Nov
22

What in the World Is Andre 3000 Doing?

Words by Passion of the Weiss Staff. Image via Taco Trey Kerby. Andre 3000 is…. Surfing off the coast of Madagascar while wearing a sarong and Doc Martens. Taking a nap in a hyperbaric chamber while being protected by a pack of miniature Doberman Pinschers. Inventing colors. Climbing an Andean mountain to pick a rare… Continue reading »

Oct
18

Sach O: A bluffer’s guide to the Stone Roses reunion

Sach O will pay good money to see this band. They better hit up Montreal. Hey dude! The Stone Roses are reuniting! What’s that? You’ve never heard of the Stone Roses? WTF man, they were like Pavement for England except with better drugs, only one good album and they sounded nothing like Pavement. My point… Continue reading »

Aug
09

“Look At Me”: An Oral History of Watch the Throne

Abe Beame hacked the email of a culture writer from GQ to bring you this from September’s issue. Sean “Jay-Z” Carter: I remember it was like four o’clock in the morning. I was in Hawaii like a year ago and I get this wild text from Kanye, I still have it in my phone, hold… Continue reading »

Jul
18

Son Raw’s (white) Dancehall DJ tips.

With Hip-Hop’s color barrier long since broken down by everyone from grill-rocking Houstonians to lyrically lyrical nerds and Chester French, rebelious white kids have yearned for the next form of Black music to stea-…embrace. Jamaican Bashment (Dancehall) is currently in the midst of yet another boom period and with Dubstep turning on a generation of… Continue reading »

Jul
11

An Illuminati Insider’s Guide to Kanye West and Jay-Z’s “Watch the Throne

Stolen by The What (Jeff Weiss, Sach O, Doc Zeus, Zilla Rocca, Douglas Martin,  Matt Shea, Jonah Bromwich) Track 1: THE SUN KINGS (Versailles, Fly or Die) (Co-Produced by No I.D., Hurby “Luv Bug,” Azor, Bushwick Bill, Lou Adler, & Kanye West) On “Monster,” Kanye tantalized and teased us with his bold images of stuffing… Continue reading »

Jul
07

An Excerpt from an Upcoming New Yorker Profile of DJ Khaled

Evan Nabavian is in all likelihood, one of the best forever. DJ Khaled’s ringtone is his 2010 single “All I Do Is Win.” T-Pain’s voice reverberates down the closed off Miami street and Khaled answers like a customer service rep, with a casual, “We the best.” He starts peppering Cool from Cool & Dre about… Continue reading »

Mar
11

The Brown Bunny

Before he descended into the rabbit hole of pornographic art films and pornographic political beliefs, Vincent Gallo was Prince Vince. Behold, the Ur-wigster. Also, Run-DMC. Also, no rapper after Run-DMC should have ever worn leather. That is all. Via Whatevs

Mar
11

It’s Amazing

Unreleased Wu-Tang commercial from ’93. ODB, RZA, and Prince Paul on the beat. If you don’t want a Super Game Boy after this, call 1-800 Suicide. Toll free.

Feb
14

Son Raw: Skream vs. 112 – Sublemonavailable

Sach O: What the Game’s Been Missing. Not a fan of Valentine’s day, Mash-Ups or the latter day work of 112 but sometimes you gotta drop one for the ladies. This is an Ableton-recreated mash up of a blend from my set last night which pitted Croydon’s own Ollie Jones vs. Q, Mike, Slim &… Continue reading »

Feb
07

Lost In Translation

I normally avoid the LOL novelty schtick, but this one is too funny to ignore. Money Boy, Austria’s best import since Falco, gives a valiant effort to translate “Turn My Swag On,” into der Deutsch. Hilarity ensues. This should give pause to the anti-Soulja Boy crowd. Money Boy is the European Bangs. The Honda commercial… Continue reading »

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