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Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Sweat Off Your Brow

The Roots' new album, How I Got Over, is just about complete and ready to be released in June. [XXL]Time.com lists the top ten worst Star-Spangled performances ever. Yes, R. Kelly's Vegas atrocity is featured. [TIME]Turns out Jay-Z is making...

Harlem  |  04/09/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Soul Cynic

Who Is Hip Hop's Best Singer?

When it comes to singing hooks on a Hip Hop track, there is a certain skill required that doesn't always follow the same rules as singing a song that lasts three to four minutes. Given that the singer is not...

ill Mami  |  12/01/2008 at 12:30 PM  |  Comments (17)  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks

Hip Hop Honors Committee Vindicates Itself...Sort Of

Proving once again that it continues to have relevance among a public for whom "old school" means "last year," the VH1's Hip Hop Honors is set to roll out the red carpet for its 2008 honorees this October 7th. Cypress...

ill Mami  |  08/16/2008 at 2:15 PM  |  Comments (17)  |  Permalink

Battle of the Beats

Whose 'Every Little Thing' Will Stay On Your Mind? Soul for Real or Christopher Williams?

Today seemed like as good a time as any to do a summer Battle of the Beats, taking us back to the early 1990s--an era of which we can truly say that we loved "every little thing." This Battle's...

Harlem  |  08/14/2008 at 4:30 PM  |  Comments (16)  |  Permalink

Bounce-Worthy

Bounce-Worthy: Daru

Michigan-born drummer Daru lists his musical idols much as many other producers would had they grown up in the '80s and '90s: Marley Marl, Erick Sermon, RZA, Pete Rock, and DJ Premier. But it may be his musical training that helps...

ill Mami  |  05/06/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Rewind

When Gang Starr Let Everybody Know Their 'Steez'

As you all know by now, we're doing the damn thing, counting down our favorite soul/R&B songs over the next few months. But don't fret. That doesn't mean we've forgotten about the hip-hop that shaped our lives. In fact, over...

Harlem  |  04/09/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Name That Beat

Name That Beat: Feenin' For Jacked Beats

You DJs are getting quicker every week. Last week's correct guess may have actually been a Name That Beat record for "Quickest Correct Response" time. Joe Simon's "Drowning In The Sea of Love" used by Gang Starr's "You Know My...

ill Mami  |  01/22/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Gots To Be The Sure Shot

"I want people to feel my soul." Oh really, Alicia Keys? [Billboard]So Russell Simmons has joined forces with PETA and wants to stop dog fighting, huh? Aoki and Ming, please come get your daddy. [BHH]Common named one of the...

Butta  |  11/12/2007 at 10:00 AM  |  Permalink