The Vibe Q: Raw and Uncut

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Kensington Books, 2007 - Music - 323 pages
15 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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