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Consequence & Cudi Get Crazy in Clip Revisiting Quest

Clocking in at 1:55 "Buggin' Out '09" finds Consequence and Kid Cudi adorning the same pair of "crack eyes" Phife rocked in Tribe's "Jazz (We've Got)" video. The singular deviation here are the multi-colored filters Cordero used to enhance each...

nOvaMatic  |  03/19/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Soul Fashioned

Surprise Your Sweetie With Scintillating Gifts For Valentine's Day

It's inescapable. Don't deny it. You know exactly what I'm talking about. Valentine's Day is tomorrow and whether you're in it to win it or would rather sit this one out, someone you know will likely be batting their eyelashes...

ill Mami  |  02/13/2009 at 11:30 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

First Spin, Video SoulBounce

Some Auto-Tune We Can Get With

Anytime there is oversaturation of one particular thing in a culture, whether good or bad, there will exist a balancing force to reinstitute the equilibrium. In other words, too much Yang (think studio gangsta rappers) will inevitably bring an opposite...

ill Mami  |  12/04/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Hip Hop Violinist Keeps Pulling Strings

Anyone not used to being spoonfed information knows that Hip Hop violin did not begin nor end with Miri Ben-Ari. Since her conspicuous absence from Hip Hop over the past several years, it looks as though more and more young...

ill Mami  |  12/02/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Media Watch

What Album Would You Pen A Tome About?

Audiophiles and serious writers, you have been warned. From now until midnight December 31st, publishing house Continuum will be accepting proposals from anyone who has an interest in writing a book about an album that has touched you in the...

ill Mami  |  11/04/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (11)  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks, Video SoulBounce

Latest In Q-Tip News: Rocking A Backpack, Reminiscing Over Tribe Tracks, Documentary In The Works

Q-Tip has been a busy fellow lately. When not traversing the country hosting listening parties for his new album The Renaissance which drops November 4th a/k/a "Obama Day" according to The Abstract or confirming rumors that he used to date...

ill Mami  |  10/22/2008 at 4:20 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Soul Fashioned

Yes You Can With This Tribe-Inspired Obama Tee!

The Obama campaign has definitely brought politics and Hip Hop together, for better or for worse. But the most outstanding example of this lies within this dope t-shirt from Always Urban. The shirt's design takes a cue from A Tribe...

nOvaMatic  |  08/29/2008 at 1:30 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: More Butt Than Ashtrays

The Game is threatening to release a song in response to the Sean Bell verdict [MTV]But I'd rather hear what Nas, Mos Def and Kweli have to say. Okay, maybe just Mos Def and Kweli. [UU]What's this I hear...

nOvaMatic  |  04/29/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: There Can Be Miracles

De La Soul, Tribe and more are part of the Rock The Bells lineup [HHDX]Check out Estelle on the cover of Bleu. [CL]More info on that new Dwele project. [BB]A real life Thriller goes down tomorrow at the Tribeca...

nOvaMatic  |  04/23/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Permalink

Name That Beat

Name That Beat: You Ready?

Let me just start off this week's Name That Beat with an apology. I am sorry that last week's sample had too many artists that sampled it. For all those who guessed the answer was Weather Report's "American Tango,"...

ill Mami  |  03/11/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Q-Tip: 'Midnight '08'

It's with a heavy heart that I report that, unlike KRS-One's "Criminal Minded '08" and Common's "The Light '08", Q-Tip's entry into the Smirnoff Signature Mix series doesn't even begin to hold it's own against the original from which it...

nOvaMatic  |  03/05/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat

Name That Beat: Bringing You The Realness Since '07

Hi-de-ho, gang! Welcome to this week's installment of Name That Beat. Last week's sample was eagerly answered by a few of y'all, however, I can only award the prize to DJ Diva since she had the first correct answer of "What Can...

ill Mami  |  03/04/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (13)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat

Name That Beat: More Fun Than That Work You're Avoiding

Welcome back crate diggers and crate digger wannabes. I really have to say that you guys rock, and I'm loving that you guys have been checking back week after week. Props go out to Belve and DJ Stylus (again...LOL) for correctly guessing...

ill Mami  |  02/05/2008 at 5:30 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Mid-Day Hook-Up

Jack Davey's Music Manifesto Put To Video

Not to harp too much on the recent debacle involving the signing of Janelle Monae to Bad Boy Records comes an actual video of the open letter to the music industry penned by Miss Jack Davey, fearless critic of the...

ill Mami  |  02/01/2008 at 12:30 PM  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks

Common: The Standard is Coming

Common and Q-Tip are onto something. While most of us are anticipating the debut of CRS, cats like me are waiting with bated breath for The Standard. Until recently, most of what we heard about the project has been from...

nOvaMatic  |  11/26/2007 at 11:00 AM  |  Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

Mixtape Roundup: The Soundtrack of Your Weekend

(Every Friday we'll be bringing you the hottest DJ blends, podcasts and radio shows found across the web and linking you to some new, unreleased and re-imagined tracks. Be sure to watch this space and email us more at tips@soulbounce.com!)HIP-HOP:Swatch...

nOvaMatic  |  10/19/2007 at 12:16 PM  |  Permalink

Hip-Hop at War, Media Watch, Rap Snacks

Get in Line, Lupe

Lupe Fiasco is threatening to "take legal action" against VIBE for the article they recently posted online, which lead most of us to believe he was nucking futs for dissin' A Tribe Called Quest in the wake of his...

nOvaMatic  |  10/11/2007 at 1:14 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Soul Cynic

The Awesomeness/Sadness That is 'Fiasco-Gate'

Not for nothin', but Lupe Fiasco is a comic genius. Ok, maybe not? But this is good stuff. So right now it's like when Isaiah Washington just kept digging a hole as he "clarified" what really went down on the...

nOvaMatic  |  10/10/2007 at 12:54 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Events, SoulTube

From The Comfort Of The SoulBounce Couch: Live-Blogging The 2007 VH1 Hip Hop Honors

9:58    Welcome to the first SoulBounce live blog! I cannot wait for this year's Hip Hop Honors to come on but...9:59    Whose idea was it to have Hip Hop Honors premiere after I Love New York 2? That person needs...

Butta  |  10/08/2007 at 11:59 PM  |  Comments (24)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Where We'd Never Forget The Words To "Electric Relaxation"

You'll get to see Lupe Fiasco forget the words to "Electric Relaxation" tonight on Hip Hop Honors, but you can read his response to critics all day. [HHDX] Defensive much, Lupe? [OKP]Phonte from Little Brother has a few choice...

Butta  |  10/08/2007 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink