Tricia Rose

Tricia Rose
Born	(1962-10-18) October 18, 1962 (age 61) New York, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Yale University (BA) Brown University (PhD)
Occupation	Academic
Known for	Scholarly work on hip-hop and systemic racism.
Notable work	Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America, Longing to Tell: Black Women Talk About Sexuality And Intimacy, "The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop-and Why It Matters"
Awards	American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation in 1995 for "Black Noise"
Website	www.triciarose.com

Tricia Rose (born October 18, 1962) is an American sociologist and author who pioneered scholarship on hip hop. Her studies mainly probe the intersectionality of pop music and gender. Now at Brown University, she is a professor of Africana Studies and is the director of the Center for Study of Race and Ethnicity in America. Rose also co-hosts a podcast, The Tight Rope,^[1] with Cornel West.