All Day.
still king.
#INNOVATOR. #FEARLESS. #WORK IN PROGRESS.
MADE BY ERICKA BATES
Y
ou can call him The Boss or Day
Dog. Either way you refer to him,
Datwon Thomas has been a mover
and shaker in this media industry
for decades. As a veteran journalist
in the game and current Editor In
Chief at Vibe Magazine, Thomas is
no stranger to the pen. His creations
are timeless and ground-breaking.
His tenacity alone crowns him a
game-changer. He’s created oppor-
tunities for up and coming scribes
and has been consistently dishing
the culture what it needs time and
time again. Everything he touches
is gold. Interesting enough, don’t
be so quick to dub him a mentor
when countless aspiring to walk in
his shoes would. He’s human and
could certainly teach the Experience
Coach 101 class. Day is behind
some of the best projects and publi-
cations to ever grace the hand, The
Illest Men’s Magazine Ever!...King,
XXL’s Hip Hop Soul, starting the XXL
Freshman cover, The Illest Car Mag-
azine, RIDES, and more. From the
way he influences the culture and
tells a story, as only he can, to the
way he lights up a room in company,
this culture creator has been winning
in these streets and on magazine
pages over the years. Don’t get it
twisted, he’s still ruling. Throw him
another Championship RING! He
earned it. You can too.
Find out how Day overcame ad-
versity over and over, from the 300
people up for a Vibe internship to
getting turned down from Diddy. I
caught up with Datwon right after
the new year to talk not only about
his legendary career, but also about
life and how he is still figuring it out.
Photo Credit: Frank Young
(@gypsy.frank)
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