Elliott Wilson (journalist)
| Elliott Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 14, 1971 Queens, New York |
| Residence | New York City, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Liberal arts |
| Alma mater | LaGuardia Community College |
| Occupation | Journalist, television producer |
| Years active | 1992-today |
| Known for | Rap Radar, XXL, Respect. |
| Spouse(s) | Danyel Smith |
| Website | rapradar |
Elliott Wilson is an American journalist, television producer, and magazine editor. He is the founder and CEO of Rap Radar. In the past, he has worked as editor-in-chief of XXL Magazine. While there, he became known for his editorials under the nickname "YN".
Over the course of his career, Elliott has interviewed and profiled a number of artists, including Jay-Z and Drake.
Elliott’s father is African American. His mother is Ecuadorian and Greek. He attended William Cullen Bryant High School, went on to attend LaGuardia Community College, and received an associates degree in liberal arts in 1992. Wilson lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Danyel Smith. They were married in Los Angeles in June 2005. He has two younger brothers, Kenneth and Steven.
Wilson has been writing and talking about hip hop and rap music since 1992, when he became music editor for Beat Down magazine. He is the co-author of two critically acclaimed books, "Book of Rap Lists" and "Big Book of Racism!". Both books were created in the spirit of the short-lived magazine Ego trip. In 2004 Entertainment Weekly named the ego trip collective one of the "25 Funniest People in America". Wilson has written for a number of publications, including GQ, VIBE, and Rolling Stone.
In spring of 1996 Wilson went to College Music Journal as a beat-box editor. At the end of that year he was promoted as music editor of The Source magazine. In September, 1999, Wilson went to work at Harris Publications as editor-in-chief of XXL Magazine, and in 2005 he launched their website, XXLmag.com. He also co-created Hip-Hop Soul. In 2004, Wilson co-executive produced VH1’s TV’s Illest Minority Moments: Presented by ego trip. In 2005 Wilson co-executive produced three specials for VH1, under the Ego trip’s "Race-O-Rama: Blackaphobia, In Race We Lust, and Dude Where’s My Ghetto Pass?". In January 2007, VH1 debuted the eight-episode series Ego trip's The (White) Rapper Show, where Wilson served as co-executive producer. In April 2008, VH1 debuted Ego trip's Miss Rap Supreme, where Wilson also served as co-executive producer. In 2010 Wilson became RESPECT.'s editor-in-chief.
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