YNW Melly is locked up and awaiting trial for killing his crew members YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser. He’s still dropping music — he recently released a track with former fellow Florida jailbird Kodak Black. Melly’s latest, “Na Na Boo Boo” includes childish taunts and more adult threats. “Shorty wanna f*ck me, but I know […]
Photo courtesy of John Hanson As the unpaid athletes of David-esque universities continue onward into this weekendâs Elite Eight, so too do our writers take on the Goliaths⊠of ad-riddled culture-based editorial publications. Please support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Will Schube dreams are filtered through 16mm film […]
Georgia Anne Muldrow Announces New Album with a Heavy Dose of Soul Jazz Music – 3 hours ago Photo by Tim Mosenfelder via Getty Images âMufaroâs Gardenâ is the first single off Muldrowâs upcoming instrumental album, VWETO III. An even decade since launching her beat-driven album series, VWETO, Georgia Anne Muldrow is clearing the way for […]
Maxwell Never Imagined People Would Love âUrban Hang Suiteâ After All of These Years Music – 3 hours ago iMaxwell is releasing a 24bit Hi-Res Audio remastered edition of Urban Hang Suite that drops on the album’s anniversary. Photo Credit: Eric Johnson We spoke with Maxwell who talked about celebrating 25 years of Urban Hang […]
Please donate to the Patreon so we donât end up as dead as the reject. Originally published in September 2009 at the zombie publication that shall not be named. Everyone started jerkinâ last year. When the kids returned from summer vacation, it was like theyâd contracted some rare virus. A tsetse-fly bite in reverse, but […]
Trina Reveals Sheâs Open To A Female Rap âVerzuzâ Against Lilâ Kim Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Gregory Pace for FilmMagic In a clip, Trina shared, âWhen I came into the industry, this is who I looked up to. This is the lyrics I recited.â She added, âI wonât even feel like itâs […]
Where else on the world wide web are you going to find an homage to Mike Budenholzer and a deep dive into Curren$yâs career arc on the same front page? Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. Abe Beame once saw Greg Popovich give a sommelier a history lesson on 1970s […]
Photo courtesy of John Hanson As the unpaid athletes of David-esque universities continue onward into this weekendâs Elite Eight, so too do our writers take on the Goliaths⊠of ad-riddled culture-based editorial publications. Please support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Will Schube dreams are filtered through 16mm film […]
â90s R&B Titans SWV & Xscape Are Squaring Up In May âVerzuzâ Battle Music – 21 mins ago Photo Credit: Ron Galella Collection for Getty Images Voices of the â90s, SWV and Xscape will reportedly be battling in an upcoming Verzuz slated for May. Xscapeâs LaTocha Scott says all four members of SWV will be […]
A New Book Corrects Black Womenâs Exclusion From Popular Music Music – 53 mins ago While Liner Notes for the Revolution strives to spark change, it also acts as a correction of the record. Esther Mae Scott, blues traveler. Photo by and courtesy of Paddy B. Bowman. In her new book, Liner Notes for the […]
Listen to The Very Last Beat J Dilla Ever Made Music – 33 mins ago Source: Youtube/Stones Throw The beat was originally played by Questlove during a Red Bull Music Academy lecture. For many J Dilla fans, Donuts marks the late producerâs final transmission. Recorded in the hospital as his health rapidly deteriorated, the album […]
Nasâ âIllmaticâ And Janet Jacksonâs âRhythm Nation 1814â Archived In Library Of Congress Music – 1 min ago Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images for Hennessy Nas and Janet Jackson, as well as LaBelle, Kool & the Gang, and Louis Armstrong have been added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. Albums by […]
Our shift and return keys collectively hit different for you. Please support our journey by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Son Raw is a platform agnostic beatmaker. Over the past year, one of the ways Iâve remained relatively sane has been to participate in Loop Sessions â a series of monthly beatmaking […]
In the latest installment of our Behind The Beat series, Thomas Hobbs spoke with the legendary Pete Rock about how he and a teenaged Nas recorded âThe World is Yours,â one of the greatest rap records of all time. Thanks to its perfect blend of vivid jazz, dusty boom bap, and teenage wisdom, âThe World […]
âPoly Styrene: I Am A ClichĂ©â Tells The Legacy Of A Black Woman In Punk [Interview] Music – 2 hours ago The documentary Poly Styrene: I Am A ClichĂ© focuses not only on Styrene’s legacy but on the more complicated aspects of her fight-the-man sensibilities. Photo Credit: Gus Stewart/Redferns Via Getty. We spoke with Celeste Bell, […]
Photo courtesy of Jack McKain Our talented staff of music writers strive to bring you the best new music by tirelesslessy fighting algorithms and streaming servicesâ suggestions. Support real, independent rap journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Brandon Callender is tired of NFTs already. The Hovis House â The Hovis House […]
âVerzuzâ Is Celebrating Easter Sunday With Earth, Wind & Fire And Isley Brothers Battle Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Michael Putland/Getty Images Verzuz will follow that up with a âHow Highâ 4/20 Special featuring Method Man and Redman. Verzuz has released its next two upcoming matches following its Ghostface Killah and Raekwon matchup. On […]
Talib Kweli Offers Promising Update on Long-Awaited Madlib-Produced Blackstar Album Music – 3 hours ago Photo by Bob Berg via Getty Images The BK MC sounds off on the perpetually-delayed Blackstar album with Madlib. After almost a year of silence, Talib Kweli has finally offered an update on the long-awaited Blackstar album produced by Madlib. […]
Watch Raekwon and Ghostface Killah Rally Wu-Tang Legends for an Epic âVerzuzâ Showdown Music – 8 hours ago Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage via Getty Images Relive last nightâs strictly-Shaolin installment of Verzuz. It may have been announced in passing, but Raekwon and Ghostface Killahâs Verzuz matchup was a very real and highly enjoyable installment of […]
Photo courtesy of Jack McKain Our talented staff of music writers strive to bring you the best new music by tirelesslessy fighting algorithms and streaming servicesâ suggestions. Support real, independent rap journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Brandon Callender is tired of NFTs already. The Hovis House â The Hovis House […]
New Report Challenges Kanye Westâs Staggering Net Worth Valuation Music – 1 day ago Photo by Neil Mockford/GC Images via Getty Images After a week of speculation, the true value of the Kanye Westâs fortune is still unclear. At the top of the week, a Bloomberg report suggested Kanye West had become the richest Black man […]
Although Quavo and Saweetie just broke up, that’s not stopping Migos from releasing new music. Earlier today, Offset hit Instagram to share a new video and song, which is going to be featured on their brand new album, Culture 3. The track, which is supposedly titled “Modern Day Stroll,” is produced by Murda Beatz and […]
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23 New Albums You Should Listen To Right Now (Week Of March 19th) Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Jack McKain This weekâs crop of new albums features a mix of New York rap newcomers, R&B veterans, a couple of debuts, and one 90-song rap album. You know what time it is. Every Friday, […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Joyce Wrice, Hiatus Kaiyote, and More [Playlist] Music – 3 hours ago Source: Youtube The Round-Up playlist is Okayplayerâs weekly haul of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This weekâs set features new music from Joyce Wrice, Hiatus Kaiyote, Saba, Guapdad 4000, and more. Scroll […]
We talked to singer Joyce Wrice about how she discovered her sound, working with Freddie Gibbs and Westside Gunn, and the process behind creating her new album, Overgrown. Joyce Wrice focuses on songs that embody love and the restless feelings that come with it. Much of her work relies on real-life experiences. âSo, So Sickâ […]
Photo courtesy of Rayno Malone Please support truly independent rap journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Cool is not subjective. It just is. Cool has been here since the beginning of time. It showed itself in the choice of animal early man used to cover themselves. It thrived when ancient Egyptians […]
KAYTRANADA Uploaded His Earliest Mixtapes to Celebrate a Historic Grammy Win Music – 55 seconds ago Photo by Jay L. Clendenin via Getty Images The Montreal producer revives his old Bandcamp page with an expansive collection of previously hard-to-find instrumentals and remixes. With his first two Grammys in the bag, KAYTRANADA appears to be taking […]
Led by figures like LL COOL J and Swizz Beatz, there is a small movement happening to ensure hip-hopâs founders arenât just getting their dues but getting paid for their contributions. Sha-Rock, the âfirst female MCâ and a self-proclaimed âfounding member of hip-hop culture,â should be basking in her legacy. To a degree, she is: […]
Coachella Is Reportedly Being Rescheduled For A Fourth Time Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella Coachella was scheduled for October 2021 but is now being moved to April 2022, according to a new report. Coachella is reportedly being rescheduled for a fourth time. In a report from Variety, the […]