Greg Tate

Biography

Gregory Stephen Tate was a prominent American writer, musician, and producer. As a long-time critic for The Village Voice, he helped establish hip-hop as a genre worthy of music criticism, focusing particularly on African-American music and culture. His notable works include "Flyboy in the Buttermilk" (1992) and the subsequent sequel, "Flyboy 2" (2016), cementing his legacy as a music critic and advocate.