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.
Sacha Jenkins, a hip-hop journalist and documentarian known for Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men (2019) and Louis Armstrongâs Black & Blues (2022), has died. He was 53.
Deadline can confirm the Emmy nomineeâs death after his wife Raquel Cepeda asked fans to âplease respect our familyâs privacy during this difficult momentâ 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. He co-founded the hip-hop magazine Ego Trip in 1994, which also launched the VH1 reality series The (White) Rapper Show in 2007.
Related Stories BooksMaverick TV To Adapt Howard Bryantâs Book âThe Heritageâ As Docuseries With Sacha Jenkins Executive ProducingAs a documentary filmmaker, Jenkins spoke to Deadline when he made his directorial debut at Sundance Film Festival with the 2015 urban fashion exploration Fresh Dressed.
Watch on DeadlineâItâs so amazing how thereâs so much love and respect for storytelling,â he said of the Park City, Utah film festival. âBefore I did this, I was a journalist, so storytelling is extremely important. And to see the dedication and respect that storytellers get, for me itâs almost overwhelming how much love and support Iâm getting. Iâm like, âWoah, itâs not even about me. Itâs about the story, but thank you!'â
Jenkins also served as a writer and producer on such docs as Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men (2019), Bitchinâ: The Sound and Fury of Rick James (2021), Louis Armstrongâs Black & Blues (2022) and All Up in the Biz (2023).
Jenkins is survived by wife Raquel, son Marceau and stepdaughter Djali Brown-Cepeda.
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