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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

Mixtape Roundup

Crave, Volume 1

If our Morning Soul theme this week was any indicator, Male R&B needs to come back in a big way. There's definitely some notable artists holding it down across the board, but a good argument can be made that it's...

nOvaMatic  |  03/26/2009 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (15)  |  Permalink

Releases

Your SoulBounce Guide To New & Upcoming Releases!

This is what you call being "servicey." What you see above is a snapshot of releases over the next couple of weeks. We know it has been a while since we've done one of these and, honestly, we have no...

nOvaMatic  |  10/28/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (11)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

O RLY, Jon B.?

In this way-too-short video from Jon B., he answers the question "Do you feel you've been given a fair chance in Black music?" Whereas he could have said something totally off the wall and crazy, he actually gives a thoughtful...

Butta  |  10/15/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Don't Talk, Just Move

Lil Wayne and Kid Rock are scheduled to perform at the 5th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors on Monday, October 6th. Don't say we didn't warn you. [SR]Will Smith has moved on from playing superheroes to playing a living god...

Harlem  |  09/09/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Bounce Back, First Spin

Jon B. Reinvents Himself With 'It's U'

Before Robin Thicke became the man, there once was a time when Jon B. was the male white chocolate soul singer du jour. Dude was pretty nice with his. I mean, who else do you know could do duets with...

Butta  |  06/05/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (14)  |  Permalink

Soul Fashioned

Michael Jackson is Freshly Painted; Jon B. Channels Vintage Thicke/Grizzly Adams

What an interesting shift in the universe! That, or God's sense of humor has returned since Friday. Michael Jackson is looking positively "glowy" and vaguely masculine on the cover of Ebony while Jon B. looks like... Anyone else wanna...

nOvaMatic  |  11/05/2007 at 1:22 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink