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Sowmya Krishnamurthy

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Born|  (1983-12-28) December 28, 1983 (age 41)
Kolkata, India
Occupation| Music journalist and author
Nationality| American
Subject| Hip-Hop
Website
www.sowmya-krishnamurthy.com

Sowmya Krishnamurthy (born December 28, 1983) is an American music journalist, pop culture expert, and author. She has contributed to Time, Rolling Stone, XXL, Complex, Billboard, Playboy, NPR, and several other outlets. Sowmya is the critically-acclaimed author of Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster).[1]

## Contents

* 1 Career
* 1.1 Literary Work
* 2 Personal life
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Career[edit]

Krishnamurthy began her career as an intern at CNN and Bad Boy Records and was in William Morris Endeavor's agent training program.[2] In 2012, she starred on MTV's Hip-Hop POV roundtable show with Charlamagne Tha God and Amanda Seales. Sowmya has appeared on television as a pop culture expert on MSNBC, BBC, and CNN.[3] In 2021, she launched The Lookout by SoundCloud on SiriusXM that spotlighted emerging and breaking hip-hop artists.[4]

#### Literary Work[edit]

In 2023, Krishnamurthy authored Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion which featured endorsements from Dapper Dan, Slick Rick, and Raekwon. This is the first anthology on hip-hop fashion.[5][6]

The book highlights hip-hop's "fraught" relationship with high fashion and draws from cultural commentaries, archival reporting, and oral histories to delve into the cultural impact of artists like Sean "Diddy" Combs, Lil' Kim, and Cardi B.[7][8][9] Krishnamurthy has called Lil' Kim the most "underrated" contributor to fashion.[10][11]

The New York Times listed Fashion Killa as one of the most stylish books of 2023.[12]

## Personal life[edit]

Krishnamurthy grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan and graduated from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.[13] She is of Indian American descent and lives in New York City.[14] In October 2023, she and rapper Drake became involved in a public back and forth after she said she outgrew his album For All the Dogs on The Breakfast Club.[15][16]

ELLE has called Krishnamurthy one of the women authors "redefining" the hip-hop books canon.[17]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Krishnamurthy, Sowmya (10 October 2023). Sowmya Krishnamurthy. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781982176327. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
2. ↑ "Kalamazoo's Sowmya Krishnamurthy's quick career rise leads to panelist spot on new MTV hip-hop show". MLive. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
3. ↑ "Sowmya Krishnamurthy". Audible. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
4. ↑ "SoundCloud to Launch The Lookout Hip-Hop Show Exclusively on SiriusXM". Music Business Worldwide. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
5. ↑ "Fashion Killa". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
6. ↑ "How hip-hop influenced what we wear". 1A. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
7. ↑ Newman, Scarlett (2023-09-01). "Hip-Hop and Fashion's Fraught Relationship". The Cut. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
8. ↑ "Sowmya Krishnamurthy Says the Flyest New Yorkers Live in Harlem". Interview. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
9. ↑ "Hip-Hop's 50-Year Fashion Revolution | All Of It". WNYC. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
10. ↑ "Why Lil Kim Is Hip-Hop's Most Underrated Contributor to Fashion, According to 'Fashion Killa' Author Sowmya Krishnamurthy". Complex. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
11. ↑ "The Author Behind Fashion Killa On Her Glaringly Honest Book On Hip-Hop And Style's Relationship". Essence. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
12. ↑ "The 12 Most Styles-ish Fashion Books Coming Out This Fall". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
13. ↑ "Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion". Barnes and Noble. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
14. ↑ "Sunday Share". The Sunday Share. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
15. ↑ "Drake Responds to More Criticism From Journalist That Says She Outgrew His Music". Complex. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
16. ↑ "Music journalist propositions Drake to a chat after critiquing his career". REVOLT. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
17. ↑ "Women Authors Are Redefining the Hip-Hop Books Canon". ELLE. 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-10-16.

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