There are like 20 music blogs left, and Passion of the Weiss is one of them. Donate to us on Patreon. Please? Jordan Ryan Pedersen swears that Casey Mize’s split-finger fastball will one day return the Detroit Tigers to their former glory. As an artist, do you seek to escape your surroundings? Or do you […]
Homeboy Sandman and Quelle Chris will release their album next month. Next month, two underground favorites, Homeboy Sandman and Quelle Chris, will release an album together called Don’t Feed The Monster. Although Chris is a world-class MC himself, Sandman will be doing all the rapping while Quelle handles the production. Two weeks ago, the two […]
Exclusive – Consequence held an album listening party via Zoom for his forthcoming Things Are Different Now EP on Monday (September 28). At the top of the event, the A Tribe Called Quest affiliate (and Q-Tip’s cousin) revealed he’d been diagnosed with the autoimmune disorder lupus in June. At first, Cons — who already had Type […]
21 Savage and Metro Boomin recruited an Academy Award winner for their Savage Mode 2 album announcement. The duo got the one and only Morgan Freeman to narrate a trailer for the LP, which is scheduled to drop on Friday (October 2). “Savage is defined as fierce, beastly and untamed,” Freeman says in the clip. […]
Playboi Carti fans are still waiting on his Whole Lotta Red album, but they at least have some new audio from him in the meantime. The House of Givenchy has tapped the elusive rapper for their newest ad campaign and the first with new creative director Matthew M. Williams. In the 15-second spot, Carti raps […]
Charlamagne Tha God and Kanye West have a relationship, but that doesn’t put Ye above the longtime radio host’s criticism. In a new episode of his Brilliant Idiots podcast released Friday (September 25), Charlamagne tells co-host Andrew Schulz he recently spoke to the polarizing rapper amid his quest to “change the music industry for good.” […]
Cardi B is already everywhere with her platinum-selling No. 1 single “WAP,” but she’s about to be even more places with it. TMZ reported Monday (September 28) that the Bronx rapper has filed trademarks to brand just about everything with the three-letter acronym for “Wet Ass Pussy.” From clothing to shoes to bags, liquor, soft […]
Lil Wayne and DJ Drama’s Dedication series is returning in 2021. The latter announced a new mixtape entry for next year while celebrating Weezy’s 38th birthday on Sunday (September 27). “Happy Birthday @liltunechi,” he wrote on Instagram, adding a goat emoji to his caption. “D7… 2021.” View this post on Instagram Happy Birthday @liltunechi ? […]
YG is trying his best not to wallow in misery following Nipsey Hussle’s death. Over a year after Neighborhood Nip was shot and killed, YG spoke to the Los Angeles Times about his current mindstate regarding his fallen friend. “I want to let the homie rest,” he said. “I’m not gonna fall back and just […]
Multi-platinum selling producers Beats By The Pound recently spoke with HipHopDX about BET’s No Limit Chronicles documentary series, which told the history of No Limit Records — largely from the perspective of label founder Master P. Due to P’s looming influence on the show, BBTP deemed much of the content to be a work of […]
Canadian artist Zach Diamond was trying to put his dad on to his music and ended up putting a whole lot more people on in the process. At the start of September, Diamond uploaded a video playing his song “Isolation” for his father in the car. His dad is shocked to learn his son made […]
Jeezy is celebrating another year of life with the announcement of a new career move. Like Joe Budden with his podcast and Fat Joe with his Instagram Live show, the Snowman is taking a chance on the other side of the mic with a new talk show. Waking up on his birthday Monday (September 28), […]
Los Angeles, CA – When debates break out about the top Detroit rappers on a wave right now, of course, people mention artists like Payroll Giovanni, Tee Grizzly, or Big Sean, whose Detroit 2 album just went No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. But even with superstars already beaconing from the Motor City, […]
Atlanta, GA – Lil Yachty is driving like he wants a role in the next Fast & Furious movie. According to ABC affiliate WSB-TV 2, the 23-year-old rapper was arrested on September 21 for driving over 150 miles per hour on the Downtown Connector near University Avenue in Atlanta. Yachty was driving a brand new […]
DJ Premier has been sewing samples together like a musical seamstress since at least the 1980s. As the beat magician behind Gang Starr classics such as “Above The Clouds” and “Mass Appeal,” Preemo clearly has an ear for molding legendary songs using a multitude of genres — but there’s one sample he couldn’t clear. During […]
Juelz Santana was caught with a gun in his luggage at the Newark Liberty International Airport in 2018. In May of that year, he was indicted by a grand jury on charges of carrying a firearm on an aircraft and possessing a weapon as a previously convicted felon. Consequently, he served roughly 19 months in prison […]
Bryson Tiller is ready to drop his third studio album. After dropping a deluxe edition of his debut Trapsoul on September 25, the multi-platinum selling singer has set an October 2 release date for his Anniversary LP. “Real fans know the countdown started months ago,” he wrote. “Anniversary 10/2.” Tiller’s post also featured a message […]
Bow Wow has been in the rap game since elementary school. The Atlanta native dropped his debut album Beware Of Dog in 2000 at the ripe age of 13 when he was still known as Lil Bow Wow — and he’s been in the public spotlight ever since. Jermaine Dupri, who signed Bow Wow to his […]
What should’ve been some very private A$AP Mob business spilled into the public when co-founder A$AP Illz claimed A$AP Ferg was no longer part of the New York rap collective via Twitter. The announcement yielded some conflicting stories from the clique but according to Ferg, there was nothing fake about the drama. During a recent […]
When you’re as obsessed as Post Malone is with tattoos — he’s got more than 65 if you’re keeping count — it’s only a matter of time before you pick up the gun and give it a try yourself. Then you add in the fact that Posty is running out of room on his own […]
Durham, North Carolina – The community of North Carolina is giving J. Cole his flowers while he can smell them. On Saturday (September 26), graffiti artist JEKS took to social media to share finished photos of a mural he painted of the Dreamville rapper. Located in Durham, 80 miles north of Cole’s Fayetteville home, JEKS’ […]
Moneybagg Yo is continuing his 29th birthday celebration with his new project making it into the top 10 on the Billboard 200. His collaborative album with Blac Youngsta, Code Red, has debuted at No. 6 on the chart with roughly 40,000 equivalent album units earned. On Sunday (September 28), the Memphis rapper felt like bragging […]
With a political climate leaving more at stake than ever, artists across the board are taking it upon themselves to use their platforms when following the leads of those such as T.I. and Killer Mike in Atlanta. Lil Baby spoke out when delivering a chilling response to the killing of George Floyd at the hands […]
Rap music enjoyed a landmark year in 2000, with a number of classic albums shaping the sound of the genre. Here are the 20 best rap verses from that year. Reaching its commercial apex during the ’90s, the future appeared bright for hip-hop as the culture entered the new millennium. Firmly established as the voice […]
JaRon Marshall explores feelings of rage, power, pride, and, ultimately, peace, throughout the project’s four tracks. It’s easy to fall into the head-bobbing funk of “Last June,” the track that kicks off JaRon Marshall‘s The Black Power Tape. Then, the soulful croon of vocalist James Robinson comes in, uttering the names of people we’ve heard all […]
The Prince estate shared the full 1987 benefit show from Paisley Park alongside the release of a “super deluxe” edition of Sign O’ The Times. Prince and Miles Davis‘ mythical link-up has officiialy been freed of its grail bootleg status. As a companion to the release of a deluxe edition of Sign O’ The Times, the […]
Trippie Redd seems to have heeded the words of Kanye West in regards to ownership. The Life’s A Trip rapper took to his Instagram Stories on Sunday (September 27) and laid out a plan for his future he believes will take his portfolio beyond owning chains and cars and depreciating assets. “I got a new goal. Every […]
Tory Lanez’ much-maligned DAYSTAR album has been the talk of Hip Hop since its release on Friday (September 25). Criticized for its overarching theme of discussing his alleged shooting of Megan Thee Stallion, Lanez took to Instagram to reveal an even deeper meaning behind releasing the album. “9/25 my mothers birthday,” he wrote on IG Sunday (September […]
Tory Lanez released a surprise album called DAYSTAR on Thursday (September 24) that was primarily dedicated to clearing his name in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting incident. On the album opener “Money Over Fallouts,” the 28-year-old Canadian rapper flat out states he “ain’t do it.” Naturally, all eyes diverted to the 300 Entertainment artist to […]
Slim Jxmmi is facing domestic violence allegations from his now ex-girlfriend. According to The Shade Room, the Rae Sremmurd member’s girlfriend Kee, who is six months pregnant with their child, was allegedly involved in an altercation with the rapper in July. During the alleged incident, Jxmmi reportedly punched Kee in the face, knocking out her right […]