Havelock Nelson (writer)

Havelock Nelson (born May 6, 1964) is a music journalist and co-author of the 1992 book Bring The Noise: A Guide To Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture.[1][2] Nelson was Billboard magazine’s first rap editor.[3]

Havelock Nelson
Nelson in 2015
Born (1964-05-06) May 6, 1964
Georgetown, Guyana
NationalityAmerican
EducationCity University of New York City College
Occupationjournalist
author
columnist
documentary filmmaker
Years active1984-present

Nelson has written stories and reviews for Entertainment Weekly[4] and Rolling Stone magazine[5] and has been a contributor to the Huffington Post.[6][7]

Nelson has contributed to Vibe's History of Hip Hop[8][9] (Random House), and been quoted in The New York Times,[10] The Washington Post,[11] and People magazine.[12] He has also appeared twice on TV-One's Unsung,[13] and will host the forthcoming In-Depth with Havelock Nelson[14] which is currently in pre-production.

References
  1. "Bring the Noise: A Guide to Rap Music and Hip-Hop Culture | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  2. GOLD, JONATHAN (1992-01-12). "Mixed Media". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. "Columbia News ::: Symposium Addresses Harlem's Hip-Hop Relevance, May 19–20". www.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  4. "Dead Serious | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  5. "Dr. Dre The Chronic Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  6. "Havelock Nelson". Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  7. "I Rode the Tour de Bronx". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  8. "Noteworthy". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  9. "The Vibe history of hip hop". NOBLE (All Libraries). Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  10. Gabriel, Trip (1994-06-12). "Like, Cool Is Back". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  11. Iverem, Esther (1996-09-14). "A DEATH AS REAL AS IT GETS". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  12. "Rapper Sheet : People.com". www.people.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  13. "Havelock Nelson". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  14. "In-depth with Havelock Nelson (TV Series 2016– )". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-11-23.



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