Music Journalist · Author · Pop Culture Expert
Sowmya KrishnamurthySowmya is a music, entertainment and media industry veteran whose work can be found in TIME, Rolling Stone, Billboard, XXL, Playboy, Highsnobiety, Complex, New York Magazine and Village Voice.
She is the author of the critically-acclaimed book Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster). She is currently working on her next book: Roc-A-Fella Records: An American Rap Dynasty (Simon & Schuster).
As a hip-hop and pop culture expert, Sowmya has appeared on TV, radio and podcasts around the world including: The Breakfast Club, MTV, MSNBC, VH1, Ebro in the Morning, High/Low with Emily Ratajkowski, Apple Music, E!, BET, CNN, NPR, SiriusXM and BBC.
She began her career in the mailroom of the William Morris Agency, CNN and Bad Boy Records. She is a graduate of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion
Fashion Killa is the first anthology on hip-hop and fashion. Spanning 50 years, this cinematic narrative of glamour, grit, luxury, and luck tells the story of the rappers, designers, stylists, and unsung heroes who fought the power and reinvented style around the world.
Exclusive celebrity interviews with Dapper Dan, Pharrell, A$AP Rocky, Tommy Hilfiger, Cam’ron, Karl Kani, Pusha T, N.O.R.E and more.
Featured in: The New York Times, New York Magazine, NPR, The Breakfast Club, Hot 97, Way Up with Yee, Complex, Vice, Essence, SiriusXM and Vibe.
“One of the best music books of 2024” - Pitchfork
“A necessary historian for the culture” - Pager Magazine
“One of the best books of 2023” - Kirkus Reviews
“An essential book about US culture” - Booklist
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