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First Spin

Slum Village Keep Things 'Dope' This Year

Despite the untimely death of Slum Village member Baatin recently, the show must go on. In this case, this beat from "Dope Man" goes on to the beat of the Jungle Brothers' "I'm Gonna Do Ya." Their spin is particularly...

ill Mami  |  11/13/2009 at 3:00 PM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: We Like the Boys

T3 of Slum Village speaks on his solo album, his fallen comrades Dilla and Baatin, and why it was imperative Baatin be a part of the new SV album [2DB] Dr. Dre's limited-edition HP laptop, hitting stores October 22,...

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

First Spin

Siik Gives Mya's 'Best Of Me' The Slum Village Treatment

On someone's birthday it's customary to give them gifts, right? But today, on Mya's birthday, it's us who've been gifted a "Best Of Me" remix from SoulBounce fave siik. And what a nice present. The combination of Mya's soft, sexy middle-register...

Ro  |  10/10/2009 at 12:00 AM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Get Up On This

Slum Village x Run-DMC = this awesome shirt. [MTVN]Get up on some Brazilian Soul compliments of Arthur Verocai. [NPR]Mary J. Blige is slated to guest judge the new season of American Idol. [PPL]Attention "intimidating" "thick" women: Ludacris wants you....

ill Mami  |  08/17/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: He's Too Damn Masculine

Mariah Carey's new CD will feature ads in the liner notes. [BW]Jay-Z's ode to hating Auto-Tune has actually increased its sales. [HHDX]The BET Awards are thus far the highest watched cable event of 2009. [EW]Nas believes he should get...

ill Mami  |  08/03/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Relax in Paradise

Titus 'Baatin' Glover (1974-2009)

Slum Village Member Dead [SixShot]Baatin [MySpace][Discogs]...

nOvaMatic  |  08/01/2009 at 1:45 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

First Spin

DJ Spinna Gives Us A 'Sonic Smash' With 'New York'

After taking some time to flex his skill in other genres of music DJ Spinna has re-immersed himself in Hip Hop. And he's pulled out all the stops on his new album Sonic Smash, which is available today. He's employed...

Ro  |  07/21/2009 at 4:00 PM  |  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

Soul Cynic

Not Corporal But 'Classical' Punishment?

Back in July, an Ohio man was found to be playing Hip Hop on his car stereo too loud. Well, it was July, and that's prime cookout season, so what's the big deal? The big deal came when he was...

ill Mami  |  10/10/2008 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Free Music, Releases

Black Milk Nabs Dwele & Primo for 'Tronic'

Black Milk's Popular Demand is among a shortlist of Hip Hop albums released in the past couple of years that make me nod my head without feeling guilty afterwards. In quick succession, he paired up with Bishop Lamont for...

nOvaMatic  |  09/18/2008 at 3:15 PM  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

New Videos From Karina Pasian, Dwele and Slum Village & Lee 'Scratch' Perry

From R&B to neo-soul to reggae, this Friday's new video roundup has all bases covered this week. Karina Pasian takes that first slot with a sweet video for an equally sugary song. I'm just loving the fact that she's a...

Butta  |  08/08/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Releases

The Game Needs eLZhi's 'The Preface'

Between Caltroit, Sketches of a Man and Elzhi's forthcoming The Preface, it's good to see that Detroit is still thriving in these post-Dilla times. For the uninitiated, Elzhi is a junior member of Slum Village (the only group that can...

nOvaMatic  |  08/05/2008 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Is 'Brandi' Dwele's Girl?

Although Dwele might not be my favorite artist, his sound is unmistakably smooth and much needed in these mainstream soul music-depraved times. Long time collaborators Slum Village always bless a Dwele track lovely and vice versa, but "Brandi" is just...

ill Mami  |  06/19/2008 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Calendar

UPCOMING EVENTS: Eric Roberson, Anthony David, Dwele & More

Progressive soul fans, where ya at? Martin Luther and Res return to DC on Friday night with an intimate performance at Penang Bar and Lounge. Tickets are $15 before 9pm. For more information, contact Cristina Payne at (202) 361-8614...

Vivrant Thang  |  06/16/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Dwele And Slum Village Are All 'Cheatin''

Detroit stand up! Your hometown faves Dwele and Slum Village have teamed up for the remix to the former's current single, "I'm Cheatin'." This is but one song in a string of collabos between these brothas, and it just goes...

Butta  |  06/10/2008 at 4:45 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Who Is Dwele 'Cheatin'' On In His New Video?

Finally! We get to see Dwele in a new video--his own! Since Kanye dissed him thrice, I'm guessing that he felt bad so he joined forces with Spike Jonze to direct the clip for "I'm Cheatin'." The video takes a...

Butta  |  06/06/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

Mixtape Roundup: Friday Afternoon Beatdown

(Every Friday we'll be bringing you the hottest DJ blends, podcasts and radio shows found across the web and linking you to some new, unreleased and re-imagined tracks. Be sure to watch this space and email us more at tips@soulbounce.com!)HIP-HOP/SOUL:Rest...

nOvaMatic  |  12/07/2007 at 12:27 PM  |  Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

Mixtape Roundup: What You've Been Waiting All Week For

(Every Friday we'll be bringing you the hottest DJ blends, podcasts and radio shows found across the web and linking you to some new, unreleased and re-imagined tracks. Be sure to watch this space and email us more at...

nOvaMatic  |  11/09/2007 at 12:00 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

Mixtape Roundup

Mixtape Roundup: Dedicated URLs to Audio We Won't Upload

(Every Friday we'll be giving you the hottest DJ blends found across the web and linking you to some new, unreleased and re-imagined tracks. Be sure to watch this space and email us more at tips@soulbounce.com!)DJ Magneto "Fiesta Safari":...

nOvaMatic  |  08/31/2007 at 11:33 AM  |  Permalink