Houston, TX – Travis Scott didn’t get a chance to have Astroworld in his hometown of Houston this year but the “Sicko Mode” rapper found a way to give back for the holidays. Scott along with his mother, Wanda Webster and twin siblings Jordan and Joshua Webster partnered with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner for the […]
Now that the divorce is officially off and things are back to normal between Cardi B and Offset, the pair are together headed into the Thanksgiving holiday and showing off over 3,000 reasons the Migos rapper has to be grateful. In a post from inside of Set’s massive sneaker closet on Wednesday (November 25), Cardi […]
Chicago, IL – Chance The Rapper made sure families along Chicago’s East, West and Southsides had turkeys for the holidays amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coloring Book rapper and his Social Works non-profit organization spent on Tuesday (November 23) and Wednesday (November 24) helping give away 1,500 turkeys across six different locations. He shared various […]
Chicago, IL – Vic Mensa‘s love for the people of his hometown Chicago took on another life last week as the INNANETAPE rapper helped raise money and awareness in honor of National Youth Homeless Month. Mensa and the SaveMoneySaveLife Foundation joined Covenant House in Bronzeville by hosting a “sleep-out.” The event was live-streamed and the […]
Rapper-songwriter Tae UMG collaborated with Tyblee and released the latest track titled “On My Own,” which came in a bundle with fiery visuals directed by Remrod.“On My Own” showcases a flawless blend of their rapping flows, with the sophisticated instrumental and beat lines resulting in the ultimate proof of their limitless passion for setting new […]
Please support our efforts to exhaustively document hip-hop music by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Noa James’ art is a product of mindfulness; it’s deeply introspective and keenly focused on life’s silver linings. Raised in various foster-homes and a juvenile detention facility, the Inland Empire rapper once found himself homeless in a […]
Los Angeles, CA – Snoop Dogg is showing off his cinematic narration skills in Ty Dolla $ign’s John Wayne Western-style video for “Spicy” featuring Post Malone. Though he doesn’t appear on camera, The Doggystyle architect lends his vocals throughout the James Larese-directed video, setting to tone for the futuristic, action-filled dystopian plot focused on Dolla […]
When Future dropped his thirteenth mixtape, Monster, in 2014, the Atlanta rapper was on the cusp of a breakout year. The mixtape elevated Future further into the spotlight and set the bar for the series of album-quality mixtapes that would follow with Beast Mode and 56 Nights—a period many believe was the best of Future’s […]
The Alchemist is living on a high right now after receiving a Grammy nomination for Alfredo, his critically-acclaimed collaborative album with Freddie Gibbs. He’s not letting an unsurprising fumble from the Recording Academy ruin his moment either. The latest Grammy flop comes in the form of a hilarious mix-up on Alchemist’s artist page on the official […]
Megan Thee Stallion fans have immediately taken to her #BodyOdyChallenge and it’s bringing twerkers out across multiple social platforms. The song “Body” lives on Meg’s new album Good News, and she premiered the video for it along with the album’s release on Friday (November 22). The #BodyOdyChallenge was birthed from the choreography in the video […]
The Grammys has dozens of Hip Hop artists in their feelings and Cardi B is no exception. Amid defending her own honor against Wiz Khalifa on Tuesday (November 24), the multi-platinum superstar also had to contend with her angry fanbase, who went from being mad at The Recording Academy for the hit single “WAP” not […]
Charleston, SC – Boosie Badazz isn’t letting a healing gunshot wound stop him from getting to the bag. Fresh out of the hospital after being shot outside of a Dallas strip mall, the Baton Rouge native shared a flyer for a performance on Thanksgiving (November 26). Boosie will appear alongside rapper Renni Rucci at a […]
Drake has some choice words about the Grammys after The Weeknd called them out for being “corrupt.” In a post to his Instagram Story on Wednesday (November 25), Drizzy urged his peers to stop investing so much emotion reacting to the snubs that have continued to happen and likened the Recording Academy to a stubborn […]
After launching his own cannabis line MONOGRAM just last month, JAY-Z has been named Chief Visionary Officer of two cannabis companies. They’re all in the same family, though. Hov has teamed up with Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp. and will oversee brand strategy for the two cannabis brands they just acquired, Caliva and Left Coast Ventures […]
Offset had some choice words on Twitter just moments after his wife got into it with Wiz Khalifa. “N-ggas be hoes !!!! Smh,” the Migos rapper wrote in a tweet on Tuesday (November 24). Niggas be hoes !!!! Smh — OFFSET (@OffsetYRN) November 24, 2020 The post came less than twenty minutes after Cardi B […]
