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Sacha Jenkins Dies: Journalist Behind Wu-Tang Clan, 50 Cent & Louis Armstrong Docs Was 53
Sacha Jenkins, a hip-hop journalist and documentarian, 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 Scenes & Xplicit Language in 1989, and the groundbreaking hip-hop newspaper Beat Down shortly after. Jenkins also served as a writer and producer on such docs as Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men(2019), Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James(2021), Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues(2022) and All Up in the Biz(2023).
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