Music Journalist / Pop Culture Critic / Author Sowmya KrishnamurthySowmya is a music, media and entertainment industry veteran whose work can be found in Rolling Stone, Billboard, XXL, Playboy, Highsnobiety, Complex, New York Magazine, Village Voice and TIME.
She is the critically-acclaimed author of: Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster).
Her next book is: Roc-A-Fella Records: An American Rap Dynasty (Simon & Schuster).
As an on-air host and pop culture expert, she has appeared on: The Breakfast Club, MTV, MSNBC, VH1, Ebro in the Morning, Apple Music, E!, BET, CNN, NPR, SiriusXM and BBC.
Sowmya began her career in the mailroom at William Morris Endeavor, CNN and Bad Boy Records. She is a graduate of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
She is repped by Sterling Lord Literistic and CAA.
Fashion Killa 
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.
Featured in: The New York Times, New York Magazine, NPR, The Breakfast Club, Ebro in the Morning, Way Up with Yee, Complex, Vice, Essence, Vibe and more.
“One of the best books of 2023” by Kirkus Reviews and Booklist.