It's a sad sad day for UK Hip Hop and international Hip Hop for that matter as the great and bold Hip Hop Connection Magazine releases it's final hard copy this month. HHC has always been on the fore front of UK Hip Hop news and reviews and broke many great and unknown artists to the masses all around the world. HHC has definitely decided to go out in style by featuring fresh UK artist Kasha, quoting him as "about to explode this year" and featuring a poll from 100 emcees from around the globe to answer to the most ultimate question "who is the greatest rapper ever?"

The show must go on and HHC will continue to live on as a digital magazine at www.hhcdigital.net which launches on the 7th of April. So please support your scene and check it out.

This is a trend that is affecting physical publications all around the globe as other Hip Hop magazines such as Blues and Soul, Rago Magazine, Touch Magazine have all moved over to digital distribution in the past and whilst there are advantages such as real time information, which seems to be a big fad at the moment (twitter anyone?), the real question is if they retain their readership over to the online domain?


About Hip Hop Connection

In 1988 Hip-Hop Connection (HHC) magazine published its first issue.
Independently published by Infamous Ink since 2001, it’s charted hip-hop’s myriad highs and lows in candid and amusing fashion; never cowed by the preening demands of rap’s A-list stars or scared to take them down a peg or too, while also championing the UK’s homegrown hopefuls and the freshest underground US talent. Along the way HHC has posted upfront cover debuts for the likes of The Fugees, Wu-Tang Clan, Outkast, Eminem, Danger Mouse, 50 Cent and The Game – long before they were anything close to being on the mainstream’s radar.

Update: Good news, Hip Hop Connection Magazine is back