VIBE Magazine Folds
Rumors have been swirling for months about the demise of VIBE magazine:
Vibe magazine, the urban-music magazine founded in 1993 by Quincy Jones, is the latest victim of the media recession. Multiple sources both within and outside the magazine confirmed that it is shutting down.
Reached for comment, chief financial officer Angela Zucconi said, “We will be making a statement by the end of the day. That’s all I can say at this point.” She referred further questions to CEO Steve Aaron, who was not immediately available. Messages left for editor in chief Danyel Smith and publishers Edgar Hernandez were not immediately returned.
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Another one bites the dust!
RIP VIBE. I used to get VIBE when I was younger, before it became just a magazine full of advertisements.
Seriously when was vibe ever relevant?? When are “black” magazines ever succesful, they aren’t this isn’t a surprise and im finding it uber hard to care
Hey sandraaaaaa *wave*
well I’ll be and I just got a two year subscription for $5 no wonder it was so cheap. Doah!
Hope you get your 5 dolars back……..
@ Charles, JET is still alive and kicking every black person over 40 have a jet sub… or so it seems
so does that mean the magazines that I have are officially collector’s items??
We need to do a 20 question tribute to VIBE that was the BEST part of the magazine.
I will start..
Why is Mase rapping again?
@6
Is jet that small asa magazine that’s the size of my sidekick why the fukc would anyone buy that shti ??
Black people are a trillion dollar industry that loves to buy the wrong things
@7
Are you high? No one wants that **** you my as well throw them in the trash
@7
Are you high? No one wants that **** you my as well throw them in the trash
@8
Why does diddy think he can rap
Why won’t cassie admit to ****ing for tracks
Why can ciara still not sing
When will rocko marry atl hoodrat monica
How long is beyonces real hair
We will never know
Charles maybe you need to pick up a Black Enterprise. It’s not the size or your sidekick either.
MJ has on a lacefront wig on the cover of that VIBE. He was the only man who could get away with wearing lacefront wigs…
MIKE ALREADY TOLD YALL NICCAS TO LEAVE HIM ALONE YEAH JUST LEAVE ME ALONE ON ON - LEAVE ME ALONEEE THAT IS THE SONG THEY SHOULD BE PLAYING FOR REAL…
@11
Why is lil wayne so popular?
Will REAL hiphop ever make a comeback
who will make a album first, Jodeci(all of them ) Dru Hill Jagged edge, or 112
Will Jayz and Beyonce EVER have kids?
Why does Diddy only allow his artist to have one video per album (come on diddy give day 26 another vid)
If the south didnt kill hiphop what did?
@12
BLACK ENTERPRISE IS FOR BOOJIE(SIC) BLACK PEOPLE WHO STILL CAN’T MAKE 6 FIGURES AND THAT’S THE GETCHA GOTCHA!
HBCU ARE NOT GOOD SCHOOLS TO GRADUATE FROM BLACK PEOPLE, GET IT TOGETHER!
Essesce is a good mag….
WHY would anyone want to have kids by Jay-z or Lil Wayne that are actually serious about starting-n-maintaining a family?
WHY did Brandy insist on a FAKE-AZZ marriage to boost-n-maintain her ALREADY fading career???
@19
DEATH**
SIS DON’T WORRY ABOUT QUEEN BRANDY SHE HAS SOLD 25 MILLION MORE THAN FLOPICA KEYSHIA AND HARA COMBINED!
SO IF HER CAREER IS FADING THEN YOUR FAVS MUST HAVE NEVER BEEN!
I read and enjoy Black Enterprise Charles but for you it sounds like anything that isn’t White isn’t right so we differ.
is brandy your cousin? you be stanning HARD for ol girl…. I miss old brandy, her last album was ****…
@20
I COUNT Janet, J-Lo, Whitney and Toni Braxton amongst my favorite(s) since the mid-80’s … And btw I’m A BRO
And TRUST Brandy ISN’T in their league AT ALL !!!!!
HBCU graduate!!!!!!!!!! Say it loud im BLACK and im PROUD!!!!
J-LO tho ELOVE??? i would but brandy b4 jlo
YOUR RIGHT SHE’S ABOVE THEM WHEN’S THE LAST TIME JANET OR TONI WAS RELEVANT??
AND JLO EVERYONE KNOWS THAT **** CAN’T SING SO YOU CAN FALL BACK…
WHEN ANY OF UR FLOPS GONNA GET A 14 WEEK #1 HIT THAT’S WILL PUT THEM IN GUINESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS ??
Never
BRANDY BEING A COVER GIRL RICH NEVER FILING BANKRUPTCY NOT GETTING ASS IMPLANTS WRITING TONI BRAXTONS SONGS STILL BEING RELEVANT >>> YOUR FLOPS NEVER DOING IT
@7
Are you high? No one wants that **** you my as well throw them in the trash
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you betta get da fukk on wit dat.
If the south didnt kill hiphop what did?
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u know what……i shouldn’t even respond, but I had to at least say FUKK YALL.
carry on…
Charles is Ray J yall…. real talk…….. Brandy cool and all but come on…brandy Flopped her last 2 albums, Janet flopped on her last album, JLO flopped her last album, toni have not a album come out in awhile so she dont count
Janet has more records sold than Brandy…..
im just being the referree lol
@sponge
I actually LIKE Brandy but I LUV ME SOME Janet & J-LO
Brandy’s career-n-talent ISN’T ENOUGH to wipe away a couple of MY ALL-TIME Crushes EVER !!!!!
LOL
lmao, Word Krysi?!? meant no harm, it was a sincere question
I’m sorry I MUST’VE missed the memo but…
When did ICONS become Flops-n-Irrelevant ???
@29
OK AND JANET HAS BEEN IN THE GAME SINCE 1232 BC WHAT’S UR POINT BRANDY AINT EVEN HIT 20 AND JANET BEEN HERE SINCE ANCIENT ROME SO WHAT’S THE LOGIÇ?
FACE IT BRANDYS TALENTS LOOKS MONEY FAME RELEVANCY >>> J HO, TRANET, TONI BANKRUPTON
AND THAT’S THE GETCHA GOTCHA
AND WHO CARES EVEN WITH THE FLOPS BRANDY HAS SOLD MORE THAN BEYONCE, CIARA, KEYSHIA, MONICA SO WHAT’S THE LOGIÇ
im refering to the last albums they put out Elove.. i love janet, for example but her last album flopped(numbers wise) does that make her any less than a icon..not at all…
and Charles’ Sister Brandy last album flopped as well. that was my point…….
@Elove TEAM J LO!
When is the last time Brandy was relevant if we’re keeping it real? Her last CD good or bad WAS A FLOP! I love me some Brandy too but come on now real talk. Brandy hasn’t been and wouldn’t be relevant had that unfortunate accident happened. People always try to put down Janet but she’s been in the game since she was what…18?
Give me the name of another chick who will have her longevity before falling off. People use to say C Error was better and we all know how that’s turning out.
Charles love, even though i agree that Brandy is a better vocalist than JLO , JLO has sold 48 mill records to brandys 20…and beyonce has sold 50 mill
nobody touching my girl mariah numbers…….
Charles go hard for brandy lol
I”m not even mad lol
JLO sold 48 million records?!…I don’t believe it!!!! Her last few albums comletely bombed…how is that possible
@32
in 1994 when brandy punched them out the game and they started begging her for songs and she wrote them thats WHEN
@36
Well clearly her name must taste good cuz its in everyones mouth thats how we know queen rbandy is relevant she dont have to shake her ass or leak nude pics and still stay on poeples minds and on their ITUNES
TONI, TRANET, J HO NEVER DOING IT
@37
J LO isnt R&B she appeals to the white girls im here for the black girls not a fake white girl with a big A$$ and sis j lo could never hit the notes QUEEN BRANDY COULD!!!!!!!!
Also do some reserach beyonce has sold 15 million not 50 and don tdare bring up DC3 the group aint called BEYONCE FEAT KELLY AND MICHELLE, you bring up DC3 illl bring up Soundtracks adn writing material and you can watch brandy PUNCH all the other hos in sales
SIS wheres MARIAHS VOICE NOW???? She cant do it anymore?? I KNOW brandy can
@33
Are you high? Ain nobody buying Brandy shyt…she might as well throw her career in the trash!
how ya luv dat!
Charles says
Well clearly her name must taste good cuz its in everyones mouth thats how we know queen rbandy is relevant she dont have to shake her ass or leak nude pics and still stay on poeples minds and on their ITUNES
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Same thing Monica, Keshia, Toni, and Janet must be saying.
Oh and another let keep it 100 moment. You’re calling Janet “tranet” but I’m willing to bet if you do a poll for men between Janet at 29-30 and Brandy at 29-30 there would be a clear winner and Brandy would be…….lonely…broken hearted…lol
Dangit (still love you though Brandy)
@sponge
LEGACY out-trumps current standings (sales, airplay, etc.)
EVERY DAMN TIME and I’m glad you mentioned Mariah
To the BRANDY STAN of ALL STANS
Is Brandy MORE RELEVANT than EITHER of the following…
Janet
Whitney
Toni Braxton
(I’ll put HER debut against ANYTHING Brandy has done…)
J-Lo
And YES (Dare I say…) Beyonce
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!
spongebobfan Says:
nobody touching my girl mariah numbers…….
You are right but, not because of lack of talent. No one is selling CDs like that anymore. Have anyone seen the HDD list?
— 1 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 106,956 —
THRILLER
– 2 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 105,648 —
ESSENTIAL
– 3 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 104,163 —
NUMBER ONES
– 14 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 34,225 —
OFF THE WALL
– 25 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 18,929 —
BAD
– 26 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 17,677 —
ULTIMATE COLLECTION
– 32 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 14,351 —
DANGEROUS
– 35 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 13,951 —
ULTIMATE COLLECTION
– 39 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 12,150 —
HISTORY: GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE?
@42
Dont matter she stilll sold 25 million albums, no SUPSERTAR like brandy can maintain the super sales forver, not michael jackson not madonna not barbra streisand so your logic is FLAWED
@43
No one talks about flopica, TONI BROKETON, OFFKEYshia COle or tranet, and after janet flashed her breast to the world i wouldnt be surprised of the results either but lets keep it 100
REAL TALENT>>>>>>>>BEING A HO
and the getcha gotcha is when she gonna be able to sing like QUEEN BRANDY???
@44
JANET - YES EASiLY
WHITNEY - WHO?? her last album dropped when????
TONI - You have tobe ****tin gme
J-LO - Didnt her clothing line go bankrupt and her albums fllop no one mentions this ho
BEYONCE - is this decades BRANDY
CASE CLOSED
BRANDY>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> YOUR FAV FLOPS!
@45
Yes when andy gibb died ??? and when aaliyah died
Your logic is once again FLAWED!!!!!!!
@36
Well clearly her name must taste good cuz its in everyones mouth thats how we know queen rbandy is relevant she dont have to shake her ass or leak nude pics and still stay on poeples minds and on their ITUNES
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LMAO just cause we debating brandy now dont make Brandy “in everyones mouth”
SIS wheres MARIAHS VOICE NOW???? She cant do it anymore?? I KNOW brandy can
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Mariah can sing the telephone book with a dyck in her throat and she will sell more records than ya girl Brandy
Also do some reserach beyonce has sold 15 million not 50 and don tdare bring up DC3 the group aint called BEYONCE FEAT KELLY AND MICHELLE, you bring up DC3 illl bring up Soundtracks adn writing material and you can watch brandy PUNCH all the other hos in sales
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Beyonce sold 15 million copies od Dangerously In Love ALONE….. come on man
@much
IMAGINE how many more would’ve been sold if they actually had ENOUGH IN STOCK to satisfy the consumers wanting MJ-Albums
Is that why I didnt get my last two mags in the mail. I’m such a procrastinator. I’ve been meaning to call Vibe since last month when I didnt get my Emninem(sp) Vibe.
Dayyyyyyyyyum sorry to see them go. I’ve been reading it since the beginning
@48
PROOF???
Dont telll me you quoting from WIKIPEDIA
*DIES*
IF its true why hasnt RIAA CERTIFIED your girl then =[ but they ceritfied brandy as one of the top selling in the country, you letting matthew knowles article on wikipedia get to you???
MANriah sales SEX and thats about it
@49
what are you talking about?
@MUNCHOSGIRL
I’m not touching Michael Jackson i was only doing FEMALE artists…. NOONE will touch Mike….
But to mariah credit she has sold 200 million records to date
DIZZZZZAMMMM MUNCH!!!!!
That’s what the fvck I’m talking bout. Do it Mike.
I’m going to have to copy & paste that in that big mouth reporter post Sandra just put up.
Oh & this post had me
Dont matter she stilll sold 25 million albums, no SUPSERTAR like brandy can maintain the super sales forver, not michael jackson not madonna not barbra streisand so your logic is FLAWED
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NO BYTCH, yO MF opinion, and lame azz loyalty to Brandy’s wack, hit n ran ah MF OVER to further kill her already FLAWED azz career after she got on MTV sporting a FLAWED AZZ “SPIRITUAL” MARRIAGE to a ugly azz niccah dat didn’t even want her AZZ!! …sit yo aZZ down Charles and get the FUKK OVER IT!
Mariah can sing the telephone book with a dyck in her throat and she will sell more records than ya girl Brandy
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*chokes*………….*SCREAMS*…..
Brandy wishes she could see MCs star power MC still making hits can’t say the same for Brandy whom I like as well
Krysi you are getting the crack me the f up award for the day
The more comments I read from a certain poster the more I wonder… man/woman or
@55
YOU MAD?
YOU MAD BRANDY >>> YO FLOPS
GET OVER IT
BRANDY = BLACK
MARIAH = WHITE
I AM NOT HERE FOR THE WHITE GIRLS
thats your rebuttal? lol cause mariah white, though she’s been a R&B artist since she came out, GTFOH ha ha..if i really wanted to pull some white girls on you i can say how Brittany spears sold more than yo girl, its not a race thing its a Genre thing…Mariah is in same Genre as brandy
Yea….bytch….but you read what da fukk I said….I see yo azz ain gotta explaination for da shyt either :coffe:
have dat……..I ain gotta say shyt else that was ALL that needed to be said
now folks, can we politely ignore this CLOWN, and move forward with MJ numbers convo??
1.8 mill…..thats da shyt for how many days??? You think Brandy would have CNN, ABC, and WORLD NEWS EVERYWHERE ON LOCK…………never bytch. You think Brandy could bring life to an economy in a COMA….NEVER………how long would the majority of the people in this fukking blog family would mourn for Brandy like they are grieving for MJ…….*show of hands*
NEVER.
Charles says
I AM NOT HERE FOR THE WHITE GIRLS
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Could’ve fooled me
Last time I checked MC had a black father. Mi Mi is more R&B than Brandy when you think about it.
@Charles,
I like Brandy but according to you, she is what is wrong with black people. She is a single unwed mother raising a heathen or a hoodrat?
Y’all KILLING ME …
And Y’all ARE KILLING The Brandy STAN as well !!!
@aqtpie
YOUR statement rings of … Take Dat, Take Dat
LMAO
CODE 10 SHOTS FIRED! SHOTS FIRED! all over the place
Charles you need a bulletproof vest icon.
:bulletproof:
:proteckyoneck:
wait this one might work
:punksjumpuptogetbeatdown:
@krysi
Girl stay on topic and STOP USING EBONICS THAT TOOK ME HOURS TO TRANSLATE, BRANDY DOESN’T NEED UR $ SHE ALREADY HAS MORE THAN 1 MANSION AND A PRIVATE PLANE
WHEN YOU GAWN DO IT?
Yea, long as you don’t get Brandy confused wit Mike or any other ICON…don’t wURRR bout what da fukk Im doing, cuz YOU don’t do shyt for me and BRANDY neither bytch.
VIBE magazine has always been my fave mag. Its the only one I routinely purchased. I used to have a subscription, but then I moved so I just bought them randomly every month. It has been getting a bit too much with the ads and each month the magazine got slimmer and slimmer. But it was still my favourite. I always dreamed I would write for Vibe one day…I’m sad to see it go.