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Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Leave The Smack And The Crack For The Wack

Lupe Fiasco sits down with 'The Wikipedia Files' to fact check his own Wikipedia page [RR] "Gangsta Killers" Wale, Drake and Kid Cudi are among GQ's Men of the Year [KYU] While Oprah has no current plans to launch...

huny  |  11/17/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Get Up, Get, Get, Get Down

We see your Gaga, Bey, and [insert contemporary, overwrought sexpot pop star] and raise you Betty Davis. Because you will lose. [NYTB]Wale is generally adorable and acts like a 12 year old girl when discussing his fondness of Solange. Awww....

Ro  |  11/13/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Chrisette Michele's New Video Is 'Fragile' At Best

The camera loves Chrisette Michele. Every time you see her on screen, she looks incredible, regardless of the hairdo of the moment. Her eyes radiate, her smile glistens and her facial expressions tell a story. Love it. There, I said...

Harlem  |  11/03/2009 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Chrisette Michele Looks Anything But 'Fragile' Behind The Scenes

I love the fact that Island Def Jam is putting ample resources behind Chrisette Michele's Epiphany CD. Recently, the Long Island native recruited DC rapper Wale to contribute to a remix to her video for "Fragile," which will premiere the...

Harlem  |  09/21/2009 at 11:30 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks, SoulTube

Wale Keeps On 'Rising' With TV Showcase

DC native and SoulBounce fave Olubowale Victor Folarin, better known as Wale, is getting his due on the national stage after recently taping a Rising Icons special for BET, airing this week. The rapper, of course, rose to prominence in...

Harlem  |  09/02/2009 at 2:30 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Love Don't Love Me

Will En Vogue join the reality TV bandwagon with their own show? [HB]Wale finally gets a release date for his debut album. [TUD]Take a look inside the Michael Jackson memorial service program. [BC]After putting in a stellar performance at the...

Butta  |  07/08/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Artist Blogs, The Director's Chair, Video SoulBounce

The Director's Chair: The Rawness, Realness Of Wale's 'Family Affair'

Cherry back on the scene this Monday with a new write up coming to you from The Director's Chair. Today I want to talk about Wale's new music video for "Family Affair." As everyone knows Wale is one of the...

Cherry  |  06/08/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

HipHop/SoulBounce: His Soulful Materials

 The blend we present to you today is all about Soul samples. They've remained popular in Hip Hop for a reason--however they're reversed, sped-up, slowed-down, flipped, tweaked, or outright jacked--they provide a depth and texture. They also serve as a point of entry or discovery...

nOvaMatic  |  03/06/2009 at 4:30 PM  |  Comments (9)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Sim City Cautions About A 'Femme Fatale'

Please don't be fooled into thinking that Wale is the only rapper of note coming outta the DMV. There are a number of hungry MC's waiting for their turn to shine in the shadow of the Nation's Capitol. One such...

Butta  |  01/08/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Listicle

YEAR-END TOP 10: Harlem's Picks of 2008

I pride myself on being the "old soul" of the SoulBounce staff, which means that any and everything I love musically more than likely has an old school feel to it. Using that as a disclaimer, what made this year...

Harlem  |  12/11/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (9)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Which of These Tracks Passes The SoulBounce Sniff Test?

Here's a roundup of some new and noteworthy tracks that we either missed or didn't really warrant a single post (sorry, Jamie). First up is the superb "MVP" by Ludacris produced by DJ Premier. I'm thinking Luda should do more...

nOvaMatic  |  11/25/2008 at 12:20 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Wale Takes a Walk Down 'Warwick Avenue' with Duffy

This remix of Duffy's "Warwick Avenue" proves that perhaps her music might be more useful as a hook than as a standalone single. The original is standard '60s revival fare, but here Wale makes it much more interesting as a...

Ro  |  10/29/2008 at 1:30 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Media Watch, The Interwebs

An All-New 'Old Media vs. New Media' Debate to Divide Hip Hop Fans

Oh snap! The Full Clip just posted an entry called "Blogging Has Destroyed Hip-Hop in 2009!", which means Dukes thinks things are so bad right now that the outlook for next year is pretty dim. This all came about because...

nOvaMatic  |  10/22/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Wale & Mark Ronson Have the 'Magic' Touch

Earlier today Harlem aired out one of his remix beefs -- a remix consisting only of the addition of a few tired bars from a random rapper -- and I was over here "amening" and waving my church fan...

Butta  |  09/22/2008 at 4:30 PM  |  Comments (9)  |  Permalink

Crowd Participation

Recasting 'New Jack City'--The Soundtrack!

There's been talk for a while now about a sequel to the 1991 motion picture New Jack City being made, going all the way back to last year. Well, it's true. Warner Bros., in all of their infinite wisdom, has...

Harlem  |  08/25/2008 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks

Olympic Wins Are Spawning A Hip Hop Race Of Sorts

 olyWith this year's gold medal Olympians being treated like rock stars, and after some of them revealed what gets them hyped to perform so well, you have to start to wonder when they'll really make their mark on society and...

ill Mami  |  08/20/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Got A Letter From The Government

Angie Stone discusses the light skin/dark skin issues in the music and film industries. [BV]Does Musiq have some skeletons in his, er, closet? [BX]Hidden Beach is filming a video for the Unwrapped version of "Shawty"--complete with Soulja Boy. [HB]Kedar...

Butta  |  06/19/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

'D.A.N.C.E.' With Wale

He may have been taken under Mark Ronson's wing, gotten a Lindsay Lohan co-sign and put in some serious work with The Roots, but Wale hasn't let all that go to his head. Dude reps hard for the DMV (that's...

Butta  |  05/26/2008 at 1:50 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks

Appreciate Hip Hop With Our Top Picks

It's Hip Hop Appreciation Week in case you didn't know. Generally anything with "appreciation" in its title harkens back to a far gone time that people often feel the need to reminisce about, almost to the point of eulogizing it. We've attempted...

ill Mami  |  05/23/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Freedom For My Mind

Get ready for the return of bodybuilder soul crooner Calvin Richardson. [HS]Check out this footage of Raekwon, Wale and Murs at a Rock the Bells lineup party. [O2N]The Fader has a Q+A with The Pharcyde. [FADER]Spinner sits down with...

nOvaMatic  |  04/25/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink