Jade Gomez

Editor and Feature Writer

United States

I'm Jade Gomez, and I am a story-driven editor and journalist adept at developing articles and creating deeply reported music journalism with tenacious and unwavering dedication. Offering over five years of experience in print and online media. Versed in various genres with a specialty in hip hop and tapped into current trends as well as underground scenes to contribute exciting content for all to enjoy.

In addition to holding editor positions at PAPER Magazine and Paste Magazine, I have also contributed to the likes of Playboy, Consequence, NME, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Elite Daily and more.

Please view some of the links and clips below for an idea of my work. Have a fantastic day!

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PAPER Magazine
04/12/2023
Ice Spice Heats Up

The Bronx-born rapper talks about making her own lanes, the antidote to self-critiques and being at the forefront of a rap renaissance.

pastemagazine.com
06/08/2022
Vince Staples' Song Remains the Same in Limbo Beach

As a child, I lived a block away from one of the most notorious housing projects in the city. At all hours of the day, police officers patrolled the parking lot, watching as the people passed in and out of the blood-red apartment doors.

pastemagazine.com
07/08/2020
Pop Smoke Transcends on Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon

The morning after news of Pop Smoke's death broke was a loud one in New York. Teenagers walking home from school with speakers clipped to their bags and cars with the windows rolled down played the now-iconic gruff whisper-rapping of New York's treasure.

Complex
Constant Feedback and Viral Snippets: The New Reality For Modern Musicians

It's a tired cliche, but it's true: social media has changed our lives for better and for worse. Everything from politics to dating is impacted by a set of ones and zeros. New technologies also offer the opportunity to connect with virtually anyone at the click of a button, giving people unprecedented access to those who they love and hate.

Complex
Dominic Fike Wants to Refocus, Not Reinvent

Dominic Fike's deep voice vibrates through my cell phone speaker, punctuated by not-so-sneaky bites of his breakfast taco. Despite being limited to a cross country phone call in the midst of a pandemic, I can see him in my mind. Fike's aura is magnetic, transcending the walls of Hollywood's Conway Recording Studios into my suburban apartment.

pastemagazine.com
11/02/2021
Maxo Kream on Carrying the Weight of the World

Much of the press surrounding Maxo Kream focuses on the obvious: his intense stare, imposing figure and bleak storytelling in the same vein as his hometown predecessor Scarface. All roads lead back to fear, and the endless expanse of his dark pupils could certainly instill a hefty dose into the right person.

pastemagazine.com
12/29/2021
The 40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2021

Listen to Paste's Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2021 playlist on Spotify here. ELUCID and billy woods, aka Armand Hammer, are a dynamic duo, capable of digging a knife into any subject they want and twisting it, capturing the pain and grotesque fascination with how it got to that point.

Vinyl Me Please
03/31/2020
Orion Sun Is Creating And Finding Home

The words "sheltered" and "isolation" seem to come up a lot in my conversation with 24-year-old Orion Sun, to the point where the words just spill out of her mouth effortlessly. In between our thoughts, the pockets of silence echo in my ear and disappear into the emptiness of both of our suburban homes.