Kandia Crazy Horse is an American country musician, rock critic and writer.

She has written for The Village Voice, is the editor of Rip It Up: The Black Experience in Rock 'n' Roll,[1] and also writes for Creative Loafing,[2] and The Guardian.

[5] When Crazy Horse began as a music journalist, she states that she was considered a "novelty" because "a black, young female wasn't the picture of a rock critic.

[11] While she was a fellow at Princeton, she taught the course "Roll Over Beethoven: Black Rock and Cultural Revolt.

"[15] Blurt called her voice "sweet and soulful" and praised her writing that revitalizes familiar country music sounds.