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Morning Soul

Morning Soul: If You See Me Walking Down The Street

Behold 50 Cent's new cologne ad. Photoshop is a helluva drug. [C+D]Paula Abdul channels her inner outer Jasmine Guy. [GFY]Now Redman wants to jump on the sinking ship that is Auto-Tune. [TRU]Whitney does Russia this December. [VRTY]...

Butta  |  11/04/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Turn Around You Fool

Additional details emerge about Michael Jackson's This Is It. [BC]50 Cent plans to kick "50 Cent" to the curb. Like the rest of us already have. [SP]Janet Jackson will honor Michael at the VMAs this Sunday during the show's...

Butta  |  09/09/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: We Make Love Like Instruments

VH1's Behind the Music series returns from a multiple-year nap with Lil Wayne as the first subject. [MTV]Will you be watching Monica's new reality show on BET? [SR]Ron Artest sings Celine Dion. No, really. Why are you laughing so...

Butta  |  09/02/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Wanna Dance Tonight

Scarface thinks Soulja Boy has "the potential to be the next Russell Simmons." And Jesus wept. [VIBE]Further proof that Tyrese is better seen and not heard (on Twitter at least). [C+D]50 Cent the next Will Smith? Stranger things have happened....

Butta  |  06/03/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

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Morning Soul: Throw Your Hands In the Air If You're A True Player

Faith Evans continues making Lil' Kim look silly. [HHDX]Charli Baltimore wants some of that "look silly" action. (It's kinda tacky to fight over someone that is deceased, right?) [VIBE]Jay-Z has discovered a clever way to compare Beyoncé to Michael...

nOvaMatic  |  01/13/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

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Morning Soul: At the Playground, Ya Know

Is this new Ray-J song wack because it's offensive? Or offensive because it's wack? Maybe both. [AHH]50 Cent done got his grubby paws on the Jam Master Jay documentary. [MTV]A new release date and updated tracklist for Common's UMC...

nOvaMatic  |  10/28/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

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Morning Soul: You're A Special Treat

50 Cent proves he can act and eat...at the same time! [YT]Even visual artists loathe Kanye West's "lazy" use of Auto-Tune. [NYT]Years after JLo caught flack for saying it, the n-word still flourishes amongst young Afro-Latinos. [VV]Get to know...

ill Mami  |  10/27/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Hip-Hop at War

'Most Hated Hip Hop Figures' Hits The Internet

Rap Up's "10 Most Hated Hip Hop Figures of 2008" is here, and we can't say that we totally disagree. DMX, Karrine "Superhead" Steffans, Tony Yayo, Lil' Wayne and T-Pain and his Auto-Tune round out spots 6 through 10, while 50 Cent,...

ill Mami  |  10/20/2008 at 4:30 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Hip-Hop at War

KRS-One Is Latest Victim of Alz-rhyme-ers

KRS-One a/k/a "The Teacha" has decided to offer his opinion about the materialism and lack of creativity in Hip Hop.  While at this year's VH1 Hip Hop Honors, KRS stated that "The youth today, the majority, are not seeking authenticity" and...

ill Mami  |  10/16/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: True

Ludacris interviews, er, Chris Bridges about um, their upcoming movie, Max Payne. I wish I were making this up. [YT]Want more? Fiddy has a new reality TV show. Insert blank stare. [NR]How about this? Billboard is set to announce...

Harlem  |  10/16/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Daddy's Little Girl

Hip Hop & Art come together with stunning results. [HHIR]Parents' groups are more than happy that Rap City will soon be kaput. [PTV]Aretha Franklin really needs to stop with the hateration towards Tina Turner. [USAT]As the election creeps nearer, a documentary explores Black...

ill Mami  |  10/13/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

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Morning Soul: Gotta Be Bad, Gotta Be Bold, Gotta Be Wiser

World Music group Pilgrim will say "Thank Q" to legendary humanitarian Quincy Jones by performing "We Are the World" during a tribute concert next month. [NB]Oscar winner Jamie Foxx is back, and maybe better than ever in his upcoming film...

Harlem  |  09/18/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

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Morning Soul: Baby It's You

  LL Cool J seems to be suffering from senility as he calls 50 Cent "inspiring" and Nas "a new cat." [HHDX]Speaking of 50 Cent, he proves that mocking Kanye West's "Love Lockdown" is secret code for "how come you...

ill Mami  |  09/15/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

First Spin

GZA Disses 50 Cent and Still We Ask 'Who Cares?'

While this is not me in the picture above, it certainly expressed how I feel about GZA's latest track "Paper Plate," which is a dis record of sorts aimed towards that bastion of all that is indecent and improper about...

ill Mami  |  07/30/2008 at 12:25 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Can You Feel It?

Check out Tamia on BETJ's Real Life Divas. [TW]Looks like Kelly Rowland has gotten a real job hosting a new TV show. That's a good look since that solo singing thing aint really working out. [BV]Ryan Leslie held a...

Butta  |  07/18/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Media Watch, Soul Cynic

JET Announces, 'Prince Turns 50!'...Two Weeks Late

I swear, I couldn't make this up if I tried. JET magazine, a publication that prides itself on delivering black news first, has just announced that music and cultural icon Prince is celebrating his 50th birthday!!! The problem with that...

Harlem  |  06/16/2008 at 2:40 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Hip-Hop at War, Media Watch

Conscious Hip Hop: The New Danger?

John McWhorter, by my best approximation, is an idiot. I know that this is quite a generalization since I have never met the guy, but his recent claim that conscious hip hop is a "fallacy" that is leading its listeners...

ill Mami  |  06/16/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Beg and Plead and Play the Symphony

Toni Braxton canceled her Vegas show due to health reasons. [E!]Luke's new Celebreality show will debut on VH1 this August. Must. Remember. To. Set. DVR. [HHC]50 Cent is catching some heat behind the mysterious fire that burned down his...

Butta  |  06/02/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Say Cheese

?uestlove laments over the way-too-short Stevie Wonder snippets that have soul music lovers the world over in a tizzy. [OKP] LL Cool J is looking muy caliente on the cover of Men's Fitness. [RC]Alicia Keys lends her voice to...

Butta  |  05/29/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks

LL Cool J Takes 'Exit 13'

Mr. Ladies Love, LL Cool J, is releasing his last album on the post-Jay-Z Def Jam. Titled Exit 13, the album will be the last Def Jam release for Uncle L. The single "I Cry" featuring Lil' Mo has already...

Soul Bounce  |  05/27/2008 at 2:50 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink