Mass Appeal (media): Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m Fixed a wikilink. |
Expanding article Adding/improving reference(s) |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
| company = |
| company = |
||
| publisher = Adrian Moeller |
| publisher = Adrian Moeller |
||
[[Nas]] (Associate publisher)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23540/title.nas-invests-six-figure-sum-in-mass-appeal-magazine | title=Nas Invests Six-Figure Sum In Mass Appeal Magazine | publisher=HiphopDX | date=April 10, 2013 | accessdate=2013-04-25 | author=Jake Paine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2013/04/10/all-i-need-is-one-mag-nas-invests-in-mass-appeal-media/ | title=All I Need Is One Mag: Nas Invests In Mass Appeal Media | publisher=Forbes | date=4/10/2013 | accessdate=2013-04-25 | author=Zack O'Malley Greenburg}}</ref> |
|||
| firstdate = 1996 |
| firstdate = 1996 |
||
| finaldate = 2008 |
| finaldate = 2008 |
||
| Line 24: | Line 25: | ||
'''''Mass Appeal''''' |
'''''Mass Appeal''''' is a [[Brooklyn]] based bi-monthly urban lifestyle magazine. The magazine began as a graffiti fan zine in 1996 and grew to become a sprawling urban trendsetter mag covering a wide variety of pop culture topics ranging from graffiti culture, hip hop music, and streetwear to skateboarding, video games, cars and movies. It often provided coverage of young artists and performers that contributed to, and shaped, contemporary hip-hop culture. |
||
Columnists included [[R.A. the Rugged Man]], [[Matt Goias]], [[Mister Cartoon]], [http://hosteighteen.com Host18] [[Estevan Oriol]] and [[Reas]]. Mass Appeal launched a spin-off called [[Missbehave]] in 2006 and suspended publication in 2008. |
Columnists included [[R.A. the Rugged Man]], [[Matt Goias]], [[Mister Cartoon]], [http://hosteighteen.com Host18] [[Estevan Oriol]] and [[Reas]]. Mass Appeal launched a spin-off called [[Missbehave]] in 2006 and suspended publication in 2008. |
||
On April 10, 2013, the magazine was revived as American rapper [[Nas]] ventured into the business of magazing publishing. As a businessman and investor, he invested an undisclosed six figure sum into [[Mass Appeal Magazine]], where he will serve as the publication's associate publisher. On the Mass Appeal deal, he will be joined by creative firm Decon and White Owl Capital Partners, an early stage investment firm with business interests in technology, media and energy located in North America, Europe and China.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23540/title.nas-invests-six-figure-sum-in-mass-appeal-magazine | title=Nas Invests Six-Figure Sum In Mass Appeal Magazine | publisher=HiphopDX | date=April 10, 2013 | accessdate=2013-04-25 | author=Jake Paine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2013/04/10/all-i-need-is-one-mag-nas-invests-in-mass-appeal-media/ | title=All I Need Is One Mag: Nas Invests In Mass Appeal Media | publisher=Forbes | date=4/10/2013 | accessdate=2013-04-25 | author=Zack O'Malley Greenburg}}</ref> |
|||
Revision as of 20:16, 25 April 2013
| File:Massappeal.jpg | |
| Editor-in-Chief | Maclean Jackson |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Brendan Frederick, Noah Callahan-Bever, Justin Monroe |
| Categories | Urban Lifestyle |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Publisher | Adrian Moeller Nas (Associate publisher)[1][2] |
| First issue | 1996 |
| Final issue Number | 2008 51 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Mass Appeal is a Brooklyn based bi-monthly urban lifestyle magazine. The magazine began as a graffiti fan zine in 1996 and grew to become a sprawling urban trendsetter mag covering a wide variety of pop culture topics ranging from graffiti culture, hip hop music, and streetwear to skateboarding, video games, cars and movies. It often provided coverage of young artists and performers that contributed to, and shaped, contemporary hip-hop culture.
Columnists included R.A. the Rugged Man, Matt Goias, Mister Cartoon, Host18 Estevan Oriol and Reas. Mass Appeal launched a spin-off called Missbehave in 2006 and suspended publication in 2008.
On April 10, 2013, the magazine was revived as American rapper Nas ventured into the business of magazing publishing. As a businessman and investor, he invested an undisclosed six figure sum into Mass Appeal Magazine, where he will serve as the publication's associate publisher. On the Mass Appeal deal, he will be joined by creative firm Decon and White Owl Capital Partners, an early stage investment firm with business interests in technology, media and energy located in North America, Europe and China.[3][4]
Several examples of Mass Appeal Covers are:
- Art by graffiti artist SP ONe (Issue #16)
- Eminem & Rakim (Issue #17)
- Nas & Large Professor (Issue #18)
- Sars Attacks (Issue #22)
- L'Amour (Issue #26)
- Beastie Boys (Issue #28)
- The Geek Issue (Issue #30)
- Grand Theft Auto (Issue #31 – 2004)
- Fat Joe (Issue #32)
- Clipse (Issue #39)
- Trick Daddy with cover art by Morning Breath (Issue #44)
- The Game (Issue #50)
External links
- Mass Appeal's official website
- Confirmed: Mass Appeal Mag Folds
- Mass Appeal Marks Decade in Business with Launch of Spinoff
- ^ Jake Paine (April 10, 2013). "Nas Invests Six-Figure Sum In Mass Appeal Magazine". HiphopDX. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ Zack O'Malley Greenburg (4/10/2013). "All I Need Is One Mag: Nas Invests In Mass Appeal Media". Forbes. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Jake Paine (April 10, 2013). "Nas Invests Six-Figure Sum In Mass Appeal Magazine". HiphopDX. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ Zack O'Malley Greenburg (4/10/2013). "All I Need Is One Mag: Nas Invests In Mass Appeal Media". Forbes. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)