Jon Caramanica | |
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 Caramanica in 2007 | |
| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) 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 [6] , titled KANYE: How the College Dropout Changed America. As of 2025, the book has not been released.
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