Thigpen, David

David E. Thigpen is a correspondent on staff at "Time" magazine. From 1993 to 2000 he was a New York-based pop music writer for Time, covering hip-hop, rock, and jazz, contributing to "Time"'s milestone "Hip-Hop Nation" cover story and regularly providing record reviews and artist profiles. His work has also appeared in "The New York Times, People, " and "Rolling Stone." He is currently based in Chicago.