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Kingsize Magazine
Swedish hip-hop magazine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kingsize Magazine (sometimes written as KingSize) is a magazine focusing on hip-hop music and culture. It was founded in Norway in 2001 by Hallgeir Knutsen and Julian Alexander Kibsgård and was the first Norwegian-language hip-hop magazine.[3] Kingsize expanded to Sweden in 2004, with separate Norwegian and Swedish issues published bi-monthly.[4] The Norwegian edition originally had a circulation of 5,000 copies and was published quarterly, with a target audience of boys aged 15–25.[2] The Norwegian Kingsize ceased publication in 2009 due to declining advertising revenue.[4][5]
The Swedish edition of Kingsize has been issued since 2004 but ceased physical publications in 2012 to focus on their website and online magazine.[6][1] The magazine returned in its physical edition in 2018 after being purchased by Nöjesguiden Media, the company behind Nöjesguiden.[7][8] As of 2018, Kingsize Magazine is distributed free-of-charge mainly in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, and is funded by advertisers.[1] In the 2010s, the magazine hosted the Kingsizegala, an annual music awards ceremony celebrating Swedish hip-hop.[9] Kingsize Magazine is the largest hip-hop magazine in the Nordic region.[6]
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