Jeff Weiss

The Rap-Up: Week of October 6, 2025 | Passion of the Weiss Danny Brown's new single, 8-bit autotune croaks from the UK via YT, a shit-talking showdown betwween 1900Rugrat and Rio Da Yung Og, and more.

Danny Brown makes a warehouse rave burner

YT croaks 8-bit auto-tune pain ballads

1900 Rugrat and Rio have a showdown

Sam Wise lets loose werewolf howls

seventhirtyatmorning builds a case for next up

Anthony Seaman with a stepping razor sharp Rap Up.

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This is music that isn't heard as much as unleashed. Psychic lacerations and alien apparitions, electric soul snatching and otherworldly menace. Fun for the whole nuclear family.

Planet Unfaithful (Deluxe), by Fatboi Sharif & Roper Williams 20 track album

The Hell House expanded to 20 tracks, including new features from Lungs and Rhys Langston, eerie previously unheard instrumentals & 4 entirely new poison darts from the macabre Mothra, Fatboi Sharif.

Plus, the original features from Bruiser Wolf & ELUCID fatboisharif.bandcamp.com/album/planet...

"Planet Unfaithful Deluxe" crash lands today on @powrecordings.bsky.social
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An inter-dimensional odyssey of Jesus chains and ginsu blades, crocodile house pets and deranged prophecies from the minds of Fatboi Sharif and Roper Williams

Something sinister to it.

I'm doing a "Waiting For a Britney" event in Toronto next Tuesday with the brilliant Natalie Harmsen & Carl Wilson.

And then afterwards, I'll be participating in a 50 Vs 1 Debate where I'm besieged by a pitchfork-wielding mob of OVO stans. It'll be fun. www.eventbrite.ca/e/waiting-fo...

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The Mind of Marco Plus | Passion of the Weiss One of the best new rappers from underground talks about his journey in music: from dropping out of high school, to repping Atlanta, to taking inspiration from Nas.

An interview with Atlanta's Marco Plus – one of the best from this next generation of the underground – about dropping out of HS to pursue art, listening to No Limit and Cash Money since birth, taking inspiration from Nas and more.

By @willschube.bsky.social

www.passionweiss.com/2025/10/02/m...

Bbyafricka Is L.A.'s Modern-Day Renaissance Woman | Passion of the Weiss In a far-reaching conversation, the poet, rapper, and model, Bbyafricka, talks about everything from Disney Channel nostalgia to health scares to her latest gem, "Above Average."

Bbyafricka is one of the most creative and compelling rappers out.

Staley Sharples interviewed her about everything from writing poetry to serious health scares to feeling like Hannah Montana to her latest gem, "Above Average."

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pink sauce, if you will

Wrote about the best collabo since OutKast

He was

YouTube video by The Truth Hurts Cappadonna | The Truth Hurts Podcast

Cappadonna came on The Truth Hurts and I was completely blown away by his wisdom, humility, and stories of coming up on Staten, the genesis of Wu-Tang, the making of "Ice Cream," "Wu-Wear" and "The Pillage," and more.

My favorite episode that we've done.

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Just when I swore I'd never listen to another animal band...

YouTube video by Geese Geese - Trinidad (Official Audio)

Sometimes everyone is right, this rips www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT43...

The Rap-Up: Week of September 29, 2025 | Passion of the Weiss Harley Geffner rounds out some new music from Louisiana via La Reezy, Milwaukee via SME TaxFree, a standout freestyle on-stream from Chris Patrick and more.

La Reezy makes a quintessential Saturday morning riding-around-doing-nothing song

Chris Patrick offers deep pathos

El Snappo gets straight to the business

Young Sam x RG x SieteGang Yabbie remind you that jerkin' can't die

A very Harley Geffner Rap Up

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A gem of a piece on LA’s Pioneer Chicken by the late Kaleb Horton, whom I regret never having met… He mentions the chain’s cameos in a few of my favorite things, like Warren Zevon’s “Carmelita” and “The Rockford Files.” Here’s Bukowski pulling up for his fix before a reading:

God, this piece was so fucking good.

I'm hitting it up this week

Go to Pioneer Chicken & order a thigh & a leg with an Orange Bang for Kaleb. Play some Zevon & Petty on the way there. Stop to take some noirish photos of decaying Americana on the way home. Put on Twin Peaks later & honor Kaleb's journey to the other side. We'll miss him here.

The 110 Greatest L.A. Albums - theLAnd From Alice Coltrane to Frank Zappa, these are the albums that have defined, re-imagined and soundtracked life and traffic jams in the city of Angels for the last three quarters of a century.

Kaleb was quietly one of the best music writers of his generation. His blurbs on X and The Minutemen from this 110 Best LA Albums list we did were basically perfect.

He deserved so much more from this industry than he received. What a terrible loss. thelandmag.com/110-greatest...

The Rise and Fall of Pioneer Chicken, the Last Great L.A. Chicken Shack There are two Pioneer Chickens left in Los Angeles: One in Boyle Heights and one in Bell Gardens. I made it my mission to see both.

RIP Kaleb Horton, one of the most dazzling, funny, kind, & truly original writers to ever grace this endangered medium.

I was lucky enough to edit him for the most popular piece we ever did theLAnd. A strange poultry odyssey of true brilliance. thelandmag.com/pioneer-frie...

Planet Unfaithful (Deluxe), by Fatboi Sharif & Roper Williams 20 track album

The single "Jesus Chain" is out now.

"Planet Unfaithful Deluxe" is out next Friday 10/3 on POW

Pre-Order available now.

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Fatboi Sharif and Roper Williams reminding the world that they're one of the best rapper-producer duos of the modern dystopia

December 11 Was the Night That Everything Changed | Passion of the Weiss In his latest column, Ramelle Kamack reflects on his experiences trying to break into the music industry, meeting Glasses Malone, getting beats from Sounwave, and the fateful night of 12/11/2005.

In his latest column, Ramelle Kamack reflects on his experiences trying to break into the music industry, meeting Glasses Malone, getting beats from Sounwave, and the fateful night of December 11, 2005 that led to his incarceration in Soledad.

www.passionweiss.com/2025/09/24/d...

Psychic Warfare Department, by Chester Watson 23 track album

Psychic Warfare Department out now on @powrecordings.bsky.social

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Starting a petition to build a Chester Watson statue in the center of St. Petersburg

What's Beef: Skrilla vs YFG Fatso | Passion of the Weiss Two of the best new rappers are beefing, dropping the best diss records of 2025.

Skrilla continuing to make the case for best rapper out

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Everyone is saying this

YouTube video by The Truth Hurts THE TRUTH about Young Thug's Leaked Jail Calls, Bieber & Sabrina Carpenter, D4vd's case & more

A short hosts-only episode talking about all the music news of the week, and in which, I give the secrets to having Angelyne come to your book reading.

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