VIBE MAGAZINE IS NO MORE

We all remember Vibe magazine growing up. It grew with us as adults and now its time has come. Yes Vibe readers, the recession has taken down one of the most respected Magazine Hip Hop had to offer Vibe magazine.

Danyel Smith, Vibe’s former Editor-in-chief released this statement, further confirming reports of the mag’s closing: “On behalf the Vibe content staff (the best in this business), it is with great sadness, and with heads held high, that we leave the building today. We were assigning and editing a Michael Jackson tribute issue when we got the news. It’s a tragic week in overall, but as the doors of Vibe Media Group close, on the eve of the magazine’s sixteenth anniversary, it’s a sad day for music, for hip hop in particular, and for the millions of readers and users who have loved and who continue to love the Vibe brand. We thank you, we have served you with joy, pride and excellence, and we will miss you.”

BET AWARDS

The BET Awards ceremony last night gave awards to the best in urban music artist of today, but you could have mistaken the whole ceremony for a tribute show dedicated to pop star Michael Jackson. Jammie Foxx, Beyonce, Neyo, and more made special dedications to the pop icon. I totally understand how Michael contributed to the whole music industry. I do feel that BET might have over done it a tad bit.
During red carpet arrivals, Michael’s father Joe Jackson had a few words about his son as well: “I wish the world had recognized him when he were living. Right now he’s bigger than ever. But I wish he was here to see all this, to hear all this.”

Janet Jackson made her appearance after a Jackson tribute by singers Ne-Yo and host Jamie Foxx, who performed a somber version of the Jackson 5 classic “I’ll Be There,” as photos of Jackson flashed across the screen to close out the show.

The entire show was overall nice. If you didn’t get a chance to see it, I’m pretty sure it will be running all week.

TRANSFORMERS 2

The highly anticipated sequel to 2007’s summer blockbuster Transformers, has hit this week. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has a lot to live up to, as the prequel was the 5th most successful film of 2007 and set a lot of standards. The first movie was extremely popular for it’s never ending action and astounding special effects. This is the second movie out of a proposed trilogy. Reviews on various sites stated the movie was far, far too long; the film also proves that when it came to Michael Bay blockbuster movies, you can have too much of a good thing.

I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I grew up a Transformer addict and I still want to see this movie for myself. Check out the video below and tell us what you think?

CHRIS BROWN HAS PLEADED GUILTY

Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to one count of felony assault on his former girlfriend Rihanna, as a part of a plea deal to keep himself out of jail.

For his guilty plea, Brown will serve five years of probation and must serve about 1,400 hours of “labor-oriented service” to avoid jail time, Sandi Gibbons, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office, told CNN.com.

SHAQ HEADED TO MMA NEXT?

Is Shaquille O’Neal getting ready for another sports career once he retires from the NBA? MMA? UFC? Maybe. The 7′1″ NBA center, fresh off a training session, issues a challenge to any would-be opponents in the world of MMA, specifically calling out one fighter.

“We don’t care about nobody. We’ll fight anybody. I’ll even fight him (pointing to a stand-up figure of Chuck Liddell), after I fight the big boy that knocked out Jose Canseco — Hong Man Choi,” Shaq says with a smile.

“I’m coming for you. Don’t worry about it. I’m retiring the next year, two years. I’m coming for you. I look like Jose to you? No,” Big Shaq continued.

Hong Man Choi is a Korean kickboxer and former ssireum wrestler, who currently competes in K-1, an MMA style sport combining an array of martial arts. He fought retired baseball player Jose Canseco in an MMA match on May 26th for the promotion Dream, as part of its Super Hulk Tournament. He beat Canseco in 1 minute 15 seconds.

YOU GOTTA GET HAMMERED

Hammer pants are the newest craze. Mc Hammer has been a hip hop icon since his famous single “Can’t Touch This”. Now it seems that this song has inspired a group of fans to let it be known that Hammer is not dead.