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

Veteran Hip-Hop Journalist and Filmmaker Sacha Jenkins Passes at 54 Hip-Hop Journalist and Filmmaker Sacha Jenkins Passes at 54

Sacha Jenkins, the journalist and filmmaker, has died, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. He was 54. Jenkins died Friday morning at his home due to complications from multiple system atrophy, his wife, Raquel Cepeda, told The Hollywood Reporter .