| Getting to the Source: On the Development of Metro Boomin’s Sampling | January 23, 2017 |
A breakdown of Metro Boomin's development as a sample-based producer.
| The Rap Up: Week of September 30 | September 30, 2016 |
The Rap Up returns with new ones from Captain Murphy, DJ Quik, Juicy J, and more.
| Rap Up for the Week of 1.22.16 | January 22, 2016 |
New rap from Cam'ron, A$AP Rocky, Ty Dolla $ign & Joe Moses, Dutch, and Tony Del Freshco, and R&B from Tinashe & Juicy J
| Still Got the Juice: Juicy J Stays Trippy | September 22, 2015 |
"100% Juice" features Lil Herb, Project Pat, Future, Boosie, Weezy, production from the 808 Mafia, Sonny Digital, Mike Will, and more.
| Premiere: Lil’ Noid’s ‘Paranoid Funk’ | May 8, 2015 |
Is premiering a re-issue a metaphor?
Art By Brad Beatson. Left and Right Swiping By Paul Thompson, Torii MacAdams, and Jeff Weiss
| Frank N Beats Mix: 006 | October 14, 2014 |
Aaron Frank prefers turning up to looking at pictures on the wall. As the state of the site has reflected, it’s been a stressful transition period for us here at Passion of the Weiss in recent weeks. Luckily, our patience and hard work has paid off, and together with his design team, Jeff has restructured a […]
| A$AP Rocky Lives On, Lives Long with “Multiply” | October 6, 2014 |
Deen is too clean to be a fashion killa Oh shit! ASAP Rocky back – and he’s in a foul mood. As a member of the peanut gallery put it, “King Hypebeast is here to get hypebeasts outta the paint for the 99 and 2 thou!” Its been a minute since we heard anything substantial […]
| MobbDeen: Juicy J is Ballin’ Out Like the ’98 Lakers | August 8, 2014 |
Don’t make Deen push that button Oh hi! You really thought I wasn’t going to write about Juicy J’s new single? I’m offended but I’ll let it slide because playas fuck up too. Between the incessant promo on Twitter and the line-up on ‘Low’, it’s safe to assume that Juicy J and his label are […]
| These Ninjas Are Into Pepperoni and Cheese: Juicy J x Wiz Khalifa x Ty Dolla $ign “Shell Shocked” | July 23, 2014 |
Peter Holslin always liked Raphael the best “Ninja Rap” is the best song Vanilla Ice ever wrote. I’m not just saying that because I used to be a five-year-old boy who loved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. I know the original 1990 film is way better. But you can’t mess […]
