Henry Adaso is a former writer for ThoughtCo. He has been writing about hip-hop since 2005, though his passion for the music dates back to the early 1990s, when he first fell in love with Naughty By Nature's "O.P.P." Adaso founded the award-winning blog The Rap Up. He has written for Vibe, MTV, XXL, Houston Press, LA Weekly, Beats Music, and Rap Rehab.
Henry Adaso has a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University.
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