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    Dean Van Nguyen

    Dean Van Nguyen

    Dean Van Nguyen is a contributor to Uproxx and author of Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur.

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    What It’s Really Like To Make Music With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    What It’s Really Like To Make Music With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    October 21, 2025by: Uproxx authorsDean Van Nguyen
    What Drake Does Next Is One Of Music’s Most Fascinating Questions

    What Drake Does Next Is One Of Music’s Most Fascinating Questions

    May 23, 2025by: Uproxx authorsDean Van Nguyen
    T-Pain Has Been Blurring Genre Lines And Showing Off His Versatility For Years

    T-Pain Has Been Blurring Genre Lines And Showing Off His Versatility For Years

    April 25, 2025by: Uproxx authorsDean Van Nguyen
    The Melody And The Mayhem Of Lil Durk

    The Melody And The Mayhem Of Lil Durk

    February 1, 2024by: Uproxx authorsDean Van Nguyen
    How Dr. Dre’s ‘Still D.R.E.’ Ushered In A New Millennium Of Radio Rap

    How Dr. Dre’s ‘Still D.R.E.’ Ushered In A New Millennium Of Radio Rap

    June 12, 2023by: Uproxx authorsDean Van Nguyen
    Syd’s Retro-Futurist Machine Dreams Are The Pop Music We Deserve

    Syd’s Retro-Futurist Machine Dreams Are The Pop Music We Deserve

    December 27, 2022by: Uproxx authorsDean Van Nguyen
    The Evolution of Japanese Breakfast Has Been Anything But Predictable

    The Evolution of Japanese Breakfast Has Been Anything But Predictable

    April 2, 2022by: Uproxx authorsDean Van Nguyen
    How Tyler The Creator Became Rap’s Leading Man

    How Tyler The Creator Became Rap’s Leading Man

    December 16, 2021by: Uproxx authorsDean Van Nguyen
    How Freddie Gibbs Became Rap’s Critical Darling

    How Freddie Gibbs Became Rap’s Critical Darling

    December 18, 2020by: Uproxx authorsDean Van Nguyen
    Future Flipped His Biggest Hit Into A Pro-Mask Initiative – And Other Rappers Followed

    Future Flipped His Biggest Hit Into A Pro-Mask Initiative – And Other Rappers Followed

    December 8, 2020by: Uproxx authorsDean Van Nguyen
    Why Honoring DaBaby At The Grammys Would Feel Revolutionary

    Why Honoring DaBaby At The Grammys Would Feel Revolutionary

    January 23, 2020by: Uproxx authorsDean Van Nguyen
    The Lasting Legacy Of Chief Keef’s “I Don’t Like” Video

    The Lasting Legacy Of Chief Keef’s “I Don’t Like” Video

    October 30, 2019by: Uproxx authorsDean Van Nguyen
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