John Gotty is a Cultural Educator with over 15 years working in the music, sneaker, and fashion industries as an editor, storyteller, marketer, strategist, and consultant. 

Gotty is the founder and editor-in-chief at StillCrew.com and widely renowned for founding one of the earliest and biggest hip-hop blogs The Smoking Section, in early 2005. His work has been featured in Complex Presents: Sneaker of the Year: The Best Since '85, new york times fashion, and he's a frequent contributor to complex.com. Currently, he's a visiting scholar with the Tennessee state museum. 

During his career, Gotty has worked in collaboration with a long list of artists, brands, and publications from the likes of Nike, Jordan Brand, adidas, Puma, The north face, McDonald's, New Era, Finish Line, Champs Sports, SXSW Festival, A3C Music Festival, and many more.