LVRN Unleashes Cypher Featuring 6LACK, BRS Kash, Westside Boogie & More Music – 44 mins ago Photo Credit: LVRN Love Renaissance leans into its current hip-hop roster to present an energetic cypher courtesy of Spotify: BRS Kash, 6LACK, Westside Boogie, OMB Bloodbath and NoonieVsEverybody. LVRN is slowly but surely becoming one of the fastest rising […]
Dawn Richard Is At Her Best In Funk-Centric âJacuzziâ Performance [Premiere] Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Petros Koy Dawn Richard leans into her ability to blur genres during her live performance of her new track âJacuzziâ off of her latest album Second Line. This release was created to pay homage to New Orleans, […]
Pete Davidson Details a Short and Awkward Call with Eminem Music – 2 hours ago Source:Youtube/NBC âIt went, I think, as good as it can go.â If youâve kept up with the current season of Saturday Night Live, youâve probably noticed Pete Davidsonâs newly recurring impressions of Eminem on the show. During the holiday episode […]
Niglevel is a rapper on the rise from Brooklyn, NY. Victor B Hill, aka Niglevel, formerly known as Killa B, has been gaining the attention of the music press in the US and in the UK thanks to his eccentric creation âMy Music Storm.â Starting off powerfully, Niglevel merges a groovy tempo and beat with […]
American songwriter, producer and musician signed to Warner Chappell Music Colin Brittain has just unveiled his latest projects by JoJo and Parson James, the single âDirty Laundry,â mixed and produced by himself. Pop, R&B and soul are melded into each other through Brittainâs clear mastery of bringing to life the artistsâ vision. âDirty Laundryâ talks […]
Photo courtesy of Bruiser Brigade. Show your support to POWâs keyboard warriors by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Son Raw is a big fan of The Michigan. While they produced a prodigious wave of solo talent, the wave of early 10s blog rap crews didnât pan out as groups. Odd Future proved […]
After his success with Midnight in Macedonia, Kitt Wakeley recently announced the imminent release of a new orchestral rock album, Symphony of Sinners and Saints. A few weeks before dropping the full album, Wakeley first teased the fans with an all-star collaboration with Joe Satriani on the first single unveiled from the album and titled […]
Photo courtesy of Dane Darden. The penâs always been mightier than the sword, but now we need more pens. Help us stock up by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Zaytoven got his start in San Francisco but he endured a long and interesting route on the way back home. Born in Frankfurt, […]
Phife Dawg & Ill J Link on New âForeverâ Single âFrench Kiss Deuxâ Music – 7 mins ago Photo Credit: Chelsea Lauren/WireImage Phife Dawg links with J Dillaâs brother Illa J for âFrench Kiss Deux.â The song will appear on Phifeâs long-delayed posthumous album, Forever. Phife Dawgâs team has dropped the latest single from the […]
Mixtape Monday: Curbside Jones x Dexter Fizz, WateRR, Alex Beano, Wheards + More Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: Artist Dig music from Curbside Jones x Dexter Fizz, WateRR, Alex Beano, Wheards and more this Mixtape Monday. Curbside Jones and Dexter Fizz are on The Last Train, WateRR drops Order of The Day, Alex […]
Photo by Diwang Valdez The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up of the best rap songs that you absolutely need so support real, independent rap journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Mano Sundaresanâs No Bells > Rock the Bells. DJ Khaled- Khaled Khaled The major key slips into the sands of […]
DJ Semtex on How He Became Your Favorite Rapperâs Favorite DJ Music – 4 mins ago DJ Semtexâs latest venture is the Hip Hop Raised Me podcast, which explores the dynamics of hip-hop. Photo Credit Lorne Thomson/Redferns via Getty We woke with DJ Semtex about his career, maintaining his relationships with artists, and why he […]
Quadronâs Coco O. Releases Debut Solo Album âItâs A Processâ Music – 1 day ago Source: Artist The Danish singer steps out on her own with a stunning full-length solo debut. Six years after her first solo transmission, Coco O. has shared her debut album, Itâs A Process. Released on Friday, the 13-track project is […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Hiatus Kaiyote, Flying Lotus, and More Music – 2 days ago Source: Artist The Round-Up is Okayplayerâs weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This weekâs set features new music from Hiatus Kaiyote, Flying Lotus, AKAI SOLO, Dawn Richard, and more. Scroll through […]
