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VIBE’S 150TH COVER WITH MARY J. BLIGE

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

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The March issue of VIBE Magazine (available on newsstands in mid February) features top Grammy nominee, Mary J. Blige on the cover.

In 1993, Quincy Jones created VIBE, which is now a leading urban publication. The 150th issue offers a look at some of the V-Icons - a stamp that the Vibe editorial team gave to a select few, including Luther Vandross, Aaliyah, Jay-Z, Puffy, Eminem, Notorious B.I.G., Tupac and more.

This cover is waay better than Mary’s last vibe one. I know yall remember that one!

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1.

Ty

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

The wig is a no.

2.

beyonce

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

looks like they stuk her head onto som1 else’s body.
she looks good tho, she looks a little uncomfortable

and im first again, the way i like it!

3.

Tyrese punches babies

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

yea…i hate to see the purpose of a wig defeated when someone wears a wig that is soooooo obviously a wig….yuck

4.

Cali

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Wait is she back on the cover of Vibe after she blasted them on the Vibe Awards for that infamous photo where she accused them of making her forehead bigger and pulling her hairline back? Lol…I guess they approved this pic with her before they used it as the cover!

5.

SAY WHAT :0

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

that wig is ridiculous.

6.

browneyz (philly)

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Mary looks good on this cover!

7.

Mocha

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

MARY LOOKS GOOD HERE!

8.

HOLLYWOOD

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

MARY LOOKS GOOD, I GUESS THIS IS SUPPOSE TO MAKE UP FOR THAT DECEMBER 2005 COVER SHE DID, WHEN HER FOREHEAD LOOKED SO DAMN BIG.

9.

Khinje

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

MA-RY IS IN THE MUTHAFUCKIN HOUSE!!!!

Definitely a step in the right direction. I see she’s still hitting the gym, her legs look awesome!

Much luv to the Queen!

10.

Bri

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

anyone else tired of seeing her on the cover of EVERY black celebrity magazine..give someone else a chance to shine.

11.

Compton_Chick23

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

No, she deserves to be on any and every cover she damn well pleases to be on! The queen of hip-hop/soul!

12.

Natural Mystic

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Mary looks good, especially considering the way they obviously edited this pic.

13.

MoMo

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

so they making up for that crap they did to her last time. she looks nice though.

14.

RNB 4 Life

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

All right Mary! They did better this time around!!

15.

Freida

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

I’m not feeling the hair. Mary just looks awkward. I wonder why she appoved this picture and she was so upset about her last cover on Vibe? She looks in shape though.

And no, I’m not tired of seeing Mary on the cover of magazines. I mean damn, she’s been in the game for 15 years, and is finally getting the shine that she deverves. I think she earned the right to be on every cover that she’s been on. Unlike some of these gimmicks that have 1 hit and no longevity, yet they are gracing the cover of magizines and we never hear from them again.

Long live the Queen !!!!

16.

GangsterPrincess

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

tHiS iS a NiCe PiCtUrE…

eFFiN hAtErS ToMbOuT hEr WiG… SHUT UR TRAPS!

17.

The Deacon

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Yes Mary Yes Whatever these fools on here are crazy keep it Poppin”

18.

SUGA

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

LOVIN HER LEGS!!

19.

mary

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

I met her and she is soo stuck up and she farted in front of me and it smelled like eggs!!

20.

Durrel

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Yea I thought she would never grace the cover of Vibe again?? I mean this pic is nice but it isnt the BEST…ya know? But whatever..

21.

Who In The Hell Left The Gate Open? AKA Blame It On The Rain

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

@ MARY SAID: … Did you say it smelled like eggs? Heffa say what. Now why you wanna go dat luv huh? For real. I mean I just ate dinner, I ain’t tryin to hear bout nobody’s flagulence problem. As far as the VIBE cover goes, I actually like it. I love the B&W with a touch of gold; nice touch. For those who don’t like her wig. Look on the bright side, at least she ain’t wearin her headband… Ha… eggs… indeed.

22.

Kim

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

It is alot better, but I just think Vibe doesn’t have great photographers. There have been soo many beautiful pictures of her and the Vibe covers are my least favorites.

23.

