J. Cole made headlines by apologizing to Kendrick Lamar for dissing him last night. But he’s not the first rapper to say sorry to K. Dot. In fact, he’s the fourth, following Macklemore, Lupe Fiasco, and Jay Electronica. Some Kendrick Lamar headlines over the years… pic.twitter.com/dfe6Qqxltk — Kurrco (@Kurrco) April 8, 2024 Macklemore notorious apologized […]
For months, Kanye made his wife, Bianca Censori, wear the most revealing clothes. (If you can call them clothes.) Then, briefly, he had her dress like an Eskimo. That moment passed, and last night, Ye stepped out with Bianca, who was wearing her most revealing outfit yet. Ye & Bianca last night in LA pic.twitter.com/n9t9UNSgB4 […]
On Sunday, 50 Cent posted a video of Yung Miami calling herself a prostitute on The Jason Lee Show. The clip resurfaced amid a claim that she’s one of Diddy’s sex workers. “I had a conversation with somebody the other day and I said, ‘I’m really a whore,'” says Miami in the clip. “I’m a […]
Last night, things didn’t go well for the Lakers. They lost at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and their star center, Anthony Davis, reinjured his eye and had to leave the game in the first quarter. On the bright side, those with functioning eyes saw some Megan Thee Stallion tiddies. Megan Thee Stallion at The […]
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.” In March, many of the best sets found DJs leaning into specificity. […]
Anybody can Twerk. You can see Bobbi Althoff do the suggestive dance here. But there are levels to how well a lady (or a fancy man) can twerk. Megan Thee Stallion is quite good at it. Megan Thee Stallion shows off twerk skills https://t.co/umwu1UZpCV — Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) April 8, 2024 Is that impressive to […]
Erick Sermon owns his publishing. This comes in very handy when you get your track sampled. The Metro Boomin featuring The Weeknd and 21 Savage hit “Creepin” uses the drums from Sermon’s track “You’re a Customer.” According to Sermon, he gets four percent of Creepin for his sample, which has been very lucrative for him. […]
Aoki Lee Simmons, the 21-year-old daughter of Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee, was photographed in the islands making out with 65-year-old Vittorio Assaf. Aoki Lee Simmons, 21, daughter of Russell Simons , was spotted kissing restaurateur Vittorio Assaf, 65, during a romantic vacation to St. Barts on Tuesday. He was 44 years old when she […]
It’s been six years since Cardi B released her only album, Invasion Of Privacy. This afternoon, she announced she has a new album coming this year, and that it will be something a little different. 6 years ago I released my first album and it broke so many records GAH LEE!! 6 years later I’m […]
J. Cole surprised dropped the album Might Delete Later Thursday night. According to HitsDailyDouble, the project will do between 140-160K first week and top the Billboard album chart. That’s a drop from his previous albums, which have averaged around 400K in their first weeks. However, Cole would probably consider this an appetizer to his much-anticipated The […]
J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar are beefing. Cole made it official by responding to Kendrick’s previous barb on his new surprise album, Might Delete Later. It’s all part of a greater beef that pits Cole and Drake against Kendrick, Future, Metro Boomin, and Rick Ross. Russ was asked on Twitter if he would pick a side […]
Trippie Redd and Machine Gun Kelly each have a pretty solid sales records and have both had six-figure opening weeks in the not-so-distant past. So, one might think their joint project, Sadboy, would have impacted the charts. One who thought thought would be wrong. The ten-track EP only did 17K in its first week, which […]
You had a few nervous seconds if you were in a tall building in New York or Philly this morning. A 4.8 earthquake struck New Jersey, shaking much of the East Coast. Bronx rapper Ice Spice has taken responsibility for the seismic event. my bad for the earthquake yall u kno this ass be clappin […]
Perhaps the strongest indication that Puff Daddy’s future will be mostly inside of a prison cell is that his ex Cassie is cooperating with the feds in the sex trafficking case they are building against the disgraced mogul. She’s doing so even after he settled her lawsuit against him for an estimated $30 million. He […]
