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Ego Trip

Ceased 1998 Defunct Golden AgeCoastal Era New York

Founders5

  • Sacha Jenkins
  • Elliott Wilson
  • Gabriel Alvarez
  • Brent Rollins
  • Chairman Mao

Sourcing tier (per methodology)

Tier B for the print run (13 issues, 1994-98). Editorial collective went on to produce Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists (1999) and the Ego Trip's Race-O-Rama VH1 series. Cult-canonical for its sense of humor and depth on the boom-bap era.

Linked moments 0

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External

Citations 2

  1. B
    Wikipedia — Ego Trip (magazine) Retrieved 2026-05-24.
  2. B
    The New York Times — The Ego Trip Crew Takes On Race in America Retrieved 2026-05-24.

Per methodology: Tier A = scholarly / institutional / primary; Tier B = trade press + paper of record + Wikipedia; Tier C = fan / community / specialist (with corroboration).

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