We now know that Gunna won’t be testifying against Young Thug even though he took a plea deal in the Georgia’s RICO case against the YSL. However, Birdman, Rich Homie Quan, and YFN Lucci are still on the witness list. We don’t know exactly what Baby and RHQ will be asked about, but it may […]
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Joyner Lucas is currently doing a press run for his album Not Now I’m Busy, and recently told a story about how his former label Atlantic screwed him out of a Cardi B collaboration. His latest interview is on The Jason Lee Show, where he talked about dating Ashanti and keeping it a secret. “It […]
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Image via Big GLTAOW/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 chooses Key Lime over Pumpkin, and it’s not even close. [embedded content] [embedded content] There’s a dark […]
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Chicago rapper PGF Nuk is accused of back-to-back carjacking. Chicago Police say the 22-year-old participated in the first carjacking at 11:47 on Sunday night after holding a 32-year-old man at gunpoint. About a half hour later, he is implicated in another carjacking that also involved the kidnapping of a 35-year-old man. He was arrested earlier […]
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J. Cole didn’t just apologize to Kendrick Lamar for dissing him on “7 Minute Drill.” He also said he would take the track off his Might Delete Later tape. However, the track is still available on all streaming services. This may be because the project’s first-week projections have been downgraded from 140-160K to 138K. At […]
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Kanye West and Dave Chappelle are longtime friends, but that didn’t stop him from cracking jokes about Ye’s wife Bianca Censori. According to a Reddit user, he or she caught one of Chappelle’s stand-up shows, where he talked about having an uncomfortable dinner with Ye and Bianca. “I went to a dave chappelle show last […]
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The once famous partnership between Lil Baby and Gunna ended when Wunna walked out of a Fulton County jail cell after taking a plea deal in Georgia’s RICO case against Yong Thug and the YSLs. While Thugger doesn’t seem to hold a grudge against Gunna for whatever he did to get free, Baby has made […]
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Image via Bayer Leverkusen/Instagram 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. Miguelito grants that neutrals have more fun, but understands that’s no way to live. Set Piece is a bi-weekly football column by […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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” […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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