Gabriel Bras Nevares Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output.
Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond.
Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C.
His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.
TV It looks like this new edition of the Zeus Network reality television program will be no less hectic or chaotic as usual. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2024 3.6K Views Music The musical legend mentioned war and homelessness as two examples of issues that deserve our attention far more than bars. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2024 1.8K Views Music It seems like there are still tickets available for some of Travis Scott's overseas dates, but that might change by the time you refresh. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2024 1132 Views Music Drake faced security breaches during his beef with Kendrick Lamar (unconfirmed to be linked), including two trespassers and a shooting. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2024 6.4K Views Viral Didn't Top Dawg say this was over? ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2024 39.5K Views Music Of course, this is mostly speculative and based off of a vague tweet, but it seems too coincidental to not have at least popped up in his head. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2024 33.1K Views Music This debacle stems from a 2018 deal to perform in China that Nicki Minaj allegedly never fulfilled or assumed responsibility for. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2024 937 Views Music Drake previously held the record for most streams for a rap song in a single day with his Lil Baby collaboration, "Girls Want Girls." ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2024 8.1K Views Music The Game is out for blood, and thinks Rick Ross' time in the spotlight is up. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2024 7.8K Views Music The Boy and Elliott Wilson have been at odds a couple of times over the past year, and you can't really blame Drake for cutting ties. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2024 5.5K Views Music Elliott Wilson removed the verse on "Meet The Grahams" that claimed Drake has a secret daughter, which Punch thought was oddly selective. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2024 4.9K Views Music This may not be a super overt diss track, but Digga D certainly got Central Cee's message after a long history of feuding. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2024 11.7K Views Music While it's still a very tough call, this new Kendrick Lamar diss against Drake is even expected to go number one on Billboard this week. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2024 6.6K Views Viral Less than a year after his comeback project "a Gift & a Curse," and in the middle of his tour, Gunna kept his foot on the gas. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2024 2.6K Views Viral The Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef is now sectioning itself off into different camps, and we now have the first official side quest. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2024 6.8K Views Music Ahead of his upcoming new album and to celebrate his 54th birthday, we're shouting out some recent peaks of Ghostface Killah's pen. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2024 3.7K Views Relationships The suit reportedly concerns some social media posts that Tyrese made about their disagreements and how they make allegedly false claims. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2024 667 Views Relationships Momma Dee was sure to clarify her love for Keyshia Cole before positing that she doesn't like how her relationship with Hunxho is going. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2024 1111 Views Music 1017 Records is home to a couple of current or past prison stints, something that Gucci Mane said reminds him of his own trajectory. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2024 2.4K Views Music "Every billionaire done f***ed over a couple of people to get to that point," Ak remarked. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2024 10.5K Views Music It's very lonely at the top, but is it by consequence or by design? ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2024 4.7K Views Music As much as many folks see these two titans as polar opposites on hip-hop's mainstream commercial throne, they are different shots at the same goal. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 07, 2024 11.4K Views Music Cole saw the future and wanted no part in it. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 07, 2024 3.8K Views Streetwear Cardi B's afterparty look was also stunning, although it didn't require an extra squadron to handle like her main event fit did. ByGabriel Bras Nevares May 07, 2024 1403 Views