The cover featuring Ciara’s asshole is my favorite.

I’ve never read Vibe before but its sad to see a black magazine go down; black people really need to support our own businesses

awww man! i luv vibe! but how CL demote me to #2 when i commented on le toya???

That Aaliyah cover looks more like Megan Goode.

Seriously, with the internet and blogs, who really buys magazines anymore?

Anyone…?

I’m not surprised. The articles and pictures are posted on the net, so what’s the point of buying the mag. Plus, Vibe has been messy the last few years.

wow…i remember subscribing to Vibe when it first came out. They promised to send goodies to charter subscribers…the only thing they sent is a box of stickers and a promo cd single…

wow! that is really messed up! it’s really unfortunate because so many people will be out of a job.

Proves the recession will not get better. It is getting worst! Such a famous black publication.

Bye Bye Vibe!! I never really read the magazine, but it was black own!!

#2 you should take your own advice. youve never read vibe before but think black ppl need to support. are you not black?

True #5

damn That’s crazy ….man this recession sh** is getting on my nerves…. man everyone is losing their jobs and everything’s going bad… this really sux…and vibe mag was a cool mag.

I FEEL BAD FOR KEYSHIA COLE RIGHT NOW WHAT OTHER COVER SHE GON DO? I swear she had even cackhead frankie on it

and I hate with a passion the moderation sh!t for real,f yall really wanted to do it correctly no comment here would be allowed and pms or jscene would be banned SMH

Vibe was not a good magazine and I I don’t buy mags anyway unless I’m flying on a long trip to Europe or something. Mags are cool if you like them but Vibe was nothing special. Fashion mags are cool but again Vibe had no cool fashion. Blogs don’t have articles they just post images. But Vibe.com was lame and no person posted there LOL Vibe was also not black owned.

LMAO @ Box of stickers…LMAO

The last issue will have The-Dream & Christina Milian on the cover. The-Dream has his hand over her boob. It looks sick and trashy. They could’ve atleast made a better last issue.

It used to be good but then it downgraded.

Wow!! Vibe magazine folding? It’s not a good sign. Hopefully it will be back after the recession. A large amount of people are always going to prefer to have detailed, lengthy articles ( and glossy pics) on their favourite stars in their hands, but maybe Vibe became too big to survive with just die-hard traditional media fans.

I won’t say RIP cos I expect them back soon. Easily the best black music magazine out there.

sucks to be them i never read vibe anyway

seriously the only magazines i buy are GQ and DETAILS. and MENS FITNESS..and i collect any magazine with beyonce on the cover i have just about all of them

they should have focused on intelligent commentary that promoted intellectual dialogue but nope they focused on promoting ghettoness, baby mamas & daddies now they’ll be on the welfare iine like the others looking for an increase in their welfare benefits.

READ MORE HISTORY SO U WONT REPEAT IT!!!

side note - Angel will u guys be posting the rumors that Rev Al opposed Cbrown from performing at the BET then Jay “i need to mind my own business” put in his 2 cents w/ an ultimatum to BET that if Brown performs - he wouldnt - which i find that hard to believe cuz BET would have said ooh well see ya later Jay

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Break

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Ok im done!!

damn as i subscriber im sad. I hope this mag will be resurrected

damn I just bought the Vibe with Eminem on the cover lol. its madd funny theres an ad for an annual subscription to Vibe right under the leave a reply link.

another popular blog site reported this 2 months ago but Vibe came out and said it was false i figured it had some validity. it was garbage toward the end mostly ads, anyway what does this mean for my subscribtion and why yall still plugging Vibe ads????

OH MY CIARAS COVER IS A COLLECTABLE ITEM I HAVE 5 DAMN SHE HOT, BEST COVER BEHIND MJ

@11 I’m not American thats why I haven’t read vibe, i’ve only heard about it on black blogs

——Artist like Jay Z, Kanye, and Beyonce’ should have invested money to insure
——Vibe stays viable. Vibe ceasing to publish shows just how much vision Diddy
——and Simmons really have. I also fault Quincy for not going to the people who
——benefited from Vibe and getting their financial support. Lack of vision!!! What’s
——next, Ebony, Jet, and Hip Hop?

That magazine should have folded years ago. They’ve fed into the stereotype of this black ghetto mess; black women with their azzes hanging out and n!ggas shucking and jiving and cooning. A little black girl seeing that automatically believes the only way she’ll ever get noticed or recognized is to spread her legs on the front cover of some magazine. Good riddance…

@ my 2 sense

since you brought it up..CB performing had nothing to do with JayZ

this is the deal..COVergirl sponsored the awards show and you know they have a contract with Rihanna…they are the ones that told BET no or they would not sponsor the show anymore ( remmber every other commercial was covergirl related even the after show?)

they are the ones who pulled that plug . BET was not gonna cancel the awards over no CB..he isnt that important.

it had nothin to do with JAy..cuz he really aint that important either..that was all business and covergirl didnt want him performing..it was conflict of interest

I loved magazine and still think their covers are collectables. I dont see all the stereotype, ‘ghettoness’ u lot are talking about?? Where are the half naked women some are referrin to? Vibe eye candy was always tasteful…the photography in vibe was good, the articles were also and i loved the fashion photography! Sad to see it go!! Oh well, back to touch magazine (uk urban mag).

the best of those covers posted are michael jackson one and the rihanna one with the blue contrast.

The only time I’ve read VIBE was in the library when I was homeless a few years ago but I thought it was a good magazine for the hip hop and rap crowd. I always meant to pick up an issue but never did.

I didnt know that Quincy Jones pulled his stake in the mgazine 3yrs ago. So he knew the mag was doomed.
I never had a subscription bc it always had 2 many ads.

#5… EXACTLY! Who reads magazines anymore? Since blogs hit the scene there is no need for them. They’re usually a week or so behind in news and filled with a SH!T load of ads….

The only thing good was the perfume/cologne samples (lol)

The best thing about VIBE was that the pages were HUUUUGE.

=[ That’s sad. I had/have a subscription.

@30
That actually makes alot of sense. But do u have proof?
Bc even BET ppl who work the show say it was j z who gave the ultimatum.
If it was the sponsor company that does makes sense.
…& jz does have power & is important. I aint sweating but alot of ppl say he is 1 of the last few actually doin decent rap. Plsu after wards BET premiered his DOA vid.
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30 / pink panther Tuesday, June 30, 2009 /
@ my 2 sense
since you brought it up..CB performing had nothing to do with JayZ
this is the deal..COVergirl sponsored the awards show and you know they have a contract with Rihanna…they are the ones that told BET no or they would not sponsor the show anymore ( remmber every other commercial was covergirl related even the after show?)
they are the ones who pulled that plug . BET was not gonna cancel the awards over no CB..he isnt that important.
it had nothin to do with JAy..cuz he really aint that important either..that was all business and covergirl didnt want him performing..it was conflict of interest

Damn…Now I will never be on the cover!

After seeing the latest issue with Christina Milian on the cover with The-Dream rubbing her clit, this magazine needed to fold.
Ever since Quincy Jones sold it was trash.

And it has nothing to do with people not buying magazines anymore cause Time Magazine still sells boat loads. Its all about content. People didnt want to buy that foolishness Vibe was presenting.

awww. sorry to hear that. can we get some good news? sheesh.. JUNE hasn’t been kind.

@38

It was Covergirl. Toure (who works at BET) said on his twitter it was them.
Chris Brown’s managment said neither Al Sharpton or Jay-Z had anything to do with Chris not being on the show

I am not surprised at this….ya’ll on CL, bossip, the YBF, have replaced these urban msgazines because you can get instant access on these Blogs.

VIBE went down ever since Danyel took over. It was a better magazine when Mimi was the editor-in-chief.

Can’t say I am disappointed because I had no intention of renewing my subscribtion.

It just sucks that more people will be out of employment.

Never really read VIBE but after reading posts about the Christina Milian and The Dream cover I “Googled” it and it looks horrible. His hand is slightly going down her pants and she’s topless and he’s covering her breasts - and he’s topless .. NOT a good look.

I LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THOSE WHO RESPONDED ABOUT MY INQUIRY ABOUT CHRIS NOT PERFORMING……………………..

the dirty new york newspapers said it was Rev Al then Jay added his 99 problems but a B!TC# ain’t one. But Jay does not have that type of power to give ultimatums to BET since he’s really not a “major” player on the B.E.T scene. Now Viacom is scared to death of Rev. Al - now that is power. If Rev. Al wanted a million men to appear right now, trust me they would appear, anywhere the good ‘ole Rev said to appear.

In hip hop as far as respect Jay Z is very well respected amongst his peers but he doesnt have that type of power to shut $#!T down. No not just yet. But let’s not forget that Queen Latifah is a covergirl as well & she was very instrumental in the show hence forth covergirls interest in the advertising - not just b/c of rihanna. The Queen has her very own collection - that’s power.

Well anyways thanks for clearing it up, the covergirl story maks more sense! & that’s my2sense

Yes, I am Tipsy is HILARIOUS - Ive never read Vibe magazine but black folks really need to support black businesses. Really? Does that exclude you? Im soo confused.

I have a subscription, so what do I do? Lol but the mag been falling off anyway.

To me they fell off once Emil W. left some years ago…the articles used to be really good, the concepts and ideas exceptional, making it more than just your average run of the mill R&B/Hip-Hop magazine. But I’m definitely going to hold onto my old issues.

………you couldn’t find ONE mary j blige cover?

………i mean, c’mon. WHO has more vibe covers than mjb?

Wow @ #1 not holding back I see lol Thats really sad everyone is going through this recession. I read on another site it was said that J.Timberlake & Usher were to make an appearance @ the BET Awards don’t know what happen. But it’s reported that Usher couldn’t make it because he was overseas & he says he regrets not being able to be there. Usher said he was gonna start his own tribute or something of that matter.

Another one bites the dust. R.I.P Vibe.

@ Meat.

People kill me with the whole Hip Hop is dead thing. Hip Hop will never die, because it’s profitable. What probably can cease to be apart of Hip Hop is black people. The culture is global; there is more than just blacks across this country and the world. And as long as the public keeps buying into the Hip “Pop” that’s being pumped into our society, then the people who really own this industry–and if you didn’t know, it isn’t us or those rappers and other entertainers–will forever have a product to sell.

As for those other urban publications, it’s highly possible that they can go out of business too. There is no one helping them to stay on top—not the consumers and definitely not any real investors.

This weekend’s BET awards was an awkward (and embarrassing) wake up call to the state of Black Music. Real artists get no shine and the big “mainstream artists” are more machine than anything. I am a child of the 80’s, my father played the oldies and sang to us..but sadly I think real R&B as a popular and respected genre of music exited in the 90’s with those great groups like Boyz to Men, Jodeci, Silk and others. As far as vibe goes, I am really tired of seeing the same 4 artists on covers, just like Essence. Our own publications have no interest in real music and overall Black entertainment, so you can’t be mad when the over saturated singers/rappers and their fans get instant access through the internet. I was never a big magazine buyer..but I’ve been so disgusted with music (Hip Hop and R&B) these last few years, it’s such a joke. I loved the look of Vibe, but I honestly cannot say that this was not in the works…

Black folks don’t even OWN our own mags , productions companies, etc. But there are plenty of rich black celebs that could start a legacy worth keeping around…

This is the best news I’ve heard all week!!!!!!!

who buys magazines anymore? they are good to look at while your grocery shopping, but they are tooooo expensive. i have the internet, i dont need magazines. well, unless its vogue. hehe.

Why am i not suprised, that magazine was way overpriced and there was never anything decent to read in it and it was just filled with pure adverts. I have a couple of issues in my magazine collection the last copy i bought was probably back in 02 or 03 if that.. my favourite cover was the Aaliyah tribute cover with the white background but CL didn’t put it up….but anywho to be honest i couldn’t tell you the last time i bought a magazine, to be honest i just dont see the point if you have the internet..

Not surprised at all Vibe hasn’t been doing good in a long time. There are too many other magazines out there that more people read thus are more profitable.

Surprise, surprise…NOT!!!!! As a youngin’ (let me stop im only 23) I used to live for VIBE because I love entertainment. I was actually one of the few who had a subscription up until not too long ago..BUT VIBE was doing the most! They harassed me like crazy to keep my subscription and like someone said earlier, who needs it sittin around collecting space and dust when we can get info any and everyday on blogs and other news sources. When I would finally get my magazine the stuff in it would be so old and dated. The Rihanna issue was supposed to be all big but it fell flat bc all the info we had already heard! oh well, the mag was historic but all good things must come to an end. By the way, good look on the Mike Jackson spread in the back!

@ MY2SENSE and Busymomrn I agree 100%

i get that VIBE was huge in the ’90’s but they were so messy these past few years. I mean look at Cici’s cover. WTF was that? No wonder she was mad when she saw it. she posed like she’s taking a dump. Just terrible and they made the others look so ugly. Seems like bad karma to me.

I felt like I grew up on VIBE. But honestly, they have been slacking and also they have done some mess in the past. Maybe it was karma, who knows? But I will cherish the GOOD times when I was young reading VIBE. I still have a crap load of old VIBE magazines.

@58,
Wow, I didnt even read your comment. But its interesting to see that you believe its karma as well.

And might i add if BET dont change their ways they’re gonna be next, BET has really and truly gone to dogs, seriously something needs to be done before its too late. Because for me the BET Awards was the last straw.. Debra Lee is acting like she dont have a lick of sense, some of the shows she allows to be broadcast has me just shaking my damn head…i mean really..
ANOTHER reality tv show.. “Toya &Tiny”?? what fool thought of that?? does anybody REALLY CARE about these two?? just whats the point?? theres just too much FOOLISHNESS happening on one station.

Sorry guys i just had to get that off my chest..lol

“she did not know how many people would be laid off as a result of the closure.”

Is it just me or does that not make any sense? If the magazine is folding how can there be any staff left or a layoff? Layoff means there’s a chance you’ll be called back to work.

Hey its reported that Quincy Jones is trying to buy back Vibe

awww, this really sux… Vibe is my fave magazine
(and y don’t u have Beyoncé’s cover… what is that CL?! lol @ least u have Chris Brown and Jay’s. but u defo shoulda replaced Ciara with Beyoncé)

There’s a press release on the site mentioning another venture. It’s called The Most Magazine…haven’t seen it, but the page says it’s on newsstands now and there’s a twitter page link. Anyone else heard of it?

@64

SHUT THE F*** UP. THEY PUT THE RIGHT REAL WOMAN UP THERE NOT THAT FAKE GIRL. CIARA ALL DAY CL KNOW WHAT’S UP.

In my best Florida Evans voice: “damn Damn DAMN!!!!”

I’ve been a subscriber since 1992 at least (if not longer) and still have old issues. We’ve lost something that won’t be recaptured for a long time folks. Vibe covers were a source of validation and a right of passage for these artists and now it’s gone

My favorite covers are the Aaliyah, Biggie & Faith, TLC and EnVogue issues.

R.I.P. VIBE aka the “urban Rolling Stone”

all these magazines are goin under very sad

Man that’s bad. I wasn’t a subscriber to Vibe, but it was extremely affordable.

If anyone who is a journalist are appreciates the hard work that goes into creating a magazine, would still buy regardless of the if its on the net or not. being in advertising I always buy the mags to support. Vibe was our black Rolling Stone, it will be missed. Damn first Mike, now VIBE…WTF?!?!?

TONI BRAXTON COVER WAS THE BEST.

GIANT magazine seemed to be taking over anyway

vibe was the only mag to fully focus on our community in all aspects of entertainment. A mixture of r&b,rap,art and film. Their fashion editorials/photography was always hot.. i will definately miss it.

I hate to see Vibe magazine get shut down. It was my favorite magazine growing up. I wish they had transtioned online before blogs became popular. I was still a subscriber and I noticed the quality wasn’t like it used to be, but I wished the celebrites that used them for publcity would’ve stepped in to help save it. I think it’s sad nobody tried to help Vibe, but you can bet when a celebrity had a new movie or album coming out, they wanted Vibe to help them. Ebony and Jet are in bad shape finanicially right now too, so I hope someone will have the decency to step in and invest in them before they fold like Vibe did. R.I.P. Vibe, although you really could have been saved by the people who used you.

I think Toni Braxton’s first cover was the best. Her second one was good too but I have not seen anyone top her first cover.

I only read black enterprise, time, and essence.
Those covers all look interesting though.

STOP COMPARING HER TO THE LATE GREAT KING OF POP! SHE WILL NEVER EVER EVER EVER BE MJ!!

