Grime Magazine

[S.Man]

Hip-Hop has a few...XXL, The source etc.

Is the genre big enough to have its own monthly mag? Fair enough we have RWD but im talking proper distribution, full reviews of mixtapes/albums. Interviews.

Not some half arse effort that will die off in a few months, im talkin a magazine that will widen the fan base, generate more money so that it can be pumped back into the scene.

[Roo]

Yeh, me and other writers were working on this, like I was going to get Logan Sama to do the Official Grime Chart for the mag.

[Hij]

Working?
So you stopped?

[Quality Control]

if it was monthly then it'd work, but there's no where near as much to talk about and fill a magazine with in grime as there is in hip-hop

[Technician]

if it was monthly then it'd work, but there's no where near as much to talk about and fill a magazine with in grime as there is in hip-hop


i agree on that 1

[Sergeant Mdot]

with the way the scene is going atm some1 will buy the mag


scan the images


make a PDF and upload on Rapidshare.

[S.Man]

yea thats what im sayin...if it was monthly then enough news, reviews & interviews would build up to fill an issue.

i think it would help the scene to. If artists knew that there work was goin to be reviewed fairly and seen by the public maybe they would put more effort in.

not that they dnt already but perhaps they would be more punctual with their releases.

[hyperfrank]

The issue is.. after a while you'll just be going on and on about the same old artists..... clashing etc etc etc. Another issue is magazines run on advertising and advertisers want certain things said and not said... they control what you say, if i was to say it in many words. It would be hard to get real big brands interested that would pump money through the mag. Trust me i've studied and it'd fucked!! Basically it would be hard for big advertisers wanting their names along side any artists who promote stabbing etc (that's their view). However you could go down the root with not paying people, and everything is done on your root investment but NOOOOO way will your magazine be pushed out there and distributed like the others. It's a catch 22 situation. Plus when you don't pay people, recognise that most people will be raw and ignore deadlines et etc. Plus remember for magazines YEAH of course you need writers but you need dedicated talented and experienced art directors for layouts and photographers with great cameras. I've tried, plus while also wanting a life and being at uni it's a hugeeeeee thing to tackle.

[MouthOfTheSouth]

Main thing is, publishing itself is in trouble... There's some big magazines & publishers struggling rite now. This aint the climate to start a specialist magazine.
Someone needs to start a regularly updated, specialist website like allhiphop i think. That's the future.

[S.Man]

would be easier to do it on net. easier to manage. plus it would save costs n time.

u thought about upgrade ur blog frank to a serious domain?

[hyperfrank]

I've wanted hyperfrank.com for like 2years but some idiot owns it, i've emailed him a billion times but he's a rude fucker. I don't want nothing else.

[Roo]

Working?
So you stopped?

Hell no, I'm still working on it.

I was going to annonce it on the rwd forum, but I knew the pressure would have been a lot, like people would have been expecting too much (The Source Mag), then at the end of it we would have made a grime magazine, that's good, but how long would it last for, you can't just make it strictly about grime music, there's no way on earth it's going to last. It has to be really thought through.

I know I'm being very brief, but the other guys like Carter, Logan, Elijah, Tronics ect.. know what I'm talking about...

If you lot strictly want a grime music magazine like allhiphop or the source, then I'm gonna jump out this thread and carry on with the project (magazine) and put it in the direction that I think it should go.


The issue is.. after a while you'll just be going on and on about the same old artists..... clashing etc etc etc. Another issue is magazines run on advertising and advertisers want certain things said and not said... they control what you say, if i was to say it in many words. It would be hard to get real big brands interested that would pump money through the mag. Trust me i've studied and it'd fucked!! Basically it would be hard for big advertisers wanting their names along side any artists who promote stabbing etc (that's their view). However you could go down the root with not paying people, and everything is done on your root investment but NOOOOO way will your magazine be pushed out there and distributed like the others. It's a catch 22 situation. Plus when you don't pay people, recognise that most people will be raw and ignore deadlines et etc. Plus remember for magazines YEAH of course you need writers but you need dedicated talented and experienced art directors for layouts and photographers with great cameras. I've tried, plus while also wanting a life and being at uni it's a hugeeeeee thing to tackle.

Hyper is alright I send you my pitch (via PM) and tell me what you think?

[S.Man]

LOL.

But what if they could do it with this domain? www.grimegenre.com.

Therefore you would be creating a brand name as such. Basically an e-zine

[hyperfrank]

Yeah of course go for it.
Like I said Making a strictly grime magazine really wouldn't work at this moment in time, as grime isn't that huge plus of the terrible sales in magazines. But maybe something that linked with lifestyle,politics, music, style within a magazine for Londoners, might do well.

[JustGeo]

Make it a pdf at first...

Get advertising involved bam Pee

Printing...

[Hij]

Is it possible to do a slick black and white magazine to save some cash?

Try and make the whole magazine kinda like goodfellas, would you save on money.

Probably a crap idea, but if theres anyway I can help Roo, send me a PM

[S.Man]

Yea if you need anyhelp im here. Would like to be part of a project like this.

[Whoa-B]

One of the charms of grime is that you have to dig for it. It is ready made for the blogsphere. But I can imagine a XXL-style magazine focussed on grime. Anyone working on this remember DEUCE? Another point of reference for you might be WOOFAH (http://www.woofahmag.com).

[Hij]

Yea if you need anyhelp im here. Would like to be part of a project like this.

Do you play a part in Grime's Not Dead It's Live?

[S.Man]

Na fam, i wish tho.

[frankD]

Grime magazine would not work.

Dubstep. Grime. Bassline . + any garage off shoots would work tho.

It would sell In london, midlands and even Newcastle ways.

I like the idea of no divide between the garage off shoots.

[SprayThemBars]

and ive got the domains grimetalk.com and grimetalk.co.uk, thats a brandable name for a magazine? could get some sort of online thing going magazine style. Then if it gets to a point where enough people are reading each monthly or quaturly issue then taking it to advertisers and publishers would be easier?

[casual]

if it was monthly then it'd work, but there's no where near as much to talk about and fill a magazine with in grime as there is in hip-hop

Very true still..
All that we are gonna talk about is Wiley releasing inconsistent cds upon cds and Newham Generals delaying their release for years.

A grime magazine is a openly welcomed idea.. but I think making it monthly is too short.. An issue of the mag every 2 or 3 months should be alright still.

[Fewie]

Anyone working on this remember DEUCE? Another

Yea Wha happened to deuce,
Should do a Grime, Bassline, Dupstep & Niche magazine but still mainly based on grime

[Breathe Beats]

it would be wise to include other genres in it at the moment

dubstep garage etc

NOT bassline tho!

even tho technically it is just 4x4 garage

but still no lol

Biggup for putting the work in man i look forward to it

[G.K.]

I've wanted hyperfrank.com for like 2years but some idiot owns it, i've emailed him a billion times but he's a rude fucker. I don't want nothing else.

What about hyperfrank.co.uk?

[Star9]

Im working closely with Project Tiger Management in order to produce a monthly grime magazine entitled HOGin it's Production stages, Standing for History of Grime.

Watch out for that.

[Roo]

^^ The more magazines the better.



Yea if you need anyhelp im here. Would like to be part of a project like this.


Is it possible to do a slick black and white magazine to save some cash?

Try and make the whole magazine kinda like goodfellas, would you save on money.

Probably a crap idea, but if theres anyway I can help Roo, send me a PM

Alright cool.

[Odotkae]

Good To See Diff Projects Coming From The Grime Scene :D!

[S.K.I.T.Z Beatz]

Magazines Do Not Cost Alot Of Money At All To Do And If You Guys Got Ur Thinking Caps On Im 10000% Sure You's Would Be Eligible For Sum Type Of Business Grant From Sumwher Like 'ideas Foundation, The Big Lottery Or Media Box''

Easily Dun, Ive Seen It Dun Bare Times

U Could Hav The 1st One Comin Out For April If Ur On Point

[frankD]

Need to know your Market.

It would have to be free.