Mafia Magazine Archives

Mafia Magazine is a hip-hop and R&B music magazine created in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 2004 by MADE Media. Mafia Magazine is a bi-monthly publication with a target demographic of young adult, followers of the hip-hop and R&B lifestyles.

The magazine is a self distributed, independent publication that encourages the exploration of the creative arts by urban youth. Similar publications are The Source, Vibe and XXL. In 2011, Mafia Magazine received accreditation from the United Press Association. The magazine has a print circulation of 50,000, and is distributed on the east and west coasts’ and is published by Gray & Moseley Publishing Company, LLC.

Featured are interviews with established rap artist as well as unknown rap artist. Content also includes educational information on Afro-American actors and athletes and politicians. It also highlights moments and events within the black community. The magazine provides information on higher learning and continued education through public service and Ad Council advertisements and is considered very much to the left when it comes to politics.