Dean is a Dublin, Ireland-based journalist and critic. In addition to Passion of the Weiss, his work has appeared in Wax Poetics, NME, Pitchfork, Clash and The Irish Times, among others. Get at him on Twitter: @deanvannguyen
| Westside Right on Time: The latest from Compton’s Boogie | July 13, 2016 |
Boogie drops off his first single from "Thirst 48 2" and a powerful freestyle about the recent events in Minnesota and Baton Rouge.
Dean Van Nguyen re-visits Roy Ayers' classic Everybody Loves the Sunshine in honor of summer.
Alchemist and Havoc get together for The Silent Partner and the results are as good as you'd expect.
| Burn Hollywood Burn: Dumbfoundead’s “Safe” | June 2, 2016 |
The Oscars are fake, Dumbfoundead is not. Dean Van Nguyen tells you why.
| From The Vault: Jeru The Damaja Drops Three Lost Dirty Rotten Demos | February 16, 2016 |
Grappling with Jeru the Damaja's legacy upon the release of his early demos.
| It’s Not Supposed to Rain at the Beach: On Anderson .Paak’s Malibu | January 28, 2016 |
Emerging from Dr. Dre's shadow, Anderson .Paak releases the formidable Malibu.
| “Dope Beats To Step To”: Timbaland’s King Stays King | January 20, 2016 |
Dean Van Nguyen takes a look at the new Timbaland mixtape, trying to gleam a return to form by the legendary producer.
| David Bowie Tribute: The Covers of Bowie | January 15, 2016 |
Passion of the Weiss takes the week to celebrate the life and mourn the death of David Bowie.
| “We Can Make It Better”: Building Kanye West’s ‘Late Registration’ | September 23, 2015 |
Dean Van Nguyen talks with Really Doe, GLC, Consequence, and more about the creation of Ye's sophomore album, 10 years after its release.
| Evil Lurks in the Shadow: DOOMSTARK’s “Lively Hood” | September 16, 2015 |
Pencil in the DOOMSTARKS project for later this year. Or next year. Or the decade after that.
