Did Etta James Go Too Far?
If there's one thing we love it's a crunk sista of advanced age. It doesn't matter if what she has to say is fair, warranted, realistic or accurate--it simply entertains us. I'm sure everyone by now is aware of Etta...
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What's Your Favorite Mary J. Blige Cover?
In honor of absolutely nothing, we present to you this week's Soul-Poll. Mary J. Blige, for at least a little while, was not only referred to as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" but also the "Queen of Remakes." Derogatory subtext...
What's the Most Played-Out Trend in Hip Hop and R&B Right Now?
Calm down, children! This is one of our least-intense Soul Polls ever. Occasionally, we can spark serious discourse about music or provide you with a platform to just poke a little good-natured fun. Today's poll would be the latter. If forced to...
POLL: Should Labels Take Responsibility For Leaks?
Welcome to the Internet, Music Industry. In recent weeks, T.I. and Chris Brown have cried foul over the leaking of upcoming material. These artists certainly have a right to be irritated, but there's almost never an attempt to hold their...
QUICK POLL: How Much of A Difference Does Darkchild Make to Brandy's Success?
Much is being made of Brandy once again employing Darkchild to helm her new project. I love all of Brandy's albums, and although she created a signature sound with Rodney Jerkins, I hesitate to declare him the one and only...
Soul-Poll Results Episode: And The Dopest MC Out Right Now Is.....
We'd like to thank everyone for telling MTV where to stick it. Our Dopest MC poll has come to a close and the winner is revealed after the bounce. You know you wanna click! The image above represents 4 of...
YOU TELL US: Who's the Dopest MC Out Right Now?
Our Dopest MC poll is heating up and there's still time to put your bid in! Due in part to the response to MTV's hottest list of stand-up comedians and Mean Girls, we thought it prudent to have the SoulBounce...
One Question, One Answer: Who's the Dopest MC Out Right Now, PERIOD?
Not for nothing, but MTV's Hottest MCs to Ever Earn a Gossip Headline 2008 received more than its fair share of side-eyes and death threats from our readers. So we decided to ask you, The Unrelentingly Opinionated SoulBounce Hip-Hop Guru,...
Algebra's Next Release: Break The Dead Heat!
According to our latest Soul-Poll, it looks as if folks are really feeling both songs up for Algebra's next single. So much so that they are in a statistical dead heat (sorry, too much CNN lately), with "Halfway" holding...
SOUL-POLL: Choose Algebra's Next Single
If you got Behind the Groove with Algebra, then you heard that she wants the public to choose her next single. This is pretty out-of-the-ordinary for a debut artist, but Algebra isn't afraid to change the game. The two...
The Results Are In: You Don't Take Grammy Seriously
Much like India Arie, you don't really trust the Grammys. When we asked why the Grammy telecast's ratings took a dip, most of our readers voted that they can't take the ceremony seriously. That could mean a number of things,...
SOUL-POLL: Lowest-Rated Grammys Ever?
According to Variety, this year's Grammy telecast averaged only 17.5 million viewers, although CBS won the night in ratings. This would be the third lowest ratings average for the ceremony, only beating out 1995 (17.3m) and 2006 (17m). Out of...
SOUL-POLL: What Should be Mary J. Blige's Next Single from 'Growing Pains'?
Geffen is in the process of determining Mary J. Blige's next single from Growing Pains. We all thought "Work That" was a go, but, we just learned different. Welcome to the wonderful world of PR-generated emails, people! Listed below are...
Holiday Soul-Poll Results: It's Gonna Be A 'Silent Night' 'This Christmas'
Now this is a surprise. After falling behind early, The Temptations pulled ahead of the pack and put the smack down on The Jackson 5, Nat King Cole, and even Donny Hathaway in our last Soul-Poll of 2007. Over half of the poll voters...
Hark The Soul-Poll Needs Your Vote
Fa la la la la la la la la.We're in a holly jolly kinda mood here at SoulBounce with the Christmas season upon us and lots of spiked eggnog to go 'round. So your friendly SB editors have made an...
SOUL-POLL: What Is The Best Classic Soul Christmas Song?
Tis the season to have a holiday-themed Soul-Poll! Now that the Christmas season is in full swing there's no better time than the present to break out your Christmas albums, and in any household that loves soul music there are...
SOUL-POLL (The Results Show): The Results Say Stans Are So Declasse!
Whew! That was a close one! Our most recent Soul-Poll had the world divided over who was more irritating between Stans and Haters. According to our voters, Stans are the worst and drew the ire of 40 more blog-readers than...
SOUL-POLL: Who's More Irritating? Haters or Stans?
We decided to go a different route for this week's Soul-Poll, preferring to focus on blog culture rather than music.In nearly every urban music blog we come across on a daily basis, we've seen simple posts about an artist or...
More People Have A 'Love Jones' Than Those Who Are 'Waiting To Exhale'
Our second Soul-Poll came down to the wire, but the Love Jones soundtrack managed to squeak out a victory. Waiting to Exhale and Boomerang soundtrack fans represented (while Bodyguard fans slept), but at the end of the day the...
SOUL-POLL: What '90s Soundtrack Was The Best?
Our first Soul-Poll generated a huge response and a surprising result, and this new one may just stir up another lively debate. This time around we're asking you all to dig in the crates with us and take a hip...
1 Out 3 People Prefer D'Angelo's Abs to Lauryn's 'Laurynisms', or Something
Congrats to D'Angelo, victor of our First Official Soul-Poll! Despite my flagrant campaigning for Maxwell, it seems an overwhelming number of SoulBounce Readers are eagerly anticipating some more brown sugar. Who'da thunk it? D'Angelo, if you're reading, you have some...
There's Still Time (tovoteformaxwell) !
SoulBounce Reader, there's just one more day left of our first Official Soul-Poll! Who do you miss or anticipate the most? Erykah? D'Angelo? Maxwell? Lauryn? D'Angelo is still in the lead, and this is troubling when reconciling the comments with...
'How Does it Feel' To Be In the Lead?
Shocker! Looks like D'Angelo is leading our first official "Soul-Poll"! Well, to be clear, he's only a point ahead of Erykah and Maxwell as of this writing. We're pretty sure it has everything to do with him being naked on...
SOUL-POLL: Whose Return Are You Most Looking Forward To?
Although they are well-known, artists like Erykah Badu, Maxwell, Lauryn Hill and D'Angelo form the foundation of this website. And how we miss them! They're enigmatic, eccentric, and immensely talented. So something's gotta give, right?After the jump you will be...
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