Despite all the clout-chasing he did on the campaign trail for Donald Trump, Lil Pump didn’t vote in the 2020 presidential election. In fact, the 20-year-old “Gucci Gang” rapper isn’t even registered to vote. According to The Smoking Gun, Pump, real name Gazzy Garcia, doesn’t appear as a registered voter on Florida’s voter rolls. The […]
As America continues to see a record surge of cases in regards to COVID-19, the Hip Hop community has joined forces to uplift singer Jeremih, who according to his peers, is battling the virus. The Chicago singer has been off social media since October 30 and on Saturday (November 14), numerous peers of his from […]
Exclusive – CeeLo Green, Khujo, T-Mo and Big Gipp — collectively known as Goodie Mob — made their triumphant return on Friday (November 13) with Survival Kit, their first album in seven years. The 16-track project reunited several of the Dungeon Family members, including Outkast’s AndrĂ© 3000 and Big Boi who appear on “No Cigar” […]
Shyne is set to continue the Barrow family’s political lineage in the country of Belize. The former Bad Boy star won the Mesopotamia seat in Belize City for the House of Representatives on Wednesday (November 11). While his father, Prime Minister Dean Barrow is set to be replaced by John Briceño, Shyne’s sister Denise “Sista […]
Westside Gunn has officially left Shady Records. During a recent appearance on The Joe Budden Podcast, he told Budden, Mal and Rory, the Griselda member was asked what his current label situation entailed and Westside confirmed what seemed to be the inevitable — he did, in fact, part ways with the Eminem-helmed imprint. “Um, I’m off […]
YoungBoy Never Broke Again is back with his fourth project of 2020, and he’s got another one on the way in the form of a joint project with Rich The Kid. YoungBoy dropped his Until I Return mixtape as a surprise earlier this week, but it only was available on his YouTube account. The project […]
Thundercat suffered a monumental loss in 2018 when his friend and collaborator Mac Miller unexpectedly passed away at age 26 — and despite the dissolution of Miller’s romantic relationship with pop princess Ariana Grande, the 27-year-old singer was also understandably gutted by his death. On Friday (November 13), Grande and the prodigious bass player had […]
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The singer-songwriter offers an intimate look at how she copes with relationships, stardom and more on her new release. Miami-bred singer DaniLeigh returns to unveil her latest project Movie, an R&B-centered album. The release is stacked with quite a few notable collaborators including PARTYNEXTDOOR, Ty Dolla $ign, DaBaby, Fivio Foreign and more. Movie is fleshed […]
This week, there are new hip-hop albums from artists like Goodie Mob, Hope Tala, 2 Chainz, DaniLeigh, Future and Lil Uzi Vert, and more. There is an overwhelming amount of music that drops on New Music Fridays. Unless you have hours of free time, it’s almost impossible to wade through all the sewage out […]
Kanye West called DaBaby and 2 Chainz for some help with his latest single. Fresh off his failed run for president, Kanye West has returned to the music industry. On Friday, Kanye dropped the remix to his latest single “Nah Nah Nah.” This time around, he recruited DaBaby and 2 Chainz. Kanye dropped the original […]
The new Goodie Mob album features an appearance from OutKast, just not as OutKast. Following a seven-year hiatus, Goodie Mob has returned with their sixth studio album. Pandemic-proofed and aptly-titled, Survival Kit, wrangles a group of rap titans for a funk-fueled showcase of the ATLien group’s latest exploits. Entirely produced by Organized Noize, the 16-track album commences […]
Last month, TDE president Terrence “Punch” Henderson said that Kendrick Lamar would return with new music soon. According to MixedByAli, Kendrick Lamar‘s engineer, the rapper has six albums worth of unreleased material. During his appearance on Kevin Durant’s The ETCs podcast, Ali talked about the unrelease material Lamar has accumulated from music he has worked on. “For […]
It was announced last month that Andre 3000 and Big Boi would appear on seperate tracks on Goodie Mob's new Survival Kit album, which dropped Friday, Nov. 13. Big Boi is on a song called "Prey 4 Da Sheep," while 3 Stacks is on a cut titled "No Cigar." "Kiss your b*tch on the porch, […]
Our shit slaps harder than those other websites. Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. Max Bell gets five-dollar phone cards from the corner store. Kenny Segal has never had a producer tag, but you know a Segal beat immediately. The drums drop like desks around layers of jazz-inflected organic instrumentation, […]
