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Encyclopedia > King (magazine)
King Magazine
Editor Jermaine Hall
Categories African American, Men's magazine
Frequency
First issue
Company Harris Publications
Country Flag of the United States US
Website [1]

King magazine is a monthly men's magazine geared toward African-American and urban audiences. It features articles about Hip-Hop and R&B, as well as articles covering sports and fashion. The magazine is mainly characterised by its lavish photoshoots, which usually feature scantily-clad women of color, often complete with an interview from the featured model. The subjects of these shoots range from professional models to well known musicians and actresses. The magazine is known for its disdain for the "Stick-figured" women used as models in other men's magazines, and often promotes the buxom and curvaceous figures of its models. The magazine almost exclusively uses pictures from these photoshoots as the cover of the magazine. It also features its cover with rappers sometimes, but mostly women from models to female rappers, including Trina, Keyshia Cole, Rocsi and former video vixen Melyssa Ford. It also features interviews from models, and rappers. An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... This is a list of magazines marketed primarily for men. ... Harris Publications is the publisher of King Magazine, XXL, SLAM, Scratch, Rides, Donk, Box, and Bubbles and among other titles. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This is a list of magazines marketed primarily for men. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... Cities with at least a million inhabitants in 2006 An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Women of color is a term used to describe non-caucasion women. ... Katrina Laverne Taylor (born December 3, 1978 in Miami, Florida) known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper. ... Keyshia Miesha Cole[1] (born October 15, 1981)[2] is an American Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter, and record producer known for her soulful voice. ... Raquel Lisette Diaz (born November 17, 1981 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras) better known by her stage name Rocsi, is an American TV personality of Honduran descent. ... Melyssa Savannah Ford (born on November 7, 1976 [1] in Toronto, Ontario) is an Canadian model and actress. ...


The magazine is sometimes called "The black Maxim" The Lycos 50 Daily Report noted the magazine received more online searches than Newsweek or Reader's Digest.[2] Maxim is an international English language lad mag (mens magazine) based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, of which none are nudes. ...


It is published by Harris Publications. Harris Publications is the publisher of King Magazine, XXL, SLAM, Scratch, Rides, Donk, Box, and Bubbles and among other titles. ...


Model Toccara Jones has appeared on the cover of King three times, more than anybody else. Toccara Elaine Jones (born March 13, 1981) from Dayton, Ohio, is an American fashion model and television personality. ...


External links

  • Official site
  • King's Myspace Page

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King Magazine is the first urban men's lifestyle magazine that covers the entire spectrum of what men desire - from beautiful women and must-have fashion to music, nightlife, extravagant automobiles and the finest products money can buy.
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King magazine is the only men's magazine fit for a king.
King (magazine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (177 words)
King magazine is a monthly men's magazine geared toward African-American and urban audiences.
The magazine is mainly characterised by its lavish photoshoots, which usually feature scantily-clad women of color, often complete with an interview from the featured model.
The magazine is known for its disdain for the "Stick-figured" women used as models in other men's magazines, and often promotes the buxom and curvaceous figures of its models.
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