Jeff Weiss
@passionweiss.bsky.social
it’s regular but it’s not normal | EIC: POW Mag | Founder: P.O.W. Recordings | "Waiting For Britney Spears" out now on MCD/FSG | Long Live Drakeo
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Where was Pat Sajak though?
'Pac, Ice T, and Cube recording "Last Wordz" in '92 at Westlake Studios.
A great moment in Angeleno history
A great moment in Angeleno history
February 5, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Where was Pat Sajak though?
'Pac, Ice T, and Cube recording "Last Wordz" in '92 at Westlake Studios.
A great moment in Angeleno history
A great moment in Angeleno history
February 5, 2026 at 3:55 AM
'Pac, Ice T, and Cube recording "Last Wordz" in '92 at Westlake Studios.
A great moment in Angeleno history
A great moment in Angeleno history
This week marks the 20th anniversary of J Dilla's death and the release of "Donuts."
@elmattic.bsky.social went deep on the mythology, impact, and legacy of the greatest hip-hop instrumental album ever made.
www.passionweiss.com/2026/02/04/j...
@elmattic.bsky.social went deep on the mythology, impact, and legacy of the greatest hip-hop instrumental album ever made.
www.passionweiss.com/2026/02/04/j...
Time: The Donut of the Heart – J Dilla's Masterpiece Turns 20 | Passion of the Weiss
We break down the myth-making and pathos of Dilla's magnum opus on the 20th anniversary of its release.
www.passionweiss.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:06 PM
This week marks the 20th anniversary of J Dilla's death and the release of "Donuts."
@elmattic.bsky.social went deep on the mythology, impact, and legacy of the greatest hip-hop instrumental album ever made.
www.passionweiss.com/2026/02/04/j...
@elmattic.bsky.social went deep on the mythology, impact, and legacy of the greatest hip-hop instrumental album ever made.
www.passionweiss.com/2026/02/04/j...
In one of the worst decisions imaginable, The Washington Post laid off one of the best and last full-time music critics of this generation.
On the positive side, Chris Richards is now free to write whatever he wants and we get to read it.
On the positive side, Chris Richards is now free to write whatever he wants and we get to read it.
I want to do the best writing I’ve ever done and I’d be honored to have you as my reader
First proper electronic missive goes out Monday, February 9
Subscribe here:
thefutureisourstomake.substack.com
THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE
First proper electronic missive goes out Monday, February 9
Subscribe here:
thefutureisourstomake.substack.com
THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE
THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE | Chris Richards | Substack
Music reccos/rants/prayers/curses by critic and co-listener Chris Richards. Click to read THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE, by Chris Richards, a Substack publication. Launched 3 hours ago.
thefutureisourstomake.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:43 PM
In one of the worst decisions imaginable, The Washington Post laid off one of the best and last full-time music critics of this generation.
On the positive side, Chris Richards is now free to write whatever he wants and we get to read it.
On the positive side, Chris Richards is now free to write whatever he wants and we get to read it.
Listen to more jazz
February 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Listen to more jazz
We had LaRussell on The Truth Hurts to talk about meeting Jay-Z, Kyrie buying his album, his Super Bowl performance, Vallejo, the genius of Lil Wayne, defeating the algorithm, giving away $1 Million and his new album "Something's in the Water"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxn7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxn7...
LaRussell on meeting Jay-Z, Kyrie buying his album, Super Bowl performance, & more
YouTube video by The Truth Hurts
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
We had LaRussell on The Truth Hurts to talk about meeting Jay-Z, Kyrie buying his album, his Super Bowl performance, Vallejo, the genius of Lil Wayne, defeating the algorithm, giving away $1 Million and his new album "Something's in the Water"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxn7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxn7...
Previously unreleased footage from a 2005 interview with Michael "5000" Watts for MTV's "My Block: Houston"
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Previously unreleased footage from a 2005 interview with Michael "5000" Watts for MTV's "My Block: Houston"
A tribute to Swishahouse legend Michael "5000" Watts.
New riddles and refractions from Sideshow
Mike Shabb & Niontay drop off-center flows with hidden meanings & direct sedatives.
Judah Weston defies the odds
A vintage Rap Up from @slgonsports.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/02/02/t...
New riddles and refractions from Sideshow
Mike Shabb & Niontay drop off-center flows with hidden meanings & direct sedatives.
