Elliott Wilson (original) (raw)

Author, host, editor, and producer, Elliott Wilson has documented hip-hop journalism for over three decades. Elliott joined the Uproxx family in April 2024 as Editorial Director of Hip-Hop Journalism for Uproxx, HipHopDX and Dime. Elliott’s past lives include: being editor-in-chief of XXL magazine and co-author of ego trip’s Book of Rap Lists (St. Martin’s Press, 1999), and ego trip's Big Book of Racism! (Regan, 2002). An avid urban hiker, Elliott lives in Southern California with his wife, Danyel Smith.