Some selected writing.

The New York Times Magazine

• “Tems, Nao & Jorja Smith’s Cure to Burnout.” (2022)

• “Freddie Gibbs Was Always Weirder Than We Thought.” (2021)

Pitchfork (for a full list of my Pitchfork reviews, click here)

• Macy Gray, “On How Like Is” (Sunday Review) (2025)

• Cakes da Killa, “Black Sheep.” (2024)

• Mariah the Scientist, “To Be Eaten Alive.” (2023)

• Young Dolph, “Paper Route Frank.” (2023)

• 2 Chainz, “Dope Don’t Sell Itself.” (2022)

• Sam Smith, “Love Goes.” (2020)

• Omar Apollo, “Apolonio.” (2020)

• Bankroll Fresh, “In Bank We Trust.” (2020)

• Chaka Khan, “Hello Happiness.” (2019)

• YG, “Stay Dangerous.” (2018)

• VanJess, “Silk Canvas.” (2018)

• King Princess, “Make My Bed EP.” (2018)

• Jorja Smith, “Lost & Found.” (2018)

• Trouble, “Edgewood.” (2018)

Metrograph

• The Shot That Made Me Gay: Hercules (2025)

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)

• “Wonderland Lost: Earth, Wind and Fire’s ‘I Am.’” (2019)

The Cut

• “I Think About This a Lot: Ron Howard’s Cameo in the ‘Blame It’ Video.” (2019)

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

• “Ella Mai’s slow burn.” (2018)

• “Moneybagg Yo is rap’s foremost preacher.” (2018)

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)