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Black Music Magazine (initially known like Gangstasparty.com) is a webzine completely devoted to US Black Music and culture: rap, hip hop, r&b, soul, jazz.

History
Initially GangstasParty.com was founded in June 2004 and launched as a beta site in July 2004 by founder and editor-in-chief Dave Amato. The italian website called "Newsic" also published several reviews by GangstasParty.com. GangstasParty.com was the first magazine who discussed all elements of the US hip-hop industry with a browseable reader, which is similar to the lay-out of a printed magazine. The magazine has featured many luminaries in its pages, often highlighting artists before their big breaks. In February 2007, its first print edition - called "Gangsta Magazine Italia" - was also distributed for free across Italy (italian language). "Gangsta Magazine Italia" was launched at an event that took place in Florence called Danza in Fiera. As of January 2009, the magazine had published 21 issues. In November 2013, GangstasParty.com moved to the domain BlackMusicMagazine.com.

Today, Black Music Magazine presents reviews of new hip-hop releases, interviews with industry heavyweights (Trey Songz, Shanice, Jedi Mind Tricks, Crooked I, Daz Dillinger, Cherish and much others..) and upcoming artists, daily music news and exclusive events.