I haven't written about Greg Tate nearly enough, but his thinking and writing meant so much to me over the years.
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“I realized that the meaning of being Black is summed up in who comes to bury you, who gathers together in your name after you’re gone, what they have to say about how you loved, and how you were loved in return.” --Greg Tate
Here's a roundup of coverage on him since the news of his passing.
2022
Jan. 4: The Invisible Hand of Greg Tate - Robin D. G. Kelley Bongani Madondo - Boston Review
Jan. 4: Remembering Flyboy Greg Tate - Steve Kiviat - Washington City Paper
2021
Dec, 31: Flyboy Forever: Titan in Black Arts Criticism and Visual Culture - Liz Munsell, J. Faith Almiron - Art News
Dec. 22: Remembering Greg Tate - Ben Thompson - Tribune mag
Dec. 17: Considering Greg Tate’s transformative impact on cultural criticism - Anni Irish - The Art Newspaper
Dec. 16: Remembering Greg Tate - Larry Mizell, Jr. - KEXP
Dec. 15: A massive loss for cultural criticism - Jordannah Elizabeth - Amsterdam News
Dec. 14: Afrodisiac: A Textual Meditation on Greg Tate - Michael A. Gonzales - Lit Hub
Dec. 14: Greg Tate - Daphne A. Brooks, Robert Christgau, Sasha Frere-Jones, and Carl Wilson - Bookforum
Dec. 14: In Memoriam: Greg Tate 1957–2021 - Howard Mandel - Downbeat
Dec. 13: Breakfast with Greg Tate - John Sims - Detroit Metro Times
Dec. 13: Flying High: Remembering Greg Tate - Village Voice
Dec. 13: Greg Tate, Celebrated Author, Critic, Musician, Dies at 64 - Calvin Reid - Publishers Weekly
Dec. 13: Remembering Greg Tate: Godfather Of Hip-Hop Journalism - Nylah Lee - The Hilltop
Dec. 13: A Black Education Remembering Greg Tate - Tirhakah Love - Vulture
Dec. 12: Greg Tate..Was Equally Attuned to Visual Art - Victoria L. Valetine - Culture Type
Dec. 12: Famed cultural critic Greg Tate dies age 64 - Today
Dec. 12: It’s said the veil between worlds is thinnest in the days surrounding an eclipse - Zodaic Sax - Instagram
Dec. 12: It's because of the writing from greats like Greg Tate - Rock the Bells - Instagram
Dec. 12: A moment of silence in honor of our brother Greg Tate - Carrie Mae Weems - Instagram
Dec. 10: Fuck it, I've just decided that I'm not going to accept a Greg Tate death. - Scott Woods - Twitter
Dec. 9: Greg Tate 1957 – 2021 - Michael j. West - Jazz Times
Dec. 9: Greg Tate and the Righteousness of Real Rap Writing - Stereo Williams - Rock the Bells
Dec. 9: Indelibly beautiful rich markings of poetics that you groved in our hearts - Lorna Simpson - Instagram
Dec. 9: There Will Never Be Another Greg Tate - Marcus J. Moore - Pitchfork
Dec. 9: We are deeply saddened for the loss of Greg Tate - Walker Art Center
Dec. 9: Greg Tate, Giant Among Cultural Critics, Dies at 64 - Zoe Guy - Hyperallergic
Dec. 9: Greg Tate (15 October 1957–7 December 2021) - The Wire Magazine - Twitter
Dec. 9: Two decades worth of wonderful writing from #GregTate - Jeff Jackson - Twitter
Dec. 8: Revered cultural critic Greg Tate has died at age 64 - Mano Sundaresan - Public Radio Tulsa
Dec. 8: The Peerless Imagination of Greg Tate - Jon Caramanica - New York Times
Dec. 8: Greg Tate, a ‘Godfather of Hip-Hop Journalism,’ Dies at 64 - Jem Aswad - Variety
Dec. 8: Greg Tate Canonized Black Culture. He Deserves the Same - Maiysha Kai - The Root
