Author: Zach Diaz

Zachary Diaz is a music producer, writer, and graduate student from Nacogdoches, Texas. He is currently a master’s student of music theory at Stephen F. Austin State University, where his research focuses on production and sampling in hip-hop and popular music. He is a contributor to fellow Martin Connor’s Rapanalysis.com. He is also the co-host of the Kick Knowledge Podcast, where he and fellow hip-hop scholar Steven Gilbers discuss hip-hop music and culture, as well as interview rappers, producers, and other hip-hop figures both in the industry and in academia.