https://www.maonyc.com/work daily 1.0 2026-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dc33f8c883b1708270e6e55/1573078091883-M2IR627QRIMCGN7YEB8N/rammellzee-racing-for-thunder.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dc33f8c883b1708270e6e55/1573078375924-3PZA513D8FCT4O4K8NGT/across135thst.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dc33f8c883b1708270e6e55/1573093820292-7G12AQC2Y2K6ENUHTL8E/the-loft.png Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dc33f8c883b1708270e6e55/1773859587045-N6WADPSWUGIDZRE9LSSR/ROA-tape.png Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dc33f8c883b1708270e6e55/1573077937863-2HF6KQMRM6RJ938BQIKC/BORL.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dc33f8c883b1708270e6e55/1773872462986-JBP783U80JTX17RVV5YL/mao-madlib.jpg Work https://www.maonyc.com/contact daily 0.75 2019-11-07 https://www.maonyc.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dc33f8c883b1708270e6e55/1573080086099-IR299C5GB91SLAYQMIR6/mao-man.jpg About Jeff “Chairman” Mao is an author, music journalist, documentary film producer, DJ, and curator. A former staff writer for Vibe and XXL magazines, he is a longtime member of the creative collective ego trip, with which he co-authored the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award finalist, ego trip's Book of Rap Lists (1999). Between 2003-2019, Mao worked extensively with Red Bull Music Academy as an interview host, and radio and film producer. In addition, he was an associate curator for Red Bull Arts’ exhibition RAMMΣLLZΣΣ: Racing for Thunder (2018) and co-authored/-edited the 2024 artist monograph of the same name. In 2025, Mao served as story producer for the Emmy-nominated feature length documentary, Sly Lives! Aka the Burden of Black Genius. He resides in Harlem with his family and his record collection. https://www.maonyc.com/press daily 0.75 2019-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dc33f8c883b1708270e6e55/1573088687913-99XHTWLP1GOIJYAW53MU/CallingInAFavour.jpg Press