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Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Club Tropicana Drinks Are Free

So Maxwell's "Suite Lady" is The-Dream's sloppy seconds. [BSP]Solange will chop it up with Oprah about chopping off her hair. [TRU]Who keeps booking Tracy Morgan for this VH1 Hip Hop Honor's hosting gig? [BWE]Lloyd goes in on Ciara. [SONYC]Lyfe...

Butta  |  09/29/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: You're The Highest Of The High

Keyshia Cole killed it during a performance in Los Angeles recently and was made to perform a song--twice--by a tardy Diddy. [LAT] Want to hear the demo version of "Careless Whisper" by George Michael from 1981? Us, too. [ZS]Want to...

ill Mami  |  06/22/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Monica Blaire & The ReBeL Yell Reimagine '80s Pop Hits

 Although I'm a '70s baby, I was an '80s young lady and that decade moreso than any others defined my musical tastes. I listened to everything back then--from Scritti Politti to The Dazz Band to Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton...

Butta  |  06/12/2009 at 1:30 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Listicle

ill Mami's Top White Icons In Soul Music

There is no amount of sunshine, rainbows, unicorns, and leprechauns to lift my spirits after reading a supposed "Top 10 White Icons Of Black Music" list on Urban Daily. My apologies in advance for whomever decided to slap these supposed...

ill Mami  |  06/03/2009 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (18)  |  Permalink

Listicle

Sexy, Soulful Visual Aids For Your Valentine's Day Prepping

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

Mixtape Roundup

SoulBounce Blended & Beat Vol. 2

Are you ready for some Thanksgiving Family Funkery? Or maybe something to get you through the next two hellish workdays? We've unveiled another mix for our loyal family of readers, and not a moment too soon (the last joint went...

nOvaMatic  |  11/24/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Where The World's Heading Nobody Knows

En Vogue is back together. Like, for real. [NB]Hidden Beach is on Team Obama, and they put together a compilation album for your listening pleasure. Don't mind the price; it's for a good cause. [HB]Amy Winehouse is struggling to...

Butta  |  09/22/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: When the River was Deep

The Roots are going on tour with Gym Class Heroes and Estelle. At least two outta the three ain't bad. [TCS]According to sources, Fantasia and Young Dro have broken up. Pour a little Mad Dog 20/20 out for them....

Butta  |  08/20/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

There's No 'Substitute Love' For Estelle

Estelle has come to nice up the place with the new video for her reggae-flavored tune, "Substitute Love." The clip for the Wyclef Jean-produced third single from her album, Shine, finds Estelle getting the word that her man is cheating...

Butta  |  06/06/2008 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Hip Hop Be Bop Don't Stop

Who cares who wins American Idol tonight, George Michael will be performing!! [E!]Jermaine Jackson is a free man, ladies. [C+D]Diddy's stepson Quincy Brown got his 30 minutes of fame on My Super Sweet 16 Monday night. Noticeably absent was...

Butta  |  05/21/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Top 100 Soul/R&B Songs

#74: Wham! Featuring George Michael 'Careless Whisper'

On a countdown like this, where we're committed to listing our favorite soul and R&B tracks, a song like "Careless Whisper" is a must.  Not only because it's straight rhythm and blues, but also because it epitomizes what the genre...

Harlem  |  05/06/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Releases

Be An April Fool For New Music

AZ UndeniableCeCe Winans Thy Kingdom ComeConya Doss Still...Devin the Dude Smoke Sessions, Vol. 1Dionne Warwick Why We SingGeorge Michael TwentyFiveJames Brown The Singles Volume Five: 1967-1969John Coltrane Settin' the Pace [Original Recording Remastered]Luther Ingram If Loving You Is Wrong, I...

Butta  |  04/01/2008 at 10:30 AM  |  Permalink

Events

'Twenty Five Live' George Michael Tour Dates Announced

Well, really 21.  That's how many dates former Wham! lead singer George Michael will be playing this summer as part of his 25LIVE "farewell tour" across the United States. On the heels of all the stanning that took place...

Harlem  |  03/25/2008 at 11:30 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Rewind

Before There Was Supersize, There Was 'Make It Big'

Tuesday's Morning Soul comments thread became a Wham! stan confessional of sorts, including your female SoulBounce editors waxing poetic about how Wham! was the best thing at the time since jelly bracelets. So what is it about Wham! that resonates so...

ill Mami  |  03/20/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: He's Gotta Have It

?uestlove is ready for his close up. [WH]Spinderella sounds a little salty. [S2S] Jennifer Hudson chats it up about her new movie (filming now) and her new CD (on the back burner). [MTV]Mary J. Blige has got a story...

Butta  |  02/21/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Music To Vogue To

From Blackstreet to Lockup: The Chauncey Hannibal Story. [SR]Vikter Duplaix will be sporting some designer duds at the Grammy Awards. [NSM]Mariah Carey is That Chick. [HHC]George Michael is penning an autobiography. Hopefully he'll answer the question what happened to...

Butta  |  01/17/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Last Christmas

Beyonce, T-Pain and Justin Timberlake are, predictably, MTV's favorite "R&B" artists of the year. MTV is why SoulBounce exists, children. [MTV] Fresh has pics from the R. Kelly/Keyshia Cole show. I hope the front row brought their umbrellas. [C+D]...

nOvaMatic  |  12/21/2007 at 10:00 AM  |  Permalink

Bounce Over There

Curtis Jackson Will Add You as a Friend, or Die Tryin'....

XXL is launching a Hip-Hop themed social network. Now the global Hip-Hop community can "conversate" in peace without that pesky Tom asking what Bathing Apes are. [BW 2.0]The cover art for Wyclef's The Carnival II: Lauryn Hill Done Lost Her...

nOvaMatic  |  10/17/2007 at 6:51 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Bounce Over There

After an Extended-Weekend, We Have This.

Is Janet Jackson leaving Jimmy & Terry out of her next album project? Is Janet Jackson familiar with Janet Jackson's 20YO? Can someone please cop that for her? [SOHH Soulful]Kanye West and Takashi Murakami are teaming up to design jewelry...

nOvaMatic  |  10/09/2007 at 8:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink