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Monday October 19

Mixtape Roundup, Quiet Bounce

Full Crate Feels 'Like Making Love' On The Quiet Bounce

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...

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Tuesday August 18

Video SoulBounce

'Travelin' With Dwele & His Band

Anyone who knows me knows that one of my biggest passions is live music. It's the rare week that you don't find me at a concert or two getting my groove on at somebody's show--whether it be a local act...

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Tuesday August 04

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Hoping We Could Find A Way

Nick Cannon strikes back at Eminem with...scripture? [MTV]Did Sisqo channel his inner R. Kelly and get a 14-year-old groupie pregnant back in '99? [C+D]Fat Joe is releasing a budget-friendly sneaker through Kmart. [WH]Amerie swears by Himalayan salt. [CM]Maxwell's new video...

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Friday July 10

Video SoulBounce

Dwele Gets 'Spiritual'

Dwele, the digital d.i.y. don, has released another video from his album Sketches of a Man. Though according to the video info he's not behind the camera, it still has a distinctly amateur vibe. And this is a good thing....

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Monday June 29

A Soulful Noise

Dwele's Lovely Michael Jackson Tribute

As the tragic news of Michael Jackson's passing became the new reality for us all, tributes began flooding the internet. Amidst the heartfelt outpouring, Dwele quietly submitted a short video to his YouTube account wherein he uses a loop machine...

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Tuesday June 16

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...

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Friday June 05

Video SoulBounce

Dwele Rocks Some Of The Best, Spins Tunes In Real Time

Dwele may be better known as a soulful singer who prefers harmonizing over mellow grooves, but until a recent party that he DJ'd left tongues wagging, I knew his skills were something that I might want to check out more...

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Thursday March 12

Video SoulBounce

Soulful Solicitation: Dwele Hopes You'll Subscribe

This is probably one of the most interesting and involved YouTube promotional devices employed by an artist. What Dwele is going to do is make a video for every one of the interludes from his album Sketches Of A Man...

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Monday March 02

Video SoulBounce

Dwele Is 'Workin' On It'

"Workin' On It" is an interlude and J Dilla tribute from Dwele's Sketches Of A Man. It is also, incidentally, one of my favorite tracks from the album, and provides a smart segue into "Brandi," which is inspired by Slum Village's "Go...

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Wednesday February 18

Soul Cynic

The Importance of Listening To the Words

As I was explaining to someone earlier today, sometimes when you don't like something, you don't have to list the reasons. When certain songs do not appeal to you as a listener, you can spend an inordinate amount of time...

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Friday February 13

Mixtape Roundup

Want To Know What Mixtapes We're Listening To? Of Course You Do!

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...

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Friday January 23

Video SoulBounce

New Videos From Mint Condition, Dwele, J. Holiday & Ryan Leslie

It's been a minute since I've done a new video roundup, so I'm bringing the beat back in grand fashion with four new videos from for distinct male voices on today's soul music scene. First up we have Stokely Williams...

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Friday January 16

A Soulful Noise

Wanna Be in the New Dwele Video? Then Learn This Song

This week Dwele announced on his MySpace blog that he was in the process of shooting the video for "A Few Reasons" and wants fans to get in on the act:I'm shootin a video for A Few Reasons ... Myself!...

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Friday December 05

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Got the Sweet, Sweet Victory

Looks like Cupid's arrow finally hit Kangol Kid of UTFO and The Real Roxanne. Get a room, you two! [AAB]VIBE magazine's January "tabloid issue" has us wondering exactly just what purpose this will serve the general public. [VIBE]Thought Dwele singing...

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Thursday December 04

First Spin

Dwele's Piping Hot & Sexy McDonald's Ad

Remember that "R&B"-infused McDonald's commercial that recently premiered and everyone had an opinion on? Well, our boy Dwele has basically come through to save the day with this radio jingle for McCafé, which is McDonald's answer to Starbucks, I suppose....

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Wednesday October 29

Battle of the Beats

Who is the 'Truth'? Dwele or India.Arie?

Today's battle pits two SoulBounce faves up against each other in a Neo-Soul Battle Royale. This is Dwele's second time duking it out and India.Arie's first time in the ring, and they are both singing about the truth as it...

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Wednesday October 15

I Was There

Eric Benét's Live Show Is Like That

Last week this time I jumped for joy when I learned that I would be going to see Eric Benét on the second night of his sold out two-night stand with Dwele at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA. Although I...

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Thursday September 18

Free Music, Releases

Black Milk Nabs Dwele & Primo for 'Tronic'

Black Milk's Popular Demand is among a shortlist of Hip Hop albums released in the past couple of years that make me nod my head without feeling guilty afterwards. In quick succession, he paired up with Bishop Lamont for...

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Monday September 01

Releases

Terrence Howard Drops This Week. Are You Buying?

Another day, another $10-15. This is the part of the week where we put our money where our mouths are and reconcile all the pontification with purchasing. What are you buying? Well, for starters, Terrence Howard drops this week. (Cut to:...

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Friday August 08

Video SoulBounce

New Videos From Karina Pasian, Dwele and Slum Village & Lee 'Scratch' Perry

From R&B to neo-soul to reggae, this Friday's new video roundup has all bases covered this week. Karina Pasian takes that first slot with a sweet video for an equally sugary song. I'm just loving the fact that she's a...

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