Todd Boyd

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Dr. Todd Boyd is the Katherine and Frank Price Endowed Chair for the Study of Race and Popular Culture and Professor of Critical Studies in the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Dr. Boyd is an accomplished author, media commentator, producer and consultant. He is highly regarded as one of the nation’s leading experts on contemporary popular culture and is especially noted for his pioneering work on race, media, hip hop culture, and sports.

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Todd Boyd's five books include, Young Black Rich and Famous: The Rise of the NBA, the Hip Hop Invasion, and the Transformation of American Culture (Doubleday/Random House) in 2003, The New H.N.I.C: The Death of Civil Rights and the Reign of Hip Hop (NYU Press, 2002), and Am I Black Enough For You? : Popular Culture from the 'Hood and Beyond (Indiana University Press, 1997). Boyd’s other books include Out of Bounds: Sports, Media and the Politics of Identity (Indiana University Press, 1997) and Basketball Jones: America Above the Rim (NYU Press, 2000).

His next book, The Notorious Ph. D.’s Guide to the Super Fly 70s (Harlem Moon/Broadway/Random House) will be published in 2007.

One of the “nation’s most sought after experts on pop culture,” Dr. Boyd has appeared as a commentator on many of the leading network and cable television programs. These include: NBC Nightly News, The Today Show (NBC), CBS Evening News, ABC World News Tonight, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer (PBS), Good Morning America (ABC), Frontline (PBS), The Early Show (CBS), The Dennis Miller Show (CNBC), Politically Incorrect (ABC), Biography (A&E), Outside the Lines (ESPN), Sports Center (ESPN), Sports Century (ESPN Classic), Classic Now (ESPN Classic), ESPN 25: The Headlines, Cool Quest: National Geographic Ultimate Explorer (MSNBC), MSNBC News, The Deborah Norville Show (MSNBC), CBS Morning News, The N Word (Trio) CNN Headline News, Both Sides with Jesse Jackson (CNN), CNN FN, Showbiz Today (CNN), Talk Back Live (CNN), MSNBC, BET Tonight, BET News, Extra, Fox News Channel, Access Hollywood, Rivals (Discovery Channel), E! True Hollywood Stories, E! Mystery and Scandals, Hell Up in Hollywood (AMC), Taboo TV (TNN), Mackin’ Ain’t Easy (The Mack, DVD), Unseen and Untold: Scarface (Spike TV), Both Sides (Court TV), ProSieben Television (Munich, Germany), Life and Times (KCET).

Boyd’s comments have also appeared in virtually every major newspaper and magazine in the country. These include: The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Boston Globe, Toronto Star, Detroit Free Press, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, GQ, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, Arizona Republic, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Agency France Presse, People, Vibe, ESPN: The Magazine, The Source, San Jose Mercury News, London Guardian, London Independent, London Financial Times, BBC Radio, Ashai Shinbum (Tokyo, Japan) and the Sunday Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia).

He was profiled in an extensive piece entitled “Notorious Ph. D.” the lead story in the March 10, 2003 Calendar section of the Los Angeles Times. Boyd also appeared on the cover of the January 8, 2003 Village Voice under the caption "Professor Todd Boyd on the Microphone: Civil Rights are Dead, Long Live Hip-Hop.” The accompanying feature story, “Foucault’s Turntable,” discussed how his hip hop-influenced style and iconoclastic approach is at the vanguard of a generation of scholars now dealing with hip hop culture in the university. His book, The New H.N.I.C. was also cited in the August 2003 10th Anniversary issue of Vibe magazine as one of the most significant books ever written on hip hop.

Todd Boyd was the Consultant and also appeared as a featured commentator in the HBO documentary O.J. Simpson: A Study in Black and White (2002). He has also appeared in the HBO Sports documentaries Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova verses Georgetown NCAA Championship (2005) and Bill Russell: My Life, My Way (2000).

He is a frequent contributor to the Los Angeles Times, with his commentaries on pop culture appearing in the newspaper’s famed Calendar section, while his more political op-ed pieces appear in the Opinion section. His articles on popular culture have also appeared in the New York Times, International Herald-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Charlotte Observer, Boston Globe, New York Newsday, and ESPN.com. He has also published in Cine 21 (Seoul, South Korea), and Aura (Stockholm, Sweden).

Boyd was a producer and co-writer on the Paramount Pictures film The Wood. The film debuted sixth in national box office receipts for the July 16th 1999 weekend, and again finished in the top ten the following week. The Wood was one of the most profitable Hollywood movies to be released in 1999 and the soundtrack was cited in the November 2000 issue of Vanity Fair magazine as one of “The Best of the Best,” and is listed as one of seven “essential” soundtracks to have in one’s music collection.

Dr. Boyd has lectured extensively, speaking at universities such as Stanford, Columbia, Penn, and UCLA, among others. He was a visiting professor in the Department of Cinema Studies at Stockholm University (Sweden) in the fall of 1998 and again in the spring of 2001. He has been an invited speaker for the Nike Global Basketball Marketing Department, the NBA Players Association, the Fox Searchlight Production Retreat, the International Design Conference of Aspen, and the National Association for the Sociology of Sport.

Dr. Boyd is currently a commentator on the NPR program, News and Notes with Ed Gordon and he regularly appears on ESPN.

Boyd provides his expert voice-over commentary on the DVDs for the films Super Fly, Uptown Saturday Night, Cabin in the Sky, and Stormy Weather.

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  • His nicknames include: The Good Doctor, The Notorious P.H.D., Dr. B.
  • He is known most for his engaging lecture style and for mentoring his students. He encourages them to actively participate. As long as they don't interrupt him when he is in "his groove."
  • Has a friendly rivalry with fellow USC professor Drew Casper.
  • Recorded an audio commentary track for the blaxplotation film Superfly, which was voted as the lowest rated audio commentary[1].
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