Following hot on the heels of the demise of Arena magazine, issue 232 of Hip Hop Connection, a UK-based rap music magazine that holds the title of the longest running monthly of its type globally, will be it's last.-
I used to buy this mag when I was 14 years old, back in the days when the only rap shown on TV was on Yo! MTV Raps or Normski's House Party. Now, admittedly, I haven't bought in about 8 years, which might be why it's going to the wall, but it was typically aimed at the 15 - 25 year old market (which I'm way passed). Youngsters are too internet focused to pick up a magazine for news and insight... the news they can get from Website's on a second-by-second basis, and the insight they get from chat rooms full of arseholes spouting opinions.
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Print media may need it's last rites read.
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