Havelock Nelson (writer)

Havelock Nelson (born May 6, 1964) is an African-American journalist and co-author of the 1992 book Bring The Noise: A Guide To Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture. Nelson was Billboard magazine’s first rap editor.

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• Leonard harper renaissance man director havelock nelson
• The ghosts in the belfry by havelock nelson
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Nelson has written stories and reviews for Entertainment Weekly and Rolling Stone magazine and has been a contributor to the Huffington Post.

Nelson has contributed to Vibe's History of Hip Hop (Random House), and been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and People magazine. He has also appeared twice on TV-One's Unsung, and will host the forthcoming In-Depth with Havelock Nelson which is currently in pre-production.