Since it's the holidays, our editors will be in and out for the next several days. Mostly out. See, we need to catch up on listening to the
Temptations' rendition of "Silent Night", since we've only heard it about 5,000 times instead of the requisite 10,000. We meant to say something on Monday, but we were so caught up in the
egg nog rapture of the holiday spirit that we totally overlooked it.
Our bad. At any rate, we're chillin' and enjoying this well-deserved vacation and so should you. And at the risk of getting emo, thanks to everyone that visits everyday and keeps us on our toes, your voices are highly valued in this discourse. Have a safe, blessed and soulful holiday!
nOvaMatic | 12/24/2008 at 11:02 AM | Comments (10) | Permalink
You know what kind of movies we love here at SoulBounce? The ones where the hero throws a punch but you don't hear it land until ten seconds later. We hope this is the case with Black Dynamite, a spoof of the Blaxploitation genre film starring Michael Jai White, who also co-wrote. If you're anything like us, you're probably pulling up the rear on the late bus, since the film's trailer has been online for a little while now. But don't feel bad, it will probably head straight to DVD after it does Sundance later this month. Here's the synopsis followed by the trailer, after the bounce:
As you've no doubt 
Well would you look at that? Goodbye, 2008! Oh how you made us 
You can find virtually anything on Wikipedia, in varying degrees of accuracy. Nicolay's page was 100% accurate since it was updated and managed by his team. That was until after the release of Leave It All Behind, when it was suddenly wiped from the Internets. Any searches for "Nicolay" will refer you to a disambiguation page, which does not include any references to the Dutch producer. Virtually out of nowhere, he has been classified as a "marginal artist", according to him and his camp--a term that should be considered insulting once we take into account Nic's tenure and who hasn't been removed based on the term's broad definition.
Today's selections are a little more varied than usual, beginning with Gnarls Barkley's hauntingly funky "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" with a guest turn from Jay Electronica as "Jota Flowers." Next we have some more random, misguided noise from Busta Rhymes called "Freakin' You" with Ne-Yo and Missy on the assist. This is dumb. Then, a rare The Brand New Heavies joint featuring 3rd Bass called "My Props (Gimme Mine)," which is from 1992 and heavily tagged. And finally we have a solid remix of Jazzanova's "I Can See" by 
Jimmy Jam 
He's good. 
I suppose "T-Shirt & Panties" needed some kind of upgrade, right? Between songs featuring T.I., Lil' Wayne and T-Pain, we were wondering if Jamie Foxx's Intuition (released today) had any tracks that could pass the SoulBounce Sniff Test. Sex songs are always tricky. Sometimes they are unintentionally funny or just downright offensive. When done correctly, they can be fun and titillating. Jamie has built a career upon such songs and his duet with Marsha Ambrosius, "Freak'in Me" is fairly nasty, but not in a juvenile, off-putting way that makes you feel gross. It could simply be Marsha's presence that dignifies it. Or perhaps the subtle hat-tips to Jodeci and Silk. I'm totally on board with this one, and my "Eff Music" selections are usually reduced to Janet Jackson.
When Kanye West's 
Last week Brandy released her long-awaited fifth studio album Human. Reviews have been generally favorable (on the positive side of "average" with a few digs here and there) and, to be expected, many cite her personal drama in their critical write-ups. These matters are fair game, since they helped shape the atmosphere and focus of the album--one that is contrite, bittersweet and hopeful. For anyone that was looking for more "Turn It Up" and "I Thought", put it out of your mind. It will probably take another album or two before Brandy makes you shake your ass again.
