Vibe Magazine – February 2003 (Justin Timberlake Cover, From Pop to Hip Hop)

A Piece of Vibe Magazine History

The February 2003 issue of Vibe puts Justin Timberlake front and center, asking whether the blue-eyed soul man can trade pop for hip-hop and get in sync with urban music. Inside, Nas comes through rough and raw, Dru Hill announce that the boys are back, and Erick Sermon reveals what lies beneath while Missy Elliott turns up as Phat Girl Slim. The issue also travels well beyond the charts, reporting on AIDS in Uganda and the boombastic beats of Bollywood. Capturing the exact moment pop and hip-hop began to blur into one, this is Vibe, the magazine that chronicled the soul and swagger of hip-hop and R&B culture.