Gerrick D. Kennedy is an award winning journalist and author covering pop music for the Los Angeles Times, where he’s profiled music’s biggest players,
including Ice Cube, Nas, Sean Combs, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, Mary J. Blige, Sam Smith, Nicki Minaj, and the Weeknd. His
debut book, “Parental Discretion Is Advised: The Rise of N.W.A and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap” was released in December 2017 through Atria.