Dec. 8: The Wire is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of writer Greg Tate - The Wire Magazine - Twitter
Dec. 8: Greg Tate taught a generation how to listen to, love and write about Black music - RJ Smith - LA Times
Dec. 8: So devastated. Can’t stop crying. - Nicole Fleetwood - Twitter
Dec. 8: Greg Tate, Influential Critic of Black Culture, Dies at 64 - Clay Risen - New York Times
Dec. 8: Greg Tate..leading hip-hop generation cultural critic, dies at 64 - Matt Schudel - Washington Post
Dec. 8: My dear friend. I’m so heartbroken. Too little, too late - Nicole Fleetwood - Twitter
Dec. 8: Thoughts on Greg Tate, a Black boy Genius - Michael Simanga - Black Art in America
Dec. 8: Tributes Paid to Music Writer and Critic After His Death Aged 64 - Emma Nolan - Newsweek
Dec. 8: Greg Tate showed me what being a writer in America could mean - Kevin Powell - Washington Post
Dec. 8: Yes, the passing of Greg Tate is monumental, hwoever...way beyond music - Lisa B. Thompson - Twitter
Dec. 8: Greg Tate on Cinema - David Hudson - Criterion
Dec. 8: Honoring reg Tate - Arvida Rascón - KUVO Jazz
Dec. 8: Greg Tate, an Acclaimed Music Writer and Cultural Critic, Passes Away at 64 - Rashad Grove - Ebony
Dec. 8: Reflecting on all the different things I learned from Greg Tate - Emily Lordi - Twitter
Dec. 8: Greg Tate - 1957 to 2021 - Nelson George - The Nelson George Mixtape
Dec. 8: "I have no photos of Greg Tate." Danyel Smith - Instagram
Dec. 8: Farewell to Greg Tate - Duke University Press
Dec. 8: One other thing that has to be said about #GregTate - Jelani Cobb - Twitter
Dec. 8: Greg Tate, former Village Voice Culture Writer...dead at 64 - Cedric Thornton - Black Enterprise
Dec. 7: Greg Tate - Artforum
Dec. 7: Tate, a powerful chronicler and critic of Black life and culture, has died at 64 - Andrew Limbong - NPR
Dec. 7: Absolute love of my life - Arthur Jafa - Instagram
Dec. 7: So sad to hear that my man, my friend, my mentor...Greg Tate has passed away - Toure Show - Instagram
Dec. 7: But overnight, my best friend, Greg Tate transitioned - Arthur Jafa - Instagram
Dec. 7: Greg Tate was a Black culture critic who lead many of my journeys. - Wendell Pierce - Twitter
Dec. 7: Greg Tate Dies at 64, Pioneering Work in Hip-Hop Journalism Celebrated - Brenton Blanchet - Complex
Dec. 7: I can't believe Greg Tate is gone - Scott Woods - Twitter
Dec 7: Greg Tate, Groundbreaking Cultural Critic - Hank Shteamer - Rolling StoneDec. 7: Greg Tate, renowned culture critic and author, dies at 64 David Matthews - NY Daily News
Dec. 7: Anyone who knows me or my work knows how much Greg Tate meant to me - Gonzo Mike - Twitter
Dec. 7: Greg Tate was the GOAT of Black cultural writing - Touré - The Grio
Dec. 7: Brother Tate speaking on Prince at ASA 2016 - Dr. Thrasher - Twitter
Dec. 7: Papa Greg Tate has joined the ancestors. The Godfather of hip-hop criticism. - Jeff Chang - Twitter
Dec. 7: A Warrior for the Heart: The Gigantic Music Legacy of Greg Tate - Rob Sheffield - Rolling Stone
Dec. 7: First Melvin Van Peebles, then Robert Farris Thompson, now Greg Tate. - Warrington Hudlin - Instagram
Dec. 7: Peep the Village Voice archive... - Quibián Salazar-Moreno - Twitter
Dec. 7: Tate set standards for writers...who wrestle with...Africana popular culture. - Greg Carr - Twitter
