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The Good New Days
Do you remember the good old days of music? Depending on your age, that era may vary. My parents nurtured my young ears with the sounds of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross. In the '80s, I walked the...
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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...
Morning Soul
Morning Soul: Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan
What if that whole Kanye West/Taylor Swift thing was a set up by MTV? Hmmm... [IDOL]Pink lets her feelings about Kanye really be known. [BC]I believe the look on Beyoncé's face is known as mortification. [GWK]Behold Rihanna, Queen Of The...
First Spin
Janet Jackson's 'Make Me' Is What We've Been Waiting For
No, your sleepy eyes do not deceive you, this is a special after hours post to shine the spotlight on Janet Jackson, who has already made my week and it has barely started. Not only did she pay tribute to...
SoulTube
MTV's Latest Ad Is For The 'Glove' Of MJ
Kudos to whomever came up with this latest ad from MTV, in which the once-in-a-while music channel promotes its tribute to Michael Jackson during this Sunday's Video Music Awards with a flattering nod to the King of Pop that involves...gloves....
Rap Snacks, Video SoulBounce
Jay-Z's Latest Appearances Are Sure To 'Ad' Up
Jay-Z has been on quite a roll this past week. Fresh from his appearance on Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday, this weekend a new ad for the highly anticipated (and recently leaked) Blueprint 3 album dropped online, sponsored...
Soul Cynic, SoulTube
Diddy's A 'Starmaker'? Really?
So, the other night, as I was flipping channels, minding my own business, I came across MTV, where the show Making His Band was on. The music channel must've wanted me to turn the channel immediately, because, as if on...
Listicle
Which Of These 8 Toxic Music Heads Do You Know?
I think we can all attest to, at some point, displaying some disturbing characteristics when it came to our consumption of music. Eventually we all grew up (hopefully), but maybe some of our familiars didn't. If you find yourself still...
Soul Cynic
Do You Want Your MTV Anymore?
MTV has changed quite a bit since JJ Jackson and the other original VJs first aired on the world's first all-video network. This little experiment has changed music and unfortunately reality TV as we know it. The days of MTV...
Crowd Participation
FULL DISCLOSURE: How Do You Discover New Music?
Sometimes it's good to be cynical when it comes to music, and distrustful of selections depending on the source of recommendation as long as you don't wallow in it. Music that appeals to you because it was shoehorned into your consciousness by overwrought PR tactics,...
Morning Soul
Morning Soul: Stomp!
Kanye West thinks Beyoncé is probably greater than TINA TURNER. [SR] Ashley Dupré and Violator? Not happening. [TRU] Debbie Allen is back for the new Fame remake, along with Frasier Crane! [TMB] MTV does its audience a tremendous service...
A Soulful Noise
First Ever MTV Africa Awards is the Most Relevant Thing MTV's Done Lately
It's interesting that as MTV continues its unrelenting march toward obsolescence it's subsidiary, MTV Base Africa, hosts the first ever MTV Africa Awards, which is arguably the most relevant thing the global network has done in some time. While it's...
Media Watch
Is Prince Playing Nice on the Net via MTV Music?
Remember when MTV used to play music videos on television? Remember when YouTube was like the only place to watch music videos online? Remember when Prince loved his fans? Well the times they have achanged and music on Music Television...
Morning Soul
Morning Soul: Have To Survive, Have To Stay Alive
MTV is finally dropping TRL. Hopefully BET will follow suit and cancel 106th & Farce. [SR] A contest where no one wins: Predict the sales of Ne-Yo's Year of the Gentleman. [PFM] Find out how Kenny Lattimore remains Timeless....
Video SoulBounce
Kanye West's 'Love' Light Shines Strong
Kanye West and I have had a tortuous relationship. One that has been made more difficult given his infamous and career-defining antics. And in order to be one of his fans, you have to learn to completely ignore his ranting...
SoulTube
From the Comfort of the SoulBounce Couch: Live-Blogging the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards
8:00 Welcome to the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards Live-Blog. C'mon and join me in my misery.8:04 The 2008 VMA Opening Act is so far, so dry.8:04 Oh look, there's T.I. Is that velvet?8:05 Sway is in a helicopter high...
Admin Announcements, SoulTube
Tune In TONIGHT! SoulBounce to Live-Blog the 2008 MTV VMA's
Against my better judgment, I, Butta, have made an 11th hour decision to live-blog the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. This will be my first time live-blogging any fare from MTV for SoulBounce, because, in all honesty, they cater to...
SoulTube
LL Cool J Ages Like a Fine Wine in MTV Commercials
When I'm alone in my room, sometimes I stare at the wall and in the back of my mind I wonder whether or not LL Cool J will still be finer than frog's hair in oh say another 30-40 years....
Media Watch
Hot or Not? Kanye is MTV's #1
Well, that was pretty anti-climactic, wasn't it?When it comes to things like rankings, we can engage in pointed, light-hearted discussion, we can poke fun, we can take it seriously, or we can take it personally. The passion with which Hip...
Media Watch
Are You Ready for MTV's 'Hottest MCs in the Game'?
Who better than MTV to tell us who the hottest MCs of 2008 are? Last year they conducted a roundtable with otherwise qualified MTV producers, correspondents and editors branded "The Hip Hop Braintrust," who used the following qualifiers to determine...
SoulBounce Elsewhere
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