Jeff Weiss: Last News

Gabe ’Nandez recorded his April 2023 EP Pangea (premiered by The FADER last month) at the peak of COVID lockdown in 2020. Now, the New York rapper has returned with his first completely new music of the year.

LA Times that “people are very shocked,” with the news of his passing. He also added that “he was a very popular guy, very mild-mannered.

Miles Davis for a year in 1968, died today (February 9) of natural causes, close friend Danielle Maggio confirmed to Rolling Stone.Davis’ self-titled debut album arrived in 1973, which she then followed up the following year with ‘They Say I’m Different’. Her third and final studio album, ‘Nasty Gal’, was released in 1975.Though not commercially successful at their time of release, Davis’ music has gone on to be hugely influential in funk circles in the decades to follow.Born Betty Mabry, she appeared on the cover of Miles Davis’ 1968 album ‘Filles de Kilimanjaro’, and was the inspiration behind his song ‘Mademoiselle Mabry’.“RIP Betty Davis, the original (and only) nasty gal, famed for being one of music’s greatest muses, but more importantly, one of the funkiest to ever do it,” journalist and author Jeff Weiss wrote in tribute to Davis.“Her first 3 solo records are sleazy, soulful and raw.

Editor’s Note—After being found not guilty of murder and attempted murder charges last July, Drakeo the Ruler is once again on trial for his life. In August 2019, the South Central rapper was charged with criminal gang conspiracy and shooting from a motor vehicle. He’s facing 25 years to life in prison. To get an in-depth view of his case and how his lyrics have been used against him in court, Genius has teamed up with reporter Jeff Weiss—who has covered Drakeo for years.