MARY

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Yeah I dont know if it was her BodyGuard OR HER, I just know I heard the fart and then when I stood there for a couple of seconds it smelled like fresh eggs. I couldnt believe, well at least I can say I smelled Marys Fart!!

24.

MS. GOTTABODY

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

DO IT MARY!!!! VIBE CHOSE THE RIGHT PERSON ON THE COVER. MARY’S BEEN THROUGH HELL AND BACK AND SHE’S STILL HERE AND SHE’S BETTER THAN EVER! MARY CAN TEACH THESE YOUNG GIRLS A THING OR TWO. CASSIE & RIHANNA GET UR NOTE PADS READY!

25.

An

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

I like the Vibe cover myself. She looks alot better than last time. She looked run down. And that title is perfect, “Starring the Irreplaceable Mary J. Blige”. There is only one Mary and there will never be another one.

Yeah I’m a stan and proud.

26.

seductiverose

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Y does it seem 2 me like vibe always has eff’ed up covers. Aren’t these supposed to attract readers? Mary is damn near off the page and waaaaay too stiff. The photographers suck!!1!

27.

Marcusito-Da Famous Blogger

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Nice picture, I bet Mary probably asked for final cover approval before it was printed. Shit, after that fiasco last time I really don’t blame her. What haterade was Mimi Valdez drinkin’ when she allowed that infamous picture to be the cover?

Glad they finally cleaned that mess up cuz Mary deserves the best!

28.

tyrena

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Yeh! Mary, you go girl!

29.

Sha

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

I really like this cover. Mary looks great!

30.

Chris Styles

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Yeah I’m suprised she did the cover as well…but I guess since Mimi was let go, it made a difference. I like it though! better than the last one, not really feelin the wig either but Mary is always playin w/ Hair styles, and different looks, that’s what I like about her she is definitely a fashion trend setter!
Vibe is fallin off though, doubt I’ll be renewing my susscription cause that Mimi really did a number on that magazine w/ crappy articles, and cheap lookin’ covers. Love Vixen though!

31.

monie luv

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

I wonder if she’ll like this cover, because the last time they had the chick on the cover, she snapped off.

I mean, yeah, she looked like a gremlin, but I think that she handled it in a very unclassy way–especially when she brought it up at the Vibe Awards.

The chick acted like they were intentionally trying to disrespect her with that cover, I mean if they didn’t give a crap about her, I don’t think that they would honor her at their own award show.

But, anywho, as far as this cover goes, it’s aiight. We all know that Vibe isn’t really known for having great covers, but at least Mary’s forehead is covered up.

LOL!!!!!!!

32.

gemini27

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

okay Mary is the girl or should i say woman!!!!!!!!! I give mad respect to her she really has been through alot and its still her time to SHINE!!!!!!!!! so all i have to say is hate it or love it.

GO MARY!!!!!!!!

33.

Nikki

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Oh yeah, this one is a lot better.

34.

Such Magnificence

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

You know the folks at Vibe made sure this cover was on point…I’m surprised Mary deceided to do another cover for them, shyt I thought she was gonna come off that stage and whoop someone’s ass at their lil award show.

35.

RNB 4 Life

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Mary is so much woman. Haters fall back on a nail!

36.

It's a Waste

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Not feeling this cover

37.

kalikap

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

not feeling the pose, but her body looks great and i love the black and white

38.

yes

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

maybe it would be better if it were in color, but something just doesnt look right

39.

kmniles

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

I cannot wait til my issue glides thru my mailslot….This is gonna be a collectors issue for sure!

40.

babe4k

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Ew! LOL.. I dont like the hair nor the pose.

41.

CL

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

mary looks hot..she chanelling naomi cambell a bit
& she has good lookin long legs

42.

andrea

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

i always think she is fabulous

43.

MissTee2U

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

I just wish I could be the fly on the wall for what it took for MJB to agree to another Vibe cover…unless maybe it was just that Mimi was gone! I think the cover looks great….go head then MJB!!!

44.

Brittso0real

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

i like it but that damn wig needs to go

45.

BashyBoo

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

YAWN

46.

Ms. S

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Damn, mary why you let them airbrush you like that again????????

47.

SEXY

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Mary, last year and this year is YOUR YEAR. You may have to share this year with J-Hud. But the GRAMMYS, you deserve ALL eight.

The cover is okay.

48.

QTwitdaBootie

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

I don’t like this cover. I think it could have been done better. Nothing about the photo is eyecatching. Of course, I would pick it up because I’m a MJB fanatic. But someone else just might pass it by without so much as glance.

49.

melisus

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Is it me or does that pose look like something NY Tiffany Pollard would do?The head is her but the body does not look like her to me.These damned airbrushed photos are sickening.

50.

dukesman2000

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

Looking good, girl!

51.

RULER07

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 /

DATS HOTT!!U KNOW SHE DA SHIT, IF AFTER SHE CAME AT THEM ABOUT DA LAST COVER, THEY STILL PUT HER ON DA COVER..DATS HOW U KNOW MARY IS DA SHIT!!!!!!!!!

52.

Ninagirl1

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

Okay, thats hott!!!

53.

Jasmine

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

Go Mary!! Its Ya Birthday!! Go Mary!! Man i cant wait till she comes back to Virginia… Continue to do your thang Mary!!!! F*ck the haters and thier kids, LOL

54.

MARY FARTED

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

YEAH NICE PICTURES!! STUCK UP THOUGH

55.

sheneice

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

THE WIG IS UGLY BUT SHE LOOKS PRETTY AND I LIKE HER OUTFIT

56.

trinib

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

Pic has been photoshopped but it’s Mary so it’s ok…lol
Good issue to have though

57.

Bubbles

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

The ‘Irreplaceable’ Mary J Blige!! Gotta love it.

58.

t-boz left eye and chilli

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

them legs are crazy for my tounge got damn she sexy why she gotta me so fine

shes pretty queen of rnd and hiphop and soul

59.

decatur

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

Mary is beautiful, but after she acted a fool on the Vibe awards, she does not deserve to ever grace the cover again…but then again nobody reads this lame ass mag. anyway…..

60.

stylishlibra

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

I agree with #59, after she acted so unprofessionally at the Vibe awards (where they were honoring her) I don’t think she should be on their cover. It makes them look like punks, however since we all know that Vibe is no longer Vibe (different owners, white owners, 95% different staff, snatching Christina A,’s cover to give to Bobby Brown of all ppl, lol), oh well…

And not being a hater, but from a professional standpoint, this is not a good cover either. They could’ve done better for the 150th issue.

61.

Belle 07 White

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

Love the dress…HATE the shoes!

62.

Taj The Photographer

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

I think this cover was to make up for the last one they f@cked up of her. Besides, the people she had the issues with are no longer at the magazine; it’s a new staff now. Personally, I liked it best when Emil Wlbekin was there. That mag was on fire then. Now the damn thing is madd thin and looks like a pamphlet.

63.

stylishlibra

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

#43, It wasn’t Mimi’s fault she got that bad cover: MJB’s ppl INSISTED she wear her hair back for that shot. She claimed that that’s how her hubby liked it, I hear sooo… It’s good they can get past it if they want, but she shouldn’t have tried to blame it on anyone else either. On the other hand Mimi should’ve ignored what MJB’s ppl wanted and shot the cover HER way, the way that would best suit her magaine and sells so i guess they’re both to blame.

I love MJB and her music so I’d buy whatever mag she’s on, but not everyone’s like me so they should’ve done way better for this cover to get ppl who aren’t big MJB fans to be interested and buy it.

64.

decatur

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

#62, the people she had the issues with may no longer be there but it is apparent that their cousins have filled their shoes, this cover is just as bad as the other; Not to change the topic but #63 what the hell is going on with your pic….are u trying to make it into the F*cked up pics of 07′ hall of fame?

65.

H-Town Chic*

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

I from a professional view that the picture is not good at all. The pose, wig, and just looks very uncomfortable.

I would like to see her grace the of Giant magazine. They have great photographers and do a damn good job. Just look at Beyonce, Diddy, JHud and Ciara that have already made Giant’s cover.

66.

HOTMOMMA001

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

The cover is OK. I don’t really read Vibe so it’s not that serious to me. Also, I’m like the other posters that said,” Didn’t she clown the last cover she was on with them?!” Just wondering….

