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We told you all about Bilal's upcoming album to be released next year and his promise of an Electro-Jazz sound. Now we have the proof in the form of an song he performed at this year's CMJ Music Marathon that...
ill Mami | 11/07/2009 at 4:00 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink
Here at SoulBounce, we know what a hard day many of you have on a daily basis. We know that often the best way for you to unwind and wash the stress of your day is with some soothing, smooth...
ill Mami | 10/19/2009 at 8:00 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink
Chances are you already own and have burned a hole into the copy of Bilal's Love For Sale that you hunted down even though it was never officially released. Chances are you've seen at least one of the amazing shows...
ill Mami | 10/09/2009 at 3:00 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink
Shafiq Husayn of SA-RA Creative Partners has been quite prolific lately. Now that I think about it, SoulBounce favorite Bilal has been on his grind as well as of late and there have been murmurs of a new album in...
ill Mami | 10/06/2009 at 2:00 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink
As far as mixes go, my undercover find last year was Full Crate & FS Green's "Mixing Monthly" series. Despite the flame I still hold that this series will return, my appetite has been sated, albeit in a very subdued and...
ill Mami | 10/05/2009 at 2:00 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink
In addition to Bilal doing justice to "Home" during last night's The Wizard of Oz celebration in Central Park, Academy and Grammy Award winner Jennifer Hudson showed up and showed out with her rendition of "Over The Rainbow," and thankfully,...
Harlem | 09/30/2009 at 2:30 PM | Comments (8) | Permalink
Ask five different people where Bilal has been, and you're likely to get five different answers. Truth is, the enigmatic soulster has been more hard to pin down lately than a wayward balloon on a windy day. Yet, there he...
Harlem | 09/30/2009 at 11:00 AM | Comments (9) | Permalink
Pianist Robert Glasper is known to have jokes but credit the nervous laughter that filled New York City's Le Poisson Rouge Sunday night to his drummer Chris Dave. The Mint Condition & Erykah Badu alum's ferocity elicited a series of...
Jalylah | 09/04/2009 at 3:00 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink
Ginuwine recommends "Differences" and...wait for it..."So Anxious" as wedding reception appropriate songs from his catalogue. [DJB] Raphael Brown of Next fame had a restraining order filed against him last week by his ex-wife and now he's returning the favor. [EUR]...
Ro | 05/29/2009 at 10:00 AM | Comments (6) | Permalink
We here at SoulBounce are avid purveyors of the sexy. You needn't search far for supporting evidence of this. How could we not be? The music we love and promote on the site often lends itself to a level of...
Ro | 02/13/2009 at 4:00 PM | Comments (12) | Permalink
It's been awhile since we did a fully-fledged Mixtape Roundup, but never fear. We're back in full effect mode to allay your mixtape anxiety. Amongst ourselves, we're a pretty well-rounded group of people with varied yet sophisticated musical tastes. And while...
ill Mami | 02/13/2009 at 3:00 PM | Comments (8) | Permalink
I fell for Rogiérs' music last spring when we featured him as a Bounce-Worthy artist, and one of the tracks that I found myself playing again and again from his debut disc, Life & Music: All Of It, was...
Butta | 01/30/2009 at 3:00 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink
With temperatures hovering at or near freezing in New York City, S.O.B.'s is bringing more heat to soul music lovers with another hot like fire concert. Up this week is Bilal who will be burning up the stage at...
Butta | 01/27/2009 at 12:00 PM | Leave a Comment | Permalink
It seems like in this post-election, pre-inauguration moment every piece of cultural critique or reflection elicits mixed reaction. In our eager anticipation of change, it's difficult to look at ongoing social injustice and discontent without feeling taken back to the...
Ro | 12/03/2008 at 11:30 AM | Comments (3) | Permalink
Hello SB fam. Hope everyone has had their fair helping of turkey--jive and otherwise. Here are a few tracks that hit the 'net while we were all stuffing our faces. First up is a new Common joint with Cee-Lo called...
nOvaMatic | 12/01/2008 at 11:25 AM | Comments (7) | Permalink
We haven't heard a whole lot from Erykah Badu for quite a while, and there's a good reason for that: she's finished her world tour in support of New Amerykah Part One and she's expecting a child next year. Now...
ill Mami | 11/17/2008 at 1:00 PM | Comments (5) | Permalink
Last month, a Battle of The Beats occurred between Bilal and D'Angelo to determine just whose version of Earth Wind & Fire's "Can't Hide Love" was indeed the best. It pitted D'Angelo's live version against Bilal's studio version with The...
ill Mami | 10/30/2008 at 6:00 PM | Comments (31) | Permalink
It's hard to believe that the Black August Hip Hop Project has been around for eleven years. The movement that was born out of the need to promote human rights and raise awareness through hip hop about U.S. political prisoners...
Harlem | 09/22/2008 at 3:00 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink
