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Video SoulBounce

Alicia Shines With Altered 'State of Mind'

I've always loved remixes because they gave a song you might love and new sound, a new edge, a new flavor, so that you wouldn't get tired of it. And after weeks of listening to, repping for, and losing my...

Harlem  |  11/19/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Go To My Heavy Chevy And Pop The Trunk

Jay-Z's "Empire" nets him his first Billboard Hot 100 #1 single as lead performer. [BB]Ludacris is *sigh* boarding the Last Train to Paris. We're numb to this. [RR]Jennifer Hudson is set to star as Winnie Mandela in a new film....

Harlem  |  11/19/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Federal Agents Mad Cause I'm Flagrant

Diddy's oldest, Justin, is growing up into quite the handsome young man. He gets it from his mama. [CL]There are plans for a revival of Michael Jackson's Captain EO at Disneyland. [TF]AEG to Dr. Conrad Murray: "Who you gon get...

Butta  |  11/18/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Like This And Like That

Jay-Z is trying to deposit a baby in the Bank of Beyonce. [NYDN]Not so fast, this is not Alicia Keys' new album cover. Thank God. [PBB]Michael Jackson's funeral cost a whopping $1 million. [Y!]Contrary to previous reports, Janet and Jermaine...

Butta  |  11/11/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Bounce-Worthy

Bounce-Worthy: Saunders Sermons

Miami native Saunders Sermons first love may have been singing, but it quickly encompassed Jazz as well when he picked up the trombone at the tender age of 11. Currently touring with Maxwell, Saunders' MySpace page proudly boasts "I worked...

ill Mami  |  11/10/2009 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (21)  |  Permalink

Month of Mary, SoulTube

Mary's 'Star' Shines Bright In The Bronx Night

As a native New Yorker, I'd just like the record to show that the World Champion New York Yankees were undefeated when they had soul superstars represent during their pre-game ceremonies. We all know how Jay-Z & Alicia Keys literally...

Harlem  |  11/05/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Let's Get Lost In Each Other

Toni Braxton is back and in full effect at Atlantic Records. New disc February 2010. [SR]Tom Hanks believes Beyonce's "Single Ladies" is the Song of 2009 [sic]. [MTV]Speaking of Bey, the I Am...Yours live CD/DVD hits the streets November 23rd....

Harlem  |  11/02/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys 'State' The Obvious In New 'Empire' Video

After almost exactly two months of continuous hype, and after seeing them perform the song everywhere, the official video for the Jay-Z/Alicia Keys anthem to the greatest city in the world (so biased, it hurts), "Empire State of Mind," is...

Harlem  |  10/30/2009 at 6:30 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

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

Soul Cynic

Are The Lights On? When Did Everybody Get So Dark?

When I say "dark," I'm not referring to the not-so-friendly debate at the center of "Good And Bad Hair." What I'm referring to is popular music's infatuation with emo-goth-vampirism so much that it has seeped into almost everything labeled as...

ill Mami  |  10/21/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (10)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

The Angels Of PS22 Unveil Their 'Halo'

Reason #3948586 why Twitter is dope: it's there where you come across gems like I did this morning, via a re-tweet by none other than Ashton Kutcher about a chorus from New York's Public School 22, who have been literally...

Harlem  |  10/19/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks, Soul Cynic

Hip Hop: A Tale Of Two Demographics

There has been much aflutter in the Hip Hop realm lately concerning younger rappers calling out older heads who earned a modicum of respect from everyone but the newcomers. Granted it's a pissing contest battle royale, nonetheless, but what's really...

ill Mami  |  10/15/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Siik Gives Mya's 'Best Of Me' The Slum Village Treatment

On someone's birthday it's customary to give them gifts, right? But today, on Mya's birthday, it's us who've been gifted a "Best Of Me" remix from SoulBounce fave siik. And what a nice present. The combination of Mya's soft, sexy middle-register...

Ro  |  10/10/2009 at 12:00 AM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

First Spin, Video SoulBounce

People Under The Stairs 'Hit' The Mark Once Again

I love, love, love, love Los Angeles' People Under The Stairs. Outside of De La Soul, the duo of Thes One and  Double K are one of the most consistent Hip Hop acts I have ever heard. And when I say...

ill Mami  |  10/08/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: You've Got To Show Me Love

Wait. Michael Jackson sang background vocals on a Jay-Z track?!? [XXL]Adam Yauch of The Beastie Boys is feeling hopeful about his cancer treatment. [MTV]In what is sure to be an emotional scene, Jennifer Hudson is filming a holiday special...

Harlem  |  10/08/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: No Romance Without Finance

News that Corinne Bailey Rae is coming out with some new tunes is music to my ears. [GRDN]I don't see Lil Mama anywhere in these flicks of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys on the set of "Empire State of Mind."...

Butta  |  10/06/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

SoulTube

The Jay-Z & Oprah 'Rap'-Up

Just in case you missed yesterday's meeting of the minds when fellow moguls Oprah Winfrey and Jay-Z chopped it up on her syndicated talk show, there are three things you should take away from their chat: 1) Jay-Z smells good;...

Harlem  |  09/25/2009 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Sh*t or Shinola?, Soul Cynic

Common Doesn't Listen To Hip Hop

Back in December and after Barack Obama's presidential win, Common declared that Obama was "going to change hip-hop for the better." These days, Hip Hop's favorite backpacker turned Hollywood bit-part actor is now saying that the "Obama effect" has resulted...

ill Mami  |  09/24/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Yo Mister, How's Your Daughter

So President Obama apparently called Kanye West a "jackass." [CL]Lil Mama apologized for crashing Jay-Z's set at the MTV VMAs. [C+D]Disney may bring back Michael Jackson's Captain Eo. [WH]Andre 3000, Snoop Dogg and more Hip Hop icons get "Simpsonized."...

Butta  |  09/15/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Kicks & Giggles

MTV Might Just Save This 'West' For Last

This was just a bad weekend for Black people. From Kid Cudi's skinny jeans during Friday night's benefit concert at the Garden to Serena Williams' profanity-laced offer to become the linesjudge's ear, nose and throat doctor to Evander Holyfield's embarrassing...

Harlem  |  09/14/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (17)  |  Permalink