Image via Steelz/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. Steven Louis saw Idlewild in theaters. [embedded content] [embedded content] Aside from Dan Campbell vowing to eat kneecaps and run through […]
It’s been a minute since either JAY-Z or D’Angelo have dropped music. That minute is about to end. The rapper and the soul singer have a track together on The Book Of Clarence soundtrack. The movie’s writer and director, Jeymes Samuel, announced the collab during a panel discussion of the movie, which drops this Friday. “It’s […]
Katt Williams didn’t mention Mike Epps when he dissed many his fellow comedians during that viral Shannon Sharpe interview. But Epps still reacted while doing standup and claimed that Williams wore a fake Fendi jacket. “It’s f*cked up, man,” he said. “He just should’ve worn something different. That lil’ hat, he had the hat on. […]
One would imagine that the student boy would be impressed if T.I showed up to play halftime of a high school basketball game. T.I.’s son, King, not so much. Kids Were Not Feeling King’s Performance For This High School Halftime Show 😭 pic.twitter.com/ciqZuhrRmT — Raphouse TV (RHTV) (@raphousetv7) January 7, 2024 As you can see, […]
Lee “Viper” Carter has been arrested for aggravated kidnapping after allegedly holding a woman against her will for four to five years. The woman told police the Houston spitter and cloud rap pioneer approached her while she was panhandling and told her he would help her if she came with him. He then locked her […]
Katt Williams has a long history of throwing massive shade at Tiffany Haddish. Here’s what he said several years ago: “[Haddish has] been doing comedy since she was 16,” said Katt. “You can’t tell me your favorite Tiffany Haddish joke. Why? Because she ain’t done a tour yet. She ain’t done a special. She has […]
The interview Katt Williams did with Club Shay Shay has been the talk of the town this week. During the chat, Williams slammed many of his contemporary comedians. But one funny man he had kind words for was Gary Owen, whom he complimented for not selling out to be famous. And by selling out, Williams […]
Pete Rock cemented his place in hip hop history with his production work. Now, he’s sounding a warning on the direction of the genre. The 53-year old jumped on Instagram and explained what has gone wrong with the rap game. “They should change the music too WTF tryna create a narrative that ain’t working. Pile […]
Some of the people who Katt Williams dissed in his much-talked-about Club Shay Shay interview have already responded, Kevin Hart and Michael Blackson included. Another person who clapped back is Ludacris, who responded in a freestyle after Katt said he ended up with a “a light-skinned ugly-face wife.” The comedian also said he and Luda […]
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Sexyy Red has a baby in her tummy. But that hasn’t tempered her need for speed. In the video below, the pregnant 25-year-old hits speeds of up to 130 MPH in her Mercedes. Sexyy Red going viral after driving 130 MPH on the highway while pregnant 😳🤰 pic.twitter.com/zsMJxBgzID — Hip Hop Ties (@HipHopTiesMedia) January 4, […]
Last month Blueface wanted to fight Soulja Boy, and now he wants to duke it out with NLE Choppa. The beef started several weeks ago when Choppa’s baby’s mother, Marissa Da’Nae, said that Blueface tried to get with her but she turned him down cold. Blueface then responded to that accusation on Jaidyn Alexis’ “Barbie […]
Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill left practice today after his home caught fire. He arrived at the 9300-foot mansion, about 30 miles north of Miami in Berkshire Court, late this afternoon. Luckily, nobody was injured in the blaze. Rick Ross was also on the scene. Rick Ross films Tyreek Hill’s house pic.twitter.com/k3hbRhWPvS — Daily Loud […]
A woman who’s being referred to as Jane Doe says that T.I. and Tiny sexually assaulted her in 2005 after meeting them at an L.A. nightclub. According to the woman, she met a person named Caviar who worked for the couple at a party held at Coolio’s house. T.I. and Tiny weren’t at the party, […]
Image via Douglas Martin 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. I tried to leave the game alone. I tried to settle into my little northwestern corner of the country and make a […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine isn’t considered an admirable figure in the United States. In addition to being a troll and a snitch, in 2016, 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual misconduct with a minor in a case involving a 13-year-old. It’s possible news that 6ix9ine’s misdeeds haven’t reached the communist Caribbean island of Cuba. Or […]
