Some selected writing.
The New York Times Magazine
The Ringer
On YG (#72), Dr. Dre (#34), and Kendrick Lamar (#7) for the site’s 101 Best L.A. Rap Songs (2022)
“How Dre Forgot About Dre: The Story of ‘2001.’” (2019)
Pitchfork (for a full list of my Pitchfork reviews, click here)
Sam Smith, “Love Goes.” (2020)
Omar Apollo, “Apolonio.” (2020)
YG, “Stay Dangerous.” (2018)
VanJess, “Silk Canvas.” (2018)
Jorja Smith, “Lost & Found.” (2018)
Trouble, “Edgewood.” (2018)
The Cut
W.
“Ask 21: Rapper 21 Savage Is Your New Relationship Guru.” (2018)
“Meet Playboi Carti, the Next Atlanta Rap Prodigy to Take Fashion By Storm.” (2017)
The FADER
Rolling Stone
“Empress Of Swerves Between Experimentation and Pop on ‘Us.’” (2018)
“Mick Jenkins Elevates His Free-Associative Game on ‘Pieces of a Man.’” (2018)
i-D
“how rising r&b star ari lennox found her honest lyrical voice.” (2017)
“next-generation oakland rapper kamaiyah takes her cues from 90s hip-hop legends.” (2016)
office
“Yaeji is Home.” (2017)
“Gus Dapperton Grows Up.” (2017)