Judah Weston defies the odds
A vintage Rap Up from @slgonsports.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/02/02/t...
The Rap-Up: A Tribute to Michael "5000" Watts, New Sideshow, Mike Shabb & Niontay & More | Passion of the Weiss
Steven Louis shows appreciation for the late Swishahouse legend and more.
www.passionweiss.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
A tribute to Swishahouse legend Michael "5000" Watts.
New riddles and refractions from Sideshow
Mike Shabb & Niontay drop off-center flows with hidden meanings & direct sedatives.
Judah Weston defies the odds
A vintage Rap Up from @slgonsports.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/02/02/t...
New riddles and refractions from Sideshow
Mike Shabb & Niontay drop off-center flows with hidden meanings & direct sedatives.
Judah Weston defies the odds
A vintage Rap Up from @slgonsports.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/02/02/t...
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instead of listening to Post Malone you could just revisit this @passionweiss.bsky.social banger: www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/po...
Review | Post Malone is the perfect pop star for this American moment. That’s not a compliment.
A dispatch from the inaugural Posty Fest, where the 23-year-old rapper showed what’s behind his massive success — a whole lot of nothing.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:46 AM
instead of listening to Post Malone you could just revisit this @passionweiss.bsky.social banger: www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/po...
Say what you want about Adolf Eichmann, at least his wife didn't have a podcast
Nicki Minaj is appearing on Katie Miller’s podcast next Tuesday.
Ahead of the episode airing, Nicki filmed this viral TikTok trend with Miller, which includes her song.
Miller is a former White House official and the wife of Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.
Ahead of the episode airing, Nicki filmed this viral TikTok trend with Miller, which includes her song.
Miller is a former White House official and the wife of Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.
January 30, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Say what you want about Adolf Eichmann, at least his wife didn't have a podcast
Still in shock that people believe that Helen Keller wasn't a real person
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Still in shock that people believe that Helen Keller wasn't a real person
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This is how and why you do it
The Best DJ Sets of 2025
Essential explorations in dub and digital dancehall, French folk and dream pop, country, DatPiff ephemera, house and dancefloor edits
From DJ Screendoor, Sonido Dueñez, CCL, Chuquimamani-Condori & more
By @michaelmckinney.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/29/s...
Essential explorations in dub and digital dancehall, French folk and dream pop, country, DatPiff ephemera, house and dancefloor edits
From DJ Screendoor, Sonido Dueñez, CCL, Chuquimamani-Condori & more
By @michaelmckinney.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/29/s...
Slam on the CDJ: The Best DJ Sets of 2025 | Passion of the Weiss
From zero-gravity ambient music to miles-deep genre explorations, Michael McKinney pulls from all corners of the globe and the Internet to deliver the best DJ sets of 2025.
www.passionweiss.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:05 PM
This is how and why you do it
I'm interviewing Adam Bhala Lough, the director of Telemarketers" and "The Carter," after the screening of his latest gem, "Deepfaking Sam Altman."
This Saturday night at the NoHo Laemmle. 7:30 p.m.
Great film, great soundtrack, a plot that only gets weirder as it unfolds.
This Saturday night at the NoHo Laemmle. 7:30 p.m.
Great film, great soundtrack, a plot that only gets weirder as it unfolds.
January 29, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I'm interviewing Adam Bhala Lough, the director of Telemarketers" and "The Carter," after the screening of his latest gem, "Deepfaking Sam Altman."
This Saturday night at the NoHo Laemmle. 7:30 p.m.
Great film, great soundtrack, a plot that only gets weirder as it unfolds.
This Saturday night at the NoHo Laemmle. 7:30 p.m.
Great film, great soundtrack, a plot that only gets weirder as it unfolds.
Okay, first things first, I'll eat your brains
January 29, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Okay, first things first, I'll eat your brains
The Best DJ Sets of 2025
Essential explorations in dub and digital dancehall, French folk and dream pop, country, DatPiff ephemera, house and dancefloor edits
From DJ Screendoor, Sonido Dueñez, CCL, Chuquimamani-Condori & more
By @michaelmckinney.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/29/s...
Essential explorations in dub and digital dancehall, French folk and dream pop, country, DatPiff ephemera, house and dancefloor edits
From DJ Screendoor, Sonido Dueñez, CCL, Chuquimamani-Condori & more
By @michaelmckinney.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/29/s...
Slam on the CDJ: The Best DJ Sets of 2025 | Passion of the Weiss
From zero-gravity ambient music to miles-deep genre explorations, Michael McKinney pulls from all corners of the globe and the Internet to deliver the best DJ sets of 2025.
www.passionweiss.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The Best DJ Sets of 2025
Essential explorations in dub and digital dancehall, French folk and dream pop, country, DatPiff ephemera, house and dancefloor edits
From DJ Screendoor, Sonido Dueñez, CCL, Chuquimamani-Condori & more
By @michaelmckinney.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/29/s...
Essential explorations in dub and digital dancehall, French folk and dream pop, country, DatPiff ephemera, house and dancefloor edits
From DJ Screendoor, Sonido Dueñez, CCL, Chuquimamani-Condori & more
By @michaelmckinney.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/29/s...
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LET'S GOOOOO @thobbsjourno.bsky.social
A guide through Erick Sermon's legendary catalogue from early EPMD to Redman's "Whut? Thee Album," to producing for Roger Troutman and Shaq, the classic Marvin Gaye flip on "Music" & his latest "Dynamic Duos."
By the great @thobbsjourno.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/27/e...
By the great @thobbsjourno.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/27/e...
My Collection: Erick Sermon Breaks Down His Funky Oeuvre | Passion of the Weiss
For the next installment of "My Collection," Thomas Hobbs speaks to the legendary Erick Sermon about how funk has always been at the core of his discography.
www.passionweiss.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:53 PM
LET'S GOOOOO @thobbsjourno.bsky.social
A guide through Erick Sermon's legendary catalogue from early EPMD to Redman's "Whut? Thee Album," to producing for Roger Troutman and Shaq, the classic Marvin Gaye flip on "Music" & his latest "Dynamic Duos."
By the great @thobbsjourno.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/27/e...
By the great @thobbsjourno.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/27/e...
My Collection: Erick Sermon Breaks Down His Funky Oeuvre | Passion of the Weiss
For the next installment of "My Collection," Thomas Hobbs speaks to the legendary Erick Sermon about how funk has always been at the core of his discography.
www.passionweiss.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:37 PM
A guide through Erick Sermon's legendary catalogue from early EPMD to Redman's "Whut? Thee Album," to producing for Roger Troutman and Shaq, the classic Marvin Gaye flip on "Music" & his latest "Dynamic Duos."
By the great @thobbsjourno.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/27/e...
By the great @thobbsjourno.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/27/e...
We talked to Flyana Boss about ageism in rap, pioneering the "running" trend on TikTok with "You Wish" collaborating with Missy, building a career without industry permission, futurism, the importance of whimsy, and cats.
On the new episode of The Truth Hurts
www.youtube.com/watch?v=un7R...
On the new episode of The Truth Hurts
www.youtube.com/watch?v=un7R...
Flyana Boss: Going Viral, Missy Elliott, Twitter Controversy, Label Drama & Ageism in Rap
YouTube video by The Truth Hurts
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM
We talked to Flyana Boss about ageism in rap, pioneering the "running" trend on TikTok with "You Wish" collaborating with Missy, building a career without industry permission, futurism, the importance of whimsy, and cats.
On the new episode of The Truth Hurts
www.youtube.com/watch?v=un7R...
On the new episode of The Truth Hurts
www.youtube.com/watch?v=un7R...
I'm sure there's an enclave in Argentina filled with 90-something year olds with mysterious German accents, where Greg Bovino will fit right in
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I'm sure there's an enclave in Argentina filled with 90-something year olds with mysterious German accents, where Greg Bovino will fit right in
A$AP Rocky's great rap video streak continues
Roc Marciano drops his best album of the 2020s
Robb Bank$ shatters records for rap hand speed
Free RXK Nephew's catalog from Distrokid
ByStorm builds a wall of sound
The Rap Up returns.
By Anthony Seaman
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/25/t...
Roc Marciano drops his best album of the 2020s
Robb Bank$ shatters records for rap hand speed
Free RXK Nephew's catalog from Distrokid
ByStorm builds a wall of sound
The Rap Up returns.
By Anthony Seaman
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/25/t...
