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Diddy's oldest, Justin, is growing up into quite the handsome young man. He gets it from his mama. [CL]There are plans for a revival of Michael Jackson's Captain EO at Disneyland. [TF]AEG to Dr. Conrad Murray: "Who you gon get...
Butta | 11/18/2009 at 10:00 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink
Say you have an eclectic ear when it comes to music. You tend to favor genre-spanning mixes that may include a segue from Notorious B.I.G. into David Bowie and on into Luther Vandross if it's done right. Well, my friend,...
ill Mami | 11/03/2009 at 1:00 PM | Leave a Comment | Permalink
First, Happy Birthday, Q-Tip! Secondly, Is anybody working today? Well, in case you've decided to kick off the holiday weekend a little early, you might want something good to occupy your time. Here it is--a video of the former A...
Harlem | 04/10/2009 at 11:00 AM | Leave a Comment | Permalink
Earlier this week news spread that Wesley Snipes had been cast to play James Brown in an upcoming biopic by Spike Lee. The diminutive director bought the rights to the Godfather of Soul's story in 2007 and cast Snipes...
Butta | 01/29/2009 at 7:00 PM | Comments (12) | Permalink
Christopher Wallace's eldest has managed to stay off our radar for the majority of all things Biggie-related. In fact, the only Tyanna Touchstone for me is the answering machine intro to "One More Chance". Well little Tyanna is all grown...
nOvaMatic | 01/29/2009 at 1:25 PM | Comments (10) | Permalink
Despite other Soul artists who didn't appreciate Hip Hop artists sampling their songs, Curtis Mayfield was a fan of Public Enemy and Ice T. [HHIR]From the "Nobody Asked You" Files: Will Smith is "open" to playing President Obama on...
ill Mami | 01/21/2009 at 10:00 AM | Comments (5) | Permalink
We've been waiting to do this one for a long time. Today's Battle of the Beats presents you with two powerhouses that to this day inspire fierce debate. During most of the '90's Diddy's Bad Boy outfit and Jermaine Durpi's...
nOvaMatic | 01/16/2009 at 4:00 PM | Comments (12) | Permalink
First of all, props have to go to DJ Graffiti, the producer of DJ Graffiti Presents: Astronote - Bigger & Better (The Notorious Remixes), hosted by Talib Kweli, for summing up my skepticism at yet another Notorious B.I.G. remix project....
ill Mami | 01/16/2009 at 2:00 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink
Cinematically, 2009 looks as though it is off to a great start. Not only do we have Black Dynamite to look forward to with its humorous take on the gangster side of life, but now we have a more somber...
ill Mami | 01/14/2009 at 12:00 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink
The reason I've always had a blazing Clair Huxtable side-eye for the Notorious film is because, so many years later, folks are still finding ways to profit from familiar B.I.G. material and mythos. Rarely is there anything new added to...
nOvaMatic | 12/05/2008 at 12:30 PM | Comments (6) | Permalink
Sugar & Spice. And sushi? Mya's newest disc to be released only in Japan. [AAD]Baby and Lil Wayne will be starring in a film entitled Like Father, Like Son next summer. Maybe my side-eye will stop twitching by then....
Harlem | 10/30/2008 at 10:00 AM | Comments (3) | Permalink
For those of you (un)fortunate enough to actually sit through the BET Hip Hop Awards, you may have noticed the more official trailer for Notorious, the not really anticipated biopic chronicling Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace's life. After viewing the trailer,...
ill Mami | 10/24/2008 at 4:30 PM | Comments (12) | Permalink
How wack is it to straight jack a beat in front of someone's face, then usher in an era of biting as not only acceptable, but rewarded? It's kind of like this current election where ignorance in the face...
ill Mami | 09/25/2008 at 3:00 PM | Comments (11) | Permalink
The trailer for the film Notorious surfaced yesterday ... and I'm still not sure how I feel about it. I mean, I grew up in New York during the "Biggie Smalls" era, watched Christopher Wallace go from ashy to classy...
Harlem | 09/23/2008 at 1:00 PM | Comments (5) | Permalink
If I were to sit here and rattle off all of the Mary J. Blige songs that I love, we'd be here for quite a while. But if I had to narrow it down to a favorite, then that's easy....
Butta | 08/22/2008 at 6:00 PM | Comments (8) | Permalink
It's a no-brainer that we love to wax nostalgic here on SoulBounce, and Stevie Wonder's Sesame Street performance was a testament to this fact. But when we hipped you to Notorious B.I.G.'s reappearance from the grave on Twitter, most of...
ill Mami | 08/04/2008 at 2:00 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink
Natalie Cole has Hepatitis C, possibly contracted from years of drug abuse. Insert sad face here. [IT]Catch up on the Kanye West Ghost-Blogger Saga. [ID]Earth, Wind & Fire has three new releases on the horizon. [BB]Akon's trial for tossing...
Butta | 07/17/2008 at 10:00 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink
Ciara is ready to give good face as the latest Wilhelmina Modeling Agency signee. But she still ain't got nothing on those ladies from She's Got the Look on TV Land! [BS]Instant depression alert: Check out these photos of...
Butta | 06/27/2008 at 10:00 AM | Permalink
Jill Scott announced her engagement to her drummer, John Roberts, over the weekend at Carnegie Hall in NYC. Is this "The Real Thing" or is she drunk off that "Crown Royal"? [BV]Jermaine Dupri wants to plant his seed in...
Butta | 06/24/2008 at 10:00 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink
The jury's still out on whether Notorious, the movie detailing the life and times of Notorious B.I.G. up to his untimely death in 1997, will be a theatrical release or staight-to-bootleg, but after watching this video, you can definitely tell...
ill Mami | 05/05/2008 at 12:45 PM | Comments (4) | Permalink
