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Nelson George (born September 1, 1957) is an American author, columnist, music and culture critic, journalist, and filmmaker. He has been nominated twice for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Nelson George was born on 1 September 1957 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Brooklyn Boheme (2011), Top Five (2014) and Left Unsaid (2010).
Mar 16, 2021 · Nelson George He is Hip hops’ historian. A New York native, author and intellectual. Nelson has been documenting the culture with a legendary clarity since its inception. Noone has articulated...
Nelson George is an established author and filmmaker with a passion for telling stories of the black experience in America. George is the author of several ground breaking histories of African American music, including Where Did Our Love Go: the Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound, The Death of Rhythm & Blues and Hip Hop America.
Nelson George - The New York Times. Recent and archived work by Nelson George for The New York Times. Latest. Nonfiction. ‘Dapper Dan’ Gets Back to Harlem’s Roots. The renowned fashion...
Aug 11, 2023 · Amna Nawaz discussed hip-hop's evolution with Nelson George, author of “Hip-Hop America,” for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th birthday.
Apr 15, 2009 · Growing up in a housing project in Brooklyn in the 1960s and '70s, Nelson George devoured Ernest Hemmingway novels... And album liner notes. In his memoir, City Kid, he tells of his early jump...
