Another Hip-Hop Funeral
VIBE December cover
It’s been years since I picked up VIBE Magazine and covers like their December issue is the reason why. I honestly don’t think the collective forces at VIBE actually believe Plies is the future of hip-hop. Mr. Bust It Baby? Is this their sly way of letting us know hip-hop is dying…again?
Sometimes I feel a little snobbish when I reject artists like Plies but when I here stuff like this, or this, I get excited about adding to my iTunes library and then kick my radio for supplying garbage.
It’s not all hate here though. Kudos to VIBE for mentioning Kid Cudi on the cover, even though XXL gets my vote for the Proper cover(s).
On another tip, I know times are rough but y’all really need to get that new Q-Tip. If you don’t have the funds add it to your life by any means necessary. I won’t tell. Okayplayer has a nice review of it here.
Tags: Hip-Hop, Kid Cudi, Okayplayer, Plies, Q-Tip, VIBE Magazine, XXL
November 19th, 2008 at 14:04
[...] garbage they let get air time on the radio. On my drives home I’ve had to put up with Vibe’s Future of Hip Hop (aka Plies) slurring barely-intelligible nothings in my ear, rappers that sound like chipmunks [...]
December 31st, 2008 at 14:48
[...] spotlight, but we saw the hideously racist and immature side of a lot of Americans as well. Yes, Q Tip released The Renaissance and we actually sort of enjoyed Tha Carter III (before we got tired of [...]
June 30th, 2009 at 12:36
[...] though we predicted the death of Vibe long before they put Plies on the cover and said he was the future of hip-hop, I think we both held out on the dream that one of us might [...]