mac miller's faces is out on streaming today. it's one of the most important records in his catalogue, and a snapshot of mac figuring out the kind of artist he wanted to be. i spoke to his friends and collaborators about making it for @gqmagazine:

i was the guy kendrick lamar hired to come up with super bowl friendly substitutions for “certified pedophile.” he didn’t use any but these were a few i suggested: - certified guy who stinks - certified creepy chap - certified odd fellow - certified sketchy cat

oprah-style new car giveaway for everyone in attendance

RT @bakerbakerbaker: jeans night

“not like us” winning rocks for a lot of reasons, especially because how often does the defining song/movie/performance of a year—the first thing you think about when you think about *that* art form in *that* year—actually get the highest honor?

RT @grantrindner: for @billboard, i interviewed two of my favorite producers (@camobi + @illmindPRODUCER) as well as multi-hyphenate artist…

for @billboard, i interviewed two of my favorite producers (@camobi + @illmindPRODUCER) as well as multi-hyphenate artist @larrenwong and the founders of Musical AI about AI in hip-hop production and what its rise means for rap at large:

for @variety, i wrote about mac miller's 'balloonerism' and the world of posthumous rap albums, a complicated reality of the genre that has dominated the last decade and feels like it's reached a unique inflection point in 2025.

RT @intospidervrse: the struggle is real

got to write my first story for @stereogum about the difference between comedy musicians and comedians/musicians, featuring interviews with @timheidecker, @fraktheperson, and @whitmerthomas. thanks to @chrisdeville for letting me write this!

being an apple music user on spotify wrapped day is the closest i’ll ever come to being a member of a protected class

and y’know what, i’ve never seen them in the same room together 🤔

very saddened by this! i’d been going since 2014 and the commitment to representing the chicago music scene was always one of its best facets. seeing a young chicago artist at pitchfork always felt like this crowning, celebratory moment that we don’t get to share as much anymore

eh i dunno, i went to a show in manhattan once where the headliner brought out 6ix9ine

RT @byisaacg: I don’t know if people really understand how disgustingly successful the media manipulation of the last 2 years was from the…

RT @simonwilliam: 🌲✨ @angiemartoccio spent a day in Nashville with @sopharela and came back with this amazing profile RIYL: heartbreaking…

RT @wordsbykristin: Last yr, I interviewed Ghostwriter, the anon producer behind the AI Drake song "Heart On My Sleeve" 🏆 Today, it was no…

tyler the creator releasing his album on a monday absolutely rocks. the move from new music tuesday to new music friday made albums feel even more dispensable, and a-list artists like tyler should be using their power to challenge the status quo whenever possible

RT @grantrindner: for the latest issue of @lofficielusa, i explored the nba and wnba's high fashion revolution and how that has reshaped ba…

for the latest issue of @lofficielusa, i explored the nba and wnba's high fashion revolution and how that has reshaped basketball stardom. featuring interviews with russell westbrook, skylar diggins-smith, nika mühl, jarred vanderbilt + more!