David Aaron Brake
David Aaron Brake is a music journalist and critic based in Los Angeles, California. He has bylines in HipHopDX, Okayplayer, i-D Magazine, Document Journal and many more.
New Music Friday - New Singles From Smino & J. Cole, Roddy Ricch, Quavo & Takeoff + More
Plus new tracks from Kodak Black, Trippie Redd, Icewear Vezzo and more.
New Music Friday - New Albums From Cam'ron & A-Trak, DaBaby, Lucki, DreamDoll + More
Plus new projects from Lakeyah, Dusty Locane and Wifisfuneral.
JID 'The Forever Story' Is Technically Sound But Fails To Break The Mold
Aside from a few exceptions, The East Atlanta rapper's latest sacrifices quality for overarching aesthetic, making the album feel untethered.
New Music Friday - New Singles From G Herbo & Future, Kodak Black, BLEU & Nicki Minaj + More
Plus new music from Cam'ron and A-Trak, TDE's Ab-Soul, WizKid and more.
New Music Friday - New Albums From NAV, Ari Lennox, Yeat, NBA YoungBoy + More
Plus new projects from Benny The Butcher's BSF, Sampa The Great, Van Buren Records and more.
New Music Friday - New Singles From Kay Flock, Freddie Gibbs & Moneybagg Yo, Lil Baby, Jeezy + More
Plus brand new Kali Uchis.
New Music Friday - New Albums From J.I.D, DJ Khaled, Roc Marciano, Mach-Hommy + More
A big week for all breeds of rap fans.
New Music Friday - New Singles From Offset, Fivio Foreign, Chief Keef, Key Glock + More
Plus new bars from Key Glock.
TDE needs more from Doechii
Plus new projects from Rod Wave, Joony, Royce Da 5'9" and more.
New Music Friday - New Singles From Drake & Lil Baby, Trippie Redd, Benny The Butcher + More
Plus new songs from The Weeknd and Summer Walker, Kaytranada and Anderson .Paak, and more.
New Music Friday - New Albums From Beyoncé, Maxo Kream, Wiz Khalifa, Doe Boy + More
'RENAISSANCE' has arrived.
Plus dvsn's JAY-Z-approved "If I Get Caught."
New Music Friday - New Albums From CMG, Steve Lacy, DJ Premier, Rowdy Rebel + More
Plus 'A Kid Named Cudi' hits streaming services.
Brent Faiyaz 'WASTELAND' Is An Excellent Insular Rumination On The Duality Of Man
His latest doesn’t stray too far from his past work, but the inscrutable attention to detail is the closest he’s gotten to nailing his intention.
New Music Friday - New Singles From Joey Bada$$, Doechii, Tyga, Key Glock + More
Mid-summer bangers.
New Music Friday - New Albums From Duwap Kaine, G Perico, French Montana + More
Plus an unexpected 'Minions' soundtrack
Pi'erre Bourne & Juicy J 'Space Age Pimpin' Sounds Out Of Sync
An awkward collaboration between two artists who should mesh better than they did.
New Music Friday - New Singles From Lil Nas X + NBA YoungBoy, Brent Faiyaz, Coi Leray, YG + More
Plus new Kid Cudi and Kodak Black.
Tony Shhnow 'Reflexions' Proves He Can't Be Categorized
A must-listen effort from plugg music's Curren$y.