Vibe Magazine – February 2002 (Rhythm Nation Cover, The New Sound of R&B)

A Piece of Vibe Magazine History

The February 2002 issue of Vibe leads with a Special Report on urban music at the crossroads, gathering a new generation of R&B talent under the banner Rhythm Nation. Usher, Faith Evans, Craig David, and Blu Cantrell come together on the cover to define the sound reshaping the charts, while Aisha Tyler steps out as the next queen of comedy. Inside, the issue rides through Hot Wheels with a look at rappers, whips, and the finer things, and turns the mic over to a wave of young MCs on the rise. A vivid snapshot of the moment when R&B and hip-hop were rewriting the rules together, this is Vibe, the magazine that chronicled the soul and swagger of hip-hop and R&B culture.