Vibe Magazine – December 2005 (Mary J. Blige Cover, Bow Down to the Queen)

A Piece of Vibe Magazine History

Fresh off a Vibe Awards Legend win, Mary J. Blige reigns over the December 2005 cover under the banner Bow Down to the Queen. The holiday issue pairs a Naughty or Nice gift guide with weightier reporting, including a Hurricane Katrina feature on life after death and Jimmy Henchmen’s war report tracing the line from Tupac to 50 Cent. Cover-line profiles round up Mobb Deep, Carlos Santana, Teairra Marí, Damian Marley, and Floetry. A rich snapshot of mid-2000s hip-hop and R&B from Vibe, the magazine that chronicled the soul and swagger of the culture.