Urban publications (as we know it) began with The Source Magazine. It first started in black and white, the magazine has progressed with the hip hop culture.
The urban world has been covered by publications that have solidified our urban art as newsworthy and innovative.
If you haven’t read the editorial content in these publications, support our urban culture by subscribing to the publications that support our art, our expression, and voice.
These are a personal list of my favorites. If you find another publication that is open to submissions or cover urban artists, contact me. I’ll review the publication and if it’s of high quality content, I’ll add it to the list.
Top 50 Urban Magazines
- Africian American Review
- African Voices
- Black Hair
- Black Issue Book Review
- Black Enterprise Magazine
- Break Magazine
- Booking Matters Magazine
- Don Diva Magazine
- Essence Magazine
- Feds Magazine
- Flywire Magazine
- Format Magazine
- Giant Magazine
- Harlem World
- Hip Hop Weekly
- King Magazine
- Hiphop-magazine
- hip hop dx
- Mosaic Magazine
- Murderdog Magazine
- The Network Journal
- The Source
- Scratch
- Six Shot Online
- Urban Book Source
- WWS Magazine
- XXL
- RapSheet
- Sohh.com
- Urbania Magazine
- Allhiphop.com
- Vibe
- Upscale Magazine
- Jet Magazine
- Ebony Magazine
- Black Men
- Heart & Soul
- Sister 2 Sister
- Todays Black Woman
- Diverse Issues in Higher Education
