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N.A.S.A., 'Whachadoin?'

Back with another wild journey into the surreal, N.A.S.A. brings us the video for "Whachadoin?" This new single from their album The Spirit of Apollo is wild and features M.I.A., Santigold, Nick Zinner and Spank Rock. Of course none of...

Ro  |  07/23/2009 at 1:15 PM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

SoulTube

Live Blogging the 51st Annual Grammy Awards

This year's Grammy Awards have come and gone and so has another live blog. We did it a little different this time around and "tweeted" the night's festivities on Twitter with the live feed appearing in this spot during...

Butta  |  02/08/2009 at 11:30 PM  |  Comments (96)  |  Permalink

Battle of the Beats

Whose 'Showers' Are More Refreshing? M.I.A.'s or Ghostface's?

Welcome to another Sample Slam! The object of this week's battle is "Sunshower," originally recorded by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band. Although it counts among the many samples for Tribe's "Can I Kick It?", it was heavily and most notably utilized...

nOvaMatic  |  02/05/2009 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: So Addicted

Tina Turner > Sasha Fierce. [CL]So that really is Jeffrey Wright singing in Cadillac Records. [BV] With a baby on board, M.I.A. is kinder and gentler. [PEOPLE]Common thinks he looks stupid on the new cover of URB. What say...

Butta  |  12/03/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Media Watch

EW Bemoans 3rd Annual BET Sausage Party

The great thing about Entertainment Weekly's "Popwatch" blog is they often post about Hip Hop. If you're lucky, you'll happen upon an entry that decries a reality that not enough blogs (specifically Hip Hop blogs) are willing to decry, like...

nOvaMatic  |  09/19/2008 at 11:45 AM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: This Is A Serious Matter

Want to dress like M.I.A.? Now you can since she has her own clothing line. [T2W]Fisk University is just handing out honorary degrees to anyone now--including Matthew Knowles. [RG101]Three jurors have been chosen with13 more to go in the...

Butta  |  05/13/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Santogold's Stepping In Hotter This Year With 'Your Voice'

Santogold been declared the new darling of the alt music scene since her debut album Santogold dropped last week. She's been proclaimed the "Black Gwen Stefani" and the "Black M.I.A." by an industry that just loves to compartmentalize artists without...

ill Mami  |  05/07/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Nat's Christmas Classic

Little Brother is in the midst of their "12 Days of Getback", posting exclusive remixes to their album on their Myspace blog. [LB/MS]Van Hunt doesn't listen to Raheem Devaughn, Maxwell, or D'Angelo. [AHH]Like M.I.A. but wish there were more...

Soul Bounce  |  12/24/2007 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

New Videos From M.I.A., Fat Joe, And Duo Live

The final new video roundup of the year finds three very different artists showing us what they got. Up first is M.I.A., who you either love or don't in yet another colorful video. In the second slot is Fat Joe...

Butta  |  12/21/2007 at 2:00 PM  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Throwbacks & New Jacks

Wu-Tang may love the kids, but Run-DMC loves the fans and are creating an online community just for them. [AHH]Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Babyface, John Legend and Joss Stone lead the Dream Concert tonight in NYC. Apparently our invitation...

Butta  |  09/18/2007 at 6:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink