Hip hop superstar Young Jeezy is set to appear on VIBE’s August 2008 cover for the magazine’s first-ever all-rap issue – on newsstand s July 2nd. For the first time ever, VIBE dedicates an entire issue to hip hop both past and present.
First-time cover star Young Jeezy, who is best known for telling stories of his dangerous past in his music, opens up about his family life and his rumored relationship with R&B songstress Keyshia Cole. In a one-on-one interview with Vibe Senior Editor Benjamin Meadows-Ingram, Jeezy, who has two platinum
albums and a current hit single featuring Kanye West (“Put On”), speaks cand idly about everything from music to politics:
Although he recently endorsed Senator Barack Obama, Jeezy comments on meeting presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain [on the set of SNL]: “No disrespect to my man Barack but I f— with John McCain. He greeted me like a G…The fact that he acknowledged me was crazy…I like Barack, but at the same time I wanted to see what McCain was talking about.”
Jeezy’s comments on his rumored relationship with Keyshia Cole: “To be honest, it was more what she wanted. She was cool and we had a cool friendship. The media made it out to be something crazy. We kicked it. We hung out. Thing is, you can’t be cool with somebody you wanna be cool with [without the media thinking it’s a relationship]…I was grown enough to tell her, Look baby, that isn’t what it is right now.”
Jeezy talks about his career-threatening vocal injury: “When I first got into music, nobody taught me how to record or how to perform so I just did it with all my heart. I overdid it and it ripped my sh… damn near in half.”
During a time of exaggerated reports of the death of hip hop, Vibe’s first-ever all-rap issue offers 19 reasons to be excited about rap music. Whether it’s the musical genius of artists like Lil’ Wayne, T.I., and 50 Cent, or reports of Eminem and Dr. Dre being in the studio, Vibe makes a case for rap music being better than ever.
Vibe’s first-ever all-rap issue wouldn’t be complete without giving respect to the ladies of hip hop, then and now. Vibe also digs into the crates and finds 24 lost rap classics while the magazine highlights Rick Ross, Lil Boosie, Rich Boy and Yung Berg as rap’s rising stars of the moment.
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