Dec. 7: Visionary writer, musician and producer Greg Tate - Apollo Theater - Twitter
Dec. 7: My first gig at CBGBs..Greg Tate walks in - Saul Williams - Twitter
Dec. 7: I called him Tate & he called me Fleet, Funk Royalty - Nicole Fleetwood - Twitter
Dec. 7: Tremendously sad news. His inventive writing helped us - Lynn Nottage - Twitter
Dec. 7: A Warrior for the Heart: The Gigantic Music Legacy of Greg Tate - Rob Sheffield - Yahoo News
Dec. 7: Greg Tate leaves a brilliant lexicon behind - Dawoud Bey - Twitter
Dec. 7: Music and cultural critic Greg Tate dead at 64 - Dennis Romero - NBC News
Dec. 7: A Note In Praise Of Greg Tate - Hanif Abdurraqib - 68to05
Dec. 7: ‘Godfather of Hip-Hop Journalism’ Greg Tate Dies at 64 - Stavey M. Brown - Amsterdam News
Dec. 7: I am devastated by the loss of my very dear brother Greg Tate! - Cornel West - Twitter
Dec. 7: Mystery Behind Greg Tate's Cause of Death - Mike Stevenson - Music Times
Dec. 7: Greg Tate, Celebrated Hip-Hop Journalist and Cultural Critic, Dies at 64 - Allison Hussey - Pitchfork
Dec. 7: The way musical-theater people felt the other week when they lost Sondheim - Carl Wilson - Twitter
Dec. 7: I remember Greg Tate once talking about ...whether he should get a Ph.D. - Imani Perry - Twitter
Dec. 7: The sheer amount I learned from Greg Tate...the unexpected paths.- Ashley Clark - Twitter
Dec. 7: Greg Tate was a different type of cool - Moor Mother - Twitter
Dec. 7: Hard to explain the impact that Flyboy...had on a whole generation - Jelani Cobb - Twitter
Dec. 7: I sincerely hope this is not true. If it is we’ve lost an underappreciated giant. - Jelani Cobb - Twitter
Dec. 7: no language for how thankful I am - Hanif Abdurraqib - Twitter
Dec. 7: Peace go with you brother 🙏🏿 - Sanford Biggers - Instagram
Dec. 7: Rest Easy Greg Tate - Dante Ross - Twitter
Dec. 7: Just heard that my friend, my mentor, one of the greatest writers of his generation... - Toure - Twitter
Dec. 7: RIP brother. Warrior, griot, one of a kind, visionary - Lyles Ashton Harris - Instagram
Dec. 7: there is no language for all greg tate has given us - Maya Cade - Twitter
Dec. 7: Damn…Greg Tate. He’s the blueprint. 🙏🏼 Huge loss. - Stretch Armstrong - Twitter
Dec. 7: rip greg tate... impossible to mimic, though we all tried - Hua Hsu - Twitter
Dec. 7: I cannot overstate how important Greg Tate’s writing in the Village Voice - Shawn Setaro - Twitter
Dec. 7: All I can do right now is look at 2 recent pics of him - Scott Poulson-Bryant - Twitter
Dec. 7: It's a testimony to the breadth of Greg Tate's writing - Peter James Hudson - Twitter
Dec. 7: Greg Tate, from "Love And The Enemy," 1991. - Hanif Abdurraqib - Twitter
Dec. 7: “What Is HipHop?” - Greg Tate. VIBE (10/93) - Craig Seymour - Twitter
Dec. 7: I've had this Greg Tate piece taped up on the wall over my desk all these years - Rob Sheffield - Twitter
Dec. 7: We are deeply saddened to announce the death of...Greg Tate - Duke University Press - Twitter
Dec. 7: spoke with greg tate once for an article - Brittany Spanos - Twitter
Dec. 7: the first step to it is mimicry and who we are all mimicking is greg tate - doreen st. félix - Twitter
Dec. 7: Gutted to learn (from a trusted source) that Greg Tate has left this dimension - Nate Chinen - Twitter
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