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Podcast: The Collection with Brad Gilmore
Episode: Adam Aziz, "Class of '88"
Description: Adam Aziz, one of the originators of hip-hop and urban entertainment coverage online, launched the Hip-Hop Newsletter (also known as the HHN) back in 1996. It was the first email-based hip-hop newsletter online and one of the few sources of hip-hop and urban entertainment coverage anywhere on the internet at the time. Starting with a few hundred readers, the Hip-Hop Newsletter's readership grew quickly and, at its peak, was being sent to over 100,000 worldwide readers monthly. The publication was also one of the first internet-based properties to engage entertainment companies in unique online promotions and contests, including extensive work with New...