Lost Magazines Including Kanye West (2002-2006)

Recently, I have been looking into a form of Kanye lost media, lost segments of magazines including Kanye. Some of these you can buy online and some have never showed up online. There are a handful, all being researched and gathered by the Ye Media Cord community. If you know anybody who collected hiphop magazines back in the day (2002-2006) or even collected them yourself, please reach out and see if they can scan them online. Here is the list of lost segments and magazines:

In The Lab (2002), shown briefly in footage released by Channel Zero in Kanye’s NY apartment in 2002. The magazine is also shown in the Through The Wire music video. No scans or extra screenshots have resurfaced since.

Channel Zero screenshot: imgur.com/a/guXNLsw
Through The Wire screenshot: imgur.com/a/7PIcsPD

“Plugged” Magazine (2002), footage shown briefly in the second episode of the Netflix original “jeen-yuhs” shows Kanye reading the article and later in the episode at the Through The Wire release party, it shows an unknown lost mixtape with the same cover. No scan or extra screenshots have resurfaced since.

Screenshots: imgur.com/a/5nHXtgq

UPDATE MARCH 19TH 2024: An Instagram post made by jayilla in July 24th 2022 was recently discovered showing 6 pages of the magazine. It is said by Rhythmic Reason that jayilla is going to scan the magazine for the Ye Media Cord team, but no info about that has come out yet. The instagram post can be viewed here: 

http://instagram.com/p/CaX7q7uPuyQ

XXL Magazine (2002), magazine discussed in the first episode of the Netflix original “jeen-yuhs”. Video of the magazine also shown briefly in his NY apartment in the episode. No scans or extra screenshots have resurfaced since.

Screenshot: imgur.com/a/N5LxzH5

Source Magazine (July 2003), shown briefly in the second episode of the Netflix original “jeen-yuhs” at the Through The Wire release party. No scans or extra screenshots have resurfaced since.

Screenshot: imgur.com/a/Or0KS21

King Magazine (July 2003), shown briefly in the second episode of the Netflix original “jeen-yuhs” at the Through The Wire release party. No scans or extra screenshots have resurfaced since.

Screenshot: imgur.com/a/A5UqHe3

XXL Magazine (July 2003), shown briefly in the second episode of the Netflix original “jeen-yuhs” at the Through The Wire release party. No scans or extra screenshots have resurfaced since.

Screenshot: imgur.com/a/uUk6GKf

XXL Magazine (August/September 2003), mentioned in his 2004 HipHopSite interview, he complained how the article twisted and misconstrued his words. Confirming there was an interview in the magazine. No screenshots or scans have resurfaced since.

Interview mentioning this magazine: drive.google.com/file/d/1e_CM2K2-FTT3fDx22SGiEP3hpmz4sw2t/view?usp=drivesdk

with Ye saying: HHS: So you feel like the XXL story [September 2003], they portrayed you the wrong way? KW: I mean it's all good, they [XXL] just changed some of my words. And the Source definitely portrayed me in the wrong way.

Interview Magazine (2004), no information is known other than Jamie Foxx was the one to interview Kanye. No photos or scans have resurfaced since.

Floss Magazine (April 2004), magazine published by Floss Magazine in April 2004. Nobody knows what it contains. Only one screenshot of the cover exists. No extra screenshots or scans have resurfaced since.

Cover: imgur.com/a/PCKJubL

XXL Magazine (October 2004), in October 2021, ten pictures of the magazine were shown by vintagekanyemerch on Instagram. No extra screenshots or scans have resurfaced since.

FULL KANYE SECTION SCANNED ON MARCH 13TH 2024 BY gamerbiceps (KanyeArchivalProject) AND CAN BE VIEWED HERE: drive.google.com/file/d/1IsuW0opzXCm4taVD8nVWca4B-tj2L0sb/view

Arena Magazine (September 2005), magazine published by Arena Magazine in September 2005. Nobody knows what it contains. Only three pictures have surfaced due to a Mercari listing, one of the cover, one of the back and a random page. You can buy it for 35 usd right now if you want to contribute to the search. No extra screenshots or scans have resurfaced since.

Mercari listing: www.mercari.com/us/item/m36842559358/

Mass Appeal (Issue 34) (2005), the 34th issue of Mass Appeal. Nobody knows what it contains. Only one screenshot and a photoshoot for the magazine has surfaced. No extra screenshots or scans have resurfaced since.

Screenshot: imgur.com/a/pnLpp2C
Photoshoot: www.tumblr.com/massappeal/127197894918/kanye-west-mass-appeal-issue-34-circa-2005

FULL SEGMENT GIVEN TO WHOSZYLEZ ON MARCH, 16TH 2024 BY EBAY SELLER. FULL SEGMENT CAN BE VIEWED HERE: drive.google.com/file/d/1Uh4X_Mc0Qwf1Aark_o9d2NYUt7zcBklC/view?usp=drivesdk

GQ Magazine (December 1 2005), magazine published by GQ on December 1st, 2005. Nobody knows what it contains. Only one screenshot of the back (containing Kanye) of the magazine has surfaced. No extra screenshots or scans have resurfaced.

Screenshot: imgur.com/a/vxXIN1z

If anyone has these, please join the Ye Media Cord and go to the #magazines channel. Invite: discord.gg/dHj5CGy6gv