZA debuts her new face after […]
Pusha T and his brother No Malice will drop a new album as The Clipse later this year. And it looks like there will be malice. Fresh off his set at Coachella, Push warned his opps. Push via his IG story āIām a fuck yall up man im a fuck yall up this year I […]
Earlier this month, Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner seemed to make it internet official. The football star and the femcee also showed up together at Adin Ross’s boxing event over the weekend. However, when the kiss cam found them, things got a bit awkward. “That’s her boyfriend? They’re acting like they don’t even f*cking know […]
Nick Minaj has been rather quiet as of late, but she decided to vent on social media. Yesterday, the Pink Friday rapper posted a message about people always having their hand out for money or a job. Ā “Most people donāt want to earn money. They want to be given the money that youāve had […]
Last month, Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty of wire fraud in federal court. They face up to 20 years when they are sentenced on July 11. Kingston was supposed to be out on bail as he awaits sentencing. However, something has gone wrong with his 100K bond, and now he is back […]