“Got Your Money” now soundtracks an LG commercial selling its latest item — the WashTower. LG is using “Got Your Money,” one of Ol’ Dirty Bastard‘s most well-known songs, to promote its latest item. In a new advertisement from the electronics company, ODB’s classic hit song “Got Your Money” soundtracks different clips of people using […]
Tyga is no stranger to being sued and his landlord just dropped another lawsuit off at his doorstep. T-Raww stands accused of owing the landlord $32,000 in rent and damaging the kitchen counters, marble floors, walls, driveway and entry door. The landlord is suing T-Raww for an excess of $200,000 in damages and breach of […]
Los Angeles, CA – Blueface found himself in a precarious situation on Thursday night (November 12). Taking to Instagram, the South Central Los Angeles native shared a video of himself hiding out in someone’s front yard as a police helicopter circled overhead. “‘Blueface, come to the set,’ they said,” he says in the first clip. “‘It […]
Quality Control signee Lakeyah pulls from a classic Jazmine Sullivan track for her latest release, “Windows.” Sampling Sullivan’s 2008 Grammy-nominated hit “Bust Your Windows,” the 19-year-old raps about a love gone wrong on her follow-up single to the 42 Dugg-featured “Big FlexHER.” The latter has garnered over one million YouTube views since its release in […]
We’re always told to chase our dreams, but 2 Chainz is giving up on one of his Hip Hop holy grails. During an interview with The Breakfast Club on Friday (November 13), the Drench God agreed it was time to finally stop chasing his goal of locking down a verse from JAY-Z. To further torture […]
Despite having passed at the end of 2019 from an accidental overdose, the late Juice Wrld‘s estate has brought in millions of dollars this year. Forbes released its list of the highest paid deceased celebrities of the year on Friday (November 13), and Juice sits in the bittersweet position of No. 7 with $15 million. […]
Big Pun would have turned 49 on Tuesday (November 10). To celebrate the late Puerto Rican icon’s birthday, NBA legend Patrick Ewing’s Ewing Athletics released their fourth and final collaborative shoe in their series with him. Released Friday (November 13) and retailing at $150, the Ewing 33 High Big PUN features a black, yellow, white […]
ATLANTA, GA – In a recent interview with HipHopDX, music mogul and super entrepreneur Master P shared that he would give his “flowers” to the first lady of No Limit Records, Mia X – who he signed back in 1994. He recently expanded on that comment during the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards by sharing that […]
Future and Lil Uzi Vert dropped their Pluto x Baby Pluto project on Friday (November 13) with only a few days warning. Fans of the pair have been waiting for a joint effort for some time, but the two rappers previously shot down rumors of a full project by sharing just two songs together back […]
Boosie Badazz doesn’t share the same sentiments about the new PlayStation 5 as most of his peers do. The outspoken rapper took to Twitter on Thursday (November 12) with a hot take on gamers as everyone gets their hands on the new PS5 and/or the new Xbox this week. “PLAYIN A VIDEO GAME LIKE A […]
With the microscope still on Ice Cube for his political decisions, the West Coast legend is slated to speak on a virtual panel at the annual Zionist Organization of America’s gala on December 27. For those unfamiliar, the ZOA is a right-wing, nonprofit pro-Israel organization, which was founded back in 1897. NEWS: Ice Cube will be […]
There’s been a trend in Hip Hop lately where producers and DJ’s assemble a star-studded cast of rappers for a posse cut that fans can enjoy thanks to all the vibes and bars that are floating all over the track. Internet Money, one of the hottest production teams in Hip Hop, have recently made their […]
Outkast fans have been clamoring for another album from the iconic Hip Hop duo since 2006’s Idlewild, the Dungeon Family legends’ last studio album. The thirst was only heightened in 2014 when they temporarily reunited for an expansive Outkast tour, bringing classics such as “Git Up Git Out” and “B.o.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)” to the […]
Atlanta, GA – Following Timothy Leeks’ arrest in connection to King Von’s murder, law enforcement sources are saying Von’s case is closed and Quando Rondo isn’t being investigated for his crew’s involvement in the deadly shootout outside an Atlanta hookah lounge on November 6. According to TMZ, Rondo was sleeping in a car outside the lounge when the […]
Chance The Rapper wants to make sure the aliens have a taste of Earth should they ever make their arrival. On Wednesday (November 11), Chance took to Twitter to share a playlist of his favorite Michael Jackson songs he hopes the aliens will dig. According to the Grammy Award winner, it’ll help them understand the […]