Sowmya Krishnamurthy

Music journalist /  Pop Culture Critic / Author

Sowmya Krishnamurthy

Sowmya is a music industry veteran whose work can be found in Rolling Stone, Billboard, XXL, Playboy, Highsnobiety, Complex, New York Magazine, Village Voice, and Time.

Author of Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster)

Forthcoming: Roc-A-Fella Records: An American Rap Dynasty (Simon & Schuster)

On-air host and pop culture expert with appearances on radio, TV and podcasts: 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.

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.

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Latest Appearances

The Breakfast Club

NPR’s 1A

WNYC’s All Of It with Alison Stewart

Select Work

TIME: How the Roc-A-Fella Chain Became a Symbol of Hip Hop Royalty

Amazon Music: Interview with Jazmine Sullivan and H.E.R.

SiriusXM: Host of The Lookout

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