Sowmya Krishnamurthy Explained

Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Occupation:Music journalist and author
Nationality:American
Subject:Hip-Hop

Sowmya Krishnamurthy is an American music journalist and author.[1] She has contributed to Time, Rolling Stone, XXL, Complex, Billboard, Playboy and NPR.[2] Sowmya is the author of Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster).[3] [4]

Career

Krishnamurthy began her writing career at The Michigan Daily.[5] She interned at CNN and Bad Boy Records and was in William Morris Endeavor's agent training program.[6] In 2012, she starred on MTV's Hip-Hop POV with Charlamagne Tha God and Amanda Seales. Sowmya has appeared on MSNBC, BBC, and CNN.[7] [8] In 2021, she launched The Lookout by SoundCloud on SiriusXM.[9]

She has provided commentary on The Breakfast Club and Ebro in the Morning.[10] [11] She is one of Complex's "25 Music Insiders to Follow on Twitter" with other journalists Elliott Wilson and Charlamagne Tha God.[12]

Literary Work

In 2023, Krishnamurthy authored Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion. The book began as a story in XXL.[13] This is the first anthology on hip-hop fashion.[14] [15] Kirkus Reviews and Booklist named the book as one of the "best books of 2023".[16] [17]

In January 2024, she announced that her next book is about Jay-Z and hip-hop label Roc-A-Fella Records: Roc-A-Fella Records: An American Rap Dynasty.[18]

Personal life

Krishnamurthy grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan and graduated from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.[19] [20] She is the first hip-hop journalist of Indian American descent and lives in New York City.[21] [22]

ELLE has called Krishnamurthy one of the women authors "redefining" the hip-hop books canon.[23]

Books

Book: Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion . Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster . 2023 . 9781982176327 .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sowmya Krishnamurthy's schedule for Music Biz 2019 . 2023-11-05 . musicbiz2019.sched.com.
  2. Web site: Leah . Rachel . 2018-06-20 . Why can't #MeToo shake up the music industry? . 2023-11-05 . Salon . en.
  3. Book: Fashion Killa . 2023-10-10 . 978-1-9821-7632-7 . en . Krishnamurthy . Sowmya . Simon and Schuster .
  4. Web site: Noble . Barnes & . Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High FashionHardcover . 2023-11-05 . Barnes & Noble . en.
  5. Web site: 2005-09-21 . SOWMYA KRISHNAMURTHY, Author at The Michigan Daily . 2023-11-05 . The Michigan Daily . en-US.
  6. Web site: 10 April 2012. Kalamazoo's Sowmya Krishnamurthy's quick career rise leads to panelist spot on new MTV hip-hop show . 2023-10-16 . MLive.
  7. Web site: Sowmya Krishnamurthy . 2023-10-16 . Audible.
  8. Web site: Exclusive: 'Hip Hop POV' Preview Kicks Off Tonight! . https://web.archive.org/web/20231105051621/https://www.mtv.com/news/ct8w44/hip-hop-pov-live-stream . dead . November 5, 2023 . 2023-11-05 . MTV . en.
  9. Web site: 22 April 2021. SoundCloud to Launch The Lookout Hip-Hop Show Exclusively on SiriusXM . 2023-10-16 . Music Business Worldwide.
  10. Sowmyak Krishnamurthy On Future Of Fashion In Hip Hop, 2Pac, Lil Kim + 'Fashion Killa' . 2023-10-18 . HOT 97 . 2024-06-02 . YouTube.
  11. Sowmya Krishnamurthy Speaks On Fashion In Hip Hop, Drake's Best Era, New Book + More . 2023-10-11 . Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM . 2024-06-02 . YouTube.
  12. Web site: Diep . Eric . 25 Music Insiders To Follow On Twitter . 2024-06-02 . Complex . en-us.
  13. Web site: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion . 2023-11-05 . BET . en.
  14. Web site: Fashion Killa. 2023-10-16. www.goodreads.com.
  15. Web site: How hip-hop influenced what we wear . 2023-10-16 . 1A . en.
  16. Web site: Best of 2023 . 2023-12-09 . Kirkus Reviews . en.
  17. Book: Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books, 2023, by Booklist Online.
  18. Web site: Krishnamurthy . Sowmya . January 31, 2024 . Publisher's Marketplace .
  19. Web site: Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion . 2023-10-16 . Barnes and Noble.
  20. Web site: 2023-10-05 . Art Beat: Fashion Killa . 2023-11-05 . WMUK . en.
  21. Web site: 2012-10-03 . Sunday Share . 2023-10-16 . The Sunday Share . en-US.
  22. Web site: Bhatt . Kalloli . 2023-10-18 . Sowmya Krishnamurthy . 2023-11-05 . Encore Magazine . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2023-08-11 . Women Authors Are Redefining the Hip-Hop Books Canon . 2023-10-16 . ELLE . en-US.

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