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When Pain Pays Off: Gabe Nandez & Preservation Talk 'Sortilège' | Passion of the Weiss Indie rap powerhouses Gabe Nandez and Preservation break down what it means to be go-for-broke hip-hop heads.

Gabe 'Nandez and Preservation made one of the albums of the year with "Sortilége."

@sonraw.bsky.social spoke to them about recording in Nola, pulling inspirations from DMX & The Lox as well as from around the globe, collaborating with billy woods, and much more

www.passionweiss.com/2025/09/14/g...

Imagine seeing Styles P live…whilst he’s on mushrooms 🤯🍄

Big up @sonraw.bsky.social for sharing this story on the show with @freemusicempire.bsky.social 👏🤣

Massive respect 👊🏽

For what it's worth, I can vouch for the awesomeness of this EP. At least once a week I get the hook from their 2023 song "The General" stuck in my head. Also, shout out to Five Steez for including lyrics on his Bandcamp page. I'm always surprised more rappers don't do that!

The Test of Time, by Five Steez & Son Raw 4 track album

It's Bandcamp Friday! Check out my latest with Kingston's own
Five Steez: The Test Of Time

Steez on the 🎤
Son Raw on the 🥁

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Distorted Axe EP, by Tokyo Cigar 6 track album

It's Bandcamp Friday!
Check out my latest drop: Distorted Axe
Tokyo Cigar on the ✍️🎤
Son Raw on the 🥁💿

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Respect homie

This is some really good rap music

Distorted Axe EP, by Tokyo Cigar 6 track album

👀👀👀 @sonraw.bsky.social

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Distorted Axe EP, by Tokyo Cigar 6 track album

Making a very rare appearance on this app cause we're live!
Tokyo Cigar - Distorted Axe EP [Prod. Son Raw] is now available on Bandcamp.

Ill, abstract word play and beats from the deepest dungeons of rap

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MF DOOM love in Montreal 🇨🇦

(📸 @sonraw.bsky.social)

Big respect homie - appreciate you 👊🏽

Big up!

The Test of Time Kingston-based Hip Hop artist Five Steez and Montreal-based producer Son Raw are at it again! The Test Of Time, a new 4-track EP of straight bangers, builds on the success of their 2023 album Re:DEFin...

Five Steez + Son Raw - The Test Of Time is out now! 4 heaters for your tweeters, 4 dubs for your subs.

Big up to everyone who's supported us on our musical journeys. Hope you enjoy.

fanlink.tv/TheTestOfTime

The Dharma of Lex Boogie and Senz Beats For the release of their new collab album Dharma, Son Raw linked up with Lex Boogie and Senz Beats to break down each song, its beatmaking process, life lessons, and more.

A track by track breakdown of Lex Boogie & Senz Beats' "Dharma" – an adventurous take on post-Roc Marciano, post-KA strain of hip-hop.

"The rare grown man rap that isn’t just a polite euphemism for “old man rap" says @sonraw.bsky.social

www.passionweiss.com/2025/04/09/l...

ICYMI! To go with the jams, Bonus Beats has 14KT doing a behind the beat for his latest single, Ripped To Shreds live at Bandcamp Studios, the homey @elmattic.bsky.social's music picks for March, and @sonraw.bsky.social interviewing Lex Boogie and Senz Beats for @passionweiss.bsky.social

Soul in the Music, by Five Steez & Son Raw track by Five Steez & Son Raw

New single ahead of an EP from Five Steez and @sonraw.bsky.social

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Five Steez & Son Raw - Soul in the Music A mission statement, Soul in the Music sees Five Steez examine his evolving relationship with rhyming as an artform and its place in his...

Five Steez & Son Raw - Soul in the Music
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@sonraw.bsky.social #fivesteez #sonraw #soulinmusic #kingston #jamaica #jamaicanhiphop

Survival of the Fittest: The Everlasting Impact of Mobb Deep’s “The Infamous” On its 30th anniversary, Son Raw dives into the ever-lasting impact of Mobb Deep’s The Infamous, the sound of two post-adolescent geniuses from the QBC, plunging into darkness, violence, and …

I didn't think there was anything left to be said about Mobb Deep's "The Infamous," but @sonraw.bsky.social wrote a brilliant essay about its cultural impact and timelessness on its 30th anniversary.

www.passionweiss.com/2025/05/08/d...

Also, a Bonus Beats section with writing for @passionweiss.bsky.social from @sonraw.bsky.social and @elmattic.bsky.social, live performances from Gelli Haha and Jeff Parker IVtet, new Fiona Apple in advocacy against pretrial detention, my homey @seasidefm.bsky.social on the radio in an hour!

🚨 NEW EPISODE

We dig into Armand Hammer's classic 3-album run of Rome, Paraffin and Shrines with @premrock.bsky.social 💎

Ft. a stellar guestlist of @rapmusicplugpod.bsky.social @freemusicempire.bsky.social @sonraw.bsky.social @gingerslim.bsky.social, Defcee and more 🔥

📲 linktr.ee/Crate808

YouTube video by Five Steez - Topic Coming with the Funk

Five Steez & @sonraw.bsky.social let another one go from their upcoming EP.

youtu.be/nrmGQQUf6aU

The Return of The Mid: How To Keep An Open Mind While Still Hating Without Really Trying In the latest No Country For Old Men column, Son Raw argues why it’s worth it to keep bucking the trends and searching for new music amidst an ever-changing industry pushing out unoriginal co…

An examination of the ancient question: Am I getting old or has pop music sunk into a precipice of mid?

@sonraw.bsky.social brilliantly breaks down nostalgia cycles, the art of skepticism (and hating) & a timeless reminder that most of this shit won't age well.

www.passionweiss.com/2025/03/06/n...

Mike Shabb - shabbvangogh Listen to shabbvangogh on your streaming service

@sonraw.bsky.social this is EASILY my favorite Mike Shabb album tidal.com/album/419977...

I'm 50-50 on this and Sewaside III (Bokleen World sick too) but yeah - man keeps getting iller

Tokyo Cigar and August Fanon Create The Next Great Rap Concept Album This album is the rap equivalent of a film shot entirely in close ups – one more concerned with its subject’s interior life than dramatic twists and turns, Son Raw writes.

Tokyo Cigar and August Fanon created the next great rap concept album.

@sonraw.bsky.social explains why "Raymond" is a rightful heir to Prince Paul and Breeze Brewin's "Prince Among Thieves," Deltron 3030 & Masta Ace's mid-career classics.

www.passionweiss.com/2025/02/19/t...

20/20 Vision: Ghostface Killah — Supreme Clientele For the final piece in Son Raw’s incredible retrospective essay series, he takes on the Tony Starks masterpiece.

While you're sipping Remy Martin on diamonds, I also highly recommend reading this "Supreme Clientele" retrospective from @sonraw.bsky.social

Invaluable context for the era in which it emerged and its long shadow of influence.

www.passionweiss.com/2021/01/19/2...

Every year, I come closer to concluding that Livin Proof is Premo's best produced album.

BEAT SALE!
I never do these, but I've got some expenses coming up, so why not try something new? 12 soul beats up for grabs, 100$ USD each.

Preview on Insta, cause BSky's video limit is mad short

www.instagram.com/reel/DFst9wg...

Montreal warns tenants to think twice before moving this year The city of Montreal is reminding tenants of their rights in anticipation of record rent hikes.

Living in Quebec is perilously close to serfdom at this point. Thank God I'm in a decent place now, having dealt with abusive/criminal property management firms, I can't imagine having to choose between life in their slums or being homeless.

www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...