Archives 
News Headlines Archives for February 2008
BREAKING: Daughter of Rap Star Juvenile Murdered
UPDATE: 17-year-old brother implicated himself in the crime... (read more)
Bun B Plans First Album After Pimp C’s Death
Ill Trill slated for April... (read more)
EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: “Rap-Up: The Ultimate Guide to Hip-Hop and R&B”
Cameron Lazerine and Devin Lazerine release the much-anticipated handbook chronicling hip hop history... (read more)
Judge Shuts Down Ja Rule
Rapper makes unsuccessful attempt to bail out two friends for gun charges ... (read more)
Rakim Plans Live Album
Live, Lost & Found set to drop on Koch Records... (read more)
Producer Static Major, of Former R&B Group Playa, Dies
UPDATE: Pretty Ricky's Diamond Blue “Baby Blue” Smith remembers Static
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Jay-Z: "I Know" VIDEO
Hov wants to sex you up... (read more)
Erykah Badu Defends Eric Benet During VH-1 Storytellers Show
Admits to turning out former lovers Andre 3000 and Common
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American Gangster’s Ruby Dee Overlooked at Oscars
And the winner is…... (read more)
Rick Ross featuring T-Pain: “Boss” VIDEO
Rick Ross channels B.I.G.’s “Warning” ... (read more)
Daniels Daughter Admits Relationship With Kellz
Says she was “swept up” by Kelly’s charming ways... (read more)
Talib Kweli: "Hostile Gospel Pt. 1" VIDEO
Kweli hopped on a plane for this one. ... (read more)
George Daniels Says R. Kelly Slept With His Daughter
Husband of Kelly’s former publicist confirms rumors on radio show... (read more)
Kanye West Plans Glow In The Dark Tour
Tour co-headlined by Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco, and N.E.R.D.
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Charges Against Tony Yayo Dropped
Rapper no longer faces criminal charges for allegedly hitting Jimmy Henchman’s son... (read more)
Matthew Knowles Claps Back At Aretha
Calls Aretha’s comments about Beyonce “childish” and “unprofessional”... (read more)
You Must Not Know ‘Bout Me: Aretha Franklin Blasts Beyonce
The “Queen” of Soul calls B’s Grammy speech a “cheap shot”
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DJ Khaled Inks Deal With Def Jam
Launches new label We The Best Music... (read more)
Snoop Dogg’s Album Release Date Pushed Up
Ego Trippin' moves from May to March... (read more)
Pimp C 911 Call
Caller remains calm after finding rapper dead
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Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige Announce Nationwide Tour
Heart of the City Tour Kicks Off in March ... (read more)
Teddy Riley Puts Up Studio to Pay Bills
Super-producer owes creditors $1 million... (read more)
Ashanti Not Joining G-Unit
Singer will remain with The Inc.... (read more)
VIBE: The Hollywood Issue
Featuring 20 Who Will Kill It In ’08. THE SNEAK PEAK!
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Flavor Flav: From Reality to Comedy Sitcom
Realty TV’s Favorite Womanizer Lands Star Role in Comedy Show... (read more)
VIBE’S Hollywood Issue: Starring Robert “Bobby Milk” De Niro and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson
Editor’s Letter: Analyze This
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Pimp C’s Death Ruled Accidental Overdose
Coroner’s office reports cough syrup found in the rapper’s system... (read more)
Super-Tuesday Super Close
Q-Tip bets on Barack
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From the Blogs
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Roses y Handcuffs
It gets quiet. Then he says, "you heard Ye's "Street Lights" yet?" In between those six words, lingers a heavier question then what's being breathed o (read more) -
The Nappy Diatribe
The last few days, watching the liberal blogosphere act like a bunch of whining malcontents as they clumsily hyperventilate over Obama picking Hillary (read more) -
Invite Only
THE SPOT: 74 Leonard Street between Broadway and Church, Nov 24, 2008. It's raining but we must press on because this is, in fact, is a VIBE event and (read more) -
zentronix d+h
We now have some idea of how hip-hop may have impacted the presidential election. According to stats from CIRCLE, those under the age of 45 delivered (read more)
Celeb of the Day
Will Smith
Government Name: Willard Christopher Smith Jr.
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


