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Getting 'Love' From Boyz II Men

You already know how I feel about Boyz II Men. Their harmonies are uncanny and their image remains wholesome as sweet potato pie. For nearly twenty years, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris have given us a consistent stream...

Fave  |  11/12/2009 at 1:30 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Send One Up For Shawn Stockman

Nathan and Wanya Morris, of the legendary R&B group Boyz II Men, announced that their fellow bandmate, Shawn Stockman, has been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus aka swine flu. The illness prevented Shawn from performing at the 2009 Soul Train...

Fave  |  11/04/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Boyz II Men Sing Their Way To 'Love' With Their Latest Single

If you haven't noticed, I'm a Boyz II Men stan. I've been this way since Cooleyhighharmony and it's never going to change. They could sing nursery rhymes backwards in Cantonese and I'd buy five copies of the album--well, maybe just...

Fave  |  10/28/2009 at 5:30 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Quiet Bounce

Quiet Bounce: Got Stacks Like The International House Of Pancakes

When it came to male R&B groups in the mid-'90s it was all about Boyz II Men and Jodeci. Nate, Mike, Shawn and Wanya were the young men you took home to mama, and K-Ci, JoJo, Mr. Dalvin and DeVante...

Butta  |  10/22/2009 at 8:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Diggin' in the Crates, Quiet Bounce

Quiet Bounce: Before There Was 'Grown & Sexy' There Was Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men were four, clean-cut fellas from Philly whose '90s-era R&B ballads set the mood for wholesome, Cliff & Claire Huxtable-type romance. In 1992, while basking in the PG-13 glow of Cooleyhighharmony, they came out of left field with...

Fave  |  10/21/2009 at 8:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Welcoming Boyz II Men With 'Open Arms'

With incredible harmonies, timeless lyrics and pristine production, Boyz II Men set the standard for '90s era R&B/soul groups and inspired a generation of boy bands from *NSYNC to Jagged Edge. Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris each...

Fave  |  09/28/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (11)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Do You Want To 'Get Away' With Boyz II Men?

These days I'm usually not in possession of true R&B, a musical genre known for its resplendent bass lines and powerful soulful vocalists, because most popular artists touted by radio simply cannot sing. When I came across this new Boyz...

ill Mami  |  07/29/2009 at 1:05 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

SoulTube, Video SoulBounce

Dont Miss Boyz II Men On A&E's 'Private Sessions'

Synchronize your DVR's, everyone! This Sunday morning Boyz II Men will be the next guests to appear on A&E's Private Sessions. After almost 20 years, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris are still in the game, recording, touring, and...

Butta  |  06/11/2009 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

SoulTube, Video SoulBounce

En Vogue Gets 'Private' With A&E

Raise your hand if, like us, you missed En Vogue on A&E's Private Sessions Sunday morning? Now slap yourself with said hand because it looks like we all missed quite an exciting and intriguing hour of television. The Funky Divas...

Butta  |  06/09/2009 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Boyz II Men Collaborating On Music Scholarship

During a question and answer session at the Minneapolis Institute of Production and Recording, it was revealed that Boyz II Men would be working with them on a scholarship program they are developing. The details about said scholarship are...

Ro  |  05/27/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Crowd Participation

Dissecting the 51st Annual Grammy Award Nominations: Who 'Should' Win? Who 'Will' Win?

The Grammy Awards are like a family reunion, complete with party crashing cousins who no one really wanted to invite anyway, embittered elders who smile condescendingly at all their good-for-nothing progeny, and people make fools of themselves but no one...

Soul Bounce  |  02/06/2009 at 7:00 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Listicle

12 Jam & Lewis Tunes You Should Know

I find it a literal offense if you don't know who Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are. OK, I'm not that harsh, but if you consider yourself a R&B music enthusiast and you have no clue, I might have to...

AudioDiva  |  02/02/2009 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (20)  |  Permalink

Crowd Participation

Who Do You Want To Record A Christmas Album?

With Christmas less than a week away, it's high time for any music lover worth their weight in egg nog to be knee deep in Christmas music right about now. But as you're organizing your Holiday Hotness playlists you...

Butta  |  12/19/2008 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (15)  |  Permalink

Sh*t or Shinola?

Alicia Keys Gets Less Than Five Grammy Nominations For Once, Sparks Conspiracy Theories

It's all fun and games until Alicia Keys gets shut out of major Grammy races-- then it's a conspiracy. While still nominated, Keys is one of a few artists whose exclusion from certain Grammy categories is sparking interesting gossip at...

Ro  |  12/08/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (11)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Grammy Nominations More Interesting Than Anticipated

Last night the Grammy Award nominees were announced amid the questionability of the television special hosted by LL Cool J. Only a few of the many categories' nominees were announced at that time, but the complete list was made available...

Ro  |  12/04/2008 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (15)  |  Permalink

Crowd Participation

FULL DISCLOSURE: When Did You Have Your Moment of Clarity?

There comes a point in every adult music lover's life when s/he realizes that things have changed dramatically, and possibly for the worse. We weren't always like this, and neither were our parents. You think there wasn't a point where...

nOvaMatic  |  10/16/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (12)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

All-4-One Has A New Record Deal, 'I Swear'

Although most people probably only know All-4-One as the mid-nineties R&B group that sang the hit "I Swear," they have been steadily recording for years. Solo projects have kept the members busy between albums as well. Delious Kennedy has been...

Ro  |  09/10/2008 at 3:15 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Top 100 Soul/R&B Songs

#8: Boyz II Men 'I'll Make Love to You'

As you can probably tell by now, this is not your mama's countdown. We're only three songs into the top 10, and already there's been a surprise, with undoubtedly more to come. And while we've dared to stay away from...

Harlem  |  08/20/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (11)  |  Permalink

Top 100 Soul/R&B Songs

#36: Hall & Oates 'Sara Smile'

Today's countdown entry is "Sara Smile", the single that put Philly blue-eyed soulsters Daryl Hall and John Oates, better known as Hall & Oates, on the rhythm and blues radar. Their first album with RCA, after a less than...

Harlem  |  06/27/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (12)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: A Little East Coast Swing

Mary J. Blige and Russell Simmons have designed limited edition watches for a charitable cause. [BS]Usher has signed on to be a spokesman for Sony Ericsson who will also sponsor his upcoming tour. [BB]Sean Levert died of natural causes...

Butta  |  05/30/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink