Alexander Moore is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Musicology at UCLA. He previously earned his Bachelor of Arts in English, with a minor in music history, at UCLA, where he also received his Master of Arts in musicology. His current research critically analyzes and interprets metaphors found in the lyrics and sounds of hip-hop music, more specifically on how mythologies of the music and culture of hip-hop incorporate, correspond, and engage with the cultural memory and creative imagination of Afrofuturism. Alex’s research has been presented at the annual conferences for the American Musicological Society, the Society for American Music, and Music and the Moving Image. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he has previously worked in non-profit music education (as a double bassist) and the entertainment industry.