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Rap Snacks, SoulTube

Murs Pontificates On The Lack Of Women In Hip-Hop

Hey rap fans, to what do you attribute the lack of female emcees? The predicament itself isn't new, nor is the sentiment that it's due in part to rampant misogyny. What is refreshing, however, is that this conundrum is being...

huny  |  09/23/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Gotta What Yo, Gotta Get A Ruffneck

Jamie Foxx is mad that his wang dang doodle got put on blast on the net. [CL]Mya and Macy Gray will join other has-beens celebrities on the new season of Dancing With the Stars. [C+D]Estelle and Rachel Roy have...

Butta  |  08/18/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

MC Lyte Takes Us To 'Brooklyn'

Brooklyn, where ya at? It doesn't matter where in the world you go, there's usually somebody from New York there and more often than not they're from Brooklyn. (I'm partial to my birthplace the Boogie Down Bronx, but I digress.)...

Butta  |  06/11/2009 at 11:30 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Goody Goody

Shakes on a plane: Solange had an adverse reaction to medicine during a cross-country flight. She's fine. [BH]Duffy cleaned up at the Brit Awards. [IDOL]No constraints could mean no Blueprint 3 from Jay-Z anytime soon. Oh, boy. [MTV]Please, everyone. Get...

Harlem  |  02/19/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Adele + Hip Hop's Golden Age = Adele 88

Mick Boogie has been at the helm of some pretty interesting conceptual mixtapes. His latest with British chanteuse and Grammy-nominated Adele combines some classic beats from our beloved year of the Daisy and Golden Ages, 1988, and created an interesting...

ill Mami  |  12/17/2008 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Swing It Over Here, Shawty

D'Angelo's body is almost back in "Untitled" shape according to his trainer who reveals some secrets about his workout regiment and new music. Let the church say "Amen!" [MM]Kid Sister and Estelle have flipped the script on Latifah's "Ladies...

Butta  |  10/22/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: The Butterfly? Uh, Uh That's Old!

A Hollywood madame is adding fuel to those tired Will Smith rumors. [GK]Kanye West is so secure in his new album that he sees fit to defend it left and right. [XXL]Also, he may be working with Boy George....

nOvaMatic  |  10/21/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry

Damn, Kanye West is bitter. Alexis Phifer must really be "Heartless." [VB]News of Eminem's forthcoming album Relapse is being greeting with an inordinate amount of hyperbole. [E!]Janet is a trooper. Well, that or she should slow down. [WT]Colin Powell...

Ro  |  10/17/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Bounce-Worthy

Bounce-Worthy: Mae Day

Here's the thing about today's Bounce-Worthy Femcee Mae Day: she loves her city. Straight repping for Detroit, the twenty-something is on a mission to "bring back the respect for Motown that once existed in the '60s and '70s and...

Harlem  |  10/15/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: That's It, Pack It Up

Angela and Vanessa Simmons are doing a spin-off of Run's House to meet all that cacophonous public demand. [BV] Get to know Soha. [CM] Go back in time with this vintage Things Fall Apart preview tape by DJ Jazzy...

nOvaMatic  |  10/14/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Permalink

SoulTube

From the Comfort of the SoulBounce Couch: Live-Blogging the 2008 VH1 Hip Hop Honors

9:57    I'm sitting here with my door knockers on and hat to the back waiting for this year's Hip Hop Honors to come on.9:58   Congratulations to both Suzanne and Mike for winning I Want to Work for...

Butta  |  10/06/2008 at 11:59 PM  |  Comments (27)  |  Permalink

Media Watch, Rap Snacks

MC Lyte is Frustrated About the State of Female MCs

MC Lyte is caps-lock upset about the media (really, only blogs) just now picking up on the lack of female MCs in music today, and rightfully so. This has been a topic of discussion here at SoulBounce and on other...

Ro  |  09/23/2008 at 2:45 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Soul Cynic

Five Reasons Why 'Freedom' is Impossible Today

In a nostalgia-induced stupor the other day, I stumbled upon the song "Freedom" while clicking around YouTube. I mean, I remember the song itself but seeing the sheer number of successful black female rappers, singers and musicians moved me. It...

Ro  |  09/02/2008 at 1:45 PM  |  Comments (14)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Swear Up and Down

Monica's reality show The Single hits airwaves next week...on Peachtree TV? Here's to hoping the episodes show up on YouTube with the quickness. [PTV]Whitney Houston is still slumming with Ray J. [CL]MC Lyte's blog, OkaySister.com, was the talk of...

Butta  |  07/29/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Charles Hamilton Gets 'Closer' With MC Lyte

Ever since Almost September announced that they were a band, in all of their alt-hip hop-rock glory, I have been patiently waiting for the return of MC Lyte. Her skills on the mic past and present are unrivaled, especially when...

ill Mami  |  06/18/2008 at 11:30 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Rise In 'Love' With KRS-One & MC Lyte

The last time KRS-One and MC Lyte were together on a track fellas were rocking high-top fades and sistas were sporting the latest trunk jewelry while Lyte and the Teacher schooled us on where we were all headed. Almost...

Butta  |  05/14/2008 at 1:40 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Your Sexual Chocolate Bar

The funky divas themselves, En Vogue, reunited at the Plymouth Jazz Festival. [BV]Whitney Houston sucked at the same event. [EJ]Was Jennifer Hudson going to workout at the airport or something? [AHM]Better get your ticket for Raheem DeVaughn and Chrisette...

Butta  |  04/30/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Industry & Culture

Old School Rappers Selling Out...In A Good Way

Remember back in the day when MC Hammer was chastised for building his own media empire, complete with a cartoon in his likeness, a Pepsi endorsement, and enough money to employ his entourage that employed half of Oakland? Or...

ill Mami  |  04/15/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Releases

Make Your iPod Smile

Al B. Sure! The Very Best of Al B. Sure!Al Jarreau Love SongsAshford & Simpson The Warner Bros. Year: Hits, Remixes & Rarities Big Daddy Kane The Very Best of Big Daddy KaneCharles Mingus The Very Best of Charles MingusDas...

Butta  |  01/29/2008 at 10:15 AM  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Macy Gray Borats MC Lyte

Apparently there's a whole series of these and we're just finding out. We always knew Macy Gray was a cut-up (I mean, how could she not be?) but we had no idea how far she'd go to make us... laugh....

nOvaMatic  |  12/17/2007 at 11:03 AM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink