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Soul Fashioned

Common Declares Bling Is Dead, Advocates Personal Style

Common, as we noted in an earlier post, is definitely a trailblazer when it comes to exuding a dapper and much more gentlemanly style than what typically personifies Hip Hop artists. Long before Jay-Z declared that men over 30...

ill Mami | 05/29/2009 at 1:10 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

Celebrate Half A Century Of Motown Grooves With Flwrpt

So you say you need just the right soundtrack to set off the Soul Train line at the family reunion this summer? Then download Flwrpt's Motown Fifty mix with the quickness. Not your average, run-of-the-mill collection of Motown hits...

Butta | 05/29/2009 at 12:00 PM | Permalink

A Soulful Noise, The Interwebs

Eve Takes A Stand, Calls Chris Brown Out

So, Eve went on a Twitter rampage (Twitterage?) in which she railed against alleged abuser Chris Brown's YouTube statement where he insists he is not a monster. (Find the video yourself, no links here.) It was one of the most endearing and brave...

Ro | 05/29/2009 at 11:00 AM | Comments (6) | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Love It, Love It, Love It

Ginuwine recommends "Differences" and...wait for it..."So Anxious" as wedding reception appropriate songs from his catalogue. [DJB] Raphael Brown of Next fame had a restraining order filed against him last week by his ex-wife and now he's returning the favor. [EUR]...

Ro | 05/29/2009 at 10:00 AM | Comments (6) | Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

SoulBounce Blended & Beat Vol. 5

Not one to rest on our laurels during our unfortunate hiatus, we prepared this podcast many weeks ago in the hopes of unveiling it upon our return. "Blended & Beat Volume 5" somehow strikes a balance between classics and more...

nOvaMatic | 05/28/2009 at 6:00 PM | Comments (7) | Permalink

Rap Snacks

Jay-Z is Auto-Tune Free

With the anticipated third part of the Blueprint trilogy close(r) to release, it's come to the fore that Jay-Z has insisted that none of its tracks use Auto-Tune. According to producer and Auto-Tune aficionado Kanye West, this is a deliberate...

Ro | 05/28/2009 at 3:00 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink

A Soulful Noise, Video SoulBounce

Is RichGirl The Next Girl Group Of Note?

Ever since Destiny's Child took an L, people have been bemoaning the death of the girl group. And with good reason, because no one has yet to fill their stilettos and there's a noticeable void in R&B despite new groups...

Butta | 05/28/2009 at 2:00 PM | Comments (18) | Permalink

Art & Soul

Wu-Note Project Improves Hip Hop Classics

As much as I love Wu-Tang Clan, there has always been something unmistakably lacking when it came to their finished product. The subpar album art gracing most of their CD and vinyl album covers--save ODB's amazing ones--irked graphic designer...

ill Mami | 05/28/2009 at 1:00 PM | Comments (7) | Permalink

Soul On Stage

Ashanti Finds A 'Home' On Broadway

See what happens when we go on hiatus? Another pop star secures a spot in a Broadway play. The latest, of course, is Ashanti, who has nabbed the role of Dorothy in the lastest incarnation of The Wiz, which will...

Harlem | 05/28/2009 at 12:00 PM | Comments (4) | Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Teena Marie Is Back To 'Square' One

Raise your hand if you're ready for more Teena Marie! Well, so are we, and thankfully, we won't have to wait much longer as the legendary Lady Tee's new disc on the Stax Records imprint, Congo Square, is set to...

Harlem | 05/28/2009 at 11:00 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Gotta Get To Where You Are

Jay-Z is close to taking his blueprints over to Epic Records. [BB] Chris Brown to his real fans via webcam: "I ain't a monster." Well, alright. [MI] Eminem's Relapse had the biggest album debut on Billboard this year. [MTV] A...

Harlem | 05/28/2009 at 10:00 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

Satisfy Your Musical Sweet Tooth With Some 'Ear Candy'

Looking for some sweet Soul music to coast into the weekend with? Then download the new mixtape Ear Candy Chronicles Vol. 1, which features many artists who we've covered here on SoulBounce, including the Bounce-Worthy crooners Darien and Jaiden "The...

Butta | 05/27/2009 at 6:30 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink

A Soulful Noise, Releases

Hope You're Not Sick Of Beyoncé Yet

If you're suffering from Beyoncitis--that's the chronic condition of Beyoncé overload--then good luck with that because swine flu aint got nothing on this. The grand dame of Rhythm & Pop will be giving her lovers and haters more fuel...

Butta | 05/27/2009 at 4:00 PM | Comments (10) | 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

Video SoulBounce

CurT@!n$ Provides A Critical Mirror With 'Black Folks'

My issues with Black History Month aside (relegating this history to one month leads to complacency of knowledge of this history for the rest of the year, but I digress), I am always a sucker for well-executed militant words and...

ill Mami | 05/27/2009 at 2:00 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Boyz II Men Collaborating On Music Scholarship

During a question and answer session at the Minneapolis Institute of Production and Recording, it was revealed that Boyz II Men would be working with them on a scholarship program they are developing. The details about said scholarship are...

