STATE HipHop Magazine 2005-2007

The best of two years of State Magazine is bundled and redesigned in this beautiful book. State Magazine, an initiative of hip-hop mogul Kees de Koning, has rapidly grown into the most important and leading Dutch medium about hip-hop since its foundation in June 2005. www.statemagazine.nl is therefore current every day with news, critical reviews, high-profile interviews and background stories. Moreover, the editors themselves make video clips and regularly portray new talent. State is unique in the total Dutch music media landscape and that may also be seen offline. With: Ice Cube, Jiggy Dje,  Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig, Aqeela (Bloods/ Crips), Opgezwolle, Redman, Postmen, Public Enemy, Buiten Westen tour, Pharrell, Jay-Z,  Typhoon, Melodee, Pete Philly & Perquisite, The Opposites, Madlib, 2Pac, Rio Baile Funk, Wudstik, Youssef & Kamal, Winne, Bun B, Salah E, Gnarls Barkley, MF Doom, Bolletjes Blues, Rico, Sticks, Delic, Outkast, JDilla , Sean Price, Kempi, DJ Cash Money, Ghost Face Killah amongst others…

In the 160-page book, great foreign stars and patriotic heroes are tested with the same bravura, such as Ice Cube, OutKast, Opgezwolle, Salah Edin and Ghostface Killah. Furthermore, background articles about hip hop in Rotterdam, Houston, Cuba and Burkina Faso, a Gnarls Barkley record overview for diggers, socially critical articles by Myrthe Hilkens, beautiful photography by Ilja Meefout and much more.