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
| The Corrections: Ghostface’s ‘Pretty Toney Album’ | August 20, 2015 |
A look back at why Pretty Toney might be Peak Starks.
| Dr. Dre Makes His Final Rounds | August 11, 2015 |
Dr. Dre gives us closure.
| Dad Blood: The Rising Star of Compton Rapper, Boogie | July 23, 2015 |
Add Boogie's latest tape to the collection of great music that's come out of L.A. and Long Beach in 2015.
| All Driller No Filler: King Louie’s ‘Drilluminati 3’ | June 22, 2015 |
The God of Drill returns to claim his throne.
| Make a Scene: Shamir’s XL Debut, “Ratchet” | May 22, 2015 |
The 20-year-old North Las Vegas crooner defies easy categorization.
| Soul Controllers: An Interview with BADBADNOTGOOD | March 30, 2015 |
A "trilogy" three years in the making, BBNG talks to Dean Van Nguyen about recording SOUR SOUL with Ghostface
| Solarized: Best Coast’s New Single “California Nights” | February 27, 2015 |
The West Coast is the best coast, has been for years.
| The Harder They Come: Ghostface Killah and Badbadnotgood feat MF DOOM “Ray Gun” Video | February 6, 2015 |
Ghost and DOOM go together like Wallabees and Slick Rick jewels. The latest video "Raygun" off the Ghostface x BadBadNotGood album is dipped in Blaxploitation bliss.
| Deep Purple: The Making of Cam’ron’s “Purple Haze” | December 9, 2014 |
Following up the hits of "Come Home With Me", Cam'ron made a commercial flop that won the hearts of mink wearers everywhere, Dean van Nguyen included.
| To the Top Floor: Big K.R.I.T. “See Me On Top 4” | October 10, 2014 |
Dean Van Nguyen is the son of the Son of Chico Dusty When Big K.R.I.T. was putting out music at a prolific rate a couple years back– including at his nominal mixtapes in K.R.I.T. Wuz Here and 4eva N a Day – I was convinced a seat at rap’s head table was waiting. A self-producing machine in the vein […]
