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Video SoulBounce

With Joy Jones, 'Over' Is Just The Beginning

Look into the eyes of Joy Jones and you will discover an undeniable allure hedged in statuesque confidence. Her new album, Godchild, emits a transparent innocence full of soul and funk undertones. Her latest single, "Over," is lyrical substance wrapped...

Fave  |  10/06/2009 at 12:30 PM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Interviews

Behind The Groove With Amerie

Amerie is an artist who we hold near and dear to our hearts here at SoulBounce. She stayed on our radar even when she didn't have any new music out, but now that she does we're once again smitten...

Butta  |  10/01/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Sound Tainted To Me

Parsing the differences between Electrik Red and RichGirl. [CM]Dear mainstream media, Rihanna and Teyanna are not the same person. [BJ]Fantasia is looking fetching in these new Derek Blanks photos. [CL]Why is MC Hammer being asked about Auto-Tune as opposed...

nOvaMatic  |  06/16/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Soul Cynic

To the Artists We Love: Please Don't Use Auto-Tune On Your Next Album

Now that our beloved Mary J. Blige has dropped "The One" which is Auto-Tuned within an inch of its life, we can't help but fear for the rest of our faves. Many of them, we can't imagine selling their souls...

nOvaMatic  |  06/11/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (24)  |  Permalink

Kicks & Giggles, Video SoulBounce

Blame It On The Death Of Auto-Tune

As if we needed anymore reasons to love Jay Smooth from IllDoctine.com, he provided us with yet another with his latest creation, a mashup of Jay-Z's "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" with Jamie Foxx's "Blame It On the Alcohol." His "Blame...

Butta  |  06/08/2009 at 11:30 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

First Spin

Mary J. Blige Is 'The One' (Of Many Using Auto-Tune)

Oh my beloved Auto-Tune, how long has it been since our last rendezvous? The past few minutes of not hearing a popular artist employ your delightfully robotic finish have felt like an eternity! Don't ever abandon me again! And look! You...

nOvaMatic  |  06/06/2009 at 3:30 PM  |  Comments (15)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Jay-Z's 'Death Of Auto-Tune' Is A Couple Years Too Late

He isn't saying anything new. Initially I was all ready to jump on board with Jay-Z and his wacky "Death Of Auto-Tune" idea, but after actually hearing the track, in which he bemoans not only the use of "T-Paining it" but...

nOvaMatic  |  06/06/2009 at 2:40 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks

Jay-Z is Auto-Tune Free

With the anticipated third part of the Blueprint trilogy close(r) to release, it's come to the fore that Jay-Z has insisted that none of its tracks use Auto-Tune. According to producer and Auto-Tune aficionado Kanye West, this is a deliberate...

Ro  |  05/28/2009 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Melanie Fiona Covers Kanye's 'Heartless'

Want to know what happens when a song sung by someone who can't sing gets covered by someone who can? Well, an audience in London got to experience this for themselves when the newest Soul sensation Melanie Fiona did...

Butta  |  04/01/2009 at 4:30 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Jazzy Ways, Video SoulBounce

Blame It On Mike Phillips

Mike Phillips, aka "A Jazzer with Swagger" (his words, not mine), is not only one of the premiere saxophonists of his generation, but he is famous for mashing up Jazz with Hip Hop and making it accessible to a new...

Butta  |  03/19/2009 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Thank Goodness This Doesn't Apply To Us

And by "us," I am referring to you, dear reader because to be on this website at all means that you have refined and discriminating musical taste. Time Magazine recently published an article discussing Auto-Tune and its impact on...

ill Mami  |  02/09/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (9)  |  Permalink

First Spin

An Example of How To Use Auto-Tune Correctly

The Hip Hop blog community is besieged daily with unofficial remixes, 99% of them being completely unlistenable and irrelevant. A couple of weeks back, I spotted a "Love Lockdown" remix featuring R. Kelly on vocals that I quickly deleted lest...

ill Mami  |  11/17/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (13)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Your Regularly-Scheduled Controversial Auto-Tune Post Now Features Q-Tip!

Look, we can gripe and moan about the use of Auto-Tune and the Vocoder until we're blue in the face but, although they are closely related, there are marked differences between the two. Mainly, Auto-Tune is intended for pitch-correction and...

nOvaMatic  |  11/14/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Art & Soul, Soul Cynic

Mutual Masturbation: Vanessa Beecroft and Kanye West

Kanye West has finally given me a reason to lose any sliver of interest in his music by choosing to "collaborate" with artist Vanessa Beecroft. There are a myriad of interpretations that could be forced upon the listening party that...

Ro  |  10/16/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (9)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

T-Pain Vs. The Vocoder

We have let our voices be heard regarding the Auto-Tunization of the R&B industry. Sure a little sprinkle of Auto-Tune on Snoop's "Sensual Seduction" played into the whole throwback '80s-sound the song was emulating. But after Kanye's use of Auto-Tune...

ill Mami  |  10/02/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

First Spin

For Those Who Still Care, Kanye Presents 'Love Lockdown' 2.0

Kanye West's "Love Lockdown" is proving itself to be the most polarizing song to emerge in a minute. People either love it, or they hate it. Personally, I'm over it already. The official studio version that surfaced last week...

Butta  |  09/17/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (11)  |  Permalink

Soul-Poll

What's the Most Played-Out Trend in Hip Hop and R&B Right Now?

Calm down, children! This is one of our least-intense Soul Polls ever. Occasionally, we can spark serious discourse about music or provide you with a platform to just poke a little good-natured fun. Today's poll would be the latter. If forced to...

nOvaMatic  |  09/03/2008 at 1:21 PM  |  Comments (27)  |  Permalink