Writing

52 Years Ago, Thelonious Monk Played a High School. Now Everyone Can Hear It.

The New York Times

September 16, 2020

Conway the Machine’s new album caps Griselda’s rise to prominence as one of rap’s essential crews

The Washington Post

September 11, 2020

The Voice of Casablanca

The Nation

September 20, 2019

The Return of Raphael Saadiq

Entertainment Weekly

August 22, 2019

Bon Iver’s Great Escape

The Nation

August 22, 2019

Don’t Call Madlib, He’ll Call You

Pitchfork

June 7, 2019

Re-enter the Wu-Tang: The iconic rap crew on legacy and looking ahead

Entertainment Weekly

May 8, 2019

Solange Searches for Epiphany

The Nation

March 14, 2019

Meek Mill moves forward

Entertainment Weekly

November 28, 2018

The Grand Return of Georgia Anne Muldrow

The Fader

November 6, 2018

Review: Altopalo, frozenthere

Pitchfork

September 20, 2018

Album of the Day: Noname, “Room 25”

Bandcamp Daily

September 18, 2018

Masego’s Many Layers

The Fader

September 11, 2018

Kev Brown’s Master Class Is In Session

Bandcamp Daily

August 20, 2018

Kamasi Washington’s Love Letter

The Nation

June 22, 2018

Remembering Minnie Riperton’s Perfect Angel

Pitchfork

December 5, 2017

The Nuanced Bluster of Kamasi Washington

The Atlantic

October 5, 2017

A Look Back at D’Angelo’s Brown Sugar

Pitchfork

August 26, 2017

The Gospel According to Kendrick

The Nation

April 28, 2017

Sunday Review: The Roots’ Things Fall Apart

Pitchfork

August 28, 2016

How “All Songs Considered’s” Bob Boilen went from Tiny Desk to tastemaker

The Washington Post

April 8, 2016

Dear Yeezus: The sad, creative decline of the once-great Kanye

WTOP

February 19, 2016

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