The Rap-Up: Week of January 26, 2026 | Passion of the Weiss
An early highlight from A$AP Rocky's first album in 8 years, Roc Marciano slithering back into his role of rap's elite tongue twisting shit talker, new Robb Bank$ and more.
www.passionweiss.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:06 PM
A$AP Rocky's great rap video streak continues
Roc Marciano drops his best album of the 2020s
Robb Bank$ shatters records for rap hand speed
Free RXK Nephew's catalog from Distrokid
ByStorm builds a wall of sound
The Rap Up returns.
By Anthony Seaman
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/25/t...
Roc Marciano drops his best album of the 2020s
Robb Bank$ shatters records for rap hand speed
Free RXK Nephew's catalog from Distrokid
ByStorm builds a wall of sound
The Rap Up returns.
By Anthony Seaman
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/25/t...
Any notion of American exceptionalism, any provisional belief that this country had evolved beyond its blood-soaked origins of exploitation & expropriation and constitutionally sanctioned terror has long been exhausted. We're the envy of none: a violent & dim monster off his meds, all terror & greed
January 24, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Any notion of American exceptionalism, any provisional belief that this country had evolved beyond its blood-soaked origins of exploitation & expropriation and constitutionally sanctioned terror has long been exhausted. We're the envy of none: a violent & dim monster off his meds, all terror & greed
A beautiful requiem for Bob Weir, who played rhythm guitar like McCoy Tyner played piano with his left hand, who evolved from the other one into the prophetic torch bearer of the Dead's legacy, ensuring the music never stopped.
By Sadie Sartini Garner
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/22/m...
By Sadie Sartini Garner
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/22/m...
Fare Thee Well, Ace: A Tribute To Bob Weir | Passion of the Weiss
A requiem for Bob Weir, the headlight on the northbound train, the rebellious teen who became the rambling man who became the keeper of the Grateful Dead flame.
www.passionweiss.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:33 PM
A beautiful requiem for Bob Weir, who played rhythm guitar like McCoy Tyner played piano with his left hand, who evolved from the other one into the prophetic torch bearer of the Dead's legacy, ensuring the music never stopped.
By Sadie Sartini Garner
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/22/m...
By Sadie Sartini Garner
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/22/m...
RXK Nephew, greatest podcast guest of all time
January 22, 2026 at 1:36 AM
RXK Nephew, greatest podcast guest of all time
Vince Ash over a never-before-heard Alchemist beat.
The hardest shit since MC Ren, or at least since Prodigy was still breathing
Album coming soon on @powrecordings.bsky.social
The hardest shit since MC Ren, or at least since Prodigy was still breathing
Album coming soon on @powrecordings.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Vince Ash over a never-before-heard Alchemist beat.
The hardest shit since MC Ren, or at least since Prodigy was still breathing
Album coming soon on @powrecordings.bsky.social
The hardest shit since MC Ren, or at least since Prodigy was still breathing
Album coming soon on @powrecordings.bsky.social
LaRussell offers community at a bleak moment
The whole Bay delivers a posse cut at the Empire offices
Rio destroys a F1LTHY beat
YTB Fatt x Dee Mula deliver a Memphis anthem.
Niontay makes it look easy.
Only on The Rap Up by Harley Geffner
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/21/t...
The whole Bay delivers a posse cut at the Empire offices
Rio destroys a F1LTHY beat
YTB Fatt x Dee Mula deliver a Memphis anthem.
Niontay makes it look easy.
Only on The Rap Up by Harley Geffner
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/21/t...
The Rap-Up: Week of January 19, 2026 | Passion of the Weiss
Community raps from LaRussell, Rio going crazy over a F1LTHY beat, multiple posse cuts and more round out this week's Rap-Up.
www.passionweiss.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM
LaRussell offers community at a bleak moment
The whole Bay delivers a posse cut at the Empire offices
Rio destroys a F1LTHY beat
YTB Fatt x Dee Mula deliver a Memphis anthem.
Niontay makes it look easy.
Only on The Rap Up by Harley Geffner
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/21/t...
The whole Bay delivers a posse cut at the Empire offices
Rio destroys a F1LTHY beat
YTB Fatt x Dee Mula deliver a Memphis anthem.
Niontay makes it look easy.
Only on The Rap Up by Harley Geffner
www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/21/t...