Searching every corner of rap to bring you the best music every week. Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. Harley Geffner put all the picks from his year-end list on a dartboard to figure out the ranking order. P2 the Gold Mask – Morpheus EP Though P2TheGoldMask is from San […]
DJaytiger extends a run of crucial blends. Jay Electronica and Nujabes never got a chance to connect before the producer passed. But DJaytiger’s Nu Electronica mash-up mixtape has resurfaced. And it’s a great opportunity to imagine what could have been. On the mash-up maestro’s revived 2019 tape, classic and loose Jay Electronica verses find a […]
Young Thug shaded AndrĆ© 3000 in a recent interview, despite the Outkast rapper having championed the fellow Atlanta artist on more than a couple occasions. Although AndrĆ© 3000 has publicly advocated for ā and is a fan of ā Young Thug, it seems as if the feeling isn’t mutual. During an appearance on T.I.’sĀ expediTIouslyĀ podcast series […]
Lil Wayne droppedĀ No Ceilings 3 by surprise on Friday. This weekend’s crop of new releases featured a surprise appearance from Lil Wayne. On Friday, he dropped the third installment of theĀ No CeilingsĀ series, with a little help from DJ Khaled. The project features guest appearances from Drake, Young Thug, and more. No Ceilings 3Ā is Wayne’s first […]
New tunes this Mixtape Monday from ROOFTOPS, Thijsenterprise, Ayotheartist, Ben Hixon x Stefan Ringer and more. Amsterdam collective ROOFTOPS is up top with the first volume of their self-titled series, Thijsenterprise is back with Lahringen and Ayotheartist drops off Jazzlexia. Ben Hixon and Stefan Ringer team on Back Seat Driver. Rasheed Chappell and Buckwild are […]
YoungBoy Never Broke Again is reportedly the father of a sixth child as he awaits the birth of his seventh. Drea Symone, who already shares a daughter with the rapper, welcomed a second daughter on Thanksgiving (November 26) named Kodi. While she didn’t explicitly name YoungBoy as the father, the baby’s initials are KG ā […]
Mulatto is doing damage control after rumors swirled accusing the 21-year-old of denying the existence of colorism. The topic stems from an interview Big Latto did with HipHopDX at the 2020 BET HipHop Awards that was published on Saturday (November 28), where she expressed interest in changing her rap name because of its controversial racial […]
New York, NY – CasanovaĀ was named in an indictment following the arrest and charging of 17 other alleged members of the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation gang on Tuesday (December 1). The FBI released an old mugshot of the “Get The Strap” rapper shortly after the arrests, asking for help in locating him. “We are still […]
Lil Duval posed a somewhat controversial question to his Twitter account on Monday (November 30). The 43-year-old rapper, who recently appeared on Jeezy’s new album The Recession 2, simply wanted to know how far a man was willing to go for a feature with Drake. “Would you let Drake fuck your wife for a feature?” […]
On his third studio album, While The World Was Burning, SAINt JHN acquired the biggest feature of his career when Kanye West laid down a pair of verses on “Pray 4 Me” and “Smack DVD,” respectively. Despite how people might feel about the Chicago legend, a feature by him is a good look regardless. During […]
Los Angeles, CA – Blueface likes to drive his car at dangerously high speeds ā and evidently use his phone while doing so. The “Thotiana” rapper took to Instagram on Monday night (November 30) to show off the dash of his Corvette as he raced down a Los Angeles freeway, reaching up to 157 miles […]
Eminem is often heralded as one of the greatest MCs to ever grace a microphone, but it’s not abnormal for him to show some love to his contemporaries. In the past, he’s praised the lyrical skills of his Bad Meets Evil collaborator Royce Da 5’9, Joyner Lucas and KXNG Crooked, to name a few. On […]
The love DMX has for his prized collection of pit bulls is unparalleled. Since the beginning of his career, X’s pits were everywhere he was, and many of them starred in his music videos. According to New York battle rap legendĀ Murda Mook, the dogs’ loyalty to X runs deeper than first thought. During a conversation […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – The #NateRobinsonChallenge has taken social media by storm ever since the former NBA player got knocked out in the second round of his fight against YouTube star Jake Paul over the weekend, which preceded Mike Tyson’s return to the ring for the first time in 15 years. DaBaby was originally feeling […]
It was only a matter of time before Freddie Gibbs came for Akademiks ā again. The soon-to-be former Everyday Struggle co-host announced the popularĀ Complex show was coming to an end on Monday (November 30) and further explained why during an extensive Twitch session, pointing to the Chrissy Teigen incident in which he called her a […]
It’s about the time where platforms pump out their year-end lists to put 2020 in perspective. YouTube released their top 10 trending music videos as part of their year-end wrap-up and the list is heavily dominated by Hip Hop, with Drake and Future’s “Life Is Good” claiming the throne. The 6 God and Hendrix came […]
Ice Cube has been comparatively silent on Twitter following the Donald Trump fiasco. Prior to the controversy, the N.W.A legend had been tweeting like a madman but hasn’t been on social media much in the last month. That changed on Monday night (November 30) when Cube once again found himself a trending Twitter topic after […]
Everyday Struggle co-hosts Akademiks, Nadeska Alexis and Wayno announced the popular ComplexĀ video series was coming to end during Monday’s (November 30) episode. Following the announcement, Akademiks hopped on Twitch and explained why the show had dissolved. While he praised former co-host Joe Budden for his contribution to the show, that’s where the pleasantries ended. Around […]
Another ruling has come down in the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods racketeering case. Tekashi 6ix9ine associateĀ KinteaĀ “Kooda B”Ā McKenzie is being sentenced to 54 months behind bars with three years of supervised release, according to Complex‘s Shawn Setaro. McKenzie was granted temporary release on $300,000 bond in March due to his asthmatic condition amid the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Royce Da 5’9’s latest studio effort The Allegory was among the five LPs nominated in the Grammy’s Best Rap Album category earlier this month. But according to the Motor City MC, the original tracklist looked slightly different from what ended up being released. During an interview with PSA Hip-Hop’s Threeletterman3, Nickle Nine explained Cordae was […]
Quando Rondo deactivated his Instagram account following accusations of lying about police canceling his show in Macon, Georgia over the weekend. But now, the Savannah rapper is somewhat back again to clear up any confusion about his live shows ā this time with a laser-sighted rifle. On Monday (November 30), video footage of Rondo surfaced […]
Funk Flex has steadily been losing weight over the past several months and after losing 40 pounds, he decided to take things to another level. On Monday (November 30), the Hot 97 radio host underwent a liposuction procedure ā all on Instagram Live. In the graphic video, a tube is inserted into his right side […]
For the first time in his rap career, Benny The Butcher is feeling the effects of being in the public eye. After being shot in November, the Griselda rapper phoned in to The Joe Budden Podcast to speak on the incident, revealing he’s never experienced that type of situation in his life. “I really ain’t […]
Following his tragic death in 2019, Juice WRLD went on to be Spotify’s most-streamed artist in the United States for 2020. As part of the streaming giant’s Wrapped series, they announced Juice beat out Drake, Post Malone, Lil Uzi Vert and Taylor Swift for the top U.S. honor. As for the entire globe, Juice still […]
Being the son of Haitian immigrants instilled many values and morals in Flipp Dinero that he carries with him to this day. Hard work, dedication and determination are just some of those values, and they played a significant role in his success in the Hip Hop industry. During his conversation with HipHopDX, Dinero explained how […]
Lil Uzi Vert could potentially be left with a scar on his face following an accident at home on Monday evening (November 30). The Eternal Atake rapper shared a Twitter video revealing a cut just above his lip, which was caused by stabbing himself in the face while trying to open something with a knife. […]
Los Angeles, CA – Rick Ross’ entrepreneurial moves are now leading him into the cutting edge field of digital healthcare. The Grammy-nominated rapper has been tapped as an advisor, investor and spokesperson for digital telehealth startup Jetdoc, according to WFMZ’s press release Monday (November 30). Founded by healthcare entrepreneur Tommy Duncan, Jetdoc offers access to […]
Get full with new albums from Statik Selektah, Juicy J, Tinashe, Madlib and Kareem Riggins, Rylo Rodriguez, Thundercat’s mom, Pamela D. Bruner, and more Even during a holiday weekend, the releases don’t stop. New Music Friday is here and it’s a doozy. Dozens of new albums dropped on Friday. And unless you have hours of […]
Featuring psychedelic folk retrospectives, unearthed live and studio recordings from jazz giants, first-ever vinyl issues of early work from hip-hop icons, glimpses at guitar gods moments before their breakout, and almost too much more. Once a biannual event, Record Store Day 2020 has officially taken over the last quarter of the year. And on Black […]
And our interviews are hotter. Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. The first time La Goony Chonga got the idea to rap in Spanish was when she heard a Spanish cover of Futureās āFuck Up Some Commas.ā Around 2015, she was living in Washington Heights, a heavily Dominican neighborhood uptown […]