The Flavor

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The Flavor was an American hip hop magazine published between 1992 and 1996.

History

The Flavor was co-founded by Alison Pember and Rachel Crick. [1] Published in Seattle, the first issue arrived in February 1992, [2] and the magazine included interviews, features, reviews, and "scene reports" from across North America. [3] Initially distributed for free in Tower Records stores, [4] the magazine was also sold in record stores overseas. [1]

Initially they had a print run of 10,000 copies per issue, [1] which grew to a peak of 70,000. [5] After several of the editorial staff members left for other jobs, The Flavor closed in 1996. [6]

Staff included: Joshua Ortega, [2] Sarah Honda, [6] Trae Abraham, [6] Pamela Kreider (art director), [1] Carl Johnson, Son Duong, Delon Williams, Mike Clark, James Brown, [1] and Joseph Patel. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Rose, Cynthia (July 14, 1995). "Hip-Hop's Changing Flavor -- Seattle's 3-Year-Old Rap Mag Has An Audience That's Both Global And National | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Rose, Cynthia (March 12, 2000). "Absolutely Seattle". The Seattle Times . pp. M2.
  3. ↑ MacDonald, Patrick (June 12, 1992). "THE BATTLE LINES ARE DRAWN OVER `EROTIC MUSIC'". The Seattle Times . p. 8.
  4. ↑ MacDonald, Patrick (December 5, 1996). "MUSIC NOTES". The Seattle Times . pp. I9.
  5. ↑ C, Gary (May 11, 2021). "The Flavor: A Real Hip-Hop Magazine (Film) (2018) - Town Love: An Encyclopedia of Northwest Hip-Hop". Town Love. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 Rose, Cynthia (January 29, 1997). "STYLIN' GETS SERIOUS". The Seattle Times . pp. E1.
  7. ↑ Houghton, Edwin (February 9, 2022). "Joseph Patel on Summer Of Soul and shining light on the untold stories of music". GQ India. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
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