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Soul On Film

Rappers' Desire To Be 'Scarface' Realized With 'City of God's Son'

Cinematically, 2009 looks as though it is off to a great start. Not only do we have Black Dynamite to look forward to with its humorous take on the gangster side of life, but now we have a more somber...

ill Mami  |  01/14/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Don't Give Up The Fight

Busta Rhymes and Ron Browz have a new single called "Pop Champagne" that celebrates this historical moment. [MTV]Not all that inspired by President-elect Obama's speech: Lupe Fiasco. What did it for him? Jesse Jackson's tears. [2DB]The Bernie Mac and...

Ro  |  11/07/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Come and Feel the Flavor

Sugar & Spice. And sushi? Mya's newest disc to be released only in Japan. [AAD]Baby and Lil Wayne will be starring in a film entitled Like Father, Like Son next summer. Maybe my side-eye will stop twitching by then....

Harlem  |  10/30/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

First Spin

John Legend, Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson Are Your 'Puppets'

Aside from the presence of John Legend, whose modern vocal excessiveness runs against the classic soul sound of the song, "I'm Your Puppet" is so keyed in to the nostalgia of '60s soul and Stax Records that it's kind of...

Ro  |  10/24/2008 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

I Want to Give Leela James & Chris Pierce My 'Private Number'

The Soul Men soundtrack is full of great artists: Meshell Ndegeocello, John Legend, Anthony Hamilton, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, to name a few. Additionally, Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson make multiple appearances on the album, the contents...

Ro  |  10/14/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Permalink

Soul On Film

Will 'Soul Men' Be The Real Deal?

Now that the trailer for the upcoming Bernie Mac/Samuel L. Jackson film Soul Men has been officially released, and we get a chance to see the stars in action, all of the sadness surrounding the deaths of both Mac and...

Harlem  |  09/08/2008 at 10:30 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Come On Shortie If You Think You Can Roll

Stevie's still Wonder-ful!  He's up next for the very prestigious Gershwin Prize. [BB]From Wonder-ful to Wonder bread, Britney's up next to kick off the VMAs this week. Yawn. Wake me if she misses a lip sync. [People]From Wonder bread...

Harlem  |  09/04/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Bounce Over There

An Awards Ceremony Honoring Soul With No 'Soul' Category? RELEASE THE HOUNDS!

A UK-based artist named Gabrielle (school us, will you?) has slammed the MOBOs for not having a specific "soul" category, and also goes on and on about how Americans dominate the awards. Then she went on to say how Xanadu...

nOvaMatic  |  09/24/2007 at 6:56 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink