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Saturday October 31

Video SoulBounce

World Premiere: Ayah's 'In My Lifetime'

It's been a minute since we've heard from our girl Ayah, but our cousin from Canada has been steady on her grind and now we get a glimpse of what she's been up to with the world premiere of the...

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Monday October 26

Free Music, Mixtape Roundup

DJ Jazzy Jeff Gives Us One More Mixtape Worthy Of A 'King'

Hands down, Michael Jackson's passing spawned the biggest downloading frenzy worldwide of any one artist's music ever. Similarly, his passing also spawned--outside of Jay-Z's American Gangster remixes and mashups--the most spontaneous mixtape explosion of one artist's work in all of...

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Wednesday September 23

Video SoulBounce

Why Watching Next Month's VH1 Hip Hop Special Might Be An 'Honor'

So, say you were like me and really not excited to watch this year's VH1 Hip Hop Honors telecast next month. Say that the idea of Tracy Morgan hosting once again made you want to run for the hills, wishing...

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Tuesday July 28

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: All They Do Is This

Albums by Mariah, Diddy and Amerie pushed back. [EUR]Is classical music enough to repel graffiti artists? [CUR]Jazzy Jeff is a DJ Hero. [AHH]Kelly Clarkson fought not to have her Beyonce-sounding single released, and lost. [NYP]The full story behind "Purple...

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Tuesday June 16

Artist Blogs, Hot Like Ayah

Hot Like Ayah: To Sign Or Not To Sign

To sign or not to sign...That is the question. I just got off the phone with DJ Jazzy Jeff, and I can always count on him to leave me pondering something....

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Monday June 08

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: What's It Gonna Be?

Yet another reason to dislike T-Pain: his $410K Big Ass Chain. [NB]Go behind the scenes of Whitney's new photo shoot. [TGJ]BET has picked up cable rights to Wendy Williams' daytime talker. [EUR]DJ Jazzy Jeff got kicked out of a...

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Thursday April 02

Artist Blogs, Hot Like Ayah

Hot Like Ayah: The 411 On '4:15'

Hello darlings!So by now you all know about 4:15, my new album. In anticipation of the release, I wanted to give you all the exclusive 411 on the tracklist and the inspiration behind each of the songs. Oh yeah, how...

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Monday March 23

Free Music, Mixtape Roundup

DJ Jazzy Jeff Adds A Touch of Soul To Hip Hop Classics

It goes without saying that Jeffrey Townes, while inspiring deejays since his tenure as one half of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, is one of the most accomplished and perhaps underrated producers of our time. He recently dropped My...

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Tuesday October 14

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: That's It, Pack It Up

Angela and Vanessa Simmons are doing a spin-off of Run's House to meet all that cacophonous public demand. [BV] Get to know Soha. [CM] Go back in time with this vintage Things Fall Apart preview tape by DJ Jazzy...

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Wednesday July 16

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Do You Remember?

DJ Jazzy Jeff assures us that despite being the biggest movie star in the world, Will Smith is still the same old Will. So he's always been a swinger, huh Jazzy? [People]Has Def Jam decided to show Janet Jackson...

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Friday June 20

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Summer, Summer, Summertime

Janet Jackson is gonna get real with MTV. [Variety]It's a wrap for Alicia Keys' tour. [RTNY]Amy Winehouse is still down and out in the hospital. [People]Jazz was honored at the White House on Thursday. [Y!]...

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Wednesday April 30

First Spin, House of Soul

Come Into Glenn Lewis' House

Guess who's back, y'all? That silky-voiced Canadian/West Indian chocolate drop Glenn Lewis has returned to the scene with a new soulful house song. YES! Stevie Wonder comparisons aside (and Lewis straight channels him once again), "Stay With Me" showcases...

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Tuesday April 29

Releases

Chicken Soup For The Music Lover's Soul

9th Wonder & Buckshot The FormulaAngela Johnson A Woman's Touch, Vol. 1Barringon Levy Teach the Youth: 1980-1985Blue Sky Black Death Late Night CinemaBrian Culbertson Bringing Back the FunkChin Chin Chin ChinCynthia Jones Gotta SoulDizzee Rascal Maths + EnglishDJ Jazzy...

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Friday March 07

Video SoulBounce

The Roots 'Get Busy'

The Roots are back! Not just with a follow-up video to their first single "75 Bars" that debuted exactly one week ago, but they are back to basics, y'all. The Roots have always been the tightest hip hop band in...

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Wednesday February 06

Battle of the Beats

Whose 'People' Are You Feeling? Angie Stone's or Raheem DeVaughn's?

For some reason I can't keep Angie Stone out of the Battle of the Beats. She's gone toe-to-toe against Aaliyah and Jill Scott, but this time I'm switching it up and putting the first lady of Stax Records up...

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Thursday December 20

Name That Beat

Name That Beat: Calling All Crate Diggers

This writer has been particularly impressed with the speed with which you, the faithful Soul Bounce readers, have been responding to the previous "Name That Beat" trivia questions. Last week's beat was "Bouncy Lady" by Pleasure which was sampled by...

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Friday October 12

Mixtape Roundup

Mixtape Roundup: There's Never Too Much Free Music

(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...

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Wednesday September 19

Bounce Over There

'Electric Circus' Was Good. Really!

"If I hear one more person talk sh-- about [Electric] Circus, I'm gonna punch 'em in their damn chest." Umm, the album was questionable, holmes, but your assessment is very much appreciated. [Philly Weekly]Wyclef, Jazzy Jeff, KRS-1, Marly Marl and...

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Wednesday September 05

Video SoulBounce

Jazzy Jeff & Peedi Revisit "Brand New Funk"

You might want to turn down the speakers if the Man is nearby. This is the explicit version. How long ago was it that Will Smith, then known as "The Fresh Prince", was still dropping hits? This reiteration of the...

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