Havelock Nelson (writer)

{{short description|American journalist}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}

{{Infobox person

|name = Havelock Nelson

|image = HavelockN.png

|caption = Nelson in 2015

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|05|06}}

|birth_place = Georgetown, British Guiana

|nationality = American

|education = City University of New York City College

|occupation = Music journalist, writer

|years_active = 1984–present}}

Havelock Nelson (born May 6, 1964) is an American music journalist and the co-author of the 1992 book Bring the Noise: A Guide to Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture.{{Cite web|title = Bring the Noise: A Guide to Rap Music and Hip-Hop Culture {{!}} EW.com|url = http://www.ew.com/article/1992/01/17/bring-noise-guide-rap-music-and-hip-hop-culture|website = Entertainment Weekly's EW.com|accessdate = November 23, 2015}}{{Cite news|title = Mixed Media|url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-12-ca-317-story.html|newspaper = Los Angeles Times|date = January 12, 1992|access-date = November 23, 2015|issn = 0458-3035|language = en-US|first = JONATHAN|last = GOLD}} Nelson was Billboard magazine's first rap editor where he singled out KMD's sophomore album Black Bastards contending that its artwork and title were offensive.{{Citation |title= Billboard Magazine: April 16th 1994 (page 34). |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-04-16.pdf}} This eventually led to Elektra records shelving the project.{{Cite web|title = Columbia News ::: Symposium Addresses Harlem's Hip-Hop Relevance, May 19–20|url = http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/05/05/hip_hop_symposium.html|website = www.columbia.edu|accessdate = November 23, 2015}}

Nelson has written stories and reviews for Entertainment Weekly{{Cite web|title = Dead Serious {{!}} EW.com|url = http://www.ew.com/article/1992/05/29/dead-serious|website = Entertainment Weekly's EW.com|accessdate = November 23, 2015}} and Rolling Stone

magazine{{Cite magazine|title = Dr. Dre The Chronic Album Review|url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/the-chronic-19930318|magazine = Rolling Stone|accessdate = November 23, 2015}} and has been a contributor to the Huffington Post.{{Cite web|title = Havelock Nelson| website=HuffPost |url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/havelock-nelson/|accessdate = November 23, 2015}}{{Cite web|title = I Rode the Tour de Bronx|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/havelock-nelson/i-rode-the-tour-de-bronx_b_8400572.html|website = The Huffington Post| date=October 28, 2015 |accessdate = November 23, 2015}}

Nelson has contributed to Vibe's History of Hip Hop{{Cite web|title = Noteworthy|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/1999-12/05/127r-120599-idx.html|website = www.washingtonpost.com|accessdate = November 23, 2015}}{{Cite book|title = The Vibe history of hip hop|url = http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1913419?ac=toc|website = NOBLE (All Libraries)|year = 1999|publisher = Three Rivers Press|isbn = 9780609805039|oclc = 41572698|accessdate = November 23, 2015|archive-date = March 4, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045521/http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1913419?ac=toc|url-status = dead}} (Random House), and been quoted in The New York Times,{{Cite news|title = Like, Cool Is Back|url = https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/12/style/like-cool-is-back.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = June 12, 1994|access-date = November 23, 2015|issn = 0362-4331|first = Trip|last = Gabriel}} The Washington Post,{{Cite news|title = A DEATH AS REAL AS IT GETS|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/09/14/a-death-as-real-as-it-gets/8a4795b3-e6da-4ffb-a21e-de2abd41fd6f/|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = September 14, 1996|access-date = November 23, 2015|issn = 0190-8286|language = en-US|first = Esther|last = Iverem}} and People magazine.{{Cite web|title = Rapper Sheet : People.com|url = http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20106913,00.html|website = www.people.com|accessdate = November 23, 2015}} He has also appeared twice on TV-One's Unsung,{{Cite web|title = Havelock Nelson|url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4877412/|website = IMDb|accessdate = November 23, 2015}} and will host the forthcoming In-Depth with Havelock Nelson{{Cite web|title = In-depth with Havelock Nelson (TV Series 2016– )|url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5186556/|website = IMDb|accessdate = November 23, 2015}} which is currently in pre-production.

Prince Paul credits him with having coined the term "horrorcore" for the titular genre.{{Cite web |title=What Had Happened Was: Gravediggaz/RZA on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gravediggaz-rza/id1520209791?i=1000479415548 |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}}