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November's 10 Soulful People, Places & Things

Yes, clearly the month of November is almost over, but we're not psychics! If this feature takes off (as in, you love it) I'll try to get around to doing them mid-month, every month. Consider it a rundown (in no...

nOvaMatic  |  11/18/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks

Diddy Proves That No One Is Safe From His Biting Ways. Not Even Pete Rock.

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

First Spin

CL Smooth Releases The Sexy & Leaves Us 'Dripped In Champagne'

Yes, you read that correctly. CL Smooth, the rapper we all loved when he and beatmaker Pete Rock brought us the smooth yet rugged side of hip hop in the early '90s, has a new track. Jacking LTD's "Love Song,"...

ill Mami  |  07/29/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Top 100 Soul/R&B Songs

#38: Erykah Badu 'Next Lifetime'

"Next Lifetime" has always conjured up pleasant memories for me. This is mostly because, maybe I too went through a headwrap phase when she exploded on the scene in 1997. Or maybe it's because I was in a bit of...

ill Mami  |  06/25/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Hip-Hop at War, Media Watch

Conscious Hip Hop: The New Danger?

John McWhorter, by my best approximation, is an idiot. I know that this is quite a generalization since I have never met the guy, but his recent claim that conscious hip hop is a "fallacy" that is leading its listeners...

ill Mami  |  06/16/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Releases

The Week To Expand Your Music Collection

808 State QuadrastateAlvin Slaughter OvercomerAnthony B. True RastamanBobby Hutcherson Head OnCassius Clay I Am the Greatest!Cherish The TruthChip Shelton Imbued With MemoriesDevin the Dude Greatest HitsDJ Yoda Fabriclive 39Duffy RockferryEmmanuel Jal Warchild Foxy Brown Brooklyn's Don DivaIke and Tina Turner...

Butta  |  05/13/2008 at 10:30 AM  |  Permalink

Bounce-Worthy

Bounce-Worthy: Daru

Michigan-born drummer Daru lists his musical idols much as many other producers would had they grown up in the '80s and '90s: Marley Marl, Erick Sermon, RZA, Pete Rock, and DJ Premier. But it may be his musical training that helps...

ill Mami  |  05/06/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

First Spin

J Dilla & Bilal 'Remember'

J Dilla has been lauded as one of the most original hip hop producers of our time. ?uestlove has even referred to him "my Yoda." Despite his untimely death two years ago, J Dilla's music lives on. Pay Jay, a...

ill Mami  |  05/05/2008 at 3:30 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks

Pete Rock Delivers 'NY's Finest' Beats

It's been two months since super producer Pete Rock released his first album in years -- NY's Finest -- debuting on the Billboard Top 200, selling over 3,000 units during its first week. Now, on the heels of those very...

Harlem  |  04/28/2008 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Heartbreak Hotel

An angry fan wounds KRS-1 [AHH]Curtis has a problem with Alicia Keys [NR]Ne-Yo is trying to take R&B to the next level [MSNBC]The 25 Worst Rappers of All Time? [Y!]Check out legends Pete Rock and DJ Premier one on...

nOvaMatic  |  04/21/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Rewind

Rewind: InI

I have been reminiscing about my college years lately, namely the music that provided the soundtrack to my life back then. In those days, I was an unapologetic backpacker, tramping around the sidewalks, attempting to escape to the world within...

ill Mami  |  03/27/2008 at 12:11 PM  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

New Videos From Everybody And Their Grandma

No, "Everybody and Their Grandma" isn't the name of the latest hot new group to hit the scene (although that would be a pretty tight name), but if I were to list all the artists who've released new videos lately...

Butta  |  02/29/2008 at 3:30 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Releases

Soul's Super Tuesday

Algebra PurposeAretha Franklin The Very Best of the '70sAshford & Simpson The Warner Bros. Year: Hits, Remixes & Rarities Bloodstone The Very Best of BloodstoneChange The Very Best of ChangeCheri Dennis In and Out of LoveErykah Badu New AmErykahFrankie...

Butta  |  02/26/2008 at 10:30 AM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Events

D.C. Is The Place To Be Tonight

Tonight is one of those rare nights in Washington, D.C. where there is almost too much going on. You would think that this is a holiday or a night during Howard University's homecoming week instead of it being just...

Butta  |  02/21/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Diggin' in the Crates

Jermaine Dupri & Pete Rock Remix Monica

Remember the sweet, young, sassy Monica that wasn't singing about "Sideline Hoes"? Good times. Since I use this space to invoke the '90s as often as possible, it'd be irresponsible of me not to dig in the crates for some...

nOvaMatic  |  02/14/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks

Pete Rock: 'New York hasn't had an album like this in such a long time.'

A few things that caught my attention while watching this promo video for Pete Rock's upcoming NY's Finest:The thought of 9th Wonder and his mama nodding their heads to a Pete Rock beat makes me chuckle.Don't let Diddy hear...

Butta  |  01/10/2008 at 12:10 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Events

Pete Rock Gets Top Billin' In NYC Tonight, Preps February Release

If you're in the Big Apple tonight then it would be a good look to check out Pete Rock at Lotus. The legendary producer/DJ/MC will be spinning cuts at the Manhattan hot spot throughout the night.And who knows, maybe...

Butta  |  11/16/2007 at 4:15 PM  |  Permalink

Reviews, Reviews

Here on Earth with Blu and Exile

While most of us were consumed by the Kanye West/50 Cent "Megalomania Campaign 2007", there was a respectable segment of us that copped Blu & Exile's Below the Heavens. I'll have to admit I'm a little late to the party...

nOvaMatic  |  09/18/2007 at 12:23 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Mid-Day Hook-Up

The 'Save Amy' Campaign Gets Contentious; Pete Rock & CL Smooth "Like Oil and Water"

[Splash]While Amy Winehouse was soaking up the sun in the Caribbean, her in-laws were initiating a campaign to halt sales of her music until she cleans up her act.The parents of her husband Blake Fielder-Civil have said both the singer...

nOvaMatic  |  08/28/2007 at 3:44 PM  |  Permalink