Jon Caramanica | |
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Born | 1975 (age 48–49)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater |
Harvard University (
B.A.) Goldsmiths, University of London |
Employer | The New York Times |
Jon Caramanica (born 1975) is an American journalist and pop music critic who writes for The New York Times. [1] [2] He is also known for writing about hip hop music. [3]
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Caramanica received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1997, after which he attended Goldsmiths, University of London. [1] [2] He has published articles in Rolling Stone and Spin, before becoming a senior contributing writer for XXL. In 2006, he left XXL to become the music editor for Vibe, [2] a position he held until leaving the magazine in 2008. [4] He began working for The New York Times in 2010, after previously having freelanced for the paper. [1] He also hosts the music podcast Popcast. [5] In 2020, he announced he is writing a book about Kanye West.