Passion of the Weiss

From Prince Paul to Primus: The Inspirations of Fat Tony & Fatboi Sharif

Will Schube

For his latest Under the Influence column Will Schube connects with the experimental New Jersey-born Fatboi Sharif and essential Houston rapper Fat Tony.

Addded Feb 6, 2025

music

The 50 Best Albums of 2024

Dimas Sanfiorenzo, Eric Skelton, Jordan Rose, Jaelani Turner-Williams, Jon Barlas, Miki Hellerbach, Kiana Fitzgerald, William E. Ketchum III, Peter A. Berry & Will Schube

The best albums of 2024 feature releases from a wide spectrum of artists, ranging from Kendrick Lamar and Tyler, the Creator to Sabrina Carpenter and Billie Eilish.

Addded Dec 11, 2024

music

Twins Born in Nigeria and Raised in Texas Tell Their Unique Story With Music

Will Schube

Brothers EJ and AK Odjighoro grew up in Cypress and formed the mixed-genre duo Kairo after starting college in Houston.

Addded Nov 15, 2024

music

Passion of the Weiss

An Interview With Nubya Garcia

Will Schube

Will Schube speaks to the jazz saxophonist about her latest LP Odyssey, her music progressing and growing along with her as a person, traveling’s importance to the creative process and more.

Addded Oct 11, 2024

music

Passion of the Weiss

The Villain Wins: An Interview With MESSIAH!

Will Schube

Will Schube speaks to the Charlotte emcee about the idea of survival expressed through his latest album the villain wins!, getting paid $50 for his first feature, the power of freestyling and more.

Addded Sep 30, 2024

music

Passion of the Weiss

Previous Industries (Open Mike Eagle + Video Dave + Still Rift): Above the Influence

Will Schube

Will Schube has Open Mike Eagle, Video Dave & Still Rift of Previous Industries choose five albums, singles, or collections emblematic of their aesthetic vision for their new collaborative project.

Addded Jul 18, 2024

music

Passion of the Weiss

'I Was More Concerned With The Art Being Able To Speak For Itself': An Interview With Cavalier

Will Schube

Will Schube speaks to the Brooklyn-born rapper about his recent debut on Backwoodz Studioz, how becoming a father changed his outlook on music, being fascinated by colloquial phrases and more.

Addded May 23, 2024

music

Marcus King Talks About Writing With Rick Rubin and 'Stripping It Down to the Copper'

Will Schube

How the onetime blues-rock prodigy revamped his process, got his mind right, and made an album about finding hope in hopelessness.

Addded Apr 11, 2024

music

Passion of the Weiss

An Interview With Dave Harrington, Patrick Shiroshi & Max Jaffe

Will Schube

Will Schube speaks to each member of the new trio, getting each to share three albums that reflect the spirit of their new free jazz LP "Speak, Moment."

Addded Mar 27, 2024

music

Passion of the Weiss

An Interview With Bruiser Wolf

Will Schube

Will Schube speaks to the Bruiser Brigade artist about coming up from a landscaper to a rapper, setting out to be vulnerable on his new album "My Story Got Stories," and more.

Addded Mar 19, 2024

music

John Lurie, Downtown Icon, Is Living His 25th Life Like It's His Last

Will Schube

He ruled the New York rock underground in the ‘80s, acted for Jarmusch and Scorsese, made two cult TV shows, and survived addiction and chronic illness. Now, at 71, he has a 56-song album in the can-and a few more things to cross off his bucket list.

Addded Mar 15, 2024

music

Passion of the Weiss

An Interview With Anenon

Will Schube

Will Schube speaks to the L.A.-based producer about how he translate emotions into his instrumentals, getting his start playing the sax out of an attempt to make his electronic music more interesting, and more.

Addded Jan 18, 2024

music

Passion of the Weiss

The POW Best Rap Songs of 2023

David Brake, Harley Geffner, Drew Millard, Oumar Saleh, Jack Riedy, Donny Morrison, Will Schube, Ethan Herlock, Steven Louis, Sam Ribakoff, Ross Olson, Jordan Ryan Pedersen, Kevin Crandall, Olivier Lafontant, Pete Tosiello, Abe Beame, Jeff Castilla, Nitish Pahwa, Dash Lewis, Yousef Srour, Dean Van Nguyen, Sun-Ui Yum, Caleb Catlin, Eric Diep, Miguel Otarola, Pranav Trewn, Meaghan Garvey, Son Raw, Miguelito, Olivier Lafontant, Josh Svetz, Isaac Fontes, Tracy Kawalik, Jayson Buford, Donna-Claire Chesman, Matthew Ritchie, Jeff Weiss & Paul Thompson

We know the truth.

Addded Jan 1, 2024

music

Passion of the Weiss

An Interview With Sam Wilkes

Will Schube

Will Schube speaks to the multi-instrumental artist surrounding the release of his new LP Driving about self-releasing a project for the first time, allowing himself to stumble on ideas that work, and more.