Playboi Carti delivered a new song with Travis Scott on New Year’s Day called “Backr00ms,” where he shoots his shot at Ice Spice, who responded. [embedded content] “I think I need me a Ice Spice, yeah, I want me a munch,” he raps. He also shared one of her recent thirst trap photos on his […]
Taina, who’s been in an on-again-off-again relationship with G Herbo, is Fabolous’s stepdaughter. She also has an on-again-off-again type relationship with him. It’s been off for a minute. Last year, she called him out as a deadbeat dad in an Instagram post. Now, Fab is striking back in a freestyle. [embedded content] “Selfishness will make […]
There’s been talk of a Metro Boomin-Drake beef ever since Metro agreed with social media that his Heroes & Villains album is better than Drake and 21 Savage’s Her Loss LP, even though Her Loss keeps winning rap album of the year. Drake responded to that comment by borrowing a line from Jay-Z’s song “Heart of […]
2024 could be a challenging year for DJ Akademiks. As 2023 closes, AK –who has a history of questionable remarks about underage girls — has been accused of grooming minors. Allegedly akademiks is linking & flying out underage girls & keeping in contact with girls to turn 18 to have sex with. This is a […]
Earlier this week, Kanye West apologized to the Jewish people for his past antisemitism. His words- likely created by ChatGPT and then Google translated into Hebrew- were met with great skepticism, with some speculation that he made the apology to clear a sample. The Daily Mail is reporting something different. Their sources say his wife, […]
Did Gunna snitch? We don’t really know. We do know the public didn’t care. Wunna had a blockbuster 2023, after walking out of jail with a plea deal in the RICO cast that still ensnares Young Thug. Further proof of his success is Spotify’s 20 most streamed rap songs, which has Gunna’s “Fukumean” at 3. […]
One of Snoop Dogg’s 2023 highlights was when he tricked everyone into thinking he’d quit smoking weed. It turns out it was all an advertisement for a smokeless firepit. Snoop is still very much hitting the ganj. Here he is smoking a joint that is in his image. Would you smoke yourself like that?
Sexyy Red stays true to her provocative persona despite the weather conditions. In the video below, the St. Louis spitter shows skin despite the near-freezing temperatures. Sexyy Red says “bad bitches don’t get cold” pic.twitter.com/ZxHcZ99yq1 — Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) December 28, 2023 “Bad bitches don’t get cold,” Sexyy said. “What my granny say? ‘Y’all young […]
Last month Boosie Badazz said he was worried about his son Tootie Raww beefing with NBA YoungBoy for not clearing a feature for him. But in the early hours of Friday, December 29, he expressed another concern for Tootie that’s related to his weed intake. In a video, Boosie is seen asking where his son […]
He has the stats to prove it. This week, Drake became the first artist to surpass 70 billion streams. Hip hop star @Drake becomes the 1st artist ever to reach 70 billion lead streams on Spotify! To be exact, he stands at 70,009,636,920, with a daily increase of 40,992,037. The 1,000 most streamed artists ever […]
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Kanye West apologized to the Jewish community this week for making anti-Semitic remarks, but his message doesn’t seem to be going over very well. Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg said it’s possible that Ye is trying to clear a sample for his upcoming Vultures album and was told he needed to apologize first. Meanwhile, a spokesperson […]
Earlier this week, Kanye used Hebrew to apologize to the Jewish people for his past antisemitism. It didn’t take long for folks to realize that ChatGPT wrote the apology and then Ye Google translated it into Hebrew. During a chat with TMZ, Peter Rosenberg provided his theory on why Ye apologized and why he isn’t […]
Lil Wayne is known to be a sports head, so Bleacher Report asked him to compare his career to that of an NBA player. [embedded content] “I would say that I’m like a LeBron,” Wayne answered. “I dropped my first solo album when I was 14, and that’s the same album I’m talking about that […]