Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Quote of the Day

Posted by Bossip Staff

Vibe issues a statement on Robin Thicke’s claim that he didn’t get the cover because he was white:

“We have a great deal of respect for Robin Thicke and his music, and we remain flattered by his desire to be on a VIBE cover. A VIBE cover is a huge milestone in any artist’s career—recent cover stars include Young Jeezy, Mariah Carey, 50 Cent, Usher, Senator Barack Obama, Eminem, Lil Wayne, and Robert De Niro, to say nothing of our 15-year history. We wish Thicke the best, and we’re glad he discusses his thoughts on race and R&B in the new October 2008 issue of VIBE.”

Translation: Robin get to Mariah Carey and Barack Obama’s status and maybe you’ll get some play.  SMH.

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Comments(141) on “Quote of the Day”

  1. NO ONE ON THE CORNER HAS SWAGGER LIKE US(sxyQblondie)

    FIRST

  2. blaq

    2nd

    I don’t care that they won’t put him on there b/c he’s white, they have that right. I’ve never seen a black man on a country music mag, and we sing county too.

  3. NO ONE ON THE CORNER HAS SWAGGER LIKE US(sxyQblondie)

    VIBE IS WEAK, WATERED DOWN, AND NOTHING LIKE WHAT THEY USED TO BE. THE 20 QUESTIONS USED TO BE SOMETHING THAT I LOOKED FOWARD TO READING FOR GOOD LAUGHS AND SIMILARITIES. NOW IT SUCKS MAJOR BOOTAY. JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE MAGAZINE. SO WHO CARES WHAT THEY SAY. I HOPE THE EDITOR OF VIBE READS THIS SO THEY CAN STEP THEIR GAME UP. I WOULDNT BUY A VIBE NOW-A DAYS FOR 50 CENT.

  4. Lush-Us Lipps

    This may very well be true… but nevertheless we still love him anyway.

  5. kevwebb (I GOT NOW, I DON'T CARE WHO GOT NEXT)

    Yeah…Robin’s a good artist, but nothing he has went Platinum. None of his personal albums have went platinum. Someone can correct me.

    @ Z: What’s Poppin Ma?


  6. Bitchy, but true. Robin is good, but he hasn’t made it YET. So he may be getting ahead of himself. But I have to say, though, Jeezy???

  7. tanisha

    VIBE IS STRAIGHT TRASH. NO ARTIST STRIVES TO BE ON THE COVER OF SOME DAMN VIBE MAGAZINE. LIKE ANOTHER POSTER SAID, THE 20 QUESTIONS WERE GREAT NOW…. GARBAGE! THEY HAVE 60 PAGES OF ADVERTISMENTS OF SHIT THAT NONE OF THEIR READERS CAN AFFORD TO BUY. THE ARTICLES ARE TRASH. THE WHOLE MAGAZINE IS A READING ADVERTISMENT. SO VIBE CAN KICK ROCKS. ROBIN THICKE BETTER NOT LET BEING ON VIBE DEFINE HIS CAREER BECAUSE THAT IS WACK.


  8. I love Robin Thicke; however, I think VIBE has every right to remain exclusive regarding this issue. Keep up the good work Robin!

  9. NO ONE ON THE CORNER HAS SWAGGER LIKE US(sxyQblondie)

    THERE WAS A TIME WHEN VIBE DIDNT HAVE ANY CHOICE BUT TO PUT THE “UP AND COMING ARTIST” ON THEIR COVER. SO WHAT, NOW THAT THEY’VE BEEN IN THE GAME FOR OVER A DECADE, THEIR TOO GOOD TO DO IT? SOME OF THE TRASH THEY PUT ON THEIR MAG MONTH TO MONTH, ARENT EVEN WORTH BUYING AN ALBUM FROM. ROBIN THICKE IS A TALENTED MAN. REGARDLESS OF WHAT COLOR HE IS.

  10. mydixiewrecked

    Vibe is wack and so is Danyel Smith. Its the Ecko of urban magazines… WHITE-washed and watered down.

  11. MIke

    Vibe did not dispute what Robin said. If it was not true Vibe would have said it was not true.

  12. NO ONE ON THE CORNER HAS SWAGGER LIKE US(sxyQblondie)

    @TANISHA

    HELLLOOOO!! THANK YOU!! NOT ONLY ARE THE ADVERTISEMENTS OF SOMETHINGS YOU CANT AFFORD, BUT OF ALOT OF CRAP YOU WOULDNT BUY EVEN IF IT WENT ON CLEARANCE. THE’ F*&K OUTTA HERE!!(LOL) VIBE IS SOME GARBAGE. LIKE I SAID THE OTHER DAY, I DIDNT EVEN BLINK WHEN THEY STOPPED MY “FREE” SUBSCRIPTION. I LAUGHED, THANKING THEM INTERNALLY FOR DOING SO. CAUSE THEY ARE WACK AS HELL. THE INTERVIEW SET UP IS POOR. IT’S JUST GARBAGE.

  13. Nothing Nice ("real rappers ain't eating they Olsen Twinin" WALE )

    yeah he need to slow down w/ this one.

  14. JustMoi

    RT is a crack head oppss I meant recreational coke user and needs to sit down and sober up.

    I agree with VIBE and BOSSIP!! YEAH!!

  15. Nothing Nice:"real rappers ain't eating they Olsen Twinin" WALE

    @ No one

    lol

  16. Meeko From Detroit (Yung Burger was a punk and we was morally right to put him in his place. Dont Hate My City for it being Stand Up. Hate Yung Burger and Yourselves for Being Punkasses.

    Vibe has been so week since they changed from Mimi Valdez to Daynel Smith. i stopped reading after that Janet Comeback cover in Hawaii…..forget it.

  17. Ermy Erm

    Translation: Robin get to Mariah Carey and Barack Obama’s status and maybe you’ll get some play. SMH.

    pwahahahahhaah *noddin head as i leave the thread*

  18. Just Sit and Be Pretty

    *Yawn*

  19. Ms. Philadelphia

    it is what it is Robin…just because you have a song out with LIl Wayne don’t automatically make u high profile status…sit down and be patient, in due season little one….in due season

  20. Miss Theo

    I seriously doubt that being on the cover of Vibe is a huge “milestone” in Barack Obama or Robert De Niro’s career…. Vibe is reaching there.

  21. Ms. Philadelphia

    Wait a friggin minute! Why in the world was Robert DeNiro on the cover??? SMH….

  22. Hardly Working

    They did not dispute what he said. Whatever he does in his personal life is not up for debate. Who cares if he does coke (which I don’t believe). It is obvious Vibe was in the wrong or they would have called him a liar. That was a sugar coated statement. If someone lied on my brand, I would blast them out without question like Fox did to Solange. Vibe did not. That is my clear answer right there. Another thing, these mags are to help promote new artists not just celebrate those who have already made it. We need the Robin Thicke’s, Keri Hilson’s, Bilal’s, Rashaan Patterson’s, Estelle’s, etc. to get their shine on as well.

  23. Ms. Philadelphia

    I seriously doubt that being on the cover of Vibe is a huge “milestone” in Barack Obama or Robert De Niro’s career…. Vibe is reaching there.

    LOL!! So true! They probably didn’t even know it! Like Robert DeNiro or Barack Obama woul dhave a Cover party or something for VIBE! SMH

  24. And...

    One question…

    And if they did?

    While he’s at it I bet a lot of good things happened to him too – because he’s White.

    They should have just replied with:

    “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service.”

  25. Ya Boy KJ

    Anybody ever notice how bossip ends almost every article with “shaking my head.”


  26. yawn,damn does that person ever stop off of this board. yawn yawn yawn

  27. Ms. Philadelphia

    Anybody ever notice how bossip ends almost every article with “shaking my head.”

    Maybe they are really shaking their heads??


  28. bossip people/ a friend of everyone is a friend of noone/ a person who knows eerrrthing knows nothing.


  29. The statement wasn’t saying anything. They might as well not have issued it.

  30. And...

    @Ya Boy KJ

    …sometimes that’s all you can do.

  31. shesofine

    Who cares???? No one reads Vibe anyway.

  32. nat

    his last album did go platinum!

  33. cutie pie*kindly putting people on blast est.1985* I got good hair...I got African in my family

    THEY ARE LIARS!!! not once did they deny the claim that they said that they didn’t want him on the cover because he was white..they can put r.kelly’s molesting ass on the cover even after the tape was released..thats why I don’t buy or read that magazine

  34. And...

    I’m so glad nobody has to like me or put me on the cover of the newsletter at work in order for me to get paid….

  35. DC DIVA

    Nobody even reads VIBE anymore. lol I like Source better 4real, Really when’s the last time any of you brought an issue? lol They dont have much to talk about anymore. All i kno is be crankin to “MAGIC” like the rest of yall, and i kno damn well yall was singin “Lost Without You”. If your a real music fan then u would kno that his last cd was actually really good. He’s the underdog but thats a good thing in his case. That comment was for the young lady who said just cause he came out with the one song with Lil Wayne. Check his resume babes, he was an artist way before he did a song with lil wayne

  36. jenndub

    I agree with you bird. it was a dumb statement.

  37. Lady Shady

    Alright Robin, quit playing the race card, you’re white! and your father was always rich, what the hell else you want. You’re cute, but just cuz your wife is a black woman, don’t make you usher.


  38. I’m very disappointed that they would include Jeezy as a cover star over Obama, not to mention the fact I vaguely remember them having Justin Timberlake on the cover. Like most of you have been saying Vibe lost it’s luster a long time ago, so he shouldn’t take it too bad. Just keep making good music!

  39. nikki

    his last album DID in fact reach platinum status

  40. biracial bombshell

    That was a nice cover up, Vibe….it’s okay Robin baby…you’ll be bigger than Vibe before you know it…who needs em?


  41. SMH @ Bossip

    It’s always hilarious when reverse-racism is called out, some of us get so damn upset, even if it is true. We always talk about being held down, but if it’s true that Robin was held back because he was white, then it’s WRONG. If they believed that he shouldn’t get the cover because he’s not a “big enough star” then this wouldn’t be an issue. Vibe’s only coming up with this retraction because it’s going to cause them to lose readership which is already happening, not to mention they DIDN’T DENY it.

  42. azdelish

    who cares…… they have a right to put whomever they choose on their magazine.

    I think he is a terrible performer (live) I saw one of his performances and did not care for it.

  43. jenndub

    @azdelish

    What performance did you see of him? I saw him in person at beyonce’s concert, and he was the shit!

  44. Hardly Working

    I saw him in Baton Rouge last week and he was off the chain. I admit he isn’t perfect every time but when he’s on, it is a great experience.

  45. Just Sayin

    Just cause you with a Black Woman doesn’t mean you get a pass.

    Learn to sang…

    :-)

  46. ??????????????????????

    @ Vibe

    “We have a great deal of respect for Robin Thicke and his music, and we remain flattered by his desire to be on a VIBE cover. A VIBE cover is a huge milestone in any artist’s career—recent cover stars include Young Jeezy, Mariah Carey, 50 Cent, Usher, Senator Barack Obama, Eminem, Lil Wayne, and Robert De Niro, to say nothing of our 15-year history. We wish Thicke the best, and we’re glad he discusses his thoughts on race and R&B in the new October 2008 issue of VIBE.”

    ——————————————-

    Maybe it’s just me, but this sounds a lot more like ” VIBE ” is not only trying to convince everyone else of it’s relevance by overstating it’s appeal, but is also trying to sell more magazines by making the statement he’s supposed to have made even more of an issue.

    Which is ” EXTREMELY IRONIC “.

    Here it is, ” Someone ” releases the statement he supposedly made (I’m not going to say ” made ” unless I hear it out of his own mouth). Knowing that would get attention. Now you have ” VIBE ” putting out a statement focusing on the fact that he’s discussing the very same issue in their October issue. Hmmmmm !