Houston, TX – Juicy J is still eager to get in the Verzuz ring despite not having a challenger on the books. In preparation for the release of his upcoming album The Hustle Continues, the Three 6 Mafia legend checked in with Houston’s 97.9 The Box and made a case for kicking up dust on […]
After delivering her long-awaited Roc Nation debut with Good News last week, Megan Thee Stallion stopped by Hot 97 on Tuesday (November 24) for a virtual album release party to discuss everything surrounding the Houston Hottie. On album opener “Shots Fired,” which fittingly samples Biggie’s “Who Shot Ya,” Meg didn’t waste any time in addressing the […]
The Recording Academy rolled out the 2021 Grammy Award nominees on Tuesday (November 24) and sparked a contentious debate on social media. Fans were outraged The Weeknd wasn’t nominated for a single award despite releasing the No. 1 Billboard 200 album After Hours in March and Quality Control CEO Pierre “Pee” Thomas couldn’t believe Lil Baby’s […]
The third installment of Lil Wayne’s famed No Ceilings mixtape series might arrive sooner than once thought. After teasing the project’s arrival in August, DJ Khaled took the baton and raised the hype surrounding No Ceilings 3 on Wednesday (November 25) with a snippet of an upcoming Drake and Wayne collab. “They tried to put a ceiling […]
TAMPA BAY, FL – Tampa Bay rapper ACH NH was supposedly going to have a typical night of recording music on Thursday (November 19), but evidently he had other plans. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Ace — born Billy Bennett Adams III — was arrested on November 21 on two counts of premeditated first-degree […]
Lil Wayne has long been a fan of JAY-Z. Weezy recently chopped it up with one of his favorite rappers today, Lil Baby, for Rolling Stone‘s Musicians on Musicians series. The two traded stories about albums that had a huge impact on their early lives and Weezy thought back to his teenage days as a rapper on […]
If Drake ever wants to star as Barack Obama in a film, the former president of the United States has his support. In an appearance on Complex’s 360 With Speedy Morman, 44 was asked whether he would give the Toronto actor-turned-musician his blessing to play a role as him — to which he welcomed with […]
Grammy nominations are always going to spark debates with the limited number of spots available in each category, but many feel there have been some glaring omissions for the 2021 awards following Tuesday’s (November 24) announcement. 50 Cent, who’s never one to shy away from his opinion on popular culture, has voiced his issue with the […]
Tributes continue to pour in for Chicago’s King Von after he was shot and killed outside of an Atlanta nightclub on November 6. One of those displaying her affection on social media is his ex-girlfriend Asian Doll, who’s now decided to get a tattoo of Von to pay respect to her former partner. The portrait […]
Parliament-Funkadelic icon Bootsy Collins is holed up at his Ohio compound, the appropriately named Bootzilla Ranch. Located 30 minutes outside of his hometown of Cincinnati, the expansive property boasts an array of amenities, including a home studio and basketball court — music to Snoop Dogg’s ears. Before the music industry came to a screeching halt […]
Macklemore — remember him? The “Thrift Shop” guy? The rapper partially responsible for The Heist, the album that basically mired the future rap G.O.A.T.’s coming out party? Right now, he’s probably at home somewhere outside of Seattle minding his own business, taking care of his two daughters, performing a little magic, hanging out with his wife and […]
We’re hella relatable. Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. Open Mike Eagle speaks of his music like a living, breathing being. He describes his songs as organic entities, each with their own power and free will. The Chicago-born, L.A.-based rapper might make them, but once the lyrics leave his lips, […]
EDITORIAL – The Bay Area in Northern California has been an arbiter of subcultural swagger, cultural diversity, pimp culture, funk and jam rock and political justice for over 50 years. Similar to the locale’s primal influence on rap music, the Bay Area’s pro sports teams also have a strong presence in the Hip Hop community. […]
Los Angeles, CA – Kid Cudi already voiced his disdain for the 2021 Grammy Award nominations due to their blatant snub of The Weeknd, and now the After Hours vocalist, who received zero nominations for his chart-topping, record-breaking album, has now made his frustrations with the Recording Academy loud and clear. Following the announcement of the […]
NLE Choppa is speaking out against YouTube once again after experiencing an issue with another video. In a series of tweets on Tuesday (November 24), the newly-enlightened rapper accused the streaming platform of purposely deleting his new music video “Paradise” – where he raps that COVID-19 is fake, among other things. “Folks straight deleted me […]