Ranking the 10 Best Music Videos To Drop This Week Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Willow Smith/Youtube This weekâs top music videos feature Young Thug, Willow Smith, Lil Baby, Gucci Mane and others. But, rather than just sharing a random mashup of our picks, weâve ranked them. Weâre switching things up this week. […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced music fans around the world to come to terms with the fact that mourning artists would never look the same. Grief is as human as death. So what happens when an artistâs death occurs in an inhumane pandemic? MF DOOM, King Von, Pop Smoke, Fred The Godson and, more recently […]
Shelley FKA DRAM And Erykah Badu Reunite For New Song ââ93 Acura Vigorâ Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Mindy Small/FilmMagic Shelley FKA DRAM and Erykah Badu last worked together on his track âWiFiâ from his 2016 album Big Baby DRAM. Shelley FKA DRAM has enlisted Erykah Baduâs help for a track off his recently-released […]
Stream Flying Lotusâ Gorgeous âYasukeâ Soundtrack Music – 2 days ago Source: Artist Featuring appearances from Thundercat, Niki Randa, and Denzel Curry. As promised, Flying Lotus has released his full score for the new Netflix anime series, Yasuke. The producer announced the project in a tweet on Thursday morning, sharing the cover art and pre-order […]
JAY-Z & Nas Remake âSong Cryâ on New DJ Khaled Cut âSorry Not Sorryâ Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Screengrab from “Sorry Not Sorry” Video JAY-Z and Nas link for some grown man rap on new Khaled Khaled single. Itâs hard to even fathom, but DJ Khaled has released his 12th studio album, […]
Photo courtesy of Toru Takemitsu/ Evan Nabavian. Subscribe to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon so we can keep our legacy alive â giving you some of the best music journalism around. Evan Nabavian still keeps a few deadstock Coogi sweaters in his closet to remind him of simpler times. pow · The Lotus and […]
âDragon Ballâ Music Composer, Shunsuke Kikuchi, Dead at 89 Music – 3 days ago Source: Toei Animation/Hulu Over the course of more than 50 years, Kikuchi shaped the sounds to some of Japanâs most celebrated titles. Shunsuke Kikuchi, the prolific Japanese composer who scored countless beloved anime series and films, has died. He was 89-years-old. […]
âCurated By The God Hovâ: JAY-Z Makes His Own Best Of Nas Playlist Music – 3 days ago Photo Credit: Scott Gries/Getty Images for Universal Music JAY-Z curated a 24-track playlist highlighting some of Nasâ most popular songs. JAY-Z has shared a Tidal playlist dedicated to Nasâ most popular songs. On Thursday morning, the Tidal […]
DJ Khaled will be dropping his new album Khaled Khaled on Friday, April 30 and to raise excitement for it he released a teaser for a song with Jay-Z and Nas called “Sorry Not Sorry.” The video shows both rap legends and Khaled living the high life in a casino, with all three of them […]
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Photo courtesy of Jonathan Mannion. Help us keep the lights on by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Israel Daramola did the math â Interstellar isnât a work of fiction, itâs a mathematical proof. âLetâs take it back to the streets, motherfucker.â If you listen to Irv Gotti, this siren call at the […]
Unreleased Alternate Version of MF DOOMâs âDead Bentâ Video Heading to Auction as NFT Music – 8 seconds ago Photo by Adam Bhala Lough for Artist Half of the proceeds from the sale will be given to the late rapperâs children. An unreleased version of MF DOOMâs âDead Bentâ video will be unveiled to the […]
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6 Female Producers on What Fans Can Do to Support Women in the Music Industry Music – 2 hours ago Looking at the professional landscape, female producers are often not given the same space and opportunity as their male counterparts. Photo Credit: Amanda Lopez Graphic: Okayplayer The music industry is male-dominated but that doesnât mean […]
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Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. The last of a dying breed: the best music journalism around and itâs ad-free. Show your support by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Pete Tosiello wants you to know that Scott Caan actually had bars back in the day. Y2K-era masculinity was weird. Unlike our stoic boomer […]