Rap Central Station – Issue 3 continues this ambition in terms of content: it celebrates the 40-year legacy of Run-DMC’s Raising Hell and brings together contributions, interviews, and rare visuals featuring figures such as DMC, Schoolly D, George Clinton, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Wu-Tang Clan, KRS-One, The Last Poets, and Money B.
The texts are complemented by rare photographs, essays, and curated sequences that trace this historic event through its cultural ramifications. Alongside the print edition, a limited promo vinyl and an exclusive package for subscribers were offered.
In its design, Issue 3 shows how a large physical format can become a strength in terms of content: the vinyl-sized square highlights photographic series and typographic staging, positioning the issue somewhere between magazine, art object, and historical document.
For readers and collectors, as well as anyone seriously interested in engaging with hip-hop history, Rap Central Station thus stands as an ambitious, carefully considered project.
Rap Central Station Issue 3 features:
– Contributions and features including DMC, Schoolly D, George Clinton, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Wu-Tang Clan, KRS-One, The Last Poets, Money B
– Main theme: 40 years of Run-DMC’s “Raising Hell” and the mid-1980s hip-hop era
– Art rap chart magazine in large-format 12 × 12-inch magpaper style with a focus on hip-hop history, culture, and reviews written by the artists themselves
– Edition: Issue 3, Summer 2026.
