David Ma
@davidmadavidma.bsky.social
550 followers 150 following 65 posts
Music journalist/editor: NPR, Wax Poetics, Dust & Grooves, Complex, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, The Paris Review, Billboard, SF Weekly, Pitchfork, Passion of the Weiss, The Ringer, etc. Needle To The Groove Records + Dad Bod Rap Pod + SJSU
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
Reposted by David Ma
deephunk.bsky.social
Could you imagine if Jay-Z took Columbia Records to court in 2001 bc Nas called him a "Tae Bo ho" in "Ether" ?
Reposted by David Ma
mike-eagle.bsky.social
Live right now!

the morning show with Open Mike Eagle: 100 best rap albums that I could think of | REACTIONS! (new Black Thought, Benny's nerds)

twitch.tv/open_mike_ea...
Reposted by David Ma
natalieweiner.bsky.social
for every post you make about a major pop album today i decree you make one bandcamp friday purchase
Reposted by David Ma
jesseducker.bsky.social
The last Cold Chillin’ album features an amazing performance from Kool G Rap and some top notch production. Great fall/winter album.
Reposted by David Ma
flavorflav.bsky.social
Public Enemy X Jimmy Kimmel Live
#JimmyKimmel
#FightThePower
Reposted by David Ma
passionweiss.bsky.social
The nü crash course in magic orchestrated by Chester Watson

Out this Monday
Reposted by David Ma
blockheadnyc.bsky.social
Every passing day is a different dystopian "didn't have_____ on my bingo card!" Joke that gets less and less funny.
Reposted by David Ma
passionweiss.bsky.social
In 50 years, we'll look back on this era of cancerous brain rot, nihilism & ideological extremes with shame & regret that we never did a thing about the social media algorithms designed to reward polarization, outrage & hatred. But in the meantime, we'll all be fodder for the content slaughter mill
Reposted by David Ma
sklute.bsky.social
these dudes spit all kinds of wild sex shit throughout people’s childhoods and adolescences now they’re clutching pearls at this shit? man I’m so tired of RAPPERS
culturecrave.co
Snoop Dogg says he’s 'scared to go to the movies now' because of a lesbian couple being depicted in 'Lightyear'

"We're watching it ... my grandson is like, 'Papa Snoop, how'd she have a baby with a woman?' ... I didn't come here for this shit"
Reposted by David Ma
magonzales.bsky.social
Coming of age in the '70s & '80s there weren't many journalists of color writing for glossy magazines...and then hip-hop scene came along and contributed to the birth of a new generation of publications and scribes.
--It's Like That: The Makings of a Hip-Hop Writer longreads.com/2019/06/10/i...
It's Like That: The Makings of a Hip-Hop Writer - Longreads
Hip-hop was a different kind of music that needed a different kind of writer to cover it. This is how Michael A. Gonzales came of age in a time when Black writers began breaking the white ceiling.
longreads.com
Reposted by David Ma
deanvannguyen.bsky.social
“The Asian delegation rejects Dean Cain”
Reposted by David Ma
passionweiss.bsky.social
Tha Alkaholiks are one of the most underrated rap groups ever.

JD Sutler went deep with Tash, J-Ro & E-Swift about their most classic records from "Turn Tha Party Out" to "Hip Hop Drunkies" w/ ODB, "Likwit Fusion" with Lootpack to their latest, "Daaam!"

www.passionweiss.com/2025/08/05/m...
My Collection: L.A. Icons Tha Alkaholiks Break Down Their Career-Defining Records
Los Angeles’ Tha Alkaholiks talk about each of their classic records from 1993 all the way to their newest album, Daaam!
www.passionweiss.com
Reposted by David Ma
lizzslockeroom.bsky.social
Mini tribute 🧵 to Howie Tee...

These are only a few of his many songs that he produced. He's worked with Chubb Rock, Special Ed, Color Me Badd, UTFO, Madonna, Patra, etc.

Rest easy 🕊💙
davidmadavidma.bsky.social
On the 30th anniversary of Raekwon’s OB4CL, I pulled from the archives and re-upped my full talk with the chef where he revisited his masterwork and broke everything down track-by-track.

davidma1.medium.com/ob4cl-turns-...
Reposted by David Ma
Reposted by David Ma
deephunk.bsky.social
Before he passed in May, Sacha Jenkins (unbeknownst to the public) completed a documentary about Ed Sullivan, his variety show and his championing of Black artists by booking them to perform. Netflix contacted him and picked it up. That doc, Sunday Best, is out today. netflix.com/title/82048609
Watch Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan | Netflix Official Site
Ed Sullivan broke barriers by booking Black artists on his Sunday night variety show. This documentary spotlights the TV pioneer's legacy of equality.
www.netflix.com