Archive » August 2007

This page contains 54 entries posted in August 2007

Interludes

Public To-Do: Remind Us, Ya'll...

to learn the identity of the culprit in our last.fm group responsible for you-know-what. to do a post on why Common went #1, why Kweli outsold Swizz, and why Kanye is the internet's favorite and Curtis isn't. For real. also, to link...

nOvaMatic | 08/31/2007 at 10:56 PM | Permalink

Interludes

It's Official, Y'all

We initially dropped that DJ Soul's "Assorted Donuts" mixtape was nominated for a VIBE Award with a little trepidation. But now it's been confirmed. Clarity: The VH-1 Soul VIBE Awards Special. We call upon anyone out there that knows the...

nOvaMatic | 08/31/2007 at 10:16 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Mid-Day Hook-Up

More Goodness For You Ledisi Fans

Check out Ledisi sangin' her latest single "Alright" and holding court during an in-store performance to promote her blazing new CD Lost and Found in the video above. And speaking of "Alright," there's a treat for you go-go heads...

Butta | 08/31/2007 at 3:57 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

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Forward Momentum with Our Favorite Rap Acts

'Status Ain't Hood' interviews Q-Tip. Cross your fingers for the new joint in October. [VV]Bob Marley's family puts the kibosh on Verizon ringtones. [Wired]Metal Lungies has a review of Strong Arm Steady's Deep Hearted.[ML]"Kind of like the 'Scream Tour'...

nOvaMatic | 08/31/2007 at 10:27 AM | Permalink

Industry & Culture

'Worksafe' is the New Black

A little late to the party on this one, but until SoulBounce has a dedicated DJ (hint hint, managing editor says "Apply!"), you can rest knowing that someone out there is addressing your daily worksafe music-listening needs.Soul-Tracks (which tends to...

nOvaMatic | 08/30/2007 at 5:52 PM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul in the Afternoon: Playing Catch Up

Common and Q-Tip are forming a new group, which would've had a brilliant third member in J Dilla if they'd thought of this earlier. [XXL]DJ Premier's podcast has been shut down, which is sad because he was podcasting like...

nOvaMatic | 08/30/2007 at 12:22 PM | Permalink

Interviews

SoulBounce.com Chats With Ledisi

In honor of the release of her brand new CD, Lost and Found, SoulBounce.com is proud to present our very first artist interview with the powerful songstress, Ledisi. It was a joy and a delight to chat with Ledisi...

Butta | 08/29/2007 at 4:03 PM | Comments (5) | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: New Alicia Keys (Does the Rest of this Post Even Matter?)

Bo Diddley wasn't fine, but then he was. He's almost 80, ya'll. [RS]Lily Allen chugs bottle of Guinness, loses damn mind. [The Sun]"I got my shake. My juice." --Emily King. Context is everything. [AHH]We're pretty sure you've already downloaded...

nOvaMatic | 08/29/2007 at 6:22 AM | Permalink

Mid-Day Hook-Up

The 'Save Amy' Campaign Gets Contentious; Pete Rock & CL Smooth "Like Oil and Water"

[Splash]While Amy Winehouse was soaking up the sun in the Caribbean, her in-laws were initiating a campaign to halt sales of her music until she cleans up her act.The parents of her husband Blake Fielder-Civil have said both the singer...

nOvaMatic | 08/28/2007 at 3:44 PM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: 3 Soul Brothas and a 'Sista'

Eric Roberson's Top 5 Reasons Indie Artists are late to the stage. [Erro]"I think especially now with what's being portrayed as hip-hop in radio, it doesn't give the audience a broad scope of what it could be, and we...

nOvaMatic | 08/28/2007 at 10:53 AM | Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Video: Common - Drivin' Me Wild (feat. Lily Allen)

Common's new single "Drivin' Me Wild" (feat. Lily Allen) off his chart-toppin' effort Finding Forever. Pfft...what's Jeremy Piven aka Ari Gold doing in the video? Official cameo. Was that a trade-off for Kanye's howdy-do on Entourage last night... Oh...

zillz | 08/27/2007 at 8:37 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Soul Fashioned

Broken Glass. Everywhere. You Think Amy Cares?

Stop worrying about the beehive for like five seconds and direct your attention downward.We realize Amy Winehouse is going through lots of stuff right now, but one thing that's always dogged this SoulBounce editor are those darn house shoes/ballerina slippers...

nOvaMatic | 08/27/2007 at 1:21 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Free Music, House of Soul

Free Downloads From Groove Assassin!

The uber-talented Groove Assassin was generous enough to offer six free house remixes on his site. Get over there now and grab the tracks before they disappear!TRACKS:Angie Stone "Who's to Blame? (Groove Assassin Remix)"Kelis "Til the Wheels Fall Off (Groove...

SoulBounce | 08/27/2007 at 11:31 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Belated but Never Debated

Raul Midon, A World Within a World [Soul Tracks]Get ready for the new Alicia Keys album. [NYMag]A case made for Pharoah Monch and Desire [TooSense]...

nOvaMatic | 08/27/2007 at 11:20 AM | Permalink

Releases

Out This Week, Allegedly

Ledisi Lost and FoundLil' Mo Pain & PaperAesop Rock None Shall PassEvelyn "Champagne" King Open BookMadlib Beat Konducta, Vols. 3-4: Beat Konducta in India[Billboard]...

SoulBounce | 08/26/2007 at 7:27 AM | Permalink

Mid-Day Hook-Up

Eric Roberson Makes It "Chocolate Rain", Aretha Remastered

It's official, Eric Roberson has no sense whatsoever. Check out his rendition of Tay Zonday's "Chocolate Rain" from a show he did this week at SOB's in NYC: That's a classic Erro moment right there. And speaking of classics...On the...

Butta | 08/24/2007 at 4:15 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

Mixtape Roundup: Passive-Aggressive Links to Free Music

(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!)ProjectVibe 13: Peven Everett, Tweet,...

nOvaMatic | 08/24/2007 at 2:00 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Free Music, House of Soul

Good News for Brand New Heavies Fans!

And it's label-sanctioned, people.Traxsource has joined forces with Delicious Vinyl and the űber-cool Brand New Heavies to offer you guys some FREE DOWNLOADS! They're up for grabs for a limited time only so get them while you can! Giving the...

SoulBounce | 08/24/2007 at 10:45 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Van Hunt, Marie Daulne & Unity Day Philadelphia

Ludacris and The Roots will headline 'Snow Daze' in Vail, CO. [VailDaily]10 Questions for Van Hunt in anticipation of Popular. [Eurweb]Music Preview: Zap Mama's Marie Daulne [Chicoer]Chaka Khan, Tank, Angie Stone and Chrisette Michele at Unity Day in Philly [MB]...

SoulBounce | 08/24/2007 at 9:29 AM | Permalink

Mid-Day Hook-Up

While We Wait For Raheem DeVaughn's Next CD From Jive

Any regular visitor to Raheem DeVaughn's MySpace page knows that there is no shortage of new music from the self-proclaimed "R&B hippie neo-soul rock star." Although his next official release on Jive Records, Love Behind the Melody, won't drop until...

Butta | 08/23/2007 at 1:17 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Free Music

Jay Electronica - Eternal Sunshine

Are you watching closely? New Orleans native, Jay Electronica is full of possibilities and definitely on the verge. With lyrical stylings compared to the likes of Killah Priest and Nas; the best friend (and lover?) of Erykah Badu is steadily...

Saucy Dame Dizzle | 08/23/2007 at 10:13 AM | Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Keite Young Turns Up the Heat

Last night I was watching VH1 Soul (which seems to be on on-running theme if you're a SoulBounce editor) and basking in the afterglow of SoulStage: Jill Scott for the second time, when a video came on that caused me...

Butta | 08/23/2007 at 9:27 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Make Way for Ledisi

Idolator is on part 3 of their 100 Greatest R&B Songs of All Time post. [Idolator]Rock & Roll Daily chats it up with Macy Gray, who's clearly in possession of some of the finest weed in the Western hemisphere....

nOvaMatic | 08/23/2007 at 8:06 AM | Permalink

Free Music, Rap Snacks

Talib Kweli & Clinton Sparks - Get Familiar Mixtape

I know I've been droppin' lots of Talib Kweli on you, but who cares, Kweli is killing it right now. Talib wants you to Get Familiar with his Clinton Sparks team-up. Definitely check out "Bobby James 2007". Jean Grae...

zillz | 08/22/2007 at 4:24 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Mid-Day Hook-Up

9th Wonder Talks 'Dream Merchant' and the Chipmunks do Kindred

9th Wonder on his Hip-Hop course at NCCU:I'm 32 so of course I know who Gang Starr is but kids don't know who Gang Starr is. I can't blame them for not knowing, because when the first Gang Starr album...

nOvaMatic | 08/22/2007 at 2:20 PM | Permalink

The Interwebs

Otherwheres: Soulward Bound

Here at SoulBounce, we feel that we're contributing to the digital conversation of soul music. So, in the absence of an official blogroll and as a display of good will and fellowship, here's a list of 5 soulful sites you...

SoulBounce | 08/22/2007 at 1:20 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Relax in Paradise

Jon Lucien (1942-2007)

[Soul Tracks]...

Butta | 08/22/2007 at 8:32 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Centipede (It. Just. Felt. Right.)

NY Mag doesn't want candid photos of Sade, would rather talk about "Trapped in the Closet Pt. 4,481". [Vulture]Photo spread for Jill and Janet's Why Did I Get Married? [Urban-Hoopla]This coming Sunday, Mos Def, Kweli and dead prez unite for...

nOvaMatic | 08/22/2007 at 7:39 AM | Permalink

Reviews

Review: Talib's Ear Drum, More Than An Earful

zillz | 08/21/2007 at 5:07 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Mid-Day Hook-Up

It's a Beautiful Thing

If you thought we were off-base by wondering why VH-1 is more soulful than BET, then you might have some trouble reconciling that with the return of the VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors. And this year, they're giving A Tribe Called Quest...

nOvaMatic | 08/21/2007 at 2:00 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Kev Brown's Random Joint

Practically up the street from me, Kev Brown is one of the illest MC/producers you need to pay attention to. I bumped into him at the DC Loves Dilla party back in February. Dude was relaxed, non-assuming, cool as...

nOvaMatic | 08/21/2007 at 11:29 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Jill Scott Performs & Carl Thomas Talks New Orleans

Wynton Marsalis has a serious bone to pick with Hip-Hop, and he just keeps picking it... and picking it. [Intelligencer]Peep this video interview with R&B crooner Carl Thomas in New Orleans. [MetaCafe]Jill Scott performing "Hate On Me" live on...

SoulBounce | 08/21/2007 at 7:05 AM | Permalink

Mid-Day Hook-Up

Just Try Keeping Up with Meshell & Hi-Tek

With the upcoming release of The World Has Made Me The Man Of My Dreams, Meshell Ndegeocello releases her 7th musical wonder to the world. Channelled through orchestral soundscapes and an unapologetic punk aesthetic, Meshell questions the inevitable, inconceivable brutality...

nOvaMatic | 08/20/2007 at 3:38 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Events, Industry & Culture

XM and MySpace Team Up to Sift Through the Mediocrity

It was only a matter of time before those unsigned artists bombarding you with requests to listen to their latest "hot joint" were formally invited to do the same thing on a much larger scale. When MySpace first became popular,...

SoulBounce | 08/20/2007 at 12:00 PM | Permalink

Events

Flav, Ques, GFK and More At Rock The Bells 07

About a week ago, I bombarded everybody on my cell phone address book with a revelation. Do y'all realize that Flav is the biggest African American television star in America right now...and perhaps the world. Actions that I received...

zillz | 08/20/2007 at 9:58 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: More Jill On-Screen & a New Dilla DVD

Erykah Badu never disappoints. [InRich]Jill Scott as a Motswana gumshoe in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. [DailyMail]Queen Latifah retraces Sinatra's "Live 'Til I Die" for Travlin' Light. [CelebrityMound]Frank and Dank release tour footage from their European Vacation with J...

SoulBounce | 08/20/2007 at 8:13 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Events, Mid-Day Hook-Up

Q-Tip Spotted

Perhaps it's time I declare Q-Tip posts my own personal running commitment. [Photo: Freshness]The ALIFE Sessions went down again over the weekend. Q-Tip, Moby, Craig G and DJ Soul were present. Check out more photos and commentary at Freshness Mag....

nOvaMatic | 08/19/2007 at 5:33 PM | Permalink

Releases

Out This Week, Allegedly

Talib Kweli EardrumStevie Wonder Number 1'sCL Smooth The OutsiderBrand Nubian Time's Running OutGregory Isaacs Living Legend: Live[Billboard]...

SoulBounce | 08/19/2007 at 3:04 AM | Permalink

Hip-Hop at War

Q-Tip: Labels aren't set up to do anything more of a mature sort of Hip-Hop.

[Photo: Acquired]Q-Tip was quoted in TIME, believe it or not."In rock you have metal, alternative, emo, soft rock, pop-rock, you have all these different strains, and there are different strains of hip-hop, but record companies aren't set up to sell...

nOvaMatic | 08/18/2007 at 12:32 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink

UK Bounce

F**K Me Stomach Pump

The Amy Winehouse soap opera/tragedy/comedy continues... She is currently the world's best soul singer, she is also one of the few genuine rock stars - this is why we love her. Its not always been about rehab and addiction, or has...

