The Vibe Q: Raw and Uncut15 years ago, Vibe was established as the voice and soul of urban music, and became the fastest growing music magazine in history. In celebration of Vibe's 15-year anniversary, they are proud to present a collection of 20 of their most classic interviews, including a never-before-published interview with Tupac Shakur. This exciting book also contains a foreword by founder Quincy Jones and an introduction by editor-in-chief Danyel Smith, as well as a four-colour insert reprinting previous magazine covers. Required reading for all hip-hop fans! |
Contents
Cool J by Kristine McKenna September 1992 | 1 |
Cornel West by James Ledbetter September 1993 | 11 |
Wesley Snipes by Danyel Smith October 1993 | 22 |
George Clinton by Vernon Reid November 1993 | 40 |
Ice Cube by Joan Morgan March 1994 | 54 |
Richard Pryor by Greg Tate August 1995 | 67 |
KRSOne by Joe Wood November 1995 | 80 |
Colin Powell by Kevin Powell November 1995 | 92 |
Louis Farrakhan by Farai Chideya September 1997 | 183 |
Janet Jackson by Danyel Smith November 1997 | 200 |
Toni Morrison by Robert Morales May 1998 | 217 |
Lauryn Hill by Karen Renee Good August 1998 | 234 |
Snoop Dogg by Chairman Mao October 1998 | 247 |
JayZ by Harry Allen April 1999 | 255 |
Quincy Jones by Emil Wilbekin November 2001 | 264 |
Michael Jackson by Regina Jones March 2002 | 273 |
Tupac Shakur by Kevin Powell February 1996 | 99 |
Wynton Marsalis by Greg Tate February 1996 | 122 |
Sonny Rollins by Ishmael Reed October 1996 | 132 |
Michael Jordan by Chris Rock February 1997 | 148 |
Oprah Winfrey by Harry Allen September 1997 | 160 |
Cent by Noah CallahanBever February 2004 | 282 |
Sean Combs by Danyel Smith December 2006 | 294 |
Mary J Blige by Keith Murphy March 2007 | 303 |
Contributing Writers | 315 |
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