  47. ambitiouschick23

    lmao!!! this is crazy…

    I love Robin Thicke…but marrying a black women and singing R&B doesnt make you black. Sorry boo

  48. jcc

    Well, his comment can not be true because Eminem and Robert De Niro are both “WHITE”.

  49. Oshie

    Robert DeNiro is Puerto Rican and Eminem is 1/4 Croatian and 3/4 Cherokee. FACT.

    ERACISM!!!

  50. Just Sayin

    He just looks so fu#kin cornball to me.

    What’s wit dat do…? Is dat what day call a pompadour or a straight press and curl?

    He must b hookin up wit Al Permton’s stylist…

    :-/

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    LOL!!!!

    Well I guess they put him in his place

  52. me888

    yeah and Mariah and Barack are both mulatto anyway, so together they equal one white cover.

  53. cutie pie*kindly putting people on blast est.1985* I got good hair...I got African in my family

    “Robert DeNiro is Puerto Rican”

    —————————————————

    Robert is Puerto Rican???!!! are we sure about this?

  54. Lady Shady

    support black publications dammit, sheesh! yall ain’t boycotting vogue, even before they put out that all black issue, he aint on the cover of vibe, whatever, i bet he’ll get that product endorsement before Usher will…don’t cry for me argentina!


  55. His wife is pretty…

  56. cutie pie*kindly putting people on blast est.1985* I got good hair...I got African in my family

    someone needs to explain to me when Robert De Niro became Puerto Rican>>???!!!

  57. Lady elle

    Well I’m confused if Vibe has had white men on their cover before, then I don’t get it.

    50cent & Robert Dinero was on the cover a few months ago…

    Robert D is white…so I’m confused.

    :(

  58. NO ONE ON THE CORNER HAS SWAGGER LIKE US(sxyQblondie finds those who despise her hillarious. I love the fact that my image consumes your days. Keep hating old bat!!)

    I ALWAYS THOUGHT ROBERT DENIRO WAS ITALIAN

  59. cutie pie*kindly putting people on blast est.1985* I got good hair...I got African in my family

    @ sxyq

    lol I did too…I don’t know maybe because he has an italian last name?! or maybe because he looks italian

  60. cutie pie*kindly putting people on blast est.1985* I got good hair...I got African in my family

    @ lady elle

    apparently he’s puerto rican

  61. Hardly Working

    I’m not boycotting Vibe. It is a wack mag. And the price it cost to buy Vibe, I can get 2 burgers and a fry off the Wendy’s 99 cents menu. At least with that purchase, I get my money worth.

  62. Lady elle

    Rober Di Nreo is Italian, Irish, English & German…

    damn near everything but Puerto Rican

  63. Lady elle

    opps Robert DiNero

  64. Redd Tony aka Earth Sign {Its time for a Revolution)

    Wow..his wife looks really pretty in that pic

  65. sniper

    Bossip is so stupid.

    Young Jeezy is at about the same level as Thicke – if Jeezy is on the cover, Thicke can be too.

  66. Redd Tony aka Earth Sign {Its time for a Revolution)

    Hardly Working(Check me out!)

    I’m not boycotting Vibe. It is a wack mag. And the price it cost to buy Vibe, I can get 2 burgers and a fry off the Wendy’s 99 cents menu. At least with that purchase, I get my money worth.

    _____________

    Cosign wit dat. …..A lot of dem mags aint worth it

  67. dapro11

    Robert DeNiro is Puerto Rican

    WTF???

    Reminds me of “In Living Color” when the dude spits out random idiotic statements

    “Oprah filed bankrupcy”

    “Obama got a 3rd nipple”

    “Robert DiNero is Puerto Rican”

  68. Lady elle

    WELL I DON’T PURCHASE VIBE ANYWAY…I NEVER LIKED IT BECAUSE IT’S A MARKETING PLOY TO URBAN KIDS…

    FUCK THAT.

  69. ??????????????????????

    @ jcc

    Well, his comment can not be true because Eminem and Robert De Niro are both “WHITE”.

    —————————————-

    That’s another interesting point. If he’s so into VIBE magazine that he wishes he could have been on the cover you would think he already knew that.