SoulBounce | 08/18/2007 at 10:52 AM | Permalink

Rap Snacks

Talib Kweli In Vibe

"Those people can be destructive to your career, but at the same time, they're tastemakers," -- Talib Kweli Thanks Kwe, I feel the same way...the latter, that is. Talib Kweli talks to Vibe Magazine's John Kennedy about Ear Drum,...

SoulBounce | 08/18/2007 at 12:28 AM | Permalink

Mid-Day Hook-Up

DJ Soul Nominated and Your Dedicated Nicolay Update

DJ Soul just announced via MySpace that his Assorted Donuts mixtape is nominated for "Best Mixtape" for the 2007 VIBE Awards. For Assorted Donuts, DJ Soul took the tracks from J. Dilla's Donuts and paired them with vocals from some...

SoulBounce | 08/17/2007 at 3:10 PM | Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

Mixtape Roundup: Common & Kanye Samples, Revisiting MJ's "PYT" and Caron Wheeler

(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!)Soundnexx Musikal Elevashun Mix: Friend...

nOvaMatic | 08/17/2007 at 10:30 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Talib Kweli - "Hot Thing / In The Mood" (feat. will.i.am)

The famous HP commercial that features Jay-Z as the CEO of Hip-Hop and Shawn White Olympic Gold Winner is implemented. Ear Drum is in stores 8/21....

SoulBounce | 08/17/2007 at 10:30 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: It's Official, Mos Def and Common are Movie Stars

The Four Tops are coming back. Seriously. [SoulTracks]Mos Def to star in Be Kind, Rewind [ZME], perhaps that's why TMZ photogs are stalking him [Stereohyped]Common is sweet on co-star Angelina Jolie [MTV]Brian McKnight heads up the Cayman Jazz Fest...

SoulBounce | 08/17/2007 at 9:15 AM | Permalink

Media Watch

Eric Roberson's Blog Nominated For 2007 Black Weblog Award

[Photo: Butta]Congratulations are in order for Eric Roberson. His blog, The Life of an Independent Artist, has been nominated for a 2007 Black Weblog Award! Erro is in the running for the Best Celebrity Blog, and he's up against Chudney...

SoulBounce | 08/17/2007 at 4:00 AM | Permalink

Relax in Paradise

Max Roach (1924-2007)

[NY Times]...

nOvaMatic | 08/16/2007 at 4:11 PM | Permalink

Hip-Hop at War, Media Watch

A "gangsta" rapper named "Nazz"

I think it's very important that we don't paint all Hip-Hop with the same brush. People like Bill O'Reilly thrive on these blanket generalizations and rhetoric, and there needs to be a movement in place to educate not only...

nOvaMatic | 08/16/2007 at 1:02 PM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: We Want Amy, D'Angelo and Lauryn to Get it Together

"I love Amy Winehouse. But she needs to stop the drugs," says Kanye. [Starpulse]Idolator, Gawker's music blog, is still counting down their "100 Greatest R&B Songs of All Time", and there are some classics in there. [Idolator]We want our...

SoulBounce | 08/16/2007 at 7:09 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Soul Fashioned

Russell Taylor: Soul-Jer

Soul Bounce recently ran into singer Russell Taylor at the Can A Sista Rock A Mic? music festival where he served it up as MC at the August 10th concert featuring Alison Carney, Yahzarah is Purple Saint James, Carol Riddick,...

SoulBounce | 08/16/2007 at 4:35 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Tight Collabs

The Hip-Hop Dream Team of Kanye, Pharrell and Lupe Fiasco is closer to becoming a reality [Billboard]Common, Alicia Keys and Erykah Badu Heat up Heineken Concert Series [SOHH]Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder plan Jazz duet album. [Soultracks]The first ever...

SoulBounce | 08/15/2007 at 8:36 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Casting Biggie, Jill Scott & Janet Jackson

An examination of the life of John Coltrane and the death of jazz. [Esquire] The role of "Biggie Smalls" will be played by...you? [VH-1] The latest on Eric Roberson, from the man himself [Erro] Big Daddy Kane, Melle Mel, KRS-One's...

SoulBounce | 08/14/2007 at 8:36 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: New Jill Scott Video; Angie Stone & D'Angelo

Erykah Badu performed in Amsterdam. Here are the pics. [C+D]This is not good. D'Angelo pleads guilty to for DUI [Yahoo]Download some free music from Bilal Salaam (not Oliver) [Honey]Angie Stone can turn an ordinary brotha into extraordinary [Bossip]Someone's not feeling...

nOvaMatic | 08/13/2007 at 2:42 PM | Permalink

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