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Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Get Up, Get, Get, Get Down

We see your Gaga, Bey, and [insert contemporary, overwrought sexpot pop star] and raise you Betty Davis. Because you will lose. [NYTB]Wale is generally adorable and acts like a 12 year old girl when discussing his fondness of Solange. Awww....

Ro  |  11/13/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Microphone Checka

Master P promises that Better Black TV will have "entertainment and education together." [CMPLX]Public Enemy is seeking funding for their new album from their fans. [HHW]It was Spike Jonze, not Kanye West, who pulled the "We Were Once A Fairytale"...

ill Mami  |  10/26/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

CurT@!n$ Provides A Critical Mirror With 'Black Folks'

My issues with Black History Month aside (relegating this history to one month leads to complacency of knowledge of this history for the rest of the year, but I digress), I am always a sucker for well-executed militant words and...

ill Mami  |  05/27/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

SoulTube, Video SoulBounce

Public Enemy & The Roots Bring It On Jimmy Fallon

Before entering into any discussion about the video below, please understand that Flavor Fav is 50 years old. That makes Public Enemy and Fav cohort Chuck D older than you may wish to admit to yourself. Now that you are...

ill Mami  |  03/18/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: You Better Change It Back

Jennifer Hudson is "excited" about going on tour with Robin Thicke. [BB]Amy Winehouse plead not guilty to an assault charge she caught last year. [Y!]Kanye West finally admitted to the obvious: that he has ghost bloggers. [SR]Don't miss Eric...

Butta  |  03/18/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Rock the Night Away

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

Video SoulBounce

'Terror' & 'Riot' Become Hezekiah & Pharoahe Monch

We know you're still walking on sunshine and rainbows, consumed with the impending change that will take place as soon as President Obama is sworn into office in January, but let's not forget about the evil and ills that got...

ill Mami  |  11/12/2008 at 3:30 PM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Fight The Powers That Be

David Banner waxes intelligent about the Presidential election. [VIBE]Kelly Rowland insists on still releasing albums. We'll keep ignoring them. [RNBMB]Newlywed Ruben Studdard met his wife in Wal-Mart between the Pringles and Nilla Wafers. [RG101]Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew...

Butta  |  11/03/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks

VH1's Hip Hop Countdown 'Fights The Power' Not To The 'Delight' Of Rappers

VH1, the music cable channel who rose from its humble beginnings as a soft rock video pusher to becoming a powerhouse for questionable and tactless reality show programming, has declared Public Enemy's "Fight The Power" as the top hip hop...

ill Mami  |  09/26/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (10)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Got A Letter From The Government

Angie Stone discusses the light skin/dark skin issues in the music and film industries. [BV]Does Musiq have some skeletons in his, er, closet? [BX]Hidden Beach is filming a video for the Unwrapped version of "Shawty"--complete with Soulja Boy. [HB]Kedar...

Butta  |  06/19/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Permalink

SoulTube

Fuse Takes A Closer Look At Some Classic Hip-Hop Videos

Cable network Fuse has a new series, Videos That Rocked the World, that features groundbreaking videos and the people, stories, and drama behind them. The show premiered on Monday and will run until December 7th, and three of the...

Butta  |  11/28/2007 at 8:05 PM  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

New Videos From Estelle, Guru & Slum Village, And Public Enemy

There were a rack of new videos to hit the net this week and this is but a small sampling to distract you from whatever you may have been (or need to be) doing. First we have Estelle who does...

Butta  |  10/26/2007 at 2:34 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Events

Flav, Ques, GFK and More At Rock The Bells 07

About a week ago, I bombarded everybody on my cell phone address book with a revelation. Do y'all realize that Flav is the biggest African American television star in America right now...and perhaps the world. Actions that I received...

zillz  |  08/20/2007 at 9:58 AM  |  Permalink