    So I’m not so willing to believe he actually made the comment, unless I here it coming from his mouth directly.

    “Robert DeNiro is Puerto Rican”, LMAO !

  70. cutie pie*kindly putting people on blast est.1985* I got good hair...I got African in my family

    I retract my earlier comment cause’ come to think of it Robin might just be trippin’ plus lets not forget Robin snorts cocaine he probably was high when he did this interview.

  71. cutie pie*kindly putting people on blast est.1985* I got good hair...I got African in my family

    if robert deniro is puerto rican then bush is chinese

  72. Oshie

    Say, that was a joke. De Niro is white and so is Eminem. Now that we’ve cleared that up, did you know that John McCain is Pakistani?

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    Murphy characterized the choices as “cynical” and “gimmicky.”

  74. What for?

    SO VIBE is trying to say that they havent had a new, up and coming , platimum artist in their 15 year history. EVERY PERSON THEY HAVE HAD ON THE COVER HAS BEEN A PHENON. OH PULEEEZZ.

    Like someone said its nothing but advertisements anyway I havent bought a VIBE since, since, since, since….zzzz


  75. @ Oshie

    WTF are you talking about saying De Niro is Puerto Rican and Eminem is a 1/4 Craotion and 3/4 Cherokee. That the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. I hate when people say random sh!t on post and then have people 2nd guessing sh!t they’ve known for years. You might as well have said he was Korean.

  76. WordtotheWise

    Now the last time I checked, Eminem and Robert D. are both white, so why should they have to deny the claim? It’s obvious they’ve had white people on their cover. That’s kinda self-explanatory, isn’t it?

    I don’t know where someone got that Robert D. is Puero Rican, but this is what IMDB says: “Although he is commonly referred to as an Italian-American actor, De Niro is actually one-quarter Italian in ancestry. His father was half-Irish and half- Italian. His mother was of French, Dutch and German ancestry. He was, however, quite close to his Italian paternal grandfather, whom Robert visited frequently in Syracuse, NY when he was young. De Niro has stated that he identifies “more with [his] Italian side”.

  77. Aziajs

    Vibe is full of it.

  78. WordtotheWise

    Sorry, I posted b/f I read the other comments. Sorry for the duplicate info.

  79. Oshie

    @ jaybird: you obviously missed my humor there. The fact that you took the time to look it up says heaps about your dedication to classifying people via internet search engines. I hope your career as an internet database racial classifications officer takes off soon.

    Bob Barker is Nepalese.

  80. tay

    woah that was cold

  81. realwoman

    Yah okay Robin Thicke is not all that in my eyes and no I do not want to see him on the cover of Vibe or any other ‘urban’ publication right now. He is starting to smell like a Justin Timberlake (using the Black community to make a name for himself)….

  82. 1TruDiva w/The PlatinumVocals is the other 1/2 of I'm Just a Diva flea market! Ray-Ray nem FINALLY came through with them lacefronts!!!!

    Is he still bitchin’ about this?


  83. Oh Robin stop your whining ! Afterall look at that Dyme piece to your left fool ! I`m crying because I can`t believe she fell for a wanker like you .

    Her and Leonia Lewis should both be on my arms while the world stares off into space wondering what does that lil nicca got on me ??

  84. Ya Boy KJ

    @ Ms. Philadelphia

    Anybody ever notice how bossip ends almost every article with “shaking my head.”

    Maybe they are really shaking their heads??

    _________________________________________________

    Or is it because you end every comment with that exact same phrase too?

  85. Ya Boy KJ

    And thanks for stating the obvious btw…

  86. Redd Tony aka Earth Sign {Its time for a Revolution)

    realwoman(Check me out!)

    Yah okay Robin Thicke is not all that in my eyes and no I do not want to see him on the cover of Vibe or any other ‘urban’ publication right now. He is starting to smell like a Justin Timberlake (using the Black community to make a name for himself)….

    _______________________

    Justin showed his bitchassnees when he tried to say he aint have nothing to wit the SuperBowl nipple

  87. Aunt Viv

    Vibe is weak.

    Good night Bossipers!

