T.I. Interview - Wax Poetics
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magazine link here: http://waxpoetics.com/content/?article=ti
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right? this after all the huff about the Diddy thread
Won't we run out of records to collect?
Man, there are still THOUSANDS of stories to tell, people to interview, etc. I don't even mind interviews with current rappers / singers, but why somebody like T.I. who you can read about every month in Vibe, Source, XXL, Complex, Rap Pages, Blaze etc.? (oops... some of those mags don't even exist anymore, do they? Well, you get what I'm saying) I want to read about Nicole Willis, unknown stories about old school rappers who never got any coverage pre The Source, more stuff about some of the artists who made certain well known holy grail rarities back in the 60's / 70's, even some current underunderground down south rap dudes would be okay with me. ANYTHING that's not the same schitt that all these other mags are hittin' us with.
I don't want this to come as a dis of waxpo or t.i., cuz that's not my intention at all. Just constructive criticism from a loyal waxpo fan (please don't cancel my free subscription, A***e!
It's about dollars and cents, bottom line. I'd be very curious to see the Wax Poetics business model in respect to their target audience/demographic analysis. I'm guessing they are currently reaching a very limited, yet loyal reading audience.
Is the T.I. interview just an online piece or was it also in the Bataan issue? In either cause, I'll bet they're trying to get the attention of a (dare I say it) crossover readership to boost subscription sales.
Can't shake my head at that, especially if it keeps the magazine above sea level.
Phill, I wouldn't be worried until T.I. or the like takes the cover, which I honestly don't see happening.
I believe one of their editors told me that they now have a circulation of 60K.
They've been massively successful with a a certain approach, so I really don't know why they would switch up now and give coverage to guys like T.I. who, as much as I like him, can be read about in a million other places.
They would ask the same question to MC Ren it would be out of place in Wax Poetics in the same way. Which reminds me of the Beastie Boys interview they did a year ago, it was meaning less as well.
Isn't that where all the private press stuff comes in? Don't get me wrong, I was just looking at it from a mathematical point of view. I hope that they never run out of stories, because it's the best mag out there, and I happily pay my $20 for a copy in Australia. I don't want it to turn into XXL.
Didn't a similar thing happen to Scratch though? It's not on the same level as a mag, but their content changed over time due to financial pressures. I hope the same thing doesn't happen.
Underground vs mainstream is so 1997.
I think there's been a noticeable change. Initially, it was a lot more tech-oriented, and to have a mag like that specifically aimed at a readership that was interested in hip-hop was something new. While the focus still seems to be on producers and suchlike, there's been a definite move towards the kind of territory already occupied by XXL, The Source, etc. I still read it, but it's not quite as interesting to me as it was when it came out.
Yeah, they've gone from proudcers talking about production, to producers and rappers talking about rapping. Overall much more of a focus on rappers.
This sheds some light on it all...
http://www.onestopbeats.com/waxpoetics.html