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Battle of the Beats

Who 'Can't Hide Love' The Best? D'Angelo or Bilal?

While Earth Wind & Fire are a band whose many hits have been reinterpreted several times since they harkened the presence of intergalactic soul from a galaxy far, far away over thirty years ago, not all of the remakes...

ill Mami  |  09/09/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (16)  |  Permalink

Calendar

UPCOMING EVENTS: Ledisi, Jill Scott, Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest & More

Bouncers, I hope you were keeping an eye on the calendar while we were away. The past few weeks have been chock full of great events. In case you missed out, never fear. I'm back to make sure you stay...

Vivrant Thang  |  07/21/2008 at 12:35 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Burn, Baby, Burn!

Amerie is now down with Def Jam. Stay tuned to find out if that is a blessing or a curse. [HH]Is Ne-Yo crushing on Alicia Keys? [OE]Solange has Bilal, Marsha Ambrosius and Q-Tip guesting on her new album, and...

Butta  |  06/13/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Calendar

UPCOMING EVENTS: The Roots, J*Davey & Lalah Hathaway

I, Vivrant Thang, have been brought on board to keep you in the know about events going on from coast to coast. The calendar is already overflowing with concerts, in-store signings, and film screenings that will likely be of interest...

Vivrant Thang  |  06/02/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

First Spin

J Dilla & Bilal 'Remember'

J Dilla has been lauded as one of the most original hip hop producers of our time. ?uestlove has even referred to him "my Yoda." Despite his untimely death two years ago, J Dilla's music lives on. Pay Jay, a...

ill Mami  |  05/05/2008 at 3:30 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Top 100 Soul/R&B Songs

#92: Bilal 'Soul Sista'

When Bilal first stepped on the scene with his debut single "Soul Sista," everyone just about lost their minds. Not only was the song a concoction of warm, velvety lusciousness, but the video was dripping with ooey, gooey love....

ill Mami  |  04/10/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Common Shines A Whole New 'Light' for 2008

HEAT. We cannot stop playing this at SBHQ because it's so beautiful. Just yesterday we posted Dilla's remix of "The Light" featuring Erykah Badu. In "The Light 2008 (It's Love)" Common shouts out Dilla from the jump. Respect. This re-visitation...

nOvaMatic  |  02/27/2008 at 11:59 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Reviews

A 'New AmErykah' Is Finally Here

Du Day is finally here. Now that the longing and patience has finally paid off with your iPod vibrating with the excitement that only good, new music can bring, comes time to reflect. Not about whether the album is...

ill Mami  |  02/26/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (13)  |  Permalink

Bounce-Worthy

Bounce-Worthy: Peter Hadar

I first heard of this cat right around the time I discovered that the hot new spot around the corner from my crib (that I did not know existed, of course) had just hosted a performance of his that I...

ill Mami  |  01/16/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Whip It All Night

People are loving Raheem DeVaughn's Love Behind the Melody. [AMG]U-God is sticking the Wu Tang Clan for his paper--about $170K of it. [TMZ]DJ Soul lets us everyone know what went down at the Okayplayer holiday party and shares a...

Butta  |  01/14/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

Mixtape Roundup: Grown & Mixxy Fridays

(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!)SOUL:Soul...

nOvaMatic  |  12/14/2007 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Battle of the Beats

Battle of the Beats: Bilal vs. Badu "Sometimes"

Today, we got a tip in our email box suggesting we put Angie Stone's "Sometimes" from the Art of Love & War album up against Erykah Badu's "Sometimes" from Baduism. We thought it was a smashing idea since we hadn't...

nOvaMatic  |  12/03/2007 at 4:30 PM  |  Comments (18)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Bilal Just Lets Go

It has recently come to our attention (via an Official Bouncer that shall remain nameless) that we need to pump up the Bilal Oliver coverage. We agree!! Bilal is one of those artists that is the foundation of SoulBounce and...

nOvaMatic  |  11/26/2007 at 1:28 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Should I Be Offended That Bilal Wants to Do Certain Things To My Mother?

Another artist I'm missing like The Get Along Gang is Bilal. Dude's range is un-eff-witable! Here's a track produced by 88 Keys (Musiq) entitled, are you ready?..."M.I.L.F." as in, "Mom I'd Like to ****".The song itself is so smooth and...

nOvaMatic  |  10/18/2007 at 11:32 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Soul Fashioned

Would This Have Anything to Do With Your Album Leaking?

Thank goodness Bilal is still dropping product for the masses, this time in the form of the t-shirts being shilled on his Myspace page. Snark aside, I'd defintely rock one, not only because Bilal is the man, but because the...

nOvaMatic  |  09/11/2007 at 12:44 AM  |  Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

Mixtape Roundup: How to DJ a Party Without Lifting a Finger

(Every Friday we'll be giving 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!)"DeeperSoul...

nOvaMatic  |  09/07/2007 at 6:59 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: 3 Soul Brothas and a 'Sista'

Eric Roberson's Top 5 Reasons Indie Artists are late to the stage. [Erro]"I think especially now with what's being portrayed as hip-hop in radio, it doesn't give the audience a broad scope of what it could be, and we...

nOvaMatic  |  08/28/2007 at 10:53 AM  |  Permalink