SLAM Magazine

SLAM Magazine is an American basketball magazine that has been in circulation since 1994, and is published by PRIMEDIA. SLAM publishes nine issues a year to its circulation of over 500,000 readers worldwide.

History

SLAM was first released in 1994 as a basketball magazine that combined the sport with hip hop culture at a time when the genre was becoming increasingly popular. The magazine features heavy advertising for basketball related products, street wear clothing and hip hop music, and has been credited with helping to market hip hop culture and basketball as one.

Related Topics:
Hip hop - Hip hop music

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SLAM has published over 80 issues in its history, and has featured the biggest names in American basketball on its cover, in articles, and on its famous SLAMups posters. To date, only one female athlete has ever appeared on the SLAM cover - Chamique Holdsclaw in October 1998. Shaquille O'Neal has appeared on the cover eight times (the most of any one player), and Michael Jordan has appeared seven times.

Related Topics:
Chamique Holdsclaw - Shaquille O'Neal - Michael Jordan

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