"VIBE magazine" Archives

Vibe’s Top 50 Rap Blogs: I’m #51!

Posted on 11 May 2009 (2)

Just missed it this year.  Try and prove me wrong. In all seriousness, I’d like to send a belated congratulations to some good folks I’ve gotten to know in the raposphere: the boys at The Smoking Section, Riz over at The Rap Up, internet celebrity Dallas Penn, Ivan over at Hip Hop Is Read,  Jason [...]

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Three Requirements To Be The “Future Of Rap”

Posted on 13 November 2008 (0)

In their upcoming issue, our friends over at VIBE magazine have hailed Florida rapper Plies as the “future of rap”. While an obvious marketing tool to strike up debate and get the streets talking, some standards need to be placed on what exactly constitutes an artist rightfully being named “the future” of this thing we [...]

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Addendum: Eminem Named “Most Popular Rapper of All Time”

Posted on 08 October 2008 (0)

After posting about Eminem’s selection as the greatest rapper alive, it got me thinking about how we as hip-hop heads decide such things. Obviously, the debate is raging as we speak about whether Marshall deserved such a title. Some would say 900,000 votes can’t be wrong. I’m not so sure about that. I get that [...]

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Eminem Wins Mag’s “Best Rapper Alive” Title

Posted on 07 October 2008 (0)

Mr Slim Shady has been crowned “Best Rapper Alive” by readers of VIBE Magazine. After over 900,000 online votes, Eminem took the title from runner-up Jay-Z. Third place was The Game and fourth went to Ludacris, who beat out favorite Lil Wayne. You can check out all the match ups right HERE. While I’m sure [...]

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