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Elliott Wilson Also known as YN returns to head a Hip-Hop media. Longtime Hip-Hop Music Journalist and Media Executive Named Editorial Director of HipHopDX, UPROXX and Dime magazine.
On Wednesday (April 24), UPROXX founder and CEO Jarret Myer and Rich Antoniello, founder and former CEO of Complex Networks along with will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas fame, announced that they had formed a company called UPROXX Studios, following its purchase of HipHopDX, UPROXX and Dime magazine and other entities from Warner Music Group.
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“We are pleased to return Uproxx to a team led by brand founder Jarret Myer, along with other vibrant brands such as HipHopDX,” said Maria Weaver, President of Warner Music Group, in a statement.
For hip-hop enthusiasts, the name Jarrett Myer should be familiar, as he is one of the founders of Rawkus Records, the originally independent label that in the 1990s helped launch the careers of rappers including Talib Kweli , Company Flow and Yasiin Bey fka. Mos Def.
As for Wilson, Advertising sign References The Queens, New York native has been named editorial director of Hip-Hop journalism for UPROXX Studios. Some of Wilson's previous notable Hip-Hop mag gigs include holding the position of Music Editor at The source magazine before becoming its Editor In Cheif XXL magazine in 1999—enjoying a significant tenure before his departure in early 2008. Shortly after his departure XXL formed Rap Radar with Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg. Most recently, Wilson was on TIdal and will continue to host the Rap Radar podcast with Brian “B. Perfect” Miller.
“I'm excited for this new chapter in my illustrious career and to work with proven winners like Jarret, Rich and Will,” said Wilson. Advertising sign. “My focus is on elevating the three emerging brands — UPROXX, HipHopDX and Dime — to greater heights and help shape the future of media and culture. The fun begins.”
