Catch of the Day
As if the porn-rap connection wasn't already strong as a set of gold fronts with everyone from 50 Cent to Lil Jon signing up to host a gonzo skin flick, now a magazine called Fish 'N' Grits has launched to specifically tap into this burgeoning market.
The mag -- which describes itself as "where music meets porn" -- features rappers alongside black and Latino porn stars graphically discussing their fetishes and wackiest sexual experiences. Wu Tang Clan MC and actor on the rise Method Man ("My Baby Daddy") appear on the cover of the debut issue, and the issue also features producer Kanye West, upcoming porn auteur Lil Jon and his Eastsideboyz, Neptunes prodigies The Clipse, Southern rapper Bone Crusher, ultra-pimp Too Short and the founders of hip hop appeal titans FUBU. Future issues will pair up Lil' Kim with Lexington Steal, and feature everyone from Redman and Naughty By Nature's Treach (who both appeared in the X-Rated "Sex In The Studio"), Snoop Dogg (who has two porno movies out through Hustler), Mystikal (who released a Hustler porn and just got six years in prison for forcing his hairstylist to perform sexual acts on him), strip club enthusiasts OutKast and many others.
The December issue is on stands now.
Jan 21, 2004 at 04:50 PM by Frank Meyer in Publishing | Permalink
Comments
I think this magazine is a wrong portrayal of black people. Hip hop already has excess drugs, sex, and violence in their music. The big picture is not about money or marketing. But the image of black people everywhere. Hip hop is said to black music but it is not even something all black people can be proud of. Hip hop is not even about music anymore, it is about who can sing the filthiest. This magazine is only a reflection of that and it is last thing that black people need. Millions of kids are influenced by hip hop, even as bad as it is these days, and tying it into porn only makes things worse. When are people going to start caring about morale and the slightest bit of decency instead of how much money they can make. When are we as black people finally going to say enough is enough.
Posted by: Mamieta at Feb 13, 2004 12:03:07 AM
I do agree with you the big picture is NOT about money and marketing. However morality and decency begins at home what makes this country so great is freedom of expression, speech and the ability to benefit as so many other races have been able to over the years. We as Black people need to empower ourseleves and take advantage of the same society that took advantage of us. For years the world has embraced sex, drugs and rock&roll. No one ever complained when we put the biggest Pimp of all Hugh Hefner on his pedestal. So yes I applaud Fish'N'Grits for embracing a $36 Billion dollar industry, for the portrayal of women of color in the same standards as playboy. Unfortunately, or fortunately, sex is a part of our humanity and why not make money off of it. Save your morality for home and please check out www.fishngrits.com !
Posted by: Anonymous at Feb 23, 2004 12:10:43 PM
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