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Dean Van Nguyen

Dean Van Nguyen

Dublin
May
26
100 Great Rap Songs of the 2010s: Danny Brown, “Pac Blood”

100 Great Rap Songs of the 2010s: Danny Brown, “Pac Blood”

3 min read
May
20
The Case for Prince Naseem Hamed

The Case for Prince Naseem Hamed

To appreciate Naz is to appreciate how great boxing can and should be
14 min read
May
17
Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown: On Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown: On Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Kendrick turns his viewpoint inward to create a dense, messy, but gripping album
6 min read
May
12
Remembering The Stepkids’ Unappreciated Debut Album

Remembering The Stepkids’ Unappreciated Debut Album

This largely ignored 2011 record knocked some classic genres on their asses
4 min read
May
05
Velvet Portraits: On Cisco Swank and Luke Titus’s Some Things Take Time

Velvet Portraits: On Cisco Swank and Luke Titus’s Some Things Take Time

2 min read
Apr
18
100 Great Rap Songs of the 2010s: Watch The Throne, “Why I Love You”

100 Great Rap Songs of the 2010s: Watch The Throne, “Why I Love You”

4 min read
Apr
01
Now That’s What I Call a Close Encounter: The Best Songs of Q1 2022 [Playlist]

Now That’s What I Call a Close Encounter: The Best Songs of Q1 2022 [Playlist]

The finest music of the last three months
2 min read
Mar
23
Worries and Fears Become Your Friends: Mental Disorder and Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy”

Worries and Fears Become Your Friends: Mental Disorder and Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy”

DJ Danger Mouse and CeeLo Green made a song that sounds like OCD feels.
4 min read
Mar
14
100 Great Rap Songs of the 2010s: Nas, “Nasty”

100 Great Rap Songs of the 2010s: Nas, “Nasty”

2 min read
Feb
20
DJ Quik: “Nobody”

DJ Quik: “Nobody”

2 min read