Nelson George is the author of several non-fiction books, including "The Death of Rhythm & Blues" & "Hip Hop America", both nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award, & three novels, "One Woman Short", "Seduced", & the "Essence" Blackboard bestseller "Urban Romance". An award-winning journalist, he is also an accomplished screenwriter (including "Strictly Business" & "CB-4") & an Emmy Award-winning producer of HBO's "The Chris Rock Show". He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Nelson George, author, music and culture critic, journalist, and filmmaker, has been nominated twice for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He has written fifteen nonfiction books, including Hip Hop Americaand The Death of Rhythm and Blues. Alan Leeds, a superstar networker in the music industry who has worked with musicians from Prince to Maxwell, is one of the leading experts on James Brown. He and George were among the team of writers who won a Grammy for the liner notes of the James Brown boxed set Star Time.