Now that J. Cole has responded on wax to Kendrick Lamar’s attack on him (and Drake) we can officially say Kendrick and Cole are beefing. That’s quite a development, as it wasn’t so long ago fans were pining for a Kendrick-Cole joint album. We may still be getting one. Reason of TDE says whatever “beef” […]
Rap’s “Big Three” of Drake, J. Cole, and Kendrick Lamar used to be tight. But that all changed when Kendrick rapped that there’s no big three, only “big me.” Now Cole has hit back, and we suspect Drake will soon. Let’s look at the numbers to determine which of the Big Three is the biggest. […]
GloRilla has already worked with two of Nicki Minaj’s foes, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, but that doesn’t mean she has a problem with Nicki. In fact, Glo wants Nicki to settle her issues with Cardi, and she wants peace among female rappers. She expressed that desire on “Aite,” a song that lives on […]
Jake Paul will fight 57-year-old Mike Tyson on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. As part of his preparations, he hit Lil Pump really hard in the stomach. Jake Paul sent Lil Pump to the shadow realm. 😭😭pic.twitter.com/N2zkze1TeX — DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) April 4, 2024 Pump, who allowed Paul to hit him for some […]
For some reason, the adults that run a St. Louis high school thought it was a good idea to have hometown girl Sexyy Red come in and speak to the students. Red showed up smelling of weed, which was too much for the very permissive school administration, and they didn’t let her speak on account […]
GloRilla is the latest guest to appear on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay, and she was asked about hooking up with Damian Lillard after shooting her shot at him. Just like he did, Glo pleaded the fifth, but she gave her Mount Rushmore of rappers after being asked. However, the Memphis rapper wanted to make […]
The Bucks were 30-13 before they fired Adrian Griffin and brought on Doc Rivers. They’ve been 15-15 since and have lost back-to-back games to Memphis and Washington, arguably the two worst teams in the league. Speaking before the Bucks’ home loss to the Grizzlies, Rivers managed to blame the team’s struggles on poor road preparation […]
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. Pranav Trewn finds peace in his vinyl record […]
Boosie Badazz called out celebrities who partied with Diddy but are giving him the cold shoulder as his legal problems might. “I don’t hear none of these n*ggas who was at Diddy’s sh*t toasting with his champagne every year, having speeches being made. Nobody stick up for this man on nothing. When you’re on top […]
Rod Wave was arrested today in Pinellas County for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. That’s never good news, and Wave remains locked up. But since it’s Florida, he may be able to get out of it with some expensive lawyer work. However, after his height and weight leaked, he will have trouble […]
Image via FearDorian/Instagram 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. All Donna-Claire does is write […]
A few days ago, Lizzo implied that she was walking away from her music career, but she’s since provided clarification. Last year, the 35-year-old was sued by her former dancers for sexual harassment and weight-shaming. She was later sued again by her wardrobe person for allegedly having a “sexualized, racially charged, and illegal work environment.” […]
The rap world has turned against Drake. And he seems to be enjoying it. He jumped on TikTok yesterday and issued a threat while sipping on a fancy cocktail. “To the rest of you. The nonbelievers, the underachievers, the Tweet and deleters. You guys make me sick to my stomach, son. Honestly. Look in […]
Christian Combs is about to catch the same type of lawsuit his daddy is making famous. Lawyer Tyrone Blackburn has said he is in the process of suing Diddy’s son, who raps under the name King Combs, on behalf of an unnamed female client. While the details are sparse, the word on Twitter is that […]
Metro Boomin is one of the main players in the rap game’s aggressive turn against Drake. And he’s paying the price for it. Sort of. Boomin’ claims he’s been getting so many calls from Toronto’s 416 area code that he’s had to put his phone in airplane mode. It all started 2 days before the […]
Image via Da Beatminerz 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. Common’s “Be (Intro)” is […]