Jackson had nine platinum singles in the United States, trailing only Elvis Presley (27) and Mariah Carey (10). Rihanna also has 9 platinum singles, which are only calculated by the RIAA for a fee, upon request.
Jackson had 16 gold singles in the United States, behind only Elvis Presley (54), Madonna (26), The Beatles (24), Mariah Carey (23), Janet Jackson (21), Whitney Houston (18), Elton John (17) and The Temptations (17).
Jackson’s Thriller remained at number one for thirty-seven weeks, the longest-ever stay by a non-soundtrack album and second only to West Side Story.[1]
Thriller spent a record 80 consecutive weeks, more than a year and a half, in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. It was the first of only three albums to remain on the Top 10 for more than a year (along with Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill and Celine Dion’s Falling into You).
“Thriller” is the best-selling album in U.S. history, at 50 million.
Thriller is the only album in the United States to have sold more copies than any other in two separate years, topping the sales charts in 1983 and 1984.
Four of Jackson’s albums, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, and Invincible, debuted at number one in the United States.
Jackson was the first artist to have four Top 10 singles from one album (Off the Wall).
Jackson was the first artist to have seven Top 10 singles from one album (Thriller), a feat matched only by his sister Janet and Bruce Springsteen.
Jackson was the first artist to simultaneously have the number one album and number one single on Billboard’s Pop Charts and Black Charts.
Jackson was the first artist in the 1980s to have two simultaneous Top 5 hits (”Beat It” and “Billie Jean” on April 16, 1983).
Jackson is the only artist to have five number one hits from one LP, Bad (”Bad”, “The Way You Make Me Feel”, “Man in the Mirror”, “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”, and “Dirty Diana”).
Jackson had nine number one singles in the 1980s, more than any other artist during the decade.
Jackson was the first artist to have a song debut as high as #5 on the Hot 100 (”Scream” in 1995).
Jackson was the first artist to ever have a song debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (”You Are Not Alone”).[1]
Jackson’s album Bad remained in the top five of the Billboard 200 for 38 weeks, longer than any other album to date.
Jackson has had 13 number-one singles on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles charts, trailing only The Beatles (20), Mariah Carey (18) and Elvis Presley (17).
Jackson had 28 top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, trailing only The Beatles (29), Elvis Presley (36), and Madonna (37).
Jackson had 37 top 40 hits on the Hot 100.

Oh dear god I googled the pic of The Dream and Milian….it is so awful I cant begin to describe, who the hell ok’d this trash it looks like soft porn….kmt!

I love vibe magazine..some of the covers were questionable, but overall a good magazine. I never got into too many other urban magazines..I guess I will have to start looking elsewhere for my news and entertainment. My favorite thing about vibe was 20 questions….I loved those. Hate to see them go.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another one bites the dust! Boo hoo hoo. Damn recession.

Noooooo

this isnt about US not supporting the damn magazine; clearly we have for 16 years. This is about sites like concreteloop and other online media that makes what VIBE did archaic with the onslaught of blogs and new age media that gives us information more expeditiously!

get learned!

Damn,I’m gonna miss the 20 Q’s section in the back of the magazine.it feels like I just lost a step cousin

@ 80…are you lost? you’re on the wrong post cause no one said anything about her on this post….
the latest cover with christina and the dream is as disgraceful as both of them!

Damn.
That sucks…

DAMN thats an ugly ass cover pic of Kanye!

Dang, I’m hurt! I’ve been a subscriber to Vibe since the beginning…when the magazine was 14×18 in size. lol

The Vibe hasn’t been the same since Quincy Jones allowed others to start running it! I have been a Vibe fan since 94, and the magazine has really gone down in the last two years. This is sad to hear, but I’m not surprised with the product they have been putting out. I have had a subscription for years, but I have the foresight to not renew it after this August. I’m glad I did!

YEAH THAT CHRISTINA MILIAN AND DREAM COVER LOOKS RIDICULOUS!
I GUESS THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO BE SEXY…..THEY BOTH FAILED!

Sorry, but I’m completely devastated. I LOVE VIBE Magazine. That was my number 1 favorite magazine ever! It wasn’t too anything…it was just right! I’m personally going to miss Vibe.

Liyahlee