Dan Charnas

Dan Charnas is the author of the definitive history of the hip-hop business, The Big Payback . He's also the author of Work Clean , a book detailing applying chefs' techniques to almost any life situation. He was also the co-creator and executive producer of the VH1 movie and TV series, The Breaks . He lives in Manhattan, and is an associate professor at NYU/Tisch's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.

Dan Charnas is the author of the definitive history of the hip-hop business, The Big Payback . He's also the author of Work Clean , a book detailing applying chefs' techniques to almost any life situation. He was also the co-creator and executive producer of the VH1 movie and TV series, The Breaks . He lives in Manhattan, and is an associate professor at NYU/Tisch's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. See less