Born
October 14, 1957
Died
December 7, 2021
Place of Birth
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Gregory Stephen Tate (October 14, 1957 – December 7, 2021) was an American writer, musician, and producer. A long-time critic for The Village Voice, Tate focused particularly on African-American music and culture, helping to establish hip-hop as a genre worthy of music criticism. Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America (1992) collected 40 of his works for the Voice and he publishe…

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023

Sidney
2022

The Real Michael Jackson
2020

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019

I Am Richard Pryor
2019

Betty: They Say I’m Different
2017

Basquiat: Rage to Riches
2017

Two Trains Runnin'
2016

Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker
2005

The Last Angel of History
1996

Seven Songs for Malcolm X
1993

Black February: Music Is an Open Door