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I Was There, Reviews

Digging The Underground Soul With Eric Roberson, Choklate And Liv Warfield

My eyes scanned the sea of dreadlocks, afros, perms, diamond encrusted watches, church shoes, sandals, designer jeans and clingy capris while the bartender poured drinks and catfish sizzled from the kitchen. This was Grooves Lounge, one of the many playgrounds...

Fave  |  10/12/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Til A New Day Dawns

Shyne was supposed to be released from jail yesterday, but hit a little deportation snag. [MTV]Prince is stylin' and profilin' at Paris Fashion Week. [C+D]Mariah Carey likes to play dress-up when she leaves the house. [PPL]T-Pain's iPhone app has...

Butta  |  10/07/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

I'm Mad, Sh*t or Shinola?, Video SoulBounce

Nikki 16: Such A Pretty Mess

There are many things I love in this world. My family, Polaroid pictures, Givenchy boots, cheeseburgers, orchids, and '80s music: Prince and the Revolution, The Time, and Vanity 6 in particular. Therefore I inherently dislike any facsimile of aforementioned beloved...

huny  |  08/12/2009 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (19)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise, Soul On Film

Your 'Purple' Production is 25, Your Highness

Guess what turns 25 today? Purple Rain! Yeah, we're so old! Why, it seems like only yesterday we were made to close our eyes during the Lake Minnetonka sequence. ...

nOvaMatic  |  07/27/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (20)  |  Permalink

First Spin

The Foreign Exchange & Friends Got That 'Purple' Stuff

 It would seem that Nicolay and Phonte of the Foreign Exchange know absolutely nothing about taking a break, since they manage to drop bonus after bonus with every blink of the eye. Today's gem harkens back to Prince's most purple...

nOvaMatic  |  07/10/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Keep It On The Down Low

In a rare public appearance together, Common and his boo Serena Williams were spotted shopping in LA. [CL]Is Usher creeping on his wife or his record label? [C+D]Natalie Cole will return to the concert stage on September 9th. [PEOPLE]Prince...

Butta  |  06/10/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Bounce Over There

Teedra Sings, Chester Talks & Keyshia Poses [Roundup]

Get to know Quite Nyce and Raydar Ellis over at Beatlife.� Chester Gregory to Nu-Soul Mag: "I believe that this is the age of the independent artist, who can be creative at marketing and promotion and make themselves heard worldwide without...

nOvaMatic  |  04/10/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Send You Forget Me Nots

Jill Scott is getting major props for her acting chops from People magazine. [OKP]Prince's Lotusflow3r has a good shot of debuting at No. 1 next week. [BB]Beyoncé seems Obsessed with fighting during an EBONY shoot. [YT]Kelly Rowland really does...

Harlem  |  04/02/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Go Inside Prince & Q-Tip's Futuristic 'Chocolate Box'

I don't know about anyone else, but the thought of Prince, Q-Tip and chocolate together makes me wanna. And the fact that all three are together on a song makes me really wanna. That's right, his Purple Badness has employed...

Butta  |  03/31/2009 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (10)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Prince Rocks Leno With 'Dreamer'

While I am definitely a Prince fan, I sort of checked out after Diamonds And Pearls, and the first and last time I saw him in concert, Sheila E. was warning us all about the "Glamorous Life." Plus, his litigious...

ill Mami  |  03/27/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Guilty Feet Have Got No Rhythm

Flava Flav, who just celebrated his 50th birthday, proves that you can be a catch at any age! [AHH]Kid Cudi plans to retire, presumably before explaining to any of us why we should give a damn. [XXL]Jay Leno, who inexplicably still...

nOvaMatic  |  03/17/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Maxwell Pens Passionate Letter To Fans, Implores You To Buy Prince & Sade

One of the last few times we mentioned Maxwell on Soulbounce, we were a bit, howdoyousay, irritated. While we were in no way able to predict the economic downturn that this country has found itself in, we were amazed at the...

ill Mami  |  03/13/2009 at 1:45 PM  |  Comments (12)  |  Permalink

Kicks & Giggles, Soul Fashioned

Apparel Bizarre

When we first learned that Prince worked out an exclusive distribution deal with Target, we had no idea it would inspire this much Photoshop foolery. This comes to us via a tweet heard 'round the world last night. We're not...

nOvaMatic  |  03/12/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (16)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Got So Many Things On My Mind

Prince will be doing it up big in LA to coincide with the release of LotusFlow3r on March 24th. [TLA]Isn't it ironic that Lil Kim made her debut on Dancing With the Stars on the anniversary of Biggie's death? If...

Butta  |  03/11/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Keep On Moving, Don't Stop

 *Sigh* Do people ever get tired of writing about Janet's weight? [RO]According to this hilarious study, music by Lil' Wayne, T.I. and Beyoncé are consumed mostly by kids with low IQs. [PFO]Prince is releasing a 3-disc set exclusively through Targét...

nOvaMatic  |  03/03/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Listicle

12 Jam & Lewis Tunes You Should Know

I find it a literal offense if you don't know who Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are. OK, I'm not that harsh, but if you consider yourself a R&B music enthusiast and you have no clue, I might have to...

AudioDiva  |  02/02/2009 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (20)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Prince Shares His 'Lotus Flow3r' With A Select, Fortunate Few

The Purple One--he who is prolific and genius and introduced us to "Darling Nikki"--is getting ready to anoint us with three albums this year through his new website, lotusflow3r.com. Over the weekend Prince hosted the type of launch party/live performance...

Ro  |  02/02/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: It Was All A Dream

Is that a piano fashioned from a classic car's hard-top? If you're Prince, then, yes, it is. [LAT]Wondering what's been up with the originator of "The Pee-Wee Herman" song, Joeski Love? Of course you have. [VIMEO]Speaking of classic Hip...

ill Mami  |  01/12/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

3 Albums in One Year? Prince Might Be the One to Pull It Off

As you've no doubt heard already, our favorite former freak turned strident JW, The Artist Formally Known As Sane Prince is threatening promising to release three full albums in 2009. There's even a fresh new website heralding this phenomenon. After...

nOvaMatic  |  01/06/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Crowd Participation

What Slow Jams Make Your Baby-Making Playlist?

We recently consulted the fam for its ideal "Get Busy" music selections, and it resulted in one of the most epic email threads known to man. (I forgot to use the "BCC" Fail.) This isn't really a surprise; people jump...

nOvaMatic  |  11/19/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (45)  |  Permalink