Addded Oct 30, 2023

music

Passion of the Weiss

'There Are So Many Stories I Can Tell That I Haven’t Really Even Touched On Yet': An Interview With LOS KEMET

Will Schube

Will Schube speaks to LOS KEMET about moving around throughout his childhood, being exposed to rap music by his father, being inspired by good sequenced albums and more.

Addded Apr 25, 2023

music

Passion of the Weiss

'What Is Your Why For Everything That You Do?': An Interview With Oddisee

Will Schube

On 'To What End,' Oddisee asks how far we’re willing to go to chase our dreams and reckons with what reality might have been like if he didn’t take a step back to recontextualize how his career.

Addded Feb 10, 2023

music

Passion of the Weiss

The POW Best Albums of 2022

Staley Sharples, Jaap van der Doelen, Serge Selenou, Sun-Uni Yum, Evan Gabriel, Will Schube, Pete Hunt, Chris Daly, Patrick Johnson, Ethan Herlock, Max Bell, Sam Ribakoff, Anthony Malone, Will Hagle, Caleb Catlin, Joel Biswas, Liz Sanchez, Matthew Ritchie, Pete Tosiello, Clayton Purdom, Jeff Castilla, Thomas Hobbs, Dash Lewis, Jack Riedy, Kevin Yeung, Peter Holslin, Dean Van Nguyen, Dario McCarty, Michael McKinney, Nitish Pahwa, Isaac Fontes, Alex Swhear, Pranav Trewn, Harley Geffner, Evan Nabavian, David Brake, Jayson Buford, Ross Olson, Abe Beame, Steven Louis, Son Raw, Yousef Srour, Martin Douglas, Donald Morrison, Julian Brimmers & Jeff Weiss

POW, right in the kisser…

Addded Dec 30, 2022

music

Passion of the Weiss

The POW Best Rap Songs of 2022

Pranav Trewn, Drew Millard, Isaac Fontes, Harold Bingo, Douglas Martin, Nate Leblanc, Dario McCarty, Joel Biswas, Isaac Fontes, Evan Gabriel, Steven Louis, Caleb Catlin, Will Schube, Ethan Herlock, Abe Beame, Evan Nabavian, Kevin Yeung, Dash Lewis, Chris Daly, David Brake, Jordan Ryan Pedersen, Patrick Johnson, Mano Sundaresan, Will Hagle, Thomas Hobbs, Dean Van Nguyen, Sun-Uni Yum, Will Dukes, Jack Riedy, Yousef Srour, Sam Ribakoff, Oumar Saleh, Donald Morrison, Jordan Ryan Pedersen, Ross Olson, Harley Geffner, Son Raw, Nitish Pahwa, Josh Svetz, Serge Selenou, Paul Thompson, Harley Geffner, Matthew Ritchie, Yousef Srour, Jayson Buford, Sam Ribakoff, Max Bell & Jeff Weiss

The truth, undisputed.

Addded Dec 21, 2022

music

The Alchemist Interview

Will Schube

The legendary producer tours highlights from his discography, including his powerhouse recent release with Roc Marciano, "The Elephant Man’s Bones."

Addded Oct 20, 2022

music

How Apple Music's Spatial Audio Is Changing the Way People Listen to (and Make) Music

Will Schube

It's only been one year since Spatial Audio introduced by Apple Music, but early believers in the technology are already converted diehards. They're people who have seen the world in technicolor and refuse to go back to the boring palette of our day to day lives.

Addded Jun 29, 2022

music tech

The 110 Greatest L.A. Albums

Jenn Swann, Jeff Weiss, Sean J. O’Connell, Kyle Kramer, Will Schube, Tal Rosenberg, Will Hagle, Max Bell, Katie Bain, David Samuels, Paul Thompson, Kaleb Horton, Steven Louis, Lisa Kwon, Laurent Fintoni, Mary Carreon, Victor Ulloa & Peter Holslin

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.

Addded Feb 2, 2022

music

Wanda Young, Singer For Iconic Motown Group The Marvelettes, Dies At 78

Will Schube

Wanda Young, co-lead singer of the legendary Motown Records group The Marvelettes, known for hits such as ‘Please Mr. Postman,’ has died at the age of 78.

Addded Dec 17, 2021

music

Complex's Best Albums of 2021

Eric Skelton, Jessica McKinney, Andre Gee, Waiss Aramesh, Jordan Rose, Trey Alston, Will Schube & Angel Diaz

It's been a great year for new music-especially over the past six months. As COVID restrictions started to lift this summer, some of our favorite artists finally released the albums they'd been holding onto.

Addded Dec 2, 2021

music

Passion of the Weiss

They Hate Change: Bedroom Rap All-Stars and Beyond

Will Schube

Tampa duo Vonne and Andre inked a deal with Jagjaguwar after dropping ‘666 Central Ave.’ Now they celebrate with their latest single “Faux Leather.”

Addded Aug 31, 2021

music

How Boldy James and the Alchemist Became a Dream Team

Will Schube

Together, Boldy James and the Alchemist are an ultimate rap duo. After dropping their ‘Bo Jackson,’ they sit for an interview full of sports references.

Addded Aug 17, 2021

music

Your Favorite Rap Song, But It's a Lo-Fi Remix

Will Schube

We go inside the world of lofi rap remixes on YouTube, where producers are taking popular rap songs and turning them into relaxing, hypnotic remixes.

