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Writes for love, labour, and coin. Words in Passion of the Weiss, Stereogum, Okayplayer, IQ, Bandcamp, Little White Lies, Crack, NME, Fanbyte, Yahoo, & more.
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For my Flood Magazine feature debut, I spoke to in-demand Montreal producer Nicholas Craven on recording Penalty of Leadership with frequent co-star Boldy James, how MTL shaped his beatmaking, his definitive sound, 50 Cent & Game's "Hate It or Love It", French chanson, and much more
For Passion of the Weiss' list of 2024's best albums (of any genre), I blurbed about LL Cool J's comeback record The Force and phiik & Lungs' zany Carrot Season
Reviewed retro lounge pop duo Pearl & the Oysters' Planet Pearl — an fifth record that explores new galaxies without straying too far from their usual formula
I reviewed BLK ODYSSY's third album — a concept record cooked up in a melting pot of R&B, hip-hop, funk, and jazz about an impressionable, love-struck teen stuck in the woes of unrequited love
Had the privilege of interviewing one of the world's most exciting and important rock bands in Mdou Moctar, whose meteoric rise hasn't stopped their humanitarian efforts in their homeland and beyond. We spoke about their new album Funeral for Justice, the situation in Niger, being compared to Hendrix and Van Halen, and loads more...
I interviewed legendary sibling producer duo Da Beatminerz about making classics with Black Moon and the Boot Camp Clik, the art of the sample flip, Sean Price anecdotes, their turbulent time at Rawkus Records, their upcoming album Stifled Creativity, and tons more...
For Passion of the Weiss' list of 2023's best albums (of any genre), I waxed poetic on one of the year's waviest releases in RXK Nephew & Harry Fraud's kaleidoscopic 'LIFE AFTER NEPH'
For Passion of the Weiss' list of 2023's best rap songs, I looked back on Florida-raised, LA-based YUNGMORPHEUS breaking "Cassava Bread" with Fly Anakin
For the 2023 edition of IQ magazine's European Festival Report, I interviewed several festival heads and industry experts on the pros and cons of offering VIP ticketing packages (requires a subscription to read)
In a personal career highlight, I got Chuck D to reflect on several moments that dotted the lines of his legendary career, such as Spectrum City, Public Enemy's iconic 1987 London gig, launching Rapstation, Prophets of Rage, and more