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The Return Of Mighty Mos

I am a Hip Hop fan, so I am a Mos Def fan. I'm a Mos fan from the conscious poetics of "UMI Says" to the flashy mischiviousness of "Sex, Love & Money." I'm a fan to the point...

huny  |  06/08/2009 at 7:09 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

First Spin, Jazzy Ways

Madlib x Brasil = Tropicalismo

As much as I have written on sometimes elusive Madlib (pictured above) on this website, it stands to reason that I think the man is a musical genius. For others, you only "get" Madlib and his several incarnations, or you don't. That...

ill Mami  |  06/19/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Erykah Badu's 'Real Thang' Gets Remixed

For those of you unaware, Erykah Badu's "Real Thang" was the basis of a contest to prove which producers in fact have the "real thing." That is, who can provide the beats suitable for the sheer force that is Erykah's...

ill Mami  |  05/22/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

Return of the Roundup

TRUE KNOWLEDGE RADIO: The Best of Prince Vs. The Best of Michael Jackson [TKR]SOUNDNEXX: Tranquil Sundays Mixx (Stevie Wonder, Vikter Duplaix, Zo!) [SN]HVW8: Music is My Art, Vol. 5 (Erykah Badu, Osunlade, Curtis Mayfield) [HVW8]GROOVYCLECTIC (Amel Larrieux, Rahsaan Patterson, Ledisi,...

nOvaMatic  |  04/25/2008 at 12:26 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Top 100 Soul/R&B Songs

#82: Stevie Wonder 'Rocket Love'

Stevie Wonder, it seems, has always had a penchant for describing worlds that neither he nor any of us, ever truly have the opportunity to witness. His Journey Into The Secret Life of Plants personified the life of flora in...

ill Mami  |  04/24/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Media Watch

Erykah Badu & Jay Electronica Grace New Cover of URB

As this post goes to the presses, there are officially 4 days and 11 hours until New AmErykah gets released unto the world. While you guys get your headwraps and afrowigs ready to pay homage to "Du Day," you...

ill Mami  |  02/21/2008 at 4:18 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Bounce-Worthy

Trust Us: Clutchy Hopkins

It has been a little over a year since the internet had been beseiged with questions about one person's identity. Clutchy Hopkins, a multi-instrumentalist whose music was supposedly discovered accidentally at a swap meet in the Mojave Desert, is a...

ill Mami  |  02/05/2008 at 11:30 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Erykah Badu and Jay Electronica Collaborate With More Than Just Each Other

The web has been abuzz for quite some time with quiet releases from the newest darling of hip hop, Jay Electronica, who's been linked romantically to Ms. Queen of SoulBounce, Erykah Badu. Signed to Ms. Badu's label Control FreaQ...

ill Mami  |  01/21/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (10)  |  Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

Mixtape Roundup: Music To Put Some Pep In Your Two-Step

(Every Friday we'll be bringing you the hottest DJ blends, podcasts and radio shows found across the web and linking you to some new, unreleased and re-imagined tracks. Be sure to watch this space and email us more at tips@soulbounce.com!)HOUSE:DeeperSoul...

nOvaMatic  |  11/16/2007 at 12:00 PM  |  Permalink

Reviews

Yesterday's Universe

If you're in the know (and as a SoulBounce reader, I know you are), then you know of Madlib as one the most innovative DJ's around today. And if you're really up on it, then you know that he has...

ill Mami  |  11/15/2007 at 4:00 PM  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: We're Steppin' Out

Youknowhatimsayin, if you missed Talib Kweli, youknowhatimsayin, interviewing Madlib, youknowhatimsayin, on Rap City, youknowhatimsayin, then wach it here, youknowhatimsayin. Youknowhatimsayin? [A Different Kitchen]Michael Jackson did a cover shoot for Ebony. No, really, Michael Jackson did a cover shoot for Ebony....

Butta  |  11/01/2007 at 9:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks, Releases

'B-Ball Zombie War' Preview

Everyone's been talking about the release of the B-Ball Zombie War compilation by Peanut Butter Wolf. Well, to be clear, the "everyone" in my world, since this is pretty much my kind of Hip-Hop. The album, due out on 10/2...

nOvaMatic  |  09/11/2007 at 7:40 PM  |  Permalink

Releases

Out This Week, Allegedly

Ledisi Lost and FoundLil' Mo Pain & PaperAesop Rock None Shall PassEvelyn "Champagne" King Open BookMadlib Beat Konducta, Vols. 3-4: Beat Konducta in India[Billboard]...

Soul Bounce  |  08/26/2007 at 7:27 AM  |  Permalink