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Mavado: The Real McKoy
Read Rob Kenner's in-depth profile of the Jamaican legend and hear his podcast... (read more)
Murder Ink?
Rihanna is the latest celebrity to find herself with a questionable tattoo, here are some others
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Rick Ross Takes You to School
If Officer Rawse gave advice on career day, would he sound like this?... (read more)
Top Five at 5: Featuring Jadakiss
Five jams you should be listening to now... (read more)
Serena Williams: “I’m a Good Rapper”
VIBE finds out what the flyest chick in the game bumps before a big match... (read more)
Baby Talks Lil Wayne’s "Rebirth"
“It’s not a rock record,” he says.... (read more)
Top Five at 5
It's only Monday, but we already have some fire for the week... (read more)
What Had Happened Was: Charli Baltimore
The Commission’s female presence talks about the rap supergroup that never was
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Murder Music
A look at the music behind the Mexican drug war... (read more)
THE COSIGN: Apple's 3rd Generation iPod Shuffle
Once again, the third time is the charm... (read more)
Ultimate 90: Busta Rhymes
Our playlist of Busta's best. Woo-ah!... (read more)
The Top Five at 5!
Dropping the day’s hottest leaks at 5pm sharp. Keep up, slugs!... (read more)
T.I.'s House Call
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson talks about his December 2007 sit down with the King... (read more)
Hardwood Classics
CBS rides for rap on the Road To The Final Four... (read more)
TheMOST! Asks: You Named Your Baby WHAT?!
Going in on celebrity baby names…... (read more)
The-Dream and Christina Milian: Love vs. Money
When couples make music together is it all about the love, or the Benjamins?
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Forget a Playlist, Play This!
T.I., Melanie Fiona, and Dawn Richard soundtrack our April issue... (read more)
Today's Top 5 at 5
Dropping the day’s hottest leaks at 5pm sharp. Keep up.... (read more)
Eminem Goes Full Retard!*
But he isn’t the first rapper to spoof Hollywood for a music video...... (read more)
Sexy Songwriter: Keri Hilson
The singer/songwriter's album comes out today, but we knew she was hot last year... (read more)
Rated C for Ciara
VIBE plays the role of MPAA for some of CiCi's most well-known videos
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DJ Drama: Dramatic Times
The iPod King curates the best of T.I.... (read more)
The Big Idea: Athletes and Guns
Professional athletes are under fire for carrying guns - but should they protect themselves?
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The President's Final Four
VIBE asks four hometown heroes about Obama’s Final Four selections... (read more)
Lil Flip: Found!
36 hours later, Flip Gates speaks
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Album Preview: Rick Ross' "Deeper Than Rap"
A follow-up to our one-word review
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Two Albums, One Year
Can 50 and Em do what only a few others have done?
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B.o.B: What's In a Name?
Bobby Ray gets his Prince on... (read more)
That New Rick Ross Album Is...
Read our one word review... (read more)
Lil Flip: Game Over
Murph Dogg comes close, but no cigar... (read more)
It's 5 p.m., Do You Know Where Lil Flip is?
Murph Dogg's investigation continues... (read more)
House of (Foot) Pain
Jump around in the Irish group’s new sneakers... (read more)
Stuck at Work on St. Patrick's Day
Fifteen songs guaranteed to help you make it ’til happy hour!... (read more)
It’s St. Patrick’s Day. Where the hell is Lil Flip?
Murph Dogg is on the case... (read more)
We Don't Believe You Kid Cudi
Four reasons our money says the kid is not retiring... (read more)
Five Other Hip Hop Biopics We'd Watch
From Salt-N-Pepa to DMX, we got ideas... (read more)
The Art of the Album Covers
Christopher and Kathleen Sieboda talk about their VIBE contribution... (read more)
Rhymes With Reason
An excerpt from Adam Bradley's, Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop... (read more)
What Had Happened Was: Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin
The Revolution duo on Prince's lost dream... (read more)
The 51 Albums That Never Were: Part 4
We really hope someone releases one of these unheard gems... (read more)
What Had Happened Was: Raekwon
The Wu-Tang Clan Chef talks about his highly-anticipated, and much-delayed, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II, aka the Wu’s Detox... (read more)
Kid Cudi: "Super Boo" (Video)
Directed by Tishaun Dawson... (read more)
The 51 Albums That Never Were: Part 3
The follow-ups of which, they never followed through... (read more)
What Had Happened Was: Saafir
Oakland MC, Saafir, explains why the Saafir, Xzibit, Ras Kass dream team never came true. ... (read more)
The 51 Albums That Never Were: Part 2
The dream teams that remain a dream
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The Best of Big, After
A playlist of Biggie's best posthumous songs and collaborations
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Back 2 The Essence: The Notorious B.I.G. (Part 4)
The emotional conclusion
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Back 2 The Essence: The Notorious B.I.G. (Part 3)
Part 3 of VIBE's 1999 oral history... (read more)
12 Reasons VIBE Will Always Love Big Poppa
The Notorious B.I.G. still packs a big impact... (read more)
Back 2 The Essence: The Notorious B.I.G. (Part 2)
Part 2 of VIBE's 1999 oral history on the life and death of The Notorious B.I.G.... (read more)
What Had Happened Was: MC Hammer
The legendary MC on why his Death Row album never came out... (read more)
The-Dream's Two New Videos
"My Love" featuring Mariah Carey; "Rockin' That Sh** (Remix)"... (read more)
The 51 Albums That Never Were: Part 1
The record label casualties... (read more)
Back 2 The Essence: The Notorious B.I.G. (Pt. 1)
Part 1 of VIBE's 1999 oral history on the life and death of The Notorious B.I.G.... (read more)
Show Them the Money
Five signs you're not the only one feeling the recession pinch... (read more)
Play HORSE with Dwyane Wade
Everyone's favorite playground game with one of the NBA's finest... (read more)
Seen: "Watchmen"
Last night, Warner Bros. held the New York City press screening of the studio’s new superhero flick, Watchmen. Here’s how it played.... (read more)
T.I.: A Cover Fit for a King
T.I.'s fourth VIBE cover is history in the making... (read more)
The Roots: Late Night Day Job
How hip hop's greatest band is going to adjust to an office gig... (read more)
From the Blogs
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Speak Easy
I have to say I'm very excited to see what the good folks at Black Entertainment Television have in store for us with this year's BET Awards. With the (read more) -
RapidShare
7:51: We are coming to you live from an upper middle class neighborhood in South Brooklyn, ready to report on this momentous night. 106 & Park's pre-s (read more) -
Invite Only
Sunday, June 7th--SUMMER JAM. After Jay-Z's "D.O.A" song dropped on Hot 97 on Saturday I became a bit more excited about my attendance. Great weathe (read more) -
RapidShare
Jay-Z: "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" (Produced by No I.D. & Kanye West) from the forthcoming Blueprint 3 (Props to LowKey) It's hot, but it's bad (read more)
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