Andy Cowan

Andy Cowan graduated from cut-and-pasting photocopied fanzines Only A Rumour and White Lie in his teens to working on Hip-Hop Connection - the world's first rap monthly - in the late 80s, where his interviews included Public Enemy, Ice Cube and 50 Cent. Its editor in the 90s and publisher in the 00s, he has also contributed to podcasts, documentaries, museum exhibits and worked extensively as a music metadata specialist. A researcher at the University of Cambridge since the 10s, Andy has...See more

Andy Cowan graduated from cut-and-pasting photocopied fanzines Only A Rumour and White Lie in his teens to working on Hip-Hop Connection - the world's first rap monthly - in the late 80s, where his interviews included Public Enemy, Ice Cube and 50 Cent. Its editor in the 90s and publisher in the 00s, he has also contributed to podcasts, documentaries, museum exhibits and worked extensively as a music metadata specialist. A researcher at the University of Cambridge since the 10s, Andy has freelanced for The Independent, Flame Tree, Music Week and Q, among others, and is MOJO magazine' See less