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Los Angeles-based music journalist and critic. Writer of weekly New Music Friday column at HipHopDX. Bylines in i-D Magazine, Document Journal, Office Magazine, L'Officiel, Sole Savvy, Art Funder, Okayplayer, and more.

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Lil Keed is rap's hungriest superstar

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Meet Benny's Surf Club, New York's queer, BIPOC surfing collective

Meet Benny's Surf Club, New York's queer, BIPOC surfing collective

For thousands of native New Yorkers and transplants, surfing in New York City seems like a foreign endeavor -…

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KidSuper's Colm Dillane is Brooklyn's most enigmatic streetwear designer

KidSuper's Colm Dillane is Brooklyn's most enigmatic streetwear designer

When I arrived at the KidSuper studio the first week of August, Colm Dillane, the streetwear label's founder,…

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Skillibeng is Jamaica's new dancehall hope

Skillibeng is Jamaica's new dancehall hope

Photography Elpuru It would be reductive to compare Skillibeng's vast and eclectic sounds to his peers within…

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Sie7etr3's 'Latin trap' is the most intoxicating sound of summer

Sie7etr3's 'Latin trap' is the most intoxicating sound of summer

Blending Dominican rap with the rugged sounds of Brooklyn drill, Chucky73 and Fetti031 are breaking the bound…

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New Music Friday - New Albums From Big Scarr, Metro Boomin, Bktherula, Jay Critch + More Original

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By David Brake Verified
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For the last week one story has dominated the world of Hip Hop, R&B and music at large – Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime performance and the simultaneous announcement of her pregnancy. But let’s put a pin in that discussion for the time being – there’s a score of new albums to dive into on this week’s edition of New Music Friday.
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New Singles From NAV, Lizzo & SZA, Central Cee & More Original

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By Diddy’s Ex-Bodyguard, David Brake Verified
| HipHopDX Verified
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY - In some ways, the start of the new year has been slow. Sure, there have been a number of memorable albums including Lil Yachty’s Let’s Start Here, YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s I Rest My Case and Mansion Musik by Trippie Redd, but there have been far from a surplus of new music. Until now. The dry spell is over on this week’s edition of New Music Friday as the Hip Hop and R&B stars emerged and provided a weekend’s worth of new listening.
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New Music Friday - New Albums From 2KBABY, Kevin Gates, Ella Mai + More Original

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By David Brake Verified
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Not every week is as busy as the one before. Last week may have been loaded down with projects from the likes of Lil Yachty, Styles P, Popcaan and more, but this edition of New Music Friday is a bit more spare. That doesn’t mean there’s nothing worth streaming, so don’t be disappointed by the lack of entries – each of the projects below pack a punch. Kicking things off this week is 2KBABY with his latest EP Scared 2 Love.
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