WRITING
Artist Profiles
Come As You Are: PJ Morton On New Album, Individuality And Journey Towards Nirvana (VIBE)
How Tate McRae Went From Dance Superstar To Music’s Next Big Thing (Uproxx)
Leikeli47 Won't Be Seen, But Best Believe She'll Be Heard (VIBE)
Sampa The Great’s Dynamic Leap (Spin)
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Doechii (Spin)
Op-Eds: Social Commentary And Cultural Analysis
A Long Road Ahead: #MeToo Founder Tarana Burke On Sexual Assault, Stigmas And Society (VIBE)
Candidates Say They Support Black Voters, But It’s Up For Us To Decide If It’s True (MTV News)
Psychology Professionals Discuss How Quarantine Affects Mental Illness Sufferers (The Root)
Throw The Whole Man Away: Why The Black Community Must Stop Supporting R. Kelly (VIBE)
When Will There Be a LGBTQ Renaissance in Rap? (The Root)
Why Are There So Few Women In Hip-Hop Polls? (BBC Music)
Oral Histories/Pop Culture Anniversaries + Features
20 Years of 'Stan': How Eminem’s Epic 2000 Hit Relates to the Fan Culture It Inspired (Billboard)
Dance Crazes Are The Industry’s Secret Weapon, But The Sauce Can’t Be Forced (UPROXX)
How Britney Spears' 'I'm A Slave 4 U' Shifted Her Career and Pop’s Direction (Billboard)
How P!nk’s ‘Can’t Take Me Home’ Kicked Off A Career of Triumphant Authenticity (MTV News)
‘Strange Fruit’: Billie Holiday and Nina Simone Transform A Haunting Poem (UMG’s uDiscover Music)
Album +Song Reviews/Roundups
100 Best R&B Songs of the 21st Century- “Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’),” “Bed,” “Whipped Cream,” “Pick Up Your Feelings,” “You Don’t Know My Name,” “Cater 2 U,” “Love On Top,” “Thinkin Bout You,” “Be Without You,” “Dangerously In Love 2” (Rolling Stone)
150 Best Rap Music Videos Of All Time- “212,” “Money,” “Thot Shit,” “Touch The Sky", “What’s It Gonna Be?!,” “Stan,” “Whack World,” “Industry Baby,” “Ladies First,” “Yonkers,” “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” (Rolling Stone)
Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Is An Electric Escape From Life’s Harsh Realities (Uproxx)
Dawn Richard’s Second Line, Shelley’s Shelley FKA DRAM- NPR Music’s Best R&B of 2021 (NPR Music)
Moses Sumney’s Grae (#45), SAULT’s Untitled (Black Is) (#21)- 2020 Music Critics Poll (Uproxx)
Megan Thee Stallion + Beyoncé “Savage (Remix)” (63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Program Book, Page 24, Jan. 2021)
H.E.R. Bio (62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards Program Book, Page 24, Jan. 2020)
‘Songs In A Minor’ at 20: How Alicia Keys' debut album set the tone for contemporary R&B (USA Today, June 9, 2021)
Mentioned
Beyoncé vs. Michael Jackson (The Real- Emmy-Winning Daytime Talk Show)
Eminem’s Stan Held Abusive Men Accountable, Now Music Glorifies The Accused (UNILAD)
The Greatest Hip-Hop Songs Of All-Time (BBC Music)
In Search Of Sauce Podcast: Ep. 1, Ep. 67 (CentralSauce/5th Element/Spotify)
The thirst for Jack Harlow, Gen Z’s breakout white rapper, explained (Vox)
MTV VMAs: How Missy Elliott broke the music video mould (BBCNews.com)
'Strange Fruit': The history behind Billie Holiday's 'radioactive' protest song that inspired Hulu film (USA Today)