Sometimes your mission finds you. For Daniel Sewell, a Black-Filipino kid from Linwood, Detroit, his career was never a choice. Danny never learned how to rap, words came together in his head even at elementary school age. Borrowing the name of his favorite Reservoir Dogs character, Danny Brown found joy ripping into the twisted corners… Continue reading »
Verse two, coming with that Heineken brew…. See Also: Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Albums (#50 – 26) See Also: Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Albums: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 25. Big K.R.I.T. – Return of 4Eva [Self-Released] Big K.R.I.T. rose to “next” status not necessarily because of his overly impressive rapping… Continue reading »
Like we always do about this time. See Also: Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Albums: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 50. Ty Segall – Goodbye Bread [Drag City] The sun rises slowly and when it hits Ty Segall’s window, he imitates its motion and before he gets out of bed, he stretches and unleashes… Continue reading »
This list was inspired by the guiding light of Liberace, Billy Martin, Ali, and Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff. ZIP: V/A – The Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Songs (Left Click) Alt Link: V/A – Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Songs See Also: The Top 50 Best Hip Hop Songs of 2011 (#50-26) Passion… Continue reading »
Everything the White Girl Mob learned, they learned from the above commercial. This is no time for circumlocution. There are songs to argue about. Everything is explained below. Some guys got it, some guys don’t. ZIP: V/A – The Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Songs (Left Click) Alt Link: V/A – Passion of the… Continue reading »
See Also: The 50 Greatest Producers of All-Time #50-1 The Greatest Producers of All-Time: Honorable Mention 30. The Alchemist Overlook the Beverly Hills roots for a second, no producer represents raw underground material better than Alan Maman. Stepping on the scene with Cypress Hill affiliates Soul Assassins, the young Alchemist got his feet wet supplying… Continue reading »
Yesterday, I realized that everything was out of whack. There were Honorable Mentions that should have replaced people in the Top 50. The order of this list was all wrong. Why is Rashad Smith on it? Should DJ Screw have been eligible even if he never produced anything? How many of those classic Fresh Prince… Continue reading »
I scream, you scream, we all scream.. Actual list starts tomorrow. Previously: The Greatest Producers of All-Time: Honorable Mentions, Part I The Greatest Producers of All-Time: Honorable Mentions, Part II Clifton “Jiggs” Chase Often left out of the shuffle when considering hip hop’s early production pioneers, Jiggs was enlisted by Sylvia Robinson to be Sugar… Continue reading »
Part II. Hoverboards don’t work on water unless you’ve got MPC-1200s. See Also: The Greatest Producers of All Time: Honorable Mentions, Part I The Greatest Producers of All-Time: Honorable Mentions, Part III Bink! Naming yourself “Bink!” leads one to assume that you were a founding member of Harlem World, not a certified head cracking producer… Continue reading »
Next week, Passion of the Weiss will be counting down the 50 Greatest Producers of All-Time. Before then, we’re highlighting some of the best to ever yell at people for labeling them “beat makers.” (It’s better than the excessively pause-worthy, “knob twiddlers.)” Before you ask, #1 is going to the guy who made the beat… Continue reading »
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