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Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Nice And Smooth Are Good To Go

Marlon and Jackie Jackson speak on their brother's film. [MTV]Monica, promoting her new reality show, looked gorgeous on 106 & Park. [CL]No, for real, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys will be performing before today's World Series game. [SR]Get to know hip-hop...

Harlem  |  10/29/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Diggin' in the Crates

Donut Of The Heart

At the risk of sounding patronizing, there are still some people that didn't know "All I Do Is Think Of You" was originally recorded by The Jackson 5. Many in my age group are familiar with Troop's cover, and by...

nOvaMatic  |  06/30/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (10)  |  Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

Celebrate Half A Century Of Motown Grooves With Flwrpt

So you say you need just the right soundtrack to set off the Soul Train line at the family reunion this summer? Then download Flwrpt's Motown Fifty mix with the quickness. Not your average, run-of-the-mill collection of Motown hits...

Butta  |  05/29/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

First Spin

These Remixes Remind Us Why We Love Old-School MiJac

Probably one of the fringe benefits of maintaining a Black music blog is invoking the Jacksons whenever the opportunity arises, since no other group of performers has personified Black Pop the same way since. With that in mind, here are...

nOvaMatic  |  01/13/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (7)  |  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

Soul Cynic

Do The Jacksons Ever Visit Each Other? Or, Like, Call?

I have a long, tortured history covering the Jacksons on this site. They're my favorite performers. They're also endearingly loco. I resisted the urge to write-up Jermaine Jackson's 1,547th reveal that the kids are getting back together for a tour....

nOvaMatic  |  10/31/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

What Was to Blame For Michael's Absence at the BMI Awards Last Night?

Last night the Jacksons were awarded the lifetime achievement BMI Icon award during the BMI Urban Awards ceremony held in Beverly Hills. Tito, Jackie, Marlon, Jermaine and Jackie were all in attendance. The ever elusive Michael, however, was nowhere to...

Ro  |  09/05/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Can You Feel It?

Check out Tamia on BETJ's Real Life Divas. [TW]Looks like Kelly Rowland has gotten a real job hosting a new TV show. That's a good look since that solo singing thing aint really working out. [BV]Ryan Leslie held a...

Butta  |  07/18/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Top 100 Soul/R&B Songs

#43: TROOP 'Spread My Wings'

Confession time: I kinda like the Jordin Sparks/Chris Brown duet "No Air." (Come on. You can admit that you like it, too. It's cool. We're all friends.) It's just a good R&B song that happens to be written by Steve...

Harlem  |  06/18/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (9)  |  Permalink

Top 100 Soul/R&B Songs

#52: Jackson 5 'Never Can Say Goodbye'

I shake my head each time I hear The Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye" on my iTunes. Not because I don't think it's a great song. I do. In fact, it's a classic. It's not even the fact that...

Harlem  |  06/05/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink