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''XXL'' is an American hip hop magazine, published by Townsquare Media, founded in 1997. The magazine's past editors include Reginald C. Dennis (formerly of ''The Source''), Sheena Lester (former editor-in-chief of ''RapPages'' and ''Vibe'' music editor), Elliott Wilson (formerly of ''ego trip'' and ''The Source,'' currently locked in at #7 slot on The Source's Digital 30 list.)〔Jacobs, Allen: "XXL Editor-in-Chief Elliott Wilson Fired", hiphopdx, 2008. () Retrieved on 8 January 2007.〕〔Wolfe, Roman: "XXL Magazine Fires EIC Elliott Wilson", AllHipHop, 2008. () Retrieved on 8 January 2007.〕 and Datwon Thomas (former Editor-In-Chief of ''King)''. In May 2009 Datwon Thomas resigned from ''XXL'' and executive editor Vanessa Satten, who had been with ''XXL'' since 1998, was named the new Editor-in-Chief. == History == In August 1997, Harris Publications released the first issue of ''XXL''. It featured rappers Jay-Z and Master P on a double cover. In December 2006, ''XXL'' took over the struggling hip hop producer and DJ magazine ''Scratch'' (another publication owned by Harris Publications), re-branding it as ''XXL Presents Scratch Magazine''. However ''Scratch'' shut down less than a year later in September 2007. Other titles with limited runs have been launched under the ''XXL'' brand, including ''Hip-Hop Soul'', ''Eye Candy'' and ''Shade45''. ''XXL'' has released many other special projects including tour programs, mixtapes and exclusive DVDs. ''XXL'' also maintains a popular website, which provides daily hip hop news, original content and content from the magazine.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hip-Hop News, Rap Music - XXL )〕 In 2013, ''XXL'' started their own annual awards. With the top 5 being chosen by a public vote and all other winners and nominees picked by the XXL staff. In 2014, Townsquare Media acquired ''XXL'', ''King'' and ''Antenna'' from Harris Publications. On October 14, 2014, Townsquare announced it would continue print publication of ''XXL''. In December 2014 the company reported that the magazine would be published on a quarterly basis.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「XXL (magazine)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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