Taylor Crumpton

Taylor Crumpton is a music, pop culture and politics writer from Dallas. In her work - which can be found in outlets like The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Harper’s Bazaar, The Guardian, NPR, and many other platforms - Crumpton writes about a range of topics from Black Queer advocacy to the underrepresented hip-hop scenes in The Southern United States to pop analysis on releases like “WAP” and Black Is King. Additionally, Crumpton regularly uses her online platform to advocate for underrepresented voices, to examine unethical racialized labor practices, and to discuss freelance journalist practices. Her book essay contracted by HALFWAY BOOKS, a passion project created by New York Times bestselling author Shea Serrano, considers Big Tuck’s Purple Hulk, a 2004 mixtape that has gone largely if not completely unexamined by hip-hop scholars outside of the Dallas area. Crumpton links Big Tuck’s mixtape to broader narratives concerning localized hip-hop scenes and dominant narratives about the history of hip-hop. She’s been welcomed to speak on the Netflix-produced podcast “You Can’t Make This Up”, served as the guest editor for Them’s 2020 Black History Month editorial package, and has even been recognized amongst her peers by way of her Jack Jones’ cultural critics index placement. Crumpton’s bylines has appeared on a variety of publications, including Pitchfork, Nylon, Playboy, Marie Claire and others.