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N.E.R.D. Gets All 3-D With A New Female Member

And then there were four. Those hip-hop rock star rascals N.E.R.D.--Pharrell and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes and the other guy*--have officially added a chick to the mix: R&B singer Rhea. The Canadian native has been touring with the...

huny  |  10/07/2009 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Crowd Participation

SoulBounce's Top 20 Albums of 2008

Nuff said. ...

Soul Bounce  |  12/31/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (24)  |  Permalink

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Video: N*E*R*D 'Sooner or Later'

The third single from N*E*R*D's Seeing Sounds is the track "Sooner or Later," and the video has just been released. In the clip, Pharrell, Chad and Shay play janitors cleaning up the mess in the midst of the stock market...

Butta  |  12/17/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Listicle

YEAR-END TOP 10: nOva's Picks of 2008

Yesterday my comrade ill Mami unveiled her Top 10 Tracks of 2008 and now the ball is in my court. Last year's list was topped by Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu and Kanye West's "Flashing Lights" landing at #1. I've...

nOvaMatic  |  12/09/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (13)  |  Permalink

Releases

Buy New Music. Buy Old Music. Just Buy Something.

It's time to put your money where your mouth is, folks. We tend to be very critical here on this site (and by "we" I mean the SB staff and our wonderful visitors) but all the critiques in the world...

nOvaMatic  |  08/25/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (12)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Come On Back

Rahsaan Patterson has a Christmas album on the way. Oh come all ye soulful! [SR]N*E*R*D covers BLAG magazine. [BM]Who told Lil Kim that this was a good look? [SONYC]Keyshia Cole and Lil Wayne have remade a Mary J. Blige...

Butta  |  08/12/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

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'Everyone Nose' That '80s Nostalgia Is Starting To Get Old? Right?

Born in the mid-1970s, I grew up in the '80s and love to reminisce about all the fun things that filled my childhood just as much as the next person. Many an afternoon was spent whiling my time playing Space...

ill Mami  |  08/07/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Hold On To Your Love

Has Mya's career gone to the dogs? [C+D]So who will be rocking these new Nike Air Yeezy's other than Kanye West? [TRU]Whoever advised Memphis Bleek that appearing and rapping in this Garnier Fructis commercial would be a good look,...

Butta  |  08/04/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

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'Spazz' If You Want To With N*E*R*D

N*E*R*D has banged out a second video from their album Seeing Sounds for the track "Spazz." We first heard this joint back in May and people either loved it or hated it, which I suspect will be the same reaction...

Butta  |  07/16/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

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New Videos From Everybody And Their Grandma, Part Deux

We take a short summer break and everybody and their grandma decides to drop a video during our absence. Figures. Well, let's see who came with it and who didn't while we were out, shall we? Up first is Jazmine...

Butta  |  07/14/2008 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Crank That or Shank That? New Joints from Solange, EPMD, Nappy Roots & More

Now comes that part of the week where we play catch up. Today we highlight some of the noteworthy tracks that arrived on our radar this week via an intrepid PR rep, a close friend, or another blog. We're doing...

nOvaMatic  |  06/13/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (11)  |  Permalink

Releases

Enjoying Black Music Month Yet?

Ahmad Jamal It's MagicAretha Franklin Aretha ArrivesAretha Franklin Let Me in Your LifeBob Baldwin Brazil ChillBrothers Unlimited Who's for the YoungCapelton Bun FriendCassandra Wilson LoverlyCount Basie and Benny Carter Legendary Radio BroadcastsDesmond Dekker King of Ska: Greatest HitsElla Fitzgerald and...

Butta  |  06/10/2008 at 10:30 AM  |  Permalink

First Spin

N*E*R*D Gives Up The Goods

After hearing the snippets from N*E*R*D's soon-to-be-released album, Seeing Sounds, I was left hungry for more of the band's spaced-out funk-pop-rock sounds. One of my favorite songs, "You Know What," has been released from the album which will leave N*E*R*D...

ill Mami  |  06/05/2008 at 1:30 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

First Spin

N*E*R*D Teasers

All you N*E*R*D lovers take heed: snippets of the upcoming Seeing Sounds have been released. Yes, they're 30 seconds long, and we're sure you're tired of audio teases by now. But 30 seconds is long enough to tell which songs...

ill Mami  |  06/02/2008 at 11:40 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Soul On Film

N*E*R*D: The Movie

Between the Fame remake, the upcoming Teddy Riley/B2K masterpiece and the film adaptation of Soul Train, we're having a hard time keeping track of all these music-related movies on the way. And it gets better, or worse depending on your...

nOvaMatic  |  05/22/2008 at 10:45 AM  |  Permalink

Releases

New N*E*R*D 'Seeing Sounds' Cover

Synesthesia is a condition which describes one stimulation evoking a different sensation. The best example of this are those individuals who can taste colors or see sounds. N*E*R*D may be onto something since their forthcoming album Seeing Sounds describes this...

ill Mami  |  05/15/2008 at 4:33 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Everyday People Dance To The Music

LaBelle has reunited and is recording a new album. As long as they don't pull those space-age outfits outta the closet, I'll be cool. [GW] Big Boi is aiming to finish his solo album by August. [BB] Teyana Taylor...

Butta  |  05/15/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

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'Everyone Nose' What You Do In The Bathroom With N*E*R*D

N*E*R*D's video for "Everyone Nose" has finally premiered. After seeing the sneak peek earlier this week, the video just seems like two more minutes of the same. Yawn. Lindsay Lohan's overly hyped up appearance in the clip was unnecessary at...

Butta  |  05/14/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Permalink

First Spin, We Hear

Kanye Vs. Lupe? With Any Luck This is True

Not that we want anything to endanger the execution of the oft-mythologized CRS project, but this is too juicy not to post. According to HamptonRoads, Kanye got into it with Lupe Fiasco over a verse for the "Everyone Nose" remix,...

nOvaMatic  |  05/13/2008 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

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Sneak Peek of N*E*R*D's 'Everyone Nose'

Since premiering this track back in January from N*E*R*D's upcoming Seeing Sounds, "Everyone Nose" left little to the imagination when it came to its subject matter. And now that we've seen sneak peek of the video, complete with the prerequisite's for...

ill Mami  |  05/12/2008 at 12:15 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink