str8nyc.com - 7/1/2009
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It all started with a rumor and was later confirmed by an assistant to EIC & Publisher of Vibe magazine. As of today, Vibe magazine will close down. Rap Radar got the official final Vibe cover, which will never see a newsstand. Check out the official statement from former CEO, Steve ...
dailyfinance.com - 6/30/2009
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dailyfinance.com —
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 ...
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Vibe magazine shutting down
hiphopstan.com - 6/30/2009
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hiphopstan.com —
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, according to dailyfinance.com.
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Vibe Magazine Folds To The Recession!?
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This better NOT be the last issue of Vibe (besides, Quincy Jones may buy it back)!
mzvirgo.com —
... Original source spotted at Str8NYC
I think I need to smash a bottle over my own head after seeing this….
OK, never mind that this is supposedly trying to pay homage to Janet Jackson, but this looks desperate on so many levels. Not that Vibe hasn’t pushed the envelope before (with Janet, Foxy, Toni Braxton, etc.), but sheesh! Christina Milian and The Dream? Couldn’t they extend that final issue, better yet, squash that cover and put Michael Jackson on the cover?
I’m not going to attempt to talk about The ...
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