Addded May 26, 2021

music

Japanese Breakfast’s Autobiographical Playlist

Will Schube

Michelle Zauner gives us the soundtrack to her life with a collection of songs that inspired her new memoir 'Crying in H Mart.'

Addded Apr 23, 2021

music

TIDAL Backstory: DJ Muggs

Will Schube

The game-changing producer talks Cypress Hill, House of Pain, Roc Marciano, Mach-Hommy and more.

Addded Mar 26, 2021

music

How the Weather Station Learned to Cope With Climate Change

Will Schube

'Ignorance,' Tamara Lindeman’s new album as The Weather Station, is her most sonically adventurous and critically acclaimed release yet.

Addded Mar 18, 2021

music

A Guide to the Tekashi 6ix9ine Documentary Universe

Will Schube

There are now no less than three movies, TV series and podcasts about the rapper. Which one should you watch?

Addded Mar 3, 2021

music

Katy Kirby’s Stunning Debut Album Is Prayer Music for Agnostics

Will Schube

The Texas native infuses ‘Cool Dry Place’ with sharp turns and deceptions, all accompanied by her effortlessly beautiful vocals.

Addded Feb 27, 2021

music

Passion of the Weiss

'If Anyone's in the Way, They're Going to Get Knocked Over:' An Interview with KINGMOSTWANTED

Will Schube

Will Schube speaks to the L.A up and comer about the trappings of being on probation, his music gaining mass exposure on TikTok, and more.

Addded Feb 24, 2021

music

Freddie Gibbs Can’t Stop Winning: ‘I Haven’t Reached My Peak Yet’

Will Schube

Freddie Gibbs talks new song “Gang Signs,” his Instagram ban, why he “can never do a Verzuz,” and says he's going to drop another album in 2021.

Addded Feb 5, 2021

music

Vinyl Me Please

Aaron Lee Tasjan Brings On The Patient Pain

Will Schube

We Talk To The Singer-Songwriter About His New Album And His Twitter Friend Peter Frampton.

Addded Feb 2, 2021

music

What TikTok’s 2020 Says About the State of the Music Industry

Will Schube

Despite challenges from the president and a ban in India, the app grew last year, helping to propel a handful of artists new and old up the chart. But what’s in store for TikTok’s future?

Addded Jan 12, 2021

media music tech

Vinyl Me Please

Introducing Aaron Frazer’s Wide-Ranging Debut

Will Schube

Introducing Aaron Frazer’s wide-ranging debut.

Addded Jan 7, 2021

music

Passion of the Weiss

Passion of the Weiss' Best Albums of 2020

Kevin Yeung, Robert Ham, Abe Beame, Douglas Martin, Mano Sundaresan, Jake Rohn, Paley Martin, Jordan Ryan Pedersen, Marco Kane, Alex Swhear, Mobb Deen, Jack Riedy, Harley Geffner, Chris Robinson, Joel Biswas, Sun-Ui Yum, Max Bell, Casey Taylor, Michael McKinney, Will Schube, Brandon Callender, Dean Van Nguyen, Andrew Matson, Chris Daly, Zilla Rocca, Drew Millard, Jaap van der Doelen, Sam Ribakoff, Jayson Buford, Son Raw, Evan Gabriel, Julian Brimmers, Patrick Johnson, Harold Bingo, Anthony Malone, David Ma, Evan Nabavian, Paul Thompson, Pete Tosiello & Jeff Weiss

We made it. Some of us.

Addded Dec 30, 2020

music

The Best Rap Verses of 2020

Jessica McKinney, Andre Gee, Eric Skelton, Will Schube, Angel Diaz & Shawn Setaro

Artists like Freddie Gibbs, Benny the Butcher, and Tierra Whack delivered the very best rap verses of the year.

Addded Dec 30, 2020

music

Passion of the Weiss

Passion of the Weiss' Best Rap Songs of 2020

Nate Leblanc, Paley Martin, Jordan Ryan Pedersen, Brandon Callender, Marco Kane, Will Schube, Drew Millard, Mano Sundaresan, TE P., Alphonse Pierre, Mobb Deen, Martin Douglas, Chris Daly, Sam Ribakoff, Myles Andrews-Duve, Harley Geffner, Abe Beame, Evan Nabavian, Patrick Johnson, Max Bell, Pete Tosiello, Harold Bingo, Yousef Srour, Evan Gabriel, Son Raw, Daniel White, Dean Van Nguyen, Jaap van der Doelen, Miguel Garcia, David Ma, Sun-Ui Yum, Jack Riedy, Michael McKinney, Will Hagle, Julian Brimmers, Paul Thompson, Jeff Weiss & Jayson Buford

The best rap of the worst year.

Addded Dec 28, 2020

music

Complex's Best Music Videos of 2020

Jessica McKinney, Andre Gee, Eric Skelton, Will Schube & Eric Wells

From Travis Scott’s “Franchise” to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP,” these are the 30 music videos that defined the year (ranked).

Addded Dec 23, 2020

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