Also, I found it ironic they chose “IRREPLACEABLE” as the operative word to use on the cover! Imagaine that!

Go Mary! Do you!

67.

chillin in ny

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

Mary’s probably one of the few artist that was hot when vibe started and is STILL hot today. I can’t think of many people who started w/ her (rappers included), that are as relevant as Mary. Still putting out hot music in 07’ and up for 8 grammy’s. Go MJB! As far as the cover goes, she looks great, but as for the magazine??? Who still reads vibe? It always puts me to sleep. I much prefer Vibe Vixen.

68.

KI KI

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

NOT FEELING THIS COVER!

69.

foxxy380

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

LMAO @ #64 Decatur. “are u trying to make it into the F*cked up pics of 07′ hall of fame? ”

Mary looks damn good! I love the cover. And I didn’t see anything wrong with her saying what she said at the Vibe awards. If you have a problem with something or someone, you comfront them. And I think she wanted to let her fans and everyone else know that she didn’t agree to that pic.

70.

Drippin_N_Dollaz

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

Cute dress
Cute shoes
Pose looks like she has cramps
Wig is smoked out
Color of cover is different, but good different
Wouldn’t buy mag no matter who was on the cover

71.

High

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

Meh… Mary Looks Sick!… and by Sick I mean Ugly!……

72.

Compton_Chick23

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

@54

What do you expect Mary J. is a diva and that’s what her persona is gonna stay as. I really don’t have any plans on meeting her personally so I ain’t gotta worry about meeting her bitchy side. But she still makes good music so don’t really care what she does other than that.

73.

njsweetface

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

I DONT LIKE THE HAIR, WHAT IS WITH THE BANGS, DAMN EVERYONE IS SPORTING BANGS NOW, SHYT I HAD BANGS WHEN I WAS 10…NOT FLATTERING..

BUT I LOVEEEEE MARY AND SHE IS THE BEST.

74.

NICSTARJAM1

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

no feelin da wig still i wonderat her real hair looks lyk

75.

WillPwr

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

I wonder if Mary likes this cover.

76.

Sassycat

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

great cover mary j have many styles

77.

nette & eZ

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

she looks iight.
im not feeling the wig.

78.

Clearminded

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

Not the greatest pic, but LOT better than that baldheaded shot they had of her last time she was on the cover, LOL.

79.

niaja101

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

hot but i dont like the hair

80.

MarcusDaBeautifulLiar

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

Yoooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!What The Fudge

81.

Nufsed

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

I like this shot because it look so “real” you know! not too made up, not to lasered, shes bomb! Not VIBE’s best! But it is ten times better than the last. How powerful is that though, wasnt they in cahoots? Anyway, like the previous person said, she deserves every cover of every “black” magazine because the “others” dont have that much love for “real” black women! Peace, love, and soul! -Nufsed

82.

Lady Cole

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

this cover is wack. im always feeln their cover but not this one. love mary tho

83.

Sheyanne

Thursday, February 1, 2007 /

I like Mary, but her legs are not very shapely for the dress she is wearing, the wig is all wrong. Vibe just cannot get it right, and the black and white look makes her look shiny and oily. I did not know she had such chicken legs.!!LOLOLOLOLOL

84.

Reading Rainbow

Friday, February 9, 2007 /

FLAWLESS! Fuck EVERYBODY that got something negative to say about the QUEEN, she is rich and yall poor. Where is the logic? She can buy EEVRYBODY on here and she has a career and not sitting on the internet ALL DAY criticizing people. Mary is a LEGEND, anything anyone has to say about her DO NOT matter, period!

And to that “Mary” clown, yo broke ass aint NEVER met Mary, you could NEVER be in her presences, period! Keep dreaming bitch, fart? Dumb fuck what the fuck Mary looking like farting? She has class and pride about herself, she not dusty and ugly like you.

85.

Quiz

Sunday, February 25, 2007 /

ALL hail the queen!! Get em Mary!!
But why does Vibe likes to use Beyonce song titles as cover titles for other artists??
I know y’all remember the “crazy in love” Janet cover.. It’s like come up with something that applies to the artist FROM the artist!
jeez

86.

John

Sunday, November 18, 2007 /

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