Sacha Jenkins, Influential Hip-Hop Journalist and Filmmaker, Dies at 54

Sacha Jenkins, Revered Hip-Hop Journalist and Documentary Filmmaker, Dies at 54

As founder of the seminal Ego Trip magazine, Jenkins was a highly influential figure in ’90s and 2000s rap culture

Sacha Jenkins Dies: Hip-Hop Journalist And Filmmaker Was 54

Sacha Jenkins, Influential Hip-Hop Journalist and Filmmaker, Dies at 54

Sacha Jenkins, a pioneering hip-hop journalist, author, filmmaker and cultural historian, has died at the age of 54.

Sacha Jenkins Dies: Journalist Behind Wu-Tang Clan, 50 Cent & Louis Armstrong Docs Was 53

Sacha Jenkins, a hip-hop journalist and documentarian known for Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men (2019) and Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues (2022), has died. He was 53. Deadline can confirm the Emmy nominee’s death after his wife Raquel Cepeda asked fans to “please respect our family’s privacy during this difficult moment” as they prepare an official statement. Born August 22, 1971 in Philadelphia, Jenkins launched the graffiti zine Graphic Sce…

Sacha Jenkins, Hip-Hop Documentairan and Founder of Resurgent Pictures, Dies at 54

Sacha Jenkins, the co-founder of Resurgent Pictures and a documentarian who worked on films about Wu-Tang Clan and Louis Armstrong, has died. He was 54. News of Jenkin’s death was announced by several outlets Friday and Saturday. His wife, filmmaker Raquel Cepeda, asked for privacy in a post shared on Instagram on Friday, May 23. “Please respect our family’s privacy during this difficult moment and refrain from posting before we as a FAMILY get …

Documentarian Sacha Jenkins Has Died: ‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Filmmaker Started as a Journalist

The Emmy nominee and IDA Award winner had become one of the preeminent music documentarians of recent years.