@NYTSports || Author: All The Pieces Matter, Boys Among Men|| Alum: @grantland33 and @latimes
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25 Apr 2022
I'm thrilled to announce my new book, THE COME UP: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop. It comes out on 10.18.22, and it's available for preorder now: penguinrandomhouse.com/books…
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New York rap and the Knicks have always shared the same DNA. I recently explored the cultural legacy of the team’s most iconic hip-hop anthems.
Unlocked article here: nytimes.com/2026/06/08/arts/…
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May 18
From Broadway to the baseball diamond: Tony nominee Derek Klena is trading the stage for a yellow jersey and bringing music flair to the @TheSavBananas
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May 14
Is the Survivor villain a dying breed or just evolving? I explored the history and future of the show's most controversial players.
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Apr 24
New for @nytimes: How @BravoTopChef is redefining culinary excellence by turning down the heat. 🌡️
nytimes.com/2026/04/24/arts/…
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Mar 19
The Tity Boi to @2chainz evolution is a bestselling book.
Behind the scenes with the Atlanta artist to talk about "The Voice in My Head Is God."
nytimes.com/2026/03/19/arts/…
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Mar 15
The crossover that went too far for the NBA.
New with @taniaganguli on the Hawks, Magic City and the wings you'll never have.
nytimes.com/2026/03/15/busin…
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Jonathan Abrams retweeted
Mar 9
The Wire ended 18 yrs ago today. It’s been taught in Ivy League schools, law schools & film schools. David Simon was interviewed by a sitting president about its lasting impact. Cited in a State Supreme Court ruling. Often hailed by critics as the best ever. Never won an Emmy.
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Can't believe it’s been 20 years since Three 6 Mafia made history at the Academy Awards.
I took a deep dive into the legacy of "It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp" and the night Memphis took over Hollywood.
nytimes.com/2026/03/06/arts/…
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The winners of #Survivor are celebrated, but what about those who don't make it beyond the first vote?
As Season 50 begins, I talked to the "first boots" about being voted out before the game has really began.
nytimes.com/2026/02/28/arts/….
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4 Jul 2024
The Story Behind Juvenile’s ‘Back That Azz Up’ - The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/07/04/arts/…
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Jonathan Abrams retweeted
6 Nov 2023
@jpdabrams writes on his firsthand understanding of Tupac Shakur’s legacy, and the moment when grand jury testimony offered an official account of Shakur’s murder. nyti.ms/3FKFDBa
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13 Oct 2023
EXCITED my first spoken word poetry album with music is now available on streaming platforms: GROCERY SHOPPING WITH MY MOTHER. I am humbly asking you listen closely, share with others, please. Going for Grammy consideration for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album.
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Jonathan Abrams retweeted
10 Oct 2023
Incredible story from @Jpdabrams on the massive sea change coming to the world of breaking in Paris 2024 - and how a sport built on culture and expression views this huge moment: nytimes.com/2023/10/10/arts/…
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Jonathan Abrams retweeted
5 Oct 2023
~30 years after Tupac’s murder, new court documents — the tell-all memoir & interviews of Keffe D — are turning decades of speculation, street gossip & internet innuendo into the most definitive account yet of how and why Tupac died...
our story nytimes.com/2023/10/05/arts/…
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Jonathan Abrams retweeted
4 Oct 2023
The essential oral history of hip-hop is now out in paperback!
Learn about the origins of the most popular music genre in America from the people who were there and made it happen in @Jpdabrams's THE COME UP.
penguinrandomhouse.com/books…
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Jonathan Abrams retweeted
28 Sep 2023
Come kick it with me and @dancharnas @Jpdabrams and @kevin_powell on Sunday, Oct 1, where I will moderate a panel discussion about hip hop music and culture from the unique perspectives explored in #DillaTime #TheComeUp and #TheKevinPowellReader. Thank you @BKBF for having me.
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14 Sep 2023
Happy to share the paperback edition of The Come Up is out on 10/3. @crownpublishing
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11 Sep 2023
I made this (mostly) chronological playlist of every rap song mentioned in @jpdabrams book THE COME-UP. I figured anyone reading it would want that resource.
shorturl.at/ampvS
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