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Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Sitting In My Room With My Smoking Jacket On

Goodie Mob and The Roots performed on Jimmy Fallon last week. It was extra funky. [OKP]It may be too early for bedroom eyes, Phonte, but it's all good. [FYBM]We're late on this K-Swiss ad that features the ever-smooth Jose James....

ill Mami  |  11/16/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Sh*t or Shinola?

Men's Group Wants Rihanna To 'Woman-Up' Regarding Violent Incident

It seems as though some people are now voicing their opinion on the Chris Brown-Rihanna domestic violence incident that occurred earlier this year, nine months after the fact. This is definitely due to the fact that Rihanna's new album is...

ill Mami  |  11/07/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Folks Get Brown In The Sunshine

Rihanna on GMA this morning: "Eff love." [CL]Pepsi has a cool new marketing campaign involving Hip Hop. [WH]The return of Soul Train Awards went down earlier this week. Check the broadcast on Centric later this month. [TRU]Mary J. Blige is...

Butta  |  11/05/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me

Did you know Rihanna is one of Glamour's Women of the Year? In her interview she opens up about the Chris Brown incident, those nudie pics, and, of course, her new album. [GLAM] Did you see the aforementioned Chris...

huny  |  11/03/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Soul Cynic

Are The Lights On? When Did Everybody Get So Dark?

When I say "dark," I'm not referring to the not-so-friendly debate at the center of "Good And Bad Hair." What I'm referring to is popular music's infatuation with emo-goth-vampirism so much that it has seeped into almost everything labeled as...

ill Mami  |  10/21/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (10)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

The Angels Of PS22 Unveil Their 'Halo'

Reason #3948586 why Twitter is dope: it's there where you come across gems like I did this morning, via a re-tweet by none other than Ashton Kutcher about a chorus from New York's Public School 22, who have been literally...

Harlem  |  10/19/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan

What if that whole Kanye West/Taylor Swift thing was a set up by MTV? Hmmm... [IDOL]Pink lets her feelings about Kanye really be known. [BC]I believe the look on Beyoncé's face is known as mortification. [GWK]Behold Rihanna, Queen Of The...

ill Mami  |  09/14/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Listicle, Rap Snacks, SoulTube

Nine Reasons To Watch Tonight's Jay-Z Benefit Concert on FUSE

Today is a really solemn day. So many of us are walking around with full hearts, remembering the events of eight years ago, when our world was changed in the most stunning of ways. Still, today, it's hard to process...

Harlem  |  09/11/2009 at 4:45 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Soul Cynic

How Priscilla Renea Got Soul-ed Out Right Before Our Eyes

Have you guys been following the story of amateur singer Priscilla Renea? I have, and from the beginning, with her humble YouTube postings two years ago in her Vero Beach, FL bedroom to her singing her heart out on MTV's...

Harlem  |  09/09/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (9)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Never Trust A Big Butt And A Smile

Members of the Jackson family found a bag of various drugs in Michael's house after his death. [AP]Ne-Yo + Miss Piggy = best duet of the year? [PPL]The Soul Train Awards will be held at the Atlanta Convention Center....

Ro  |  08/28/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

First Spin

We'll Never Be 'Over' Joy Jones

It's been exactly two months since we hipped you to Joy Jones, and I have no one but myself to blame when it comes to not being up on this LA native's infectious style. After hearing this song along with all...

ill Mami  |  08/24/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Do Hov, Kanye and Rihanna 'Run This Town'?

Really, could a single and video featuring Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye West be anything but a spectacle? Probably not. From the upcoming Blueprint 3, the video for "Run This Town" is drenched in bombastic urgency. Everything is dark and decadent,...

Ro  |  08/20/2009 at 3:15 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: There Is Nothing Like This

Rihanna, Jay-Z and Kanye West will perform on the premiere episode of Jay Leno's new show. [RT]FYI: Jazmine Sullivan actually busted out the windows on someone's car once. [SR]Bassment Jaxx have enlisted Sam Sparro, Yo Majesty, Santigold and Yoko...

Ro  |  08/07/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Soul Cynic

Now That Michael's Gone, Will The Music Save Itself?

After my mind was able to wrap itself around the very notion that a piece of my life and soul was gone and wasn't returning, after the gobs of tears stopped momentarily falling from my eyes, and after I visited...

ill Mami  |  06/29/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Get Live Like This

Maxwell has hand-picked Laura Izibor to open for him for a series of dates during his BLACK Summers'night tour. [SR] RichGirl will be opening for Beyonce on the North American leg of the I Am summer tour. [CL] Chris...

Harlem  |  06/18/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Sound Tainted To Me

Parsing the differences between Electrik Red and RichGirl. [CM]Dear mainstream media, Rihanna and Teyanna are not the same person. [BJ]Fantasia is looking fetching in these new Derek Blanks photos. [CL]Why is MC Hammer being asked about Auto-Tune as opposed...

nOvaMatic  |  06/16/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: When It's Really Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

Rihanna must appear in court to testify against Chris Brown. [SFG] Be ye forewarned: T-Pain and Taylor Swift are collaborating. [EX] Usher and Tameka may or may not be getting a divorce. Maybe. [TMZ] Murder Inc. still exists, but it's...

Ro  |  06/12/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise, The Interwebs

Eve Takes A Stand, Calls Chris Brown Out

So, Eve went on a Twitter rampage (Twitterage?) in which she railed against alleged abuser Chris Brown's YouTube statement where he insists he is not a monster. (Find the video yourself, no links here.) It was one of the most endearing and brave...

Ro  |  05/29/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Sweat Off Your Brow

The Roots' new album, How I Got Over, is just about complete and ready to be released in June. [XXL]Time.com lists the top ten worst Star-Spangled performances ever. Yes, R. Kelly's Vegas atrocity is featured. [TIME]Turns out Jay-Z is making...

Harlem  |  04/09/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Come Into My Life

Contrary to reports, Rihanna is cooperating with authorities. [SR]Jennifer Hudson spent the afternoon with Ellen yesterday. [PB]Watch Erykah Badu as she signs the limited edition prints of Steven Lopez's artistic rendering of her. [YT]Attention cratediggers: Stax has just released...

Butta  |  04/01/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink