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SCRATCH MAGAZINE
Nov/Dec 2006
www.scratchmagazine.com

Well I got mixed views on this magazine. I do like it, and it's definitely got its place but I think the scope could be a little more varied. It leans more to left then most US magazines and in this issue alone I felt that it is very 'Hip-Hop' with interviews with producers like Hi-Tek, Dan The Automator and Large Professor and rappers like Organized Confusion and Talib Kweli. What I do like about it is that it tries to write about Hip-Hop one else is writing about, as well as a sprinkle of more street artists like Rick Ross, DJ Khaled and Cool & Dre in the Miami Special included in this issue. Basically Scratch is a magazine that DJ's and producers will like, but maybe fans of the more ghetto vibe may find a little too deep and average. I personally think it fills a void, but you should make your mind up.

Review by Brendan Deane
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