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⚫ '''''Scratch''''' is a magazine about the art of creating hip-hop. It features articles regarding producers, musicians and DJs that make beats for rap records, and details the secret methods, stories, partnerships, philosophies and equipment behind the music. The magazine's tagline is '''''"The Blueprint of Hip-Hop"'''''.
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⚫ '''''Scratch''''' was a magazine about the art of creating hip-hop. It featured articles regarding producers, musicians and DJs that make beats for rap records, and details the secret methods, stories, partnerships, philosophies and equipment behind the music. The magazine's tagline was '''''"The Blueprint of Hip-Hop"'''''.


==History and profile==
⚫ ''Scratch'' was owned by ], the same company that publishes the popular hip-hop magazine '']'', as well as '']'', ''Rides'' and '']''.<ref name="bals">{{cite news|author=Miles Bennett|title=Scratch Magazine Closes Up Shop|url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2007/09/19/scratch-magazine-closes-up-shop/|accessdate=21 April 2017|work=Baller Status|date=19 September 2007}}</ref> ''Scratch'' debuted in January 2004,<ref name="bals"/> and was published bi-monthly.<ref>{{cite news|title=Scratch Magazine Gets Jerry Barrow as Editor-In-Chief|url=https://allhiphop.com/2005/06/07/scratch-magazine-gets-jerry-barrow-as-editor-in-chief/|accessdate=21 April 2017|work=All Hip Hop|date=7 June 2005}}</ref> Various hip-hop producers, DJs and rappers have graced their cover, including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].


⚫ Starting with its March–April 2007 issue, ''Scratch'' was relaunched as '''''XXL Presents Scratch'''''. It then operated under the wing of ''XXL Magazine'', with ''XXL's'' former Senior Editor, Online, Brendan Frederick, acting as the new editor-in-chief and ''XXL's'' current editor-in-chief, ], overseeing the magazine as the editorial director.
⚫ ''Scratch'' is owned by ], the same company that publishes the popular hip-hop magazine '']'', as well as ], Rides and ]. It debuted in January 2004, and is currently published bi-monthly. Various hip-hop producers, DJs and rappers have graced their cover, including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].


It was announced that the Nov–Dec 2007 issue of Scratch (with Timbaland and 50 Cent on the cover) would be the final issue of the magazine.<ref name="bals"/> Harris Publications folded the magazine for unknown reasons.


==References==
⚫ Starting with its March/April 2007 issue, ''Scratch'' was relaunched as '''''XXL Presents Scratch'''''. It is now operating under the wing of '']'', with ''XXL's'' former Senior Editor, Online, Brendan Frederick, acting as the new Editor-in-Chief and ''XXL's'' current Editor-in-Chief, Elliott Wilson, overseeing the magazine as the Editorial Director.
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Since the relaunch of the magazine, and at points beforehand, fans of the magazine have been very critical about the content of the magazine. Many letters have been published in the magazine calling Scratch a '']'' clone and that is used to focus on the producers that have pioneered the sound of Hip-Hop (i.e. ], ], ], ]), but it now focuses only on mainstream Hip-Hop, sub-par production and generic rappers who don't produce, such as ], ], and the like.
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Scratch was a magazine about the art of creating hip-hop. It featured articles regarding producers, musicians and DJs that make beats for rap records, and details the secret methods, stories, partnerships, philosophies and equipment behind the music. The magazine's tagline was "The Blueprint of Hip-Hop".

History and profile

Scratch was owned by Harris Publications, the same company that publishes the popular hip-hop magazine XXL, as well as King, Rides and Slam. Scratch debuted in January 2004, and was published bi-monthly. Various hip-hop producers, DJs and rappers have graced their cover, including Dr. Dre, The Neptunes, RZA, Lil Jon, Kanye West, DJ Drama, Timbaland, Jermaine Dupri, Mannie Fresh, Just Blaze and Eminem.

Starting with its March–April 2007 issue, Scratch was relaunched as XXL Presents Scratch. It then operated under the wing of XXL Magazine, with XXL's former Senior Editor, Online, Brendan Frederick, acting as the new editor-in-chief and XXL's current editor-in-chief, Elliott Wilson, overseeing the magazine as the editorial director.

It was announced that the Nov–Dec 2007 issue of Scratch (with Timbaland and 50 Cent on the cover) would be the final issue of the magazine. Harris Publications folded the magazine for unknown reasons.

References

  1. ^ Miles Bennett (19 September 2007). "Scratch Magazine Closes Up Shop". Baller Status. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. "Scratch Magazine Gets Jerry Barrow as Editor-In-Chief". All Hip Hop. 7 June 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

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