King (magazine)
Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox magazine King is a website geared toward African-American and urban male audiences. It features articles about hip-hop and R&B as well as sports and fashion. The magazine is published by Townsquare Media and was a spinoff from XXL.<ref name="nytimes-20040831">Template:Cite news</ref> The magazine was started in 2002.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It ceased publication on March 31, 2009, citing failing ad sales as a result of the poor economy and plans to release monthly installments soon.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It resumed publication, this time as a quarterly magazine, in late 2009.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was later suspended again, and the website was sold by Harris Publications to Townsquare Media in 2014.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
King magazine is mainly characterized by its lavish photoshoots, which usually feature scantily clad women, often complete with an interview from the featured model. The subjects of these shoots range from professional models such as Melyssa Ford and Toccara Jones to well-known musicians and actresses, including Trina, Keyshia Cole and Elise Neal. It also features interviews with rappers. The magazine almost exclusively uses pictures from its photoshoots as the cover of the magazine. The Lycos 50 Daily Report noted the magazine received more online searches than Newsweek or Reader's Digest.
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- Official site
- Official blog
- KingTemplate:'s Myspace Page
- African-American magazines
- Defunct magazines published in the United States
- Harris Publications titles
- Hip-hop magazines
- Magazines established in 2005
- Magazines disestablished in 2009
- Magazines published in Connecticut
- Men's magazines published in the United States
- Online magazines with defunct print editions