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Interwebs, We Hear

Roxanne Shanté Comes Clean, Public Delights In Schadenfreude

So Roxanne Shanté has admitted that she never did receive a Ph.D from Cornell University. No shocker there. But in a recent letter penned to Black Voices, the Hip Hop legend admits to being diagnosed with breast cancer and getting...

ill Mami  |  11/04/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Soul Cynic

Understanding The Roxanne Shanté-Doctor Scandal

Much has been made this week of an old news item that was widely circulated purporting that Roxanne Shanté claimed to have received a Ph.D. from Cornell University on former label Warner Brothers' dime. The other shoe proverbially dropped, as...

ill Mami  |  09/04/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (9)  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks

Femcees Getting Their Just Due from Just Blaze

If you've been watching Miss Rap Supreme, then you're likely lamenting that next week will be the season finale. It seems as though we were only just starting to get to know Byata, Rece Steele, Miss Cherry, and Chiba and...

ill Mami  |  05/29/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Permalink

Events

Juice Crew Reunites This Friday at A3C Festival

While The Vapors movie is still in production mode, those lucky enough to find themselves in the Atlanta area this Friday will be able get stoopid wit' it and catch the pioneering Juice Crew in full effect at the A3C Hip...

ill Mami  |  03/19/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Permalink

Soul On Film

More Casting News Announced For 'The Vapors'

As previously reported on SoulBounce, a movie detailing The Juice Crew's rise to fame entitled The Vapors has been greenlit and already been cast with Keke Palmer (Akeelah & The Bee) as Roxanne Shanté and Clifton Powell (The Gospel, Dead...

ill Mami  |  12/14/2007 at 4:30 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Soul On Film

The Juice Crew Story To Be Told In 'The Vapors'

Dust off your fly Gucci wear and Bally boots, folks. The story of the Queen-based hip-hop collective, The Juice Crew, will soon be told in a new film entitled The Vapors, named after the hit song by group member Biz...

Butta  |  11/20/2007 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink