J Rilla said:
Scratch is just becoming XXL Jr...They even changed the header from" The only mag that reps the beats" to "Hip-hop for the Rhythm and Rebel".Its being sold as the mixtape you read now.......They dont even focus on beatmaking no more
That's is true, the previous guy that was the Head Director or wtv said that it was slowly becoming xxl junior. He also said that they wouldn've put Premo without an emcee on it : Nas. Also, they thought they would've make a lot of money with the Eminem issue, but it still didn't sell. And, if you notice, there's 2 covers : RZA cover and the Mannie Fresh and Juvenile : you see, again they put a rapper.
I like that mag but they really turned there back on the producers. I remember the first issues, I learned some techniques, now i don't anymore, i learn more of : he produce this that before producing this and that and he uses this.