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First Spin

While We Were Sleeping: New Music From Angie, Usher, PJ, Tweet & Joss

Remember when you were a kid and you hated going to bed because you thought you'd 'miss something' if you went to sleep? Now that you're grown, you would do anything to get a full night's sleep or just a...

Fave  |  10/09/2009 at 4:30 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Could Usher 'Be' 'Cruisin' To Some More Hits?

The Usher leaks are coming fast and furious, with two popping up online this week alone. Here we have "Be" and "Cruisin'," which may or may not show up on Monster, his next disc slated to drop some time later...

Butta  |  08/21/2009 at 11:15 AM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Do You Know What Today Is?

IT'S been confirmed: Usher and Whitney Houston will join others on a remake of MJ's "Will You Be There." [TMZ]Janet Jackson gracing the cover of Harper's Baazar October issue warms OUR hearts. [IDOL] Another satisfied SoulBouncer: Take a SECOND...

Harlem  |  08/13/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: U Got It Bad

Chris Brown's apology. That shirt might be a punishment worse than jail. [BJ]A marriage of irrelevance: Jay-Z on the cover of Billboard. [RR]Paula Abdul is thisclose to not re-signing with American Idol. [NYM]Check out this clip of Q-Tip performing "Vivrant...

nOvaMatic  |  07/21/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Is Usher 'Certified' With This Track?

Oh, Usher. Life has certainly been handing you a hefty dose of reality, my friend. So much so that I almost completely skipped past this track when I came across it. I wasn't sure you could really come with it again...

ill Mami  |  07/20/2009 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (9)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Join A Sorority, Go Step Ya Game Up

Looks like Usher and Tameka have been separated for a long time. [AJC]Are you a member of The Cult of Dilla? [GD]Chrisette Michele and Ne-Yo cite Ella Fitzgerald, Jimi Hendrix and others as their inspirations. [NY1]Now I ain't saying...

Ro  |  06/19/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  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

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Keep It On The Down Low

In a rare public appearance together, Common and his boo Serena Williams were spotted shopping in LA. [CL]Is Usher creeping on his wife or his record label? [C+D]Natalie Cole will return to the concert stage on September 9th. [PEOPLE]Prince...

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

First Spin

What's An Usher Gotta Do?

Usher is hard at work on his next album, which is slated to drop later this year and is supposedly entitled Monster. After the so-so reception that his last collection Here I Stand received, Usher needs a hit and...

Butta  |  05/27/2009 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (13)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Dead On Arrival

N'dambi fans, here's the update on her new project that you've been waiting for. [SITKOL]Pharrell recently took "Spaz" to new, realistic levels. [NEPS]Usher elucidates on his last dope album. [UD]Andre 3000 has a need for speed. [CL]dead prez is...

nOvaMatic  |  03/31/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

Crave, Volume 1

If our Morning Soul theme this week was any indicator, Male R&B needs to come back in a big way. There's definitely some notable artists holding it down across the board, but a good argument can be made that it's...

nOvaMatic  |  03/26/2009 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (15)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

'Living the Life' With Jermaine Dupri & Co.

As you may know, super-producer Jermaine Dupri has stepped up his new media game over the couple of years. He has his own YouTube channel, as well as his own website, Global 14. YouTube is where JD regularly gets it...

Dar  |  03/02/2009 at 3:45 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: All I Want Is Affection

Remember these photos of former Kris Kross member Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly? Well, he insists people have it backwards...just like his pants. [CL]Usher testified in front of the House Education and Labor Committee about ways to expand community service...

Harlem  |  02/26/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Last Night

Tameka Foster, Usher's wife, is recovering after suffering cardiac arrest while getting liposuction in Brazil. [AP]A viral video featuring Will.I.Am and Hugh Jackman was released and will raise awareness for "Nomad Two Worlds," an art project about and featuring the...

Ro  |  02/13/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Love's A House, Love's A Home

It's being said that Whitney Houston turned it out at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy bash. You be the judge. [YT]Speaking of this same star-studded Grammy party, well wishes to Usher's wife Tameka who had an emergency in Brazil. [LAT]Post-Clive Davis...

ill Mami  |  02/09/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: You Gotta Go Downtown

Check out Rihanna's Grammy commercial. [ASB]Eve finally speaks out about the 2007 album that never was. And when it might actually be. [IDOL]Apparently, to avoid another Here I Stand, Usher's people are telling his wife "Home you stay." Nice....

Harlem  |  02/05/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Listicle

12 Jam & Lewis Tunes You Should Know

I find it a literal offense if you don't know who Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are. OK, I'm not that harsh, but if you consider yourself a R&B music enthusiast and you have no clue, I might have to...

AudioDiva  |  02/02/2009 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (20)  |  Permalink

Battle of the Beats

Battle of the Beats Quadruple Header: Bad Boy vs. So So Def

We've been waiting to do this one for a long time. Today's Battle of the Beats presents you with two powerhouses that to this day inspire fierce debate. During most of the '90's Diddy's Bad Boy outfit and Jermaine Durpi's...

nOvaMatic  |  01/16/2009 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (12)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Heartthrob Never

Today's math lesson: Keith Sweat + Dru Hill x a reality "special" named Platinum House = a hot mess/a train wreck. [C+D]The Hidden Beach Change Is Now CD/DVD music and video collection will also include a disc of Barack...

Butta  |  01/14/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Hold Tight

"Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes" in the form of more tales economic hardship. T-Boz is losing her house, too. [VIBE]Andy Samberg has teamed up with Norah Jones, Justin Timberlake, E-40 and others for his forthcoming album Incredibad which will...

Ro  |  12/12/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink