In 2023, Lil Tjay was arrested three different times on gun charges. His legal problems just got a lot worse. The 23-year-old was among the 20 people indicted today on federal charges of attempted murder, robbery, and weapons possession. The indictment ties Tjay and the other members of the Slaughtery Gang to 14 shootings in […]
Ice Spice’s Y2K! album didn’t exactly set the world on fire. But it did spawn a few somewhat successful singles, including “Popa.” She dropped the video for that track this afternoon; the theme is a night in the strip club. [embedded content] Ice stays true to form by wearing a wig and twerking. Did you […]
Earlier this week, Drake’s media man, Mal, claimed that Drizzy had been offered the Super Bowl halftime show four times but always turned it down. Now, NFL sources are pushing back on this. Sorta. Sources have told Bloomberg that Drake was never offered the Super Bowl spot in the five years since JAY-Z and Roc Nation […]
Azealia Banks made a severe accusation about Kanye West while dissing his former employee, Milo Yiannopoulos. Also, this company name is my intellectual property you unoriginal piece of dick cheese. Tell the world about how Kanye is Beating up Bianca Censori and how he threw a chair at northwest the other day big mouth. Tell […]
A short while back, Karrahbooo left Lil Yachty’s Concrete Boys collective with Yachty accused of forcing her out through mistreatment. He responded to that accusation by dissing her on IG Live, saying she was the problem and was disrespectful to people. “You talk to people like they were nothing. Like they’re small, like they’re beneath […]
Image via Jennifer Shannon/Twitter Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. Jameson Draper is almost 27 […]
Yesterday, Shannon Sharpe left his phone on and live-streamed a sex session with an unknown woman. ESPN has decided not to discipline the 56-year-old. They reacted differently when Paul Pierce streamed a wild poker night with strippers in 2021, firing the hall-of-fame baller. Pierce reacted to the discrepancy in treatment. “He can bang a woman […]
JAY-Z has pissed off most of the rap world by selecting Kendrick Lamar, not hometown boy Lil Wayne, to headline the Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans. But his buddy Jay Electronica is still riding with him. Jay defended Hov against those who would have smoke for him in a series of Tweets, some […]
The VMAs were last night. A bunch of people won a bunch of awards. There were also lots of performances. During her performance, Glorilla had a wardrobe malfunction, and if it wasn’t for her backup dancer, she may have lost her top. Glorilla killed her performance but that dancer need a raise, a bonus or […]
When Shannon Sharpe was caught having sex with a woman on Instagram Live yesterday, he claimed that he was hacked. But Sharpe later said that was untrue, and he addressed the situation on his Night Cap podcast. Shannon Sharpe breaks his silence after going viral for the IG live s*x “I’m very disappointed in myself […]
Image via Michael McKinney Independent rap journalists will recommend you new music until their voices give out. Keep it that way by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Michael McKinney understands the cultural importance of Kreayshawn’s “Gucci Gucci.” As summer drew to a close, plenty of DJs offered sets to […]
Kendrick Lamar has a new track. It doesn’t have a title yet, but it does have some smoke for DJ Akademiks. “The radio personality pushing propaganda for salary. Let me know when they turn up as a casualty, I want assault and battery,” he raps. “Influencers talk down ’cause I’m not with the basic sh*t […]
Kendrick Lamar has dropped a new track. We aren’t sure about the title. The cover art features old black AF1s and nothing else. KENDRICK LAMARNEW SONG OUT NOW 🚨 pic.twitter.com/U52FDP6a9X — Kurrco (@Kurrco) September 12, 2024 In the jazzy spoken-word cut, Kendrick slams the lames, the radio personalities, and the pocket watchers and wishes Nipsey […]
Yung Miami was a young girl in South Florida when Trick Daddy was hot. It turns out she took a photo with the now-50-year-old rapper years ago, which he posted this week. While Trick didn’t reveal who was in the photo, the Shade Room did, leading to this comment from “Fr shaderoom delete me,” she […]
When Latto and Ice Spice keep claiming they don’t have issues with each other. Then they keep dissing each other. Latto took the latest shot with some help from Funny Marco. The pair did a skit in which they reviewed wannabe rappers. Latto keeps dissing Ice Spice 👀 pic.twitter.com/2oMqW1pUxh — ShiftingCulture (@ShiftingHipHop) September 11, 2024 […]
Sexyy Red likes to livestream. She likes to do her own livestreams and she likes to do other people’s livestreams. I think she likes to do livestreams is to flash her breasts to her followers. She did it yesterday. Sexyy Red actually mean business, she keeps flashing her oranges on livestreams https://t.co/NGwVwDsD4G pic.twitter.com/Kn1veJINT5 — 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒖 […]
Kendrick Lamar will perform a Super Bowl halftime show for the second time, before Drake will perform it for the first time. According to Mal, that is Drake’s choice. Drizzy’s inside man explained that The 6 God has turned the NFL down four times for the Super Bowl show. Drake has turned down multiple offers […]
Michael Rubin has taken over the Hamptons white party mantle from Puff Daddy. DJ Akademiks thinks the sporting goods magnate may have other Diddy-like qualities. Ak recently spoke to Adin Ross, who attended Rubin’s soiree last month. Ross wouldn’t give Ak the details of what happens there beyond the cameras, which Ak found suspicious. Akademiks […]
Add Juvenile to the list of those furious that Kendrick Lamar — and not hometown boy and former Hot Boy Lil Wayne — will be headlining the Super Bowl halftime show. He sent a message to the league and Roger Goodell via social media. Juvenile speaks on Lil Wayne not performing at the Super Bowl […]
Image via ShittyBoyz/Instagram The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you need to hear. Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Donald Morrison hopes Kendrick Lamar plays “meet the grahams” at the 2025 Super Bowl. [embedded content] [embedded content] The production […]
NBA YoungBoy will serve 27 months for violating federal gun laws after pleading guilty in a Louisiana court. He will follow that up with five years of probation and pay a 200K fine. He had been facing ten years after being charged with possessing firearms as a convicted felon during a 2020 music video shoot. […]
Birdman has now commented on JAY-Z’s decision to have Kendrick Lamar, not Lil Wayne, perform the halftime show at the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Like Nicki Minaj, Boosie Badazz, Master P, Cam’ron, and Mase, he believes it is the wrong decision. Like Nicki, he seems pretty furious about it. “Hatin sh*t 4real,” he typed. […]
Former Twitter CEO and JAY-Z stan Jack Dorsey was quick to take a jab at Drake when JAY-Z selected Kendrick Lamar to play the halftime show during this season’s Super Bowl. “big as the SuperBowl,” he typed on his old app, calling out one of Drake’s bars. Drake supporter Adin Ross took offense to the […]
Rich Homie Quan’s girlfriend of 15 years, Amber Williams, is the one who called 911 after finding the rapper unresponsive on their couch last week. He passed away on Thursday, September 5, from a possible drug overdose, and Williams released her first statement on the tragedy this weekend. “This pain is unbearable. The love you […]
Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. Harley Geffner wants to know what they even do […]
Kendrick Lamar’s navigation of his (and all of his friends) beef with Drake has made him more popular than ever. Has the Kendrick Lamar backlash begun? The rap world didn’t seem happy that Kendrick Lamar, rather than hometown boy Lil Wayne, was selected to play the Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans. Now we […]
Kendrick Lamar will be playing the Super Bowl halftime show this season. The big game will be in New Orleans, and many folks think that hometown boy and huge NFL fan Lil Wayne, not K. Dot, should be providing the entertainment. New Orleans OG Master P has now weighed. While giving Kendrick his flowers, […]
Sexyy Red only has one mode. And it’s pretty R-rated. When Red ran into Kodak Black she couldn’t help but start twerking against him, even though Yak was with his baby mama and children. Sexyy, also a new mom, and Yak have long had a playful relationship. Do you think there’s more going on?
A big offshoot of the Drake vs. Everybody beef is that many of those everybodies are now unwelcome in Canada. Rick Ross learned that the hard way when he was jumped in Vancouver. SchoolBoy Q wasn’t even let into Toronto. However, Drake not only allowed rappers Trippie Redd and 1400cjay into Canada but also hosted […]
Doja Cat hasn’t been posting much on social media lately. Something about harassment and a hack. But she’s back with a video of her on a stripper pole with a skimpy top. pic.twitter.com/8nP99Kju5c — DOJA CAT (@DojaCat) September 6, 2024 The Paint The Town Red rapper is reading a book as she spins. Last year […]