Organized Konfusion legend Pharoahe Monch has teamed up with Jack White’s drummer Daru Jones and renowned guitarist Marcus Machado for a new trio he’s dubbed TH1RT3EN. To mark the occasion, the group has dropped a new video for “Fight” featuring Cypress Hill ahead of their debut album A Magnificent Day For An Exorcism. The visual, which Monch […]
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, civil unrest and chaos at the White House, Lil Baby is still having a banner year. His 2020 album My Turn debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart following its February release and he won Video of the Year for “The Bigger Picture” at the 2020 BET Hip Hop […]
Atlanta, GA – King Von’s murder continues to make headlines as the pieces of the puzzle fall into place. The Chicago-born rapper was shot and killed outside of Atlanta’s Monaco Hookah Lounge on November 6 following a reported brawl with Quando Rondo and his crew. In newly surfaced surveillance video, a large group of people […]
Post Malone can no longer be seen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time in over three years. As Chart Data points out, the renowned hitmaker doesn’t have a single song on the Hot 100 as of the November 14-dated chart, marking the end of his historic run that began in January […]
YoungBoy Never Broke Again is continuing a productive year by adding another project to his catalog. In the early hours of Wednesday (November 11), the Baton Rouge-bred rapper dropped a surprise mixtape titled Until I Return on his YouTube account. With no guest appearances, the project features 11 songs with production from Murda Beatz and […]
The new Rico Nasty album will be here before you know it. On Monday, Rico Nasty revealed the release date for her first studio album, Nightmare Vacation. Today, she shared the video for her latest single, “OHFR?,” as well as the new album’s tracklist. View the tracklist and stream the video below. Rico recently joined Apple […]
Photo by Will Robson-Scot Please support one of the most talented collectives in music writing by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. 2020 is quite an insane year to have an insane year. For rising British-Gambian star Pa Salieu it all began in January, when, after a first few notable singles and collabos, […]
Is Conway The Machine done with Griselda? Shady Records? On Tuesday (November 10) night, the Buffalo-bred MC fired off a tweet that seemed to suggest there’s either trouble inside the Griselda camp or the Eminem-helmed label. “I’m not fuckin wit none them n-ggas no more,” he wrote, while failing to add any context to the […]
BlocBoy JB has a theory on PlayStation and Xbox gaming systems that has fans giving a major side-eye. The gaming enthusiast made sure to cop a Xbox Series X when it dropped on Tuesday (November 10), ahead of Thursday’s (November 12) release of the PlayStation 5. While sharing his new purchase with fans on social […]
Cardi B has officially launched her first full sneaker collection with Reebok after signing with the company in 2018. Teased just before her birthday in October with a limited edition drop that sold out in 18 hours, the collection includes reimagined versions of the company’s long-standing Club C sneaker dubbed the Club C Cardi and […]
The DMV rap scene has become a healthy ecosystem of innovative and exciting rappers with diverse backgrounds and unique styles. The region’s versatility could rival any other scene, featuring rappers who excel at using melody and rhythm coupled with glitchy production, each rapper incorporating these musical elements along with a multitude of flows including Atlanta […]
Despite T.I.’s insistence his post about keeping violence out of Atlanta was not directed at the fight that led to the death of King Von, his friend 600Breezy doesn’t seem to be buying it. In a post on his Instagram Story on Monday (November 9), the Chicago rapper shared a photo of himself with Gucci […]
Russ has been a strong supporter of the independent scene for some time now. He has always been vocal about labels having their hands all over an artist and their work. In June, Russ announced he completed all the obligations he had to Columbia Records and left them in favor of trying his hand in […]
YK Osiris is denying he was caught lacking like the internet seems to show he was. The “Worth It” singer’s former DJ, DJ Chub, was seen in a video Monday (November 10) yelling after who he says was Osiris as he was running away. Chub was reportedly shaking him down over the money he was […]
After a long week waiting for the results of a tight presidential race, many people have been taking to the streets to celebrate President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’ historic win on Saturday (November 7). One of those people is French Montana, who has consistently made it loud and clear he doesn’t support […]
Rappers make exorbitant amounts of money and it appears they like to spend it just as fast as it comes in. There’s no question most rappers love expensive purchases — from jewelry to cars to buying land, but there are times when these millionaires do some wild shopping. During a special interview with Chief Keef, […]
Travis Scott fans erupted into a frenzy on social media Monday (November 9) when the Astroworld Fest’s official Instagram account shared a photo teasing the event’s 2021 return. Scott, an artist who lives and breathes by the screams and shouts of his rabid fanbase, had to pull the plug on the festival this year due to […]
Snoop Dogg announced he was working on his 18th studio album, Take It From A G, earlier this month and by the looks of his Instagram page, he’s knee-deep in it. On Monday (November 9), the D-Double-O-G shared multiple photos to his account, showing his famous friends kicking it at his Long Beach studio. In […]
Atlanta, GA – Waka Flocka Flame threw himself in the middle of the T.I. and King Von debacle on Monday (November 9) — but then pulled a Houdini on Instagram. On Tuesday (November 10), fans noticed Waka Flocka deactivated his page, presumably after getting fed up with people’s opinions on the matter. The drama kicked […]
Philadelphia, PA – As if 2020 isn’t challenging enough, Freeway faced an insurmountable tragedy when his son passed way last month. But on Saturday (November 7), millions of Americans celebrated Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election, giving the Roc Nation rapper something to smile about, at least temporarily. Like the president-elect, who has […]
Eminem crossed yet another musical milestone on Tuesday (November 10) when his 2002 video “Without Me” hit one billion YouTube views. To commemorate the occasion, Slim Shady and his Shady Records imprint fired off a tweet announcing a new HD version of the video is now available. “You waited this long,” he tweet read. “Eminem’s […]
Trippie Redd was feeling especially confident in a recent Instagram video. On Monday (November 9), the 21-year-old rapper compared himself to Lil Wayne based on the fact his Pegasus album leaked just like Tha Carter V partially did in 2016 and 2017. “Hey man, I’m the real life Lil Wayne now, you know what I’m saying?” he says […]
A number of Hip Hop artists have designed limited edition jerseys for Bleacher Report and Mitchell & Ness’ latest NBA Remix Collection. Exclusive designs come from local figures such as Outkast for the Atlanta Hawks, J. Cole‘s Dreamville Records for the Charlotte Hornets, A$AP Ferg for the New York Knicks, Joey Bada$$ for the Brooklyn Nets, […]
2 Chainz is set to release his long-delayed So Help Me God album on Friday (November 13) after coming up against sample clearance issues. Ahead of the big day, the Georgia-bred rapper has revealed the cover art for the project, which features a 14-year-old Tity Boi fittingly wearing two chains in a school photo. In […]
T.I. is attempting to clarify his recent post about Atlanta violence. On Monday (November 9), Tip issued a public service announcement to his 13.3 million Instagram followers imploring people not to come to Atlanta to “kill each other” and instead, “Handle YOUR beefs in YOUR city.” Many jumped to the conclusion the Hustle Gang boss […]
T.I. found himself at the center of controversy on Monday (November 9) after he shared a post about Atlanta violence that read in part, “Handle YOUR beefs in YOUR city.” Many assumed was in relation to King Von’s recent murder outside of an ATL hookah bar and chaos ensued on social media. As the post […]
With the murder of King Von shaking Hip Hop to its core, many are looking for answers as to what sparked the fatal shootout which left three dead outside an Atlanta hookah lounge. As speculation mounts of Quando Rondo‘s crew being involved, fans dug up footage of Rondo and Von hanging out as friends at […]
Jneiro Jarel, Alecs DeLarge, Ian Fink, Commodo, and more drop brand new tunes this Mixtape Monday. Jneiro Jarel is up first this week with the highly-anticipated new album After A Thousand Years, Alecs DeLarge is …In Japan, Ian Fink shines on FULL, Commodo is on a Stakeout, and One Be Lo drops BABY. […]
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Bfb Da Packman was in a joking mood over the weekend despite the grim circumstances. The Flint, Michigan rapper took to Twitter looking to sacrifice his own grandmother in order to bring back the late Chicago rapper King Von, who was killed on Friday (November 6) during a shootout outside an Atlanta hookah lounge. “Give […]