WRITING PORTFOLIO |
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Writer - Saptosa Foster |
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| PUBLICATION | TITLE | FEATURED ARTIST/TOPIC | PUBLISH DATE |
| XXL | TBD | YoungbloodZ | Jan/Feb 2006 |
| XXL | TBD | Rappers & Real Estate | Jan/Feb 2006 |
| JEWEL | "Belle of the Ball" | Yaya DaCosta | Nov-05 |
| XXL | "What's Next?" | 8-Ball | Sep-05 |
| XXL PRESENTS: SHADE 45 | "Look at Me Now" | Stat Quo | Premiere Issue Fall 2005 |
| XXL PRESENTS: SHADE 45 | "In My Hood" | The Aphilliates | Premiere Issue Fall 2005 |
| SCRATCH | "All Things Being Eque" | DJ Eque | Winter 2005 |
| VIBE | "Royal Introduction" | Teairra Mari | Jul-05 |
| VIBE | "Sweet Dreams" | Cruna | May-05 |
| SCRATCH | "Producer of the Year" (Cover Story) | Lil Jon | Mar/April 2005 |
| SCRATCH | "Love or Money" | Cipha Sounds | Mar/April 2005 |
| VIBE | "Through the Fire" | Tori Alamaze | Apr-05 |
| XXL | "Bang Out" | Cool & Dre | Mar-05 |
| XXL | "Victim" (Introduction) | Rappers Who've Been Shot | Mar-05 |
| THE SOURCE | "Under Construction" (Cover Story) | Ludacris/DTP | Jan/Feb 2005 |
| VIBE | "Hard Knock Life" | Yonnie | Jan-05 |
| XXL | "Wonderful" | Mannie Fresh | Dec-04 |
| VIBE | "Moving Pieces" | Cuban Link | Dec-04 |
| VIBE | "Soul Purpose" | Shawn Kane | Dec-04 |
| CREATIVE LOAFING | "Nas Is Like?" | Nas | Dec 2 - 8, 2004 |
| XXL | "Behind the Walls" | Mystikal | Nov-04 |
| XXL | "On My Own" | Lil Scrappy | Nov-04 |
| CREATIVE LOAFING | "Good Van Hunting" | Van Hunt | Sept 30 - Oct 6, 2004 |
| XXL | "Time to Build" (Cover Story) | Nelly | Sep-04 |
| VIBE | "Thug Cookout" | Trick Daddy | Sep-04 |
| VIBE | "Model Performer" | Ciara | Sep-04 |
| THE AVE | "Dear Mama" | Drag-On | Winter 2004 |
| CREATIVE LOAFING | "Play that Crunky Music" | Ciara | Sept 9 - 15, 2004 |
| SCRATCH | "Play by Play" | Lloyd Banks | Fall 2004 |
| SCRATCH | "Mars Attacks" | DJ Mars | Fall 2004 |
| FADER | "Pie-athalon" | Winning a National Pie Competition | Aug-04 |
| VIBE | "Welcome to Atlanta" | Dallas Austin | Jul-04 |
| THE AVE | "Bridging the Gap" (Cover Story) | Nas/Olu Dara | 1st Anniversary 2004 |
| XXL | "Funkin' Lesson" | Grandmaster Flash tours colleges teaching the science of the turntable | Jun-04 |
| XXL | "Home Sweet Home" | Nelly Gets Key to St. Louis | May-04 |
| XXL | "I'll Be Around" | Petey Pablo | May-04 |
| XXL | "Southern Boy" | Farnsworth Bentley | Mar-04 |
| COMPLEX | "Soul Solution" | Anthony Hamilton/Donnie/Dwele/Raphael Saadiq | Feb/Mar 2004 |
| XXL | "Vibrate" | David Banner | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| ROLLING OUT | "Ready to Kick You Into Shape" | Michael Smalls | January 29, 2004 |
| THE AUC DIGEST | "Former Spelman Student Brings It On Again" | Faune Chambers | January 19, 2004 |
| XXL | "Free Agents" | Dead Prez | Dec-03 |
| XXL | "Put Yo Hood Up" | DSGB | Dec-03 |
| XXL | "Out There" | Outkast's New HBO Movie | Nov-03 |
| XXL | "Come Clean" | The Caribbean's Crackdown on Profanity in Rap Concerts | Nov-03 |
| XXL | "Ill Communication" | Beef DVD Documents Rap Rivalries | Nov-03 |
| XXL | "Almost Famous" | T.I. | Oct-03 |
| CREATIVE LOAFING | "In the Zone" | Ying Yang Twins | Oct 16 - 22, 2003 |
| ROLLING OUT | "Breaking into the Business" | Sherry Thornton | October 30, 2003 |
| XXL | "Next Generation" | Bow Wow | Sep-03 |
| XXL | "Hottest of the Hot" | Da Brat | Jul-03 |
| XXL | "Mo' Rap Rags" | Urban Clothing Line Debuts at K-Mart | Dec-02 |
| XXL | "Only God Can Judge Me" | Ma$e | Nov-02 |
| SAVOY | "Pow! Bang! Roar!" | Black Sound Designer in Hollywood | June/July 2001 |
| TELLSPIN | "Pulp Friction" | Examining the "Sistah-Girl Novel" Revolution | Spring/Summer 2001 |
| XXL | "Ain't Got No Class" | Teacher Resigns over Eminem Research Project | Jun-01 |
| XXL | "Hard Knock Life" | DMX Jailed for Driving Without a License | May-01 |
| XXL | "Lay Low" | Drama | Apr-01 |
| THE SOURCE | "Pardon Me" | A Chart of Presidential Prison Pardons | Apr-01 |
| XXL | "Fatherless Child" | Treach/Drag-On | Feb-01 |
| 360HIPHOP.COM | "Reel Reviews" - Backstage | Film Review of Backstage | September 12, 2000 |
| ONTHESNEAKTIP.COM | Movie Review - Backstage | Film Review of Backstage | September 12, 2000 |
| THE SOURCE | "Civil Wrongs Made Right" | Unresolved Civil Rights Murder Cases | Sep-00 |
| ONTHESNEAKTIP.COM | Movie Review - The Original Kings of Comedy | Film Review - The Original Kings of Comedy | September 12, 2000 |
| BLAZE BATTLE QUARTERLY | "Aural Sex" | Women in Entertainment Reveal Their Favorite Nasty Rap Lyrics | Fall 2000 |
| 360HIPHOP.COM | "All That Rah Rahs" | Film Feature on Bring It On | August 29, 2000 |
| 360HIPHOP.COM | "Reel Reviews" - Bring It On | Film Review of Bring It On | August 29, 2000 |
| ONTHESNEAKTIP.COM | Movie Review - Scary Movie | Film Review of Scary Movie | August 1, 2000 |
| ONTHESNEAKTIP.COM | Movie Review - Nutty Professor II | Film Review of Nutty Professor II | August 1, 2000 |
| THE SOURCE | "Southern Discomfort" | South Carolina's Refusal to Remove Flag | Aug-00 |
| THE SOURCE | "Fear vs. Fact" | The Decline of Violence in Schools | Jul-00 |
| SOULPURPOSE.COM | "Tia Williams Lip Schtick" | Black Editor at Glamour Magazine | July 31 2000 |
| ONTHESNEAKTIP.COM | Movie Review - Me, Myself & Irene | Film Review - Me, Myself & Irene | July 6, 2000 |
| HONEY | "Blowing Up" | Faune Chambers | Mar-00 |
| HONEY | "Blowing Up" | Coco Lee | Mar-00 |
| IMPACT MAGAZINE | "Better Late Than Never" | Cynthia Garrett | February 23, 2000 |
| IMPACT MAGAZINE | "Retailing Righteousness" | Examining Advertising Trend of Using Social Themes to Promote Products | February 9, 2000 |
| PHILLY WORD | "Jaguar's Nine Lives" | Jaguar Wright | Dec 1999/Jan 2000 |
| PHILLY WORD | "Who is Jill Scott?" | Jill Scott | Dec 1999/Jan 2000 |
| ONTHESNEAKTIP.COM | "Ready to Dye" | Essay on the film Black and White | Winter 1999 |