better late than never, i guess.
this assignment and piece were pretty routine. went to pusha’s hotel suite, talked to them for about 40 minutes, wrote it out, filed it&that was that. i knew i wanted to get the readers information about the album &where things were at for them since i had spent parts of two days with them in VA a year prior. i was actually a little disappointed reading their other pieces soon after &realizing what i missed. but you never know who’s watching. shoutout to the LA press club.
i learned pretty early on that no one notices or cares the stakes a piece has for you while you’re doing it. it doesn’t matter if it’s the biggest piece of your life or the kind of piece you do with artists 5 times a month. just like art, when you give it to the world, it belongs to them. so do your best every time
one of my pieces was used in a recent amicus brief in the Drake v UMG case
it was a piece exploring how the prevalence of rap on trial had some artists disclaiming that their bars were “cap.”
proud that my work to help protect artistic license was recognized 🙌🏿
In a world of cringe clickbait and rappers arguing over each other, rap journalism needs real voices more than ever — and few are realer than @andrejgee . This Tuesday, Okayplayer welcomes the award-winning culture writer as an OKP rap columnist penning his new series, The Extra Mile.
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march has always been a special month for me. it feels like the real start of the year; ive also had a lot of firsts in march
march 2026 affirmed that i will be just fine as an independent journalist, &things happened exactly as they were supposed to. thank you to everyone who’s subscribed to the newsletter 🙌🏿
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i spoke with Adam Bhala Lough about creating the Carter documentaries. here are three takeaways from our convo. read the full interview in my newsletter!
#lilwayne #thecarter #documentary
shoutout to @kingofreads for mentioning my report examining the intersection of stan culture & mental illness in one of his latest videos; sadly its an ever-relevant topic
Go to Andre Gee's substack @andrejgee or check out his instagram joint here. This young man has been writing his ass off since I met him at Duke Ellington HS. I'm digging his range in his substack. Now I'm not the last old head who had no idea what the "6 7" shit was all about. Go to his substack and he'll put you on game.
this was a clarifying year. i dont have any drawn out reflections, still processing a lot. but one thing i do know is ill never let anyone have control of my power again, they dont deserve it
