Charnas on a panel at the 2010 Brooklyn Book Festival with Kristin Hersh.
Daniel Louis Charnas[1] (born August 30, 1967)[2] is an American author, radio host and record company executive. He is considered to have played a role in the creation of hip-hop journalism.
A native of New York City, Charnas graduated with honors from Boston University in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in communications.[3][4] In 2007, Charnas earned a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[1][3] His master's thesis was titled Shocked: Birthright Unplugged challenges Birthright Israel in an epic battle for the hearts and minds of American Jews.[5]
As a radio personality, Charnas hosted a segment on KPWR in Los Angeles.[6] As a journalist he was a writer for the hip-hop magazine The Source.[7] He became a talent scout for Profile Records and later ran the rap division of American Recordings in a joint venture with Warner Bros. Records.[6][7]
In 2010 he wrote the book The Big Payback about the history of the hip-hop business.[6][7]
In 2022 his book Dilla Time, on the life and works of hip-hop producer J Dilla, was published.[8]
Charnas is an associate professor at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and has been a thesis advisor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[9][10]
^ ab"GRADUATION: 2007 Award Winners". The Daily Plan-it / Dean of Students Blog, Columbia J-school. Columbia University School of Journalism. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^@dancharnas (August 30, 2011). "The bestest birthday present you can give this kid? Follow me! @dancharnas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ ab"About Dan Charnas". DanCharnas.com. 22 October 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^Faraone, Chris (October 24, 2012). "In the Early Days of Rap Music, One COM Student Fanned a Cultural Spark that Caught Fire Campus-wide". Boston University. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^"Journalism Library: 2007 Master's Projects". Columbia University Library. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ abcGlobal Grind staff (January 5, 2011). "Dan Charnas On The Biggest Deals In Hip-Hop History, & Why Drake Could've Done Better". Global Grind.
^ abcAaron Leitko (January 16, 2011). "The brains behind the bling-bling". The Washington Post.
^Madrigal, Alexis (4 February 2022). "The Genius of Hip-Hop Producer J Dilla Shines in New Book 'Dilla Time' by Dan Charna". KQED. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
^"Dan Charnas - Professor - Clive Davis Institute - NYU Tisch Music". tisch.nyu.edu.
^"2013 Masters's Projects | Columbia University Libraries". library.columbia.edu.
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