  88. departed

    mariah carey status?

    fuckin slut ?

  89. serene

    Robin whether black, whyte pink or blue, is real artist. I can’t say that about 90% of the so called artist out.

    I notice they didn’t deny it, so if i ever read any thing about race coming from them, it won’t mean a thing. And vibe……who reads that. Robin don’t bother with that, i don’t read it when it see it sitting aroudn the hair salon for free.

    And his last album did go platinum. Being real artist gets u no cover, and no radio play these days. But its all good, cuz we luv robin.

    And robin is not justin timberfake. Black folks got fooled into buyin into his ish. i saw rite through way before the janet thing. I don’t get that from robin. I don’t see hiim putti on a front, and i don’t seeing him trying to only sell records.

    Noone read Vibe anywayz. They use to send me issues, and then bill me for it, when i did not request it, i let them know about it reallll quiik….lol

  90. Lady Shady

    @ departed…why you dissin Mariah?

  91. Mrs. Rodriguez

    I have to agree with the other posts. Vibe is whack! Have not read it in years. I remember a time when magazines had stories with depth and substance.

  92. Redd Tony aka Earth Sign {Its time for a Revolution)

    Vibe started to get wack when the mag got smaller. I like the big style mag better, it sorta stood out.

  93. LEESA

    kevwebb (I GOT NOW, I DON’T CARE WHO GOT NEXT)(Check me out!)

    Yeah…Robin’s a good artist, but nothing he has went Platinum. None of his personal albums have went platinum. Someone can correct me.

    ^^^^^^^^^^^

    @kevwebb:

    Here’s your correction!! “The Evolution of Robin Thicke” went CERTIFIED PLATINUM in April 2007!

    You now stand corrected!!

  94. Norm

    bottom line is:

    No one reads vibe.

    He made comment just in time as his article hits.

    Its a publicity stunt

    He will get cover soon

    why would he risk pissing them off and not even getting the article in first place, and why would thy not deny saying it. for that matter, why would they every say some racist stuff like that in the first place? it’s all about starting talk which hopefully translates into sales.

    Which aint gonna work because of the first premice:

    noone reads Vibe. it’s irrelavent.

  95. LEESA

    jenndub(Check me out!)

    @azdelish

    What performance did you see of him? I saw him in person at beyonce’s concert, and he was the shit!

    ^^^^^^^^^^^

    100% COSIGN! He is fine as shit, and his performance as the opening act for Beyonce was on point in Vegas!

    I just love Robin & Paula together…high school sweethearts, both are gorgeous, successful, rich and still in love!!


  96. bird point got across, bypass it if u r name wasnt on it.

  97. Encyclopedia Brown

    This white boy can’t sing and his swirlin wife can’t act. Let’s just hope they fade to black

  98. kenya

    @ Robert is Puerto Rican???!!! are we sure about this?

    No i was always under the impression that he was italian

  99. HoneyChile

    Who cares! He’s still a good artist.


  100. ol boy played himself on this one.

  101. lala

    Bossip…your last comment makes no sense as Barack & Mariah are both (at least partially)black…and Eminem obviously at one point was the best selling rapper (white or black) out there.

    It is really depressing that they won’t put him on the cover…but I bet that they would put a fake douchebag like Justin Timeberlake on there real fast.

    Either way, that magazine is corny anyway. I didn’t even know it was still around to tell you the truth.

  102. lala

    Encyclopedia Brown…

    HI HATER!!! HI HATER!!!!

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  104. Lovely One

    YOU GUYS ARE SOME IDIOTS…Vibe didnt need to deny that Robin Thicke was not picked for the cover due to his race…That statement is not necessary considering ROBERT DE NIRO & EMINEM HAVE HAD THE COVER!!!

    I really hate this whole “reverse racism” idea…Please shoove it.

    BTW, I dont like the magazine anyway. However Hip Hop Weekly is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY worse!


  105. LIKE ROBIN SO WHAT IF THEY DIDNT GIVE YOU THE COVER,WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BE ON THIS MAG,I DONT BUY VIBE,DONT LIKE IT.

  106. GoldNGirl

    Test

  107. MsGreeneMBA

    You need to sell more records Robin!! Fall back.

  108. jcc

    Rebert DeNiro –De Niro’s father was of Italian and Irish descent, and his mother was a Presbyterian-raised atheist of English and German descent. His Italian great-grandparents, Giovanni De Niro and Angelina Mercurio, emigrated from Ferrazzano, in the province of Campobasso, Molise and his paternal grandmother, Helen O’Reilly, was the daughter of Edward O’Reilly, an emigrant from Ireland.

    Robert DeNiro has a black wife—Grace Hightower (second wife). His first wife was–Diahnne Abbott and he had a long-term relationship with Toukie Smith (remember her from the tv show 227?)

    Robert DeNiro loves BLACK women!!!

  109. jcc

    His first, his long-term relationship, and his second wife were all black. Black women are beautiful!

  110. reddnwood

    Robin Trick is a coke head & De Negro tries to cheat on his black wifey every chance he gets!!!

  111. Nik

    He is handsome.

  112. blackwoman

    people so jealous of her and him. black men are jealous sad low life broke bombs damn yall ugly ass men. i swear i hope yall die in yall sleep and get hiv. i hate yall

  113. love u ROBIN

    fuck vibe ! i never read their magazine unless i was waiting to get my hair done at the salon.But im a black woman and use to watch his dad on growing pains,then i started listening to his music.he’s got more talent than those disrespectful ass-holes vibe had on the cover !!fuck that ghetto ass mag Robin,u got a hot black chick,they can go to hell.i would have bought their mag if u was on it though, i love robin,he’s got alot swag!!

  114. blackwoman

    they make a good couple been married for years. see black woman and white men is true love. black man and white woman lmao no love at all lmao yall cant even get one white bitch ya run out. hate on bitches and them bitches tell black men i wanna be a black woman! omg this black ugly man i worked with had the nerve to tell me his white girl friend calls her say a black woman all theses white women are useing black men to be a black woman and have a black child again its about black women no wonder why we get so jealous of no wonder why black men are such haters cuz we are lighter skin mix looking and yall ape monkeys.

  115. blackwoman

    fuck vibe fake black ugly asses they put on ugly ass white bitches but can put on this fine ass white man? raceist blacks are i tell you.

  116. blackwoman

    all cuz black men are jealous fuck them they dont run shit. black women stop being so fucking dumb and takeing up for black men cuz they rather kill you with hiv realize bitches they are gay love men! get you an asian man and shut the fuck up

  117. blackwoman

    most black women are turning on black men anyways and being with white men which theyw as doing back then and now dont fake and lie. damn keep it real. we hate black men and love other races of men. :)

  118. tara

    Oh man up Robin! Black people don’t compalin when their not featured on the cover of time, self, or whatever magazine that excludes black people on the cover. Sell some more records, and make more hits, then maybe you will have your cover and time to shine.

  119. Hot Sauce

    fukk you hoodhos and fukk vibe. The only magazeen i roll with is black tail anyway.

  120. tara

    Hot sauce is a mean mofo. always talkin trash

  121. LaLaLaLovely...Soon2B"mRs"... I Luv Houston, TX

    Oh well… I guess they figured his coked out ass isn’t gonna help them sell mags so why waste an issue! (As if Vibe isn’t already a waste)

  122. Memphis to Dallas

    Dang VIBE still on newstands?


  123. I like Vibe’s response- very professional.

    May I also say that Robin Thicke’s wife is of a beautiful cinnamon-yellow complexion. My OH my.

  124. terry

    I lot of you that defends vibe better watch it! Cause the next time one of your brother or sisters try and then get rejected by a mainstream(white) music mag, don’t come crying that civil rights shit!

    Eat your fucking words!

  125. Darkesthourglass

    Vibe is boring. They were mailing me issues when they stopped making Vibe Vixen. I’d read the 20 questions then toss it to the side or chunk it. That mess is as watered down as a McDonald’s Coke. Robin Thicke should wanna be on a magazine that people might buy like People, Blender or at least Complex. Getting on the cover of Vibe ain’t saying much.


  126. bossip has been soooooooooooooooooooo slow,,


  127. fuck a vibe magazine…

  128. Child Please

    Maybe they’ve seen Robin in concert and realized that he is extremely boring, no stage presence and can’t sing a lick.

    I had the unfortunate pleasure of seeing him perform before Jill Scott came and tore it up. After seeing him in concert, I never played his CD and will never want to see him in concert again.

  129. Kim

    Pretty much….

  130. T-Money

    Props to Vibe for keeping it classy with their response.

    That’s the answer they SHOULD have given Robin when he originally asked to be on the cover. Did you notice how Vibe’s statement didn’t dispute Robin’s claim?

  131. Encyclopedia Brown

    @lala

    The truth hurts and that’s exactly what I stated.

  132. realwoman

    terry(Check me out!)

    I lot of you that defends vibe better watch it! Cause the next time one of your brother or sisters try and then get rejected by a mainstream(white) music mag, don’t come crying that civil rights shit!

    Eat your fucking words!

    ___________________________________________________

    Why don’t you shut the fvck up with that. Black people have been the victims of racism in America FOREVER. This is why they have their own colleges, beauty pageants, MAGAZINES, clubs, hair salons, clothing stores, designers etc. Got it? Why don’t you go tell your homeboy to stop pulling the race card as white people love to yell whenever a Black person calls them out on their racial injustices…hypocrits.

  133. daughtercreole

    Robin Thicke needs to recognize that having a black wife or half black wife and singing R&B doesn’t make him black soo Robin needs to stop thinking he’s on some platinum status

  134. w.w.

    clearly its not based on race, Robert De Niro has been on the cover HAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  135. daddy

    i thought vibe magazine was ran by whites and mexicans.

    Steve Aaron, CEO of VIBE MAGAZINE

    Aaron brings to the Company a wealth of consumer magazine experience, including Guitar World, Revolver, Maximum PC, MAC/LIFE, Country Weekly, Country Music, Elle Decor and Premiere Magazine, where he was the only SR. Vice President & Publisher to lead the Magazine to significant profitability. Aaron has done volunteer work for the Coalition for the Homeless and works with the Hyde Charter school in the South Bronx. He received a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology from St. Lawrence University.

    Edgar Hernandez, Associate Publisher of VIBE

    Edgar Hernandez leads the magazine’s publishing team as Associate Publisher of Advertising Hernandez joined VMG in 2007 after leading the sales effort at Stuff magazine where he served as Ad Director and, prior to that, as a sales executive at Complex magazine. Hernandez graduated from UMass Amherst with a BA in journalism

  136. shalane

    IM NEVER BUYING THAT MAG AGAIN. THEIR REPPING OBAMA AND ARE BEING EVERYTHING OBAMA IS AGAINST. FUCK THEM. OBAMA NEEDS TO MAKE A STATEMENT….

  137. rickey

    some of those people vibe just said yeah they deserve the cover but what the hell has young jeezy done. Vibe gettin outta pocket. who the hell wanna be on they stank covr anyway!!

  138. D marie

    Um….He OPENLY worships the devil and bossip respects his music????…u might wanna listen to magic touch again and see how your kids are chanting to satan!

  139. SOOOOWOOOOOOP !

    @ D marie

    Um….He OPENLY worships the devil and bossip respects his music????…u might wanna listen to magic touch again and see how your kids are chanting to satan!

    ——————————————–

    Ummm ! All kidding aside, you might want to check yourself into a hospital psych ward.

  140. melissa

    some of the racial comments on here are ridiculous. But they are more in support of them being together and negative about black men. It seems to me that interracial relationships between black women and white men are more accepted than vice versa, because people say those relationships are based more on love. black men and white women fall in love aswell. I like robin thicke and think him and his wife make a cute couple. I don’t know for certain if vibe are being prejudice.

  141. mizmil

    This is interesting—VIBE did NOT deny the issue of race….I feel that it is sad how Blacks embrace everything white women do but NOT white men. Robin has every right to be on VIBE as it [vibe] is NOT a big deal anyway!

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