The marked and meteoric fall of Death Row Records happened almost as swiftly as the unanticipated rise the gangsta rap imprint had just a few short years earlier. While legendary producer Teddy Riley was emblazoning his imprint on a new generation of fans with singles like Blackstreet, Mary J. Blige, Ma$e and more, his West […]
Lil Wayne was allegedly making some major money moves behind the scenes this summer. According to Music Business Worldwide, the multiplatinum-selling rapper sold the Young Money catalog to Universal Music Group for $100 million in June. At least that’s what his ex-manager Ronald E. Sweeney who’s suing Wayne to the tune of $20 million says. Sweeney […]
Exclusive – Chika is a remarkable story of perseverance, hard work and determination. The 23-year-old Alabama native went from viral Instagram rapper to Warner Music Group signee in less than two years and is steadily growing her star power with every move she makes. With the Industry Games EP her only proper release not just […]
Par for the course, Eminem’s surprise drop Music To Be Murdered By: Side BÂ has stirred up plenty of internet chatter following its Thursday (December 17) arrival. In addition to subbing longtime adversary Machine Gun Kelly on the new song “Gnat,” he also took the opportunity to do a little damage control. On the song “Zeus,” […]
T.I. found himself in the middle of controversy last year when speaking on protecting his daughter’s sex life and he caught the vitriol of social media once again this week regarding his parenting. While interviewing 21 Savage on his ExpediTIously podcast Thursday (December 17), Tip described him spending quality time with his daughters as “Thot […]
G Herbo has spoken out for the first time since it was announced he was facing federal fraud charges earlier in December. The Chicago-bred rapper maintains his innocence on a new Hollywood Cole-produced song called “Statement,” which was released on Friday (December 18). âLetâs talk about this paper,” he raps. “Letâs talk about them jets/Yeah, […]
Swae Lee could potentially lose a career’s worth of unreleased music if he isn’t careful. The Rae Sremmurd rapper revealed he lost his hard drive at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday (December 14), but the alleged founder appeared to reach out to him via Instagram Live on Thursday night (December 17). Using the handle […]
Super Freak will chart the unhinged highs and subterranean lows of a funk icon. An upcoming limited series from Universal Studio Group will attempt to make some sense out of the impossibly controversial life of the late Rick James. According to The Hollywood Reporter, USG has announced Super Freak, a series the studio describes as “a funkadelic […]
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We’re 99.9% from the free throw line. Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. Never Bored Again is a new column from our officially unofficial NBA correspondent Abe Beame. He’s been writing about the league for our site for a long-ass time, but ahead of the impending season, we’ve decided to […]
The previously-unheard MF DOOM track was released on the latest GTAV update. Rockstar Games’ sprawling Grand Theft Auto V is still bringing us fresh content. On Tuesday, the game updated its playlists, including Flylo FM, the fictional station programmed by Flying Lotus. Flylo’s new mix includes a new track from him featuring the one and only MF […]
The track arrived late Thursday evening and immediately began trending on Twitter. On Thursday night Cupcakke dropped a track calling out some of the biggest rappers of the year titled âHow To Rob (Remix).â Over a 50 Cent sample from 1999, Cupcakke takes shots at female rappers that have dominated 2020: Megan Thee Stallion, Mulatto, […]
Los Angeles, CA – ‘Tis the season, and it’s also that time of the week again, and HipHopDX has returned steadfast with another packed roundup of New Music Friday coverage complete with deluxe albums, a pair of artist duo projects and several solo offerings. Indulge in E-40 and Too $hort’s epic pre-Verzuz battle royale collaborative […]
Eminem once again surprised fans with another new album â this time, he dropped Music To Be Murdered By: Side B on Thursday night (December 17). Shortly after the 36-track deluxe version arrived, Slim Shady took to Twitter to announce he had a visual for the song “Gnat” as well. “‘Like trying to fight off a #GNAT,” […]
It’s the second to last New Music Friday of what has certainly been an interesting year, to say the least. For anyone having a hard time keeping track of Hip Hop’s contribution to this latest trip around the sun, be sure to check out HipHopDX’s year-end Awards articles. The official tongue of the holidays is […]
Well, the rumors were true after all. On Thursday night (December 17), Eminem delighted Stans all across the globe when he unleashed the B Side to his latest studio album Music To Be Murdered By. Comprised of a total of 36 tracks, the deluxe version of the project â the simply titled Music To Be […]
Snoop Dogg is ending a wild 2020 with some holiday cheer. Released on Thursday (December 17), his two-track EP Funky Christmas makes for a funkadelic holiday listen with production from FredWreck and an appearance from October London. The EP arrives as an appetizer of sorts to Snoop’s forthcoming studio album Take It From a G, […]
Before he was a platinum-selling rapper, a fateful night in 2013 almost changed everything for 21 Savage. During an appearance on T.I.’s ExpediTIously podcast on Thursday (December 17), Savage recalled his 21st birthday that resulted in multiple bullet wounds, nearly being arrested and the death of his best friend. “I got shot the same year […]
YFN Lucci accidentally shot a gun on set of a video shoot in September, but thankfully, no one was hurt. The Atlanta-bred rapper stopped by VladTV for a new interview published on Thursday (December 17) and recalled the moment on set that things went a little left. “I was shooting a video with GT,” Lucci […]
It’s been a big year for music artists on TikTok. With 2020 coming to an end, the social media app released a ‘Best Of’ list on Wednesday (December 16), highlighting some of the artists and songs that took the app by storm these last 12 months. Boosted by megastars like Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby, […]
Exclusive – Cypress Hill frontman B-Real and former Pimp My Ride host Xzibit linked up with Los Angeles-based rapper Demrick earlier this year for a new Serial Killers project called Summer of Sam. The album was laser focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting quarantine Americans have been forced to endure. During an interview with […]
VladTV host Vladimir “DJ Vlad” Lyubovny has been under the microscope over the last few weeks after his interviews were blamed for Casanova’s recent FBI indictment â despite there not being any tangible proof. Some people believe Vlad’s interview style often trips up his subjects who inadvertently end up implicating themselves in various crimes. But thanks to […]
Houston rap staple Paul Wall has built a formidable career on Grillz, bass heavy, Southern Hip Hop and “what it dos” over the past two decades. The People’s Champ, the ideal nickname for the congenial rapper, has mostly stuck to his Southern roots but every once in awhile, he’ll leap outside the box and try […]
Two of the 2019’s most celebrated documentaries â Netflix’s FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened and Hulu’s Fyre Fraud â competed with audience attention spans with the exact same topic during the onset of that year. The films brought the chaotic disaster of the ill-fated Fyre Festival to the forefront, which had recently seen […]
Cardi B has returned to reality TV â but in different format. The former Love & Hip Hop star launched her Cardi Tries reality show on social media with Facebook Messenger and Instagram on Thursday (December 17) and the first episode finds Cardi receiving her first ballet lesson. The Bronx native throws on the tutu, […]
Travis Scott is riding the spiked seltzer wave with the creation of his own brand, CACTI. The long-rumored hard seltzer line is set to arrive in partnership with Anheuser-Busch in spring 2021. A noted drinker of tequila, La Flame was very particular about blending the premium blue agave with “down to earth ingredients” to find […]
Breaking just became a Olympic sport and will be represented at the 2024 Paris Games. Rock Steady Crew legend Crazy Legs (real name Richard ColĂłn) was asked to be involved, but his future with the Olympics could be in jeopardy. On Wednesday (December 16), a petition started circulating online claiming the often celebrated breaker has […]
Lil Baby has been having quite the banner year â despite the relentless COVID-19 pandemic. In February, he dropped his sophomore studio album My Turn, which shot to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 following its release, marking the Atlanta-bred rapper’s first chart-topping effort. It also marked the first album in 2020 to go double platinum. […]
The Grand Theft Auto V soundtrack has proven to be just as enticing as the video game itself. The company behind GTAV, Rockstar Games, updated its playlists earlier this week and included FlyLo FM, the fictional station programmed by Los Angeles-based producer Flying Lotus. FlyLoâs new mix includes a track called “Lunch Break” featuring the elusive DOOM, […]
Lil Baby put forth a banner 2020 campaign and became a bona fide superstar in the rap game, but fame and fortune weren’t always in the cards for the gambling-loving artist born Dominique Jones. As part of his Apple Music documentary dropping Friday (December 18), Baby details his life story and speaks on how he […]