Juice (German magazine) explained

Category:Hip hop music magazine
Founded:1997
Finaldate:November 2019 (print)
Publisher:Piranha Media GmbH
Language:German
Circulation:about 80.000
Based:Munich
Website:juice.de

Juice is a German online hip hop magazine and the biggest of its kind in Europe. It was a print publication between 1997 and November 2019. Then it began to be an online magazine. In every issue, readers find interviews with rappers and record reviews. The editors pick an 'album of the month' and, additional to the normal reviews, Juice features a 'battle of the ear': If the editorial staff's opinions about a record diverge strongly, it is reviewed by two different editors, each defending their point of view. In the magazine, records are rated with crowns on a scale from one to six.

Juice was published 11 times per year by Piranha Media until November 2019.[1] In the first quarter of 2007, 28,757 copies were sold.[2]

Other rubrics include the "All Time Classic", a two-page report about rappers or groups that have influenced hip hop culture or have released albums that are considered classics by today's standards. Featured artists include Tuff Crew, Coldcut, the WhoRidas, Newcleus, Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales, Hijack, X-Clan and K-Rino

Since 2005, both rappers and producers are asked to rate beats in a section called "...vs. the Beats". Featured performers are, among others: Amp Fiddler, Kano, the Saïan Supa Crew, St Laz New Industry Records, DJ Fade and Five Deez.

The magazine includes a sampler with 15 tracks, sometimes tracks only released on the Juice sampler.

Issues

IssueCoverAlbum of the Month
December 2008Akon & T-PainStatik SelektahStick 2 The Script
November 2008LudacrisTermanologyPolitics As Usual
October 2008BushidoCurseFreiheit
September 2008Kool SavasMadlibWLIB AM: King Of The Wigflip
August 2008The GameThe Cool KidsThe Bake Sale
July 2008Busta RhymesLil Wayne – Tha Carter III
June 2008ChakuzaThe Roots - Rising Down
May 2008Lil' WayneGnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
April 2008Pete RockPete Rock - NY's Finest
March 2008Gewalt und RapGuilty Simpson - Ode to the Ghetto
January/February 2008Dynamite DeluxeFreeway - Free at last
December 2007Jay-ZTrae - Life Goes On
November 2007Wu-Tang ClanKool Savas - Tot oder Lebendig
October 2007BushidoKanye West - Graduation
September 200750 CentCommon - Finding Forever
August 2007CommonK.I.Z - Hahnenkampf
July 2007T.I.Olli Banjo - Lifeshow
June 2007Olli Banjo / Snaga & PillathWiley - Playtime ist over
May 2007UGKDevin the Dude - Waiting to inhale
April 2007Prinz PiVarious Artists - Hyphy Hitz
March 2007Prodigy und The AlchemistNas - Hip Hop Is Dead
January/February 2007ClipseClipse - Hell hath no fury (6 Kronen)
December 2006SidoThe Game - The Doctor's Advocate
November 2006A.G. - Get Dirty Radio
October 2006Nicolay - Here
September 2006BushidoRick Ross - Port of Miami
August 2006OutkastRhymefest - Blue Collar
July 2006Jan DelayBusta Rhymes - The Big Bang (6 Kronen)
June 2006Ghostface KillahAzad - Game Over
May 2006Busta RhymesT.I. - King
April 2006AzadGhostface Killah - Fishscale
March 2006Young JeezyDiverse - The Celluloid Years
January/February 2006Lil' Wayne / Juelz SantanaJuelz Santana - What the game's been missing
December 2005Bun B - Trill
November 2005PharrellDeine Lieblings Rapper - Dein Lieblings Album
October 2005Little Brother + Danger Mouse & MF DoomKanye West - Late Registration
September 2005Kanye WestSlim Thug - Already Platinum
August 2005Samy DeluxeBuckshot & 9th Wonder - Chemistry
July 2005Missy ElliottSean Price - Monkey Barz
June 2005Deine Lieblings RapperCommon - Be
May 2005Rap auf dem IndexBeanie Sigel - The B. coming
April 2005The GameQuasimoto - The Further Adventures of Lord Quas
March 200550 CentThe Game - The Documentary
January/February 2005Roots ManuvaSnoop Dogg - R&G: The Masterpiece / Roots Manuva - Awfully Deep
December 2004Lil JonR.A. the Rugged Man - Die, Rugged Man, Die
November 2004BushidoMos Def - The New Danger
October 2004Talib KweliDizzee Rascal - Showtime
September 2004Cam'RonSamy Deluxe - Verdammtnochma
August 2004Kanye WestThe Roots - The Tipping Point
July 2004M.O.P.Erick Sermon - Chilltown, New York
June 2004NasGhostface Killah - The Pretty Toney Album
May 2004Sido (rapper)Diverse - Definitive Jux Presents III
April 2004Dilated PeoplesKanye West - The College Dropout
March 2004Melbeatz & Kool SavasTwista - Kamikaze
January/February 2004Jay-ZJay-Z - The Black Album / Tragedy Khadafi - Still Reportin…
December 2003DMXSoul Position - 8 Million Stories
November 2003Biz MarkieObie Trice - Cheers
October 2003LudacrisTY - Upwards
September 2003OutkastBeginner - Blast Action Heroes
August 2003PharrellDudley Perkins - A Lil' Night
July 2003BeginnerMadlib - Shades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note
June 2003Nate DoggPrince Paul - Politics Of The Business
May 2003Gang StarrAzad - Faust Des Nordwestens
April 200350 CentDJ Hype - 1973 * Recon
March 2003ASD (Afrob & Samy Deluxe)
January/February 2003The RootsTalib Kweli - Quality / DJ Spinna - Here To There
December 2002Jay-Z
November 2002Jurassic 5
October 2002Kool Savas
September 2002Xzibit
August 2002Style Issue
July 2002Eminem
June 2002Deutschrap Strikes Back!
May 2002Def Jux
April 2002Fat Joe
March 2002Grandmaster Flash
January/February 2002Mobb Deep
December 2001Saian Supa Crew
November 2001Tupac Shakur
October 2001Curse
September 2001Pharoahe Monch & Rawkus
July/August 2001RZA
June 2001RAG
May 2001KRS-One
April 2001Jan Delay & Denyo 77
March 2001Run DMC
January/February 2001Kopfnicker
December 2000Outkast
November 2000Wu Tang Clan
October 2000The Black Eyed Peas
September 2000De La Soul
July/August 2000Busta Rhymes
June 2000Spax & DJ Mirko
May 2000Moses Pelham & Cora E
April 2000Tony Touch
March 2000Big Punisher
January/February 2000Dr. Dre
December 1999Method Man & Redman
November 1999Ferris MC
October 1999Ol' Dirty Bastard
September 1999Noreaga
July/August 1999Missy Elliott
May 1999Freundeskreis / Eminem
April 1999Nas
March 1999Foxy Brown
January/February 1999Jay-Z
November/December 1998RZA
September/October 1998Snoop Dogg
July/August 1998Big Punisher
May/June 1998Deutschrap
March/April 1998Run DMC
January/February 1998Gang Starr
November/December 1997Busta Rhymes

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Notes and References

  1. News: Florentin Schumacher. Abschied von "Juice". 28 July 2020. Frankfurter Allgemeine. 4 December 2019. German.
  2. Web site: IVW Verkaufszahlen. 10 June 2007.