Photo via Lisa Wassmann/MERU Straight killer, no filler. Support the realest hip-hop blog for over a decade running by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Chris Daly is still waiting on his POW Starter jacket and coffee mug after 11 years of holding it down on this very site. Warning: Light Spoilers for […]
Boston-bred rapper and recording artist 217Vinci is back in full force with the release of a new powerful track dropped alongside its equally dazzling music video titled “MEMORIES.” Taking the opportunity to share his most impactful life experiences and the teachings he managed to extract from them, 217Vinci proves himself as a multi-faceted and versatile […]
Ice Spice was plucked off the SUNY Purchase volleyball team a couple of years ago and earmarked for stardom. But what if stardom doesn’t come? Her first EP Like ..? dropped on Friday. The six-track project is projected to move 14.5K in its first week, SPS. Ice Spice “Like..?” Album on pace to sell 14.5K first […]
April 9, 2023, will mark two years since DMX passed away. The rapper and actor battled drug addiction most of his life, but unfortunately lost his battle with drugs. Since his death, there have been numerous memorials and tributes, but we don’t think anyone saw the next tribute coming. Funko Pop!, who has been described […]
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Rick ross has a lot of cars. So many he has had car shows on his property. But he’s never owned a Tesla. He’s never even been in one. The Bawse explained why. Rick Ross explains why he doesn’t trust riding in Tesla’s.🤔😭 “I always had in the back of my mind that the government […]
For years, DJ Khaled was the most successful non-rapper when it came to dropping rap albums. But there’s a new non-rapping sheriff in town. Metro Boomin’s Heroes & Villains had a better start than any of Khaled’s many projects and is about to break Khaled’s record for most consecutive top-five finishes for a non-rapping producer. Longest […]
Along with GloRilla, Ice Spice has been 2022’s break out female rapper with her cut “Munch (Feelin’ U).” The Bronx artist then dropped her EP Like..? on January 20. Some have truly gravitated to her music since “Munch” has over 26 million views on YouTube. Others, however, including Drake, said that Ice is a subpar […]
Erykah Badu is in the news this week after she posted up with her 18-year-old daughter Puma Curry and then posted some duel booty shots. But Drake is interested in more than just Badu’s body. Erykah used social media to praise Drake’s weekend shows at the Apollo. “My eternal spirit animal has spoken,” Drake responded […]
Blueface and DJ Akademiks are going at it online and it partially has to do with home ownership. Ak said earlier this month that Blueface’s house in L.A. is in pre-foreclosure, something the rapper conditionally admitted to. Blueface then responded to Ak by saying Ak gets money through fan donations. All of that led to […]
Image via 03 Greedo/ Instagram 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 stays plotting on the downfall of social media. The entirety of “Yeezy Boots” for the […]
Drake played a couple of shows at Harlem’s legendary Apollo theater this weekend. It looks like the Hip Hop cops were out in full force for the performance. Video of a police officer recording every person who left the show has caused concern. here’s the video pic.twitter.com/xeCB96veU0 — Jon Caramanica (@joncaramanica) January 22, 2023 The […]
Ben Simmons is a basketball player who struggles to put the ball through the hoop. It turns out his love life is also a brick. Simmons proposed to Love Island figure Maya Jama in December of 2021. She accepted and accepted his $800,000 engagement ring. However, the engagement ended last September when Maya decided to […]
Kanye West married Bianca Censori — who may or not be an architect — earlier this month. Whatever the 27-year old is or was, she is now the stepmom to Kanye’s four children, North, Chicago, Psalm, and Saint. Censori met at least one of her stepchildren last night when she dined at Nobu Malibu with […]
It his typically cryptic way, Lil Durk is making clear that he didn’t like Gunna taking a plea deal in the YSL RICO case that has still ensnared Young Thug. A lot of folks believe this is Smurk’s latest subtle attack on Wunna. Durk posted an old video in which Thugger says “Just because you […]
Drake played the Apollo Theater this weekend after pushing back the dates due to Takeoff’s death and production issues. On Saturday, which was the first of two shows at the Apollo, Drake brought out Dipset while telling the crowd how much they influenced him. Drake brought out Dipset 🦅🗽 pic.twitter.com/aNrW4ZPGpp — HotNewHipHop (@HotNewHipHop) January 22, 2023 […]
Chrisean Rock has reacted to her pregnancy by dialing up the violence. Over the past week, she was removed kicking and screaming from a No Jumper interview and fought two women on the street. Here she is attacking her former stylists on the red carpet for Baddies West premiere. A Pregnant Chrisean swings on her […]
Earlier this month, it was revealed that 03 Greedo was being released from prison after being sentenced to 20 years in 2018. The Cali rapper shared his first message on Sunday and while he’s thinking about music, he’s not ready to communicate with others yet based on his message. On top of that, Greedo said […]
J.I.D recently said that he was bothered after freestyling on Funk Flex’s radio show in 2017 because he didn’t get a warm reaction from him. Flex has since responded to the Atlanta rapper and everything seems to be all good between them. “I silently retired away from the freestyles because I was mad at Flex […]
Earlier this week, Chrisean Rock announced she was pregnant. Then, her boyfriend and sometimes sparing partner Blueface announced he wasn’t the dad and was no longer with Chrisean. Chrisean has reacted to all that drama by doing what she’s most famous for: brawling. Here she is street-fighting multiple other females. Blueface Girlfriend Chrisean Rock […]
Last summer, Ice Spice was seen with Drake in Toronto after Drizzy publically slid into the 22-year-old’s DMs. That was about when Ice blew up, suggesting the Drake stimulus package was part of her rise. However, shortly after Drake flew Spice out, he unfollowed her on IG. Then he dissed her on wax. But whatever […]
Bryan Kohberger is accused of stabbing four college students to death as they slept in their Moscow, Idaho home. When the 28-year-old Ph.D. student was a teenager, he was a wannabe rapper who spit under the name Exarr. In a 2012 Soundcloud track called ‘Rise up instrumental – test”, the then 17-year-old dropped some now […]
Nelly made headlines this past week, but it wasn’t for anything positive. The St. Louis rapper allegedly took drugs before a show in Australia, and it had social media in a frenzy based on his on-stage behavior. TMZ caught up with Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony member Flesh-N-Bone and asked him about the incident, and he has some advice […]
The world might be getting a Blueface-Chrisean Rock spawn. Might. Yesterday, Chrisean announced she was pregnant. However, Blue poured cold water on the speculation it is his child. Rock has had encounters with 10 different men in the last year until I see DNA test then it’s not mine 🤷🏽♂️ — blueface (@bluefacebleedem) January 21, […]
Things got wild last night during the Lakers-Grizzlies game. Fox Sports personality Shannon Sharpe got into it with Ja Morant’s dad at halftime, an altercation that started when Sharpe began jawing with Memphis player Dillon Brooks. Tee Morant and Shannon Sharpe have to be separated at halftime of Lakers vs. Grizzlies pic.twitter.com/eh01loYXKJ — Ben Golliver […]
Tory Lanez is a confirmed woman shooter who currently resides in a California prison. So not exactly a catch. But back when Trina was collaborating with him he wasn’t those things and there was talk that the two were dating. Trina pushed back on that during a stop on Caresha Please. [Jump to 1:20]. “We […]
Iggy’s getting jiggy on OnlyFans… The rapper dismissed that she made over $300,000 on the site in 24-hours, but she is definitely active, and using her Instagram to draw us all in. Iggy hit IG today and posted a new video where she is pulling up her tshirt and being photographed. Unfortunately for IG fans, […]
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