Nelson George was born September 1, 1957. He is an author,music and culture critic, journalist, as well as a filmmaker.He attended St. John's University in Queens, New York. He began working as a new editor for Billboard magazine for seven years between 1982 and 1989. He wrote two other books in the 80's as well as wrote in a column entitled "native son."He first got involved with film in 1986 when he helped Spike Lee in She's gotta have it. He has written 15 non- fiction books, including one best- seller entitled the Michael Jackson Story. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he continues to work by being a co- executive producer for VH1 and as a consultant for BET news. He made his directorial debut in 2007 in a film called Life Support, starring Queen Latifah.
I choose this author because he writes about real ordeals within the African American culture. He writes about the reelaationship between hip- hop and america. The postives as well as the negatives. He tells all about the contradictions and the negativitities surrounding the hip hop culture. I think this book would be interesting because it talks about how hip- hop has challenged and changed american society. It also addresses how and to whom that hip hop represents.
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