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Monday March 30

Soul Cynic

Is Diddy Still As Evil As We Once Believed?

Diddy is an enigma to me. And before you start snickering, let's ponder this: Diddy is a man who has built a global empire of music, fashion, and television production and along the way has managed to run a...

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Friday March 20

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Like A Record, Baby

Alicia Keys made an appearance along side First Lady Michelle Obama at a DC High School for Women's History Month. [CL]Now you can view footage of The Notorious B.I.G.'s final party online, should you feel so inclined. [MTV]Upcoming albums from Case...

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Wednesday March 18

Media Watch

Janelle Monaé Is Very Surprised To Be In SPIN

Janelle Monaé, super cute stage diver and avant garde darling of whatever genre of music she happens to be singing at the moment, is featured in the new issue of SPIN Magazine. She is, of course, looking stylish as usual with...

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Tuesday February 10

Video SoulBounce

If Only Janelle Monáe Had Performed At The Grammys...

Upon learning that she concluded her set at this Grammy party in Los Angeles by jumping into a pool and then climbing a tree, it's clear that a Janelle Monáe performance could have made the Grammy Awards more bearable to...

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Wednesday December 31

Crowd Participation

SoulBounce's Top 20 Albums of 2008

Nuff said. ...

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Wednesday December 17

First Spin

Karma Stewart Is 'Waiting In The Wings' For You

Karma Stewart's voice is the real thing. It's expansive, filling up whatever room she happens to be singing in, as well as any track she happens to be singing on. This Platinum Pied Pipers muse will be featured on their...

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Friday December 12

Listicle

YEAR-END TOP 10: Ro's Picks of 2008

Today concludes editors' Top 10 Lists week here at SoulBounce, and what a week it's been. Reading and listening to the lists of ill Mami, nOva, Butta and Harlem has been as fantastic and enjoyable as expected. For four days...

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Thursday December 04

A Soulful Noise

Grammy Nominations More Interesting Than Anticipated

Last night the Grammy Award nominees were announced amid the questionability of the television special hosted by LL Cool J. Only a few of the many categories' nominees were announced at that time, but the complete list was made available...

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Tuesday November 18

Listicle

November's 10 Soulful People, Places & Things

Yes, clearly the month of November is almost over, but we're not psychics! If this feature takes off (as in, you love it) I'll try to get around to doing them mid-month, every month. Consider it a rundown (in no...

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Thursday November 06

Events

Q-Tip Headlines 2K Sports Bounce Tour

It's hard to find any news that even remotely compares to the fantastic, historical news we've been basking in since Tuesday, but this is pretty good. Not in the same stratosphere, but it's nice. On the tails of releasing The...

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Friday October 31

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Oh, Baby, Give Me One More Chance

Over seventy Michael Jackson fans re-enacted the legendary "Thriller" choreography in Times Square in an attempt to break the world record, likely failed. [NYT] Is "Diary of a Madman" by the Gravediggaz at the top of your 10 Best...

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Monday September 29

Video SoulBounce

Janelle Monáe Shows Us 'Many Moons'

What's so fantastic about Janelle Monáe is that she manages to flesh out the creativity in her music without sacrificing any of its wildly fantastical elements. Even though the back-story is complicated, the music is enjoyable even without having to...

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Monday September 08

Media Watch

The LA Times Explores 'Retro-Futurism' in Contemporary R&B

The Los Angeles Times posted a fairly interesting article on its site dedicated to contemporary R&B this past Sunday entitled "Ne-Yo, Keri Hilson and the style that lasts: R&B." Once getting beyond the first few paragraphs of flowery descriptors...

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Tuesday September 02

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Dip It Low, Pick It Up Slow

Leona Lewis is pissed that people will finally know what she sounded like before anyone cared who she was. [AA]DJ Stylus reveals himself as one of the many bouncers that contributed to our Top 100. [VC]Solange's success brings Beyoncé to...

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