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Morning Soul

Morning Soul: You've Got Me Feeling Emotions

Get your barf bags ready for a possible sex tape of Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Foster Raymond to be released. [BVX] Ne-Yo got all upset and befuddled on Twitter at the notion he dissed Beyoncé by admitting he originally wrote...

huny | 03/15/2011 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Always Thinking Of You, Baby

VIBE caught up with Talib Kweli to wax poetic on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy and impact on hip-hop culture at large. [VIBE] Could it be?! An actual, true life release date for Dr. Dre's Detox album? [MI] Lady...

huny | 01/18/2011 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Never Gonna Run Around

It was revealed in court yesterday that over 250 vials of propofol, the potent anesthetic that killed Michael Jackson, were ordered by Dr. Conrad Murray in the two months before Jackson's untimely death. [MTV] Writer and star of the...

huny | 01/11/2011 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Anywhere You Lead I'll Follow

Besides having names that even my five-year-old think sound silly, Waka Flocka and Gucci Mane have something else in common--they're both headed (back) to jail. [MI] Nas may package The Lost Tapes: Vol. 2 as a free bonus to his...

huny | 01/04/2011 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Listicle

YEAR-END TOP 10: huny's Picks Of 2010

To say the past 12 months of my life have been tumultuous is an understatement of mountainous proportions. I cried many times, I felt desperation and pain, but I also felt immense joy and hope, and music gets a lot...

huny | 12/29/2010 at 4:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Whom Angels Greet With Anthems Sweet

Idolator counts down "Pop Music's 13 Biggest Fails of 2010." Ouch! [IDOL] Grandma has a new rendition of an old Christmas classic to tell this Christmas Eve courtesy Snoop Dogg. Festive! [NYM] Foxy Brown will be dropping a Lil' Kim...

huny | 12/21/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Video SoulBounce

See What Happens 'When Christmas Comes' To B. Scott's House

I love B. Scott. He's a buddy, so I guess that makes me an official Love Muffin! If you're not familiar with this androgynous and sassy YouTuber turnt "Multimedia Maven," you should be. Not only is he completely infectious (I...

huny | 12/08/2010 at 4:45 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: You Ain't Got To Lie, Just Be A Man About It

Rick Ross, The Source's Man of the Year, discusses his beef with Young Jeezy in the newest issue of the once-again-under-new-management mag. [MI] Someone named Jonah Hill thought it'd be a good idea to make a movie version of...

huny | 12/07/2010 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

Rewind

SoulBounce's Class Of 1990: Madonna 'The Immaculate Collection'

That The Immaculate Collection is the biggest selling compilation album by a solo artist OF ALL TIME is no big surprise when you factor in the consummate icon that is Madonna Louise Ciccone. That even her greatest hits album would...

huny | 12/06/2010 at 7:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Nothing's Wrong With A Temporary Love Thing

Faith Evans has been sentenced to 36 months of probation after copping a deal in her DUI case. [TMZ] LaToya Jackson attended the International Horse Fair in Spain yesterday. No, seriously. [BWE] The Broadway musical Rock of Ages is on...

huny | 11/30/2010 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Just Another Day Around The Way

Q-Tip calls working on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy "music by committee" in Kanye West's Complex cover story. [MI] Speaking of Kanye, Quincy Jones apparently takes great offense to 'Ye being compared to him because "he's just a rapper". [RS]...

huny | 11/23/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Rewind

SoulBounce's Class Of 1990: Salt-N-Pepa 'Blacks' Magic'

I cannot believe how young I was when Salt-N-Pepa's Blacks' Magic was released. How is it possible that "Let's Talk About Sex" was my jam in middle school--and my parents didn't freak? What's more, two years later, at 13, TLC...

huny | 11/22/2010 at 7:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Rewind

SoulBounce's Class Of 1990: Pebbles 'Always'

Confession time: Pebbles was my first. The very first artist that I wanted to BE, that is. She was gorgeous with that metric ton of curly hair, tight black everything, a constant red lip. And she was all brazen attitude...

huny | 11/16/2010 at 6:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Shabba!

Check out some pics from the taping of the Soul Train Awards held this past Wednesday in ATL. [ST] Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Rae Dawn Chong...yeah yeah. Who I really wanted to see at The Color Purple reunion was...Phonte. No,...

huny | 11/16/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Lady, I Will Cry For You Tonight

Angel Laws, founder of Concreteloop.com, is really doing the damn thing in the blog game. Inspiring! [CNY] There's a good chance that everyone's favorite coke-sniffing-rapper exposer Kat Stacks is getting deported back to her native Venezuela. [VIBE] Welp...Nicki Minaj's talent...

huny | 11/09/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Tell Me Why

VOTE TODAY. [RTV] Oprah will feature a very exclusive pre-taped interview with Katharine Jackson next Monday. The spot will also include appearances by Joe Jackson and Michael's three children. [MTV] Willow Smith will perform "Whip My Hair" on Ellen...

huny | 11/02/2010 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: I Talk To Myself Cause There Is No One To Talk To

Janet Jackson covers JET to talk For Colored Girls and what she learned from her brother's untimely death. [LBS] The first set of dates and venues have been released for Prince's "Welcome 2 America" concert series. [RS] Producer Rick Rubin...

huny | 10/26/2010 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

I Was There, Reviews

The Foreign Exchange Reign Over The Empire City

Phone, Nicolay and their musically gifted collective known as The Foreign Exchange, including Zo!, Darien Brockington, and guest vocalist Chantae Cann, played B.B. King in New York City Saturday night and, as usual, did not disappoint. The show served as...

huny | 10/25/2010 at 6:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Woo Hah! I Got You All In Check!

After being hidden for seven years, the sign proclaiming the "Michael Jackson Auditorium" at Gardner Street Elementary School in Hollywood was restored at the behest of MJ's fans. [LAT] Che Smith, aka rapper Rhymefest, is running for alderman in Chicago's...

huny | 10/19/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: I'm Not Asking Too Much, Asking For All Your Love Forever

George Michael is a free man again after spending four weeks behind bars for driving under the influence. [BB] The most hated man in the world after maybe Kim Jong-il and Eddie Long, Conrad Murray will be fighting the Michael...

huny | 10/12/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: I Don't Care About Anything Else But Being With You

Only in it's second season, Glee has already beat a record previously set by The Beatles: Most Charted Singles (76!) on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. [IDOL] Speaking of Glee, I am too damn hype for Jane Lynch's SNL...

huny | 10/07/2010 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: However Do You Need Me

Something extremely interesting: Mos Def has signed with Kanye's G.O.O.D Music imprint. [PF] Something...not so interesting: Libra Scale, Ne-Yo's upcoming new album, has been pushed back again--this time to November 22nd. [S2S] Something you've surely dreamed of: Beyonce and...

huny | 09/28/2010 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: You Down Wit O.P.P.?

Despite that "F*ck SNL and the whole cast/Tell 'em Yeezy said they can kiss my whole ass" lyric from "Power", Kanye West will return to "Saturday Night Live" on October 2nd as the musical guest. [RR] New artist Bruno...

huny | 09/21/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: You've Got To Let Me Know, Just How Far To Let This Go

Solange covers Fashizblack Magazine and talks style influences and how her aesthetic has evolved. [CL] John Mayer is the latest celeb to say goodbye to his Twitter account and as a result, 3.7 million followers. [BB] Jay-Z and Eminem...

huny | 09/14/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: No Matter What I Love The Way You Love

Wyclef Jean basically called Sean Penn a cokehead this weekend in response to Penn's criticism over the singer's presidential-run-that-never-was in Haiti. [NYM] Does anybody care at this point who the judges will be for the next season of American...

huny | 09/07/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: You Just Got Through The Request Line

The newest cast of Dancing With the Stars includes Brandy, Michael Bolton and Jennifer Grey. [TVW] Did you miss BET's My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women & Hip Hop last night? [MI] Ice Cube doesn't feel too...

huny | 08/31/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: I Just Want You To Know That You Are In My System

Mariah Carey's pregnant self performed in Brazil this past weekend. [MI] George Michael won't be driving for six months after being found guilty of driving under the influence of drugs. [MTV] Good news, mates: Jay-Z will join U2 on...

huny | 08/24/2010 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

Top 50 Michael Jackson Songs

SoulBounce's Top 50 Michael Jackson Songs: #7 'Remember The Time'

Do you remember the time When we fell in love...

huny | 08/23/2010 at 7:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Get Your Booty On The Floor Tonight

Check out the tracklist for Pharoahe Monch's upcoming new album, W.A.R (We Are Renades). [PBB] After "Topdog/Underdog's" successful run in 2002, Mos Def and Jeffrey Wright are starring in another play together this fall, "A Free Man of Color"....

huny | 08/18/2010 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

Top 50 Michael Jackson Songs

SoulBounce's Top 50 Michael Jackson Songs: #15 'The Way You Make Me Feel'

You're just a product of loveliness I like the groove of your walk, your talk, your dress....

huny | 08/11/2010 at 6:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Gone Brush Your Shoulders Off

I guess there wasn't enough Versace chatter: Kanye West unfollowed the random guy he chose to be his sole follow on Twitter a couple weeks ago. [NYM] I hope he's too busy working on Detox: Dr. Dre won't be...

huny | 08/10/2010 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: It's Just Another Case Of That Old P.T.A.

Eminem talks mortality, specifically his own battle with drugs and his 8 Mile co-star Brittany Murphy's death, in VIBE's Juice Issue. [VIBE] "I have this weird thing that if I sleep with someone, they're going to take my creativity...

huny | 08/03/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Top 50 Michael Jackson Songs

SoulBounce's Top 50 Michael Jackson Songs: #24 'Smooth Criminal'

He came into her apartment He left the bloodstains on the carpet...

huny | 07/29/2010 at 6:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: No Matter What The People Say

A few members of the Westboro Baptist Church protested Lady Gaga's St. Louis concert over the weekend, and Gaga took to Twitter to advise her fans on how to deal with "their message of hatred and divisiveness". [IDOL] Watch...

huny | 07/20/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Top 50 Michael Jackson Songs

SoulBounce's Top 50 Michael Jackson Songs: #33 'Scream' Feat. Janet Jackson

Stop f*ckin with me...

huny | 07/16/2010 at 6:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Let Me Tell It To You One Time

Joaquin Phoenix and Casey Affleck continue to insist that I'm Still Here, a "documentary" about Phoenix's foray into hip-hop, is not a joke. [PRE] "Behind the Music: Usher" premiers next Monday on VH1, but you can read some of...

huny | 07/15/2010 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

Industry & Culture, Media Watch

Janelle Monáe Sorta Denies Being Gay, Embraces Robosexuality

Apparently there are rumblings that beloved weirdo and self-processed "alien from outer space" Janelle Monáe bats for the girls. I'd never heard the rumor myself nor had it once ever crossed my mind that she might date women, but apparently...

huny | 07/08/2010 at 12:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Just A Little Love Is All I Need

Prince says "the internet's completely over". [NME] George Michael was arrested after crashing into a building this weekend. [MTV] Israeli soldiers really like Ke$ha. [NYM] Javier Bardem will be the next famous guest star on Glee [JJ]...

huny | 07/06/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: I'm Looking For A New Love, Baby

Oprah Winfrey tops Forbes' "The World's Most Powerful Celebrities" list once again, but Beyonce is right behind her at #2. [FBS] From the looks of it, years of lacefront wigs and weaves have taken a major toll on Naomi...

huny | 06/29/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Top 50 Michael Jackson Songs

SoulBounce's Top 50 Michael Jackson Songs: #47 'In The Closet'

Because there's something about you, baby That makes me want to give it to you...

huny | 06/28/2010 at 6:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right

In a stunning display of unaccountability and projection, Joe Jackson blames Katherine for Michael Jackson's death [POP] Speaking of Michael, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Michael's final resting place, won't be letting fans near his mausoleum nor allowing any on-site performances...

huny | 06/22/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: She's Got The Boogie Fever

The cover to Fantasia's new album, Back to Me, is airbrushed to silky, Glamour Shots-like perfection. [C+D] Amy Winehouse was sippin that yak...again, but her new boo urged her to go back to rehab...again. [DL] Glee's Lea Michele will play...

