Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. His poetry has been published in Muzzle, Vinyl, PEN American, and various other journals. His essays and music criticism have been published in The FADER, Pitchfork, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. His most recent book, Go Ahead In The Rain, a biography of A Tribe Called Quest is a New York Times Best Seller, and the upcoming They Don't Dance No' Mo', is due out in 2020. by Random House. Yes, he would like to talk to you about your favorite bands and your favorite sneakers.