Ro | 05/27/2009 at 1:00 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Common + Blaxploitation + Economics = Dow Jones

Just as I was all ready to make my way down to the cineplex with my Common figurine from his new movie, I kept reading reviews about how superiorly Terminator Salvation sucked and decided to save my sarcasm and irritation...

ill Mami | 05/27/2009 at 12:00 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink

The Interwebs

Diddy Proudly Reaches Over 1 Million Twitter Validators

Congratulations are in order for one Mr. Sean John Combs as he reached the highly coveted mark of over 1 million followers last evening on Twitter, which is quickly becoming a den of celebrity pole-jocking. But perhaps the main...

nOvaMatic | 05/27/2009 at 11:00 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Don't You Forget It

Kanye West declares he is a "proud non-reader of books" while attempting to promote his own. Seriously. [IDTR]Spectacular of Pretty Ricky has challenged Chris Brown, Omarion, Trey Songz et al to an air grinding contest whilst in red bikini panties...

ill Mami | 05/27/2009 at 10:00 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Vanessa Williams Returns With A Vengeance

Vanessa Williams is gearing up for the release of The Real Thing, her 13th album and Concord Records debut, on June 2nd with not one but three new videos from the project. She somehow found time while portraying the decadently...

Butta | 05/26/2009 at 5:00 PM | Comments (12) | Permalink

Media Watch, Sh*t or Shinola?

The Performance Royalty Act & The Importance of Reading The Fine Print

I must admit that until I read a post from Anthony David's blog recently entitled "HR848 - Black radio stations are LYING to us!", I really had no idea what HR848 a/k/a "The Performance Royalty Act" was. The very little...

ill Mami | 05/26/2009 at 4:00 PM | Comments (12) | Permalink

SoulTube, Video SoulBounce

Jazmine Sullivan Give Us a 'Kiss From A Rose'

Apparently Jazmine Sullivan can do no wrong. I mean, sure, she's a little clumsy. But that only matters if you completely ignore her phenomenal voice. During a recent performance on French TV show Taratata, Jazzy covered Seal's "Kiss From A Rose" in spectacular fashion. Her husky,...

Ro | 05/26/2009 at 3:00 PM | Comments (6) | Permalink

Bounce-Worthy

Bounce-Worthy: Jaspects

Jaspects, an Atlanta-based sextuplet, has been defined in the past as a Jazz band with futuristic overtones. On their newest release, The Polkadotted Stripe, it is obvious that they have seen both the birth of cool as well as the...

ill Mami | 05/26/2009 at 2:00 PM | Comments (6) | Permalink

Video SoulBounce

See These Ladies Live: YahZarah, Deborah Bond, & Alison Carney

I have seen all three of these ladies live multiple times and they never disappoint. Here we have SoulBounce faves (and our good girlfriends) YahZarah, Deborah Bond and Alison Carney, having some impromptu fun at DC's Blues Alley. Dre...

nOvaMatic | 05/26/2009 at 1:00 PM | Comments (5) | Permalink

Interviews

Behind the Groove with Amanda Diva

One look at Amanda Diva's resume and you'll wonder if you're reading the work history of a mere mortal or that of a modern-day superwoman. Like many West Indians, she has numerous jobs and stays on her grind. Most recently...

Butta | 05/26/2009 at 12:00 PM | Comments (5) | Permalink

First Spin

'Tell Me U Love' This New Amerie Track

During our break, a couple of Amerie joints leaked from the forthcoming In Love & War. The resounding favorite here at SBHQ is "Tell Me U Love Me," which finds Amerie on home terrain with aggressive percussion, horns, and the...

nOvaMatic | 05/26/2009 at 11:00 AM | Comments (6) | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: You're My Lady

Soooo... Soulja Boy was on The View. I wonder if they ever had Q-Tip? (Nah, that's too much like right.) [RR]Should dope Hip Hop be qualified by it's message or it's creative execution? [HHM]Jadakiss is counted among Def Sounds' "Rappers...

nOvaMatic | 05/26/2009 at 10:00 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Man vs. Machine

Man Vs. Machine (Part 6): Uckery-Fay At 64kbps

Welcome to the sixth installment of "Man vs. Machine" in which I, SoulBounce HNIC, listen to one hour of mainstream urban radio and document my "findings" along with the type of commentary that only your friendly SB editors can provide....

nOvaMatic | 05/25/2009 at 6:15 PM | Comments (16) | Permalink

SoulTube

New LeBron & Kobe Commercial The Definition of 'Cool'

One of the major highlights of the NBA playoff season so far, besides the actual basketball, has been the LeBron James/Kobe Bryant puppet commercials put together by Nike. And while the whole series may scream conspiracy (what if the two...

Harlem | 05/25/2009 at 2:00 PM | Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Stylistically Simple Yet Substantial In Scope, We Present Maxwell's New Album Cover

Ladies and gentlemen, it is official. It is not a fluke, tease, or unfulfilled promise this time. Maxwell's new album, BLACKsummers' night, set for release on July 7th, will shortly be a reality. Not only is there an honest-to-God...

ill Mami | 05/25/2009 at 1:00 PM | Comments (8) | Permalink

Soul On Film

Islam, Politics, & Hip Hop Take Center Stage In 'New Muslim Cool'

Despite the unequivocal fact that music and politics are as inescapable as sports and politics, the most political trends in music these days seem to come in the form of prison sentences for easily avoidable crimes. But let's not forget...

ill Mami | 05/25/2009 at 12:00 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Soul Cynic

We're Still Waiting, Spike

OK, Spike Lee. I know that those thrilling, inspiring moments leading up to the election of President Obama led a lot of people to say some overly optimistic things. Those were heady times when almost all of us were intoxicated with the prospects of Hope...

Ro | 05/25/2009 at 11:00 AM | Comments (4) | Permalink

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