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Dan Charnas
About Dan
Daniel Louis Charnas, born on August 30, 1967, is an American author, radio host, and record company executive. He is recognized for contributing to the development of hip-hop journalism. A native of New York City, Charnas graduated with honors from Boston University in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in communications and earned a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2007. His master's thesis was titled Shocked: Birthright Unplugged challenges Birthright Israel in an epic battle for the hearts and minds of American Jews. Charnas has worked as a radio personality, hosting a segment on KPWR in Los Angeles. He also contributed as a writer for the hip-hop magazine The Source and served as a talent scout for Profile Records. Later, he managed the rap division of American Recordings in a joint venture with Warner Bros. Records. In 2010, he authored The Big Payback, a book chronicling the history of the hip-hop business. His most recent publication, Dilla Time, released in 2022, explores the life and work of hip-hop producer J Dilla. In addition to his industry work, Charnas is an associate professor at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and has acted as a thesis advisor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. His contributions to music criticism were recognized with the Virgil Thomson Award for Outstanding Music Criticism from the ASCAP Foundation in 2025.
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Latest interviews
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Library Presents: Discography Autobiography
Dan Charnas
Apr 9, 2026
Gems Podcast with Shom
Dan Charnas: Dilla Time and Beyond - Ep 19
Oct 21, 2025
Rose-Colored Headphones
The Diary by J Dilla (with Dan Charnas, author of Dilla Time)
Nov 12, 2024
The Deep Dive
Episode 94: Living In Dilla Time: A Conversation w/Dan Charnas
Feb 3, 2022
Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel
Library Rap: Dan Charnas - The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip Hop
Jul 2, 2021
Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel
Library Rap: Dan Charnas - The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip Hop
Jul 2, 2021
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