2023
Mixtape Sites Like DatPiff Propelled Rap. Can They Be Preserved?, The New York Times
2022
Tonight D.J.s Will Party Like It’s 2019, The New York Times
The Survival Psalms of Soul Glo, The Ringer
2021
Haiti’s President Was Assassinated, and No One Knows Who’s in Charge, VICE News
Hip-hop fans and royalty celebrate the life of DMX at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, L.A. Times
After 4 Years, Ben Carson’s Legacy Is a Housing Crisis, VICE News
Haiti Has Had Enough of Gangs, Kidnappings and Its President, VICE News
How Trump’s Speech Led to the Capitol Riot, VICE News
2020
CEOs Are Getting Paid Way More Than Their Employees. Now What?, VICE News
Europe Doesn’t Count Black Lives. So How Can They Matter?, VICE
German Soccer Is Back, Just Without the Fans, VICE News
How Barbershop Culture Is Staying Fresh During a Pandemic, VICE News
Juneteenth Explained, VICE News
These Kids Spent their Lives Preparing for a Spelling Bee That Just Got Cancelled, VICE News
Videos of Black People Dying Get Attention — But at What Cost?, VICE News
2019
Griselda Proudly Wear Their Scars in Major Label Come-Up, Billboard
Holding Court With Maxo Kream, Rap’s Reigning Storyteller, Stereogum
Kevin Durant's 66-Point Rucker night made him an NYC hoops hero, SNY
The supernatural powers of “Swag Surfin’”, The Fader
Will the Nets ever really be Brooklyn's team? It's complicated, The Guardian
2018
A Timeline of Drake and Pusha-T’s Slow-Burning Feud, Vulture
In Conversation: Wyatt Cenac Has Some Problems to Discuss, Flood
Lord Forgive Me: The Life of Urban Looney Tunes, GQ
Hip-Hop’s Obsession With Numbers Goes Way Back, Vulture
How Did Muse Last 20 Years?, Stereogum
Pusha-T on Kanye West and the organized chaos of Daytona, Entertainment Weekly
Remembering the Black Friendship of “Hey Monie!”, Flood
Rico Nasty Is Embracing Weird, Stereogum
What Is New York Hip-Hop in 2018?, Billboard
2017
Apple only wants to put its stores where white people live, The Outline
Documents Allege Meek Mill’s Judge Was Too Personally Invested in His Case, Spin
Does Hot 97’s Summer Jam Still Matter?, Spin
How Howard University’s Republicans Plan to Coexist With Trump’s White Right, Spin
2016
A Night at the Hillary Clinton Victory Party That Never Was, Spin
Heard and Unseen: The Oral History of Ghost Town DJ’s ‘My Boo’, Spin
Ka and the Hidden Lineage of Brownsville Hip-Hop, Spin
On Being Awkward and Insecure While Black, Spin
Rappers Talk About Their Struggles with Depression, Vice
The Hustler’s Manual: Jay Z’s Producers Remember Making ‘Reasonable Doubt,’ Spin
The NYPD’s Anti-Hip-Hop Stance Isn’t New: A Timeline, Spin
Transgender and Black, Searching for an Audience, Spin
When Can the Government Take Away Your Guns?, Vice
2015
Dee Gordon on Being an All-Star, the Future Hive, and What It's Like as an African-American in the Major Leagues, Complex
George Clinton: This Guy Funks, Noisey
Is Afropunk Fest No Longer Punk?, Vice
NYC’s Urban Radio Seeks to Conquer Your Airwaves and Newsfeeds, Village Voice
The Internet’s Most Dangerous Podcast Comes Out of East New York, Village Voice
25 Cash Money Artists Who Never Released An Album While On The Label, XXL
2014
Inside The Twisted, Hilarious World Of Alchemist And Evidence’s New Album, XXL
2013
Infographic: The Most Name-Dropped Liquor Brands in Rap History, Complex
2012
Brandy Tells All: The Stories Behind Her Classic Records, Complex
The 25 Best Rappers 25 And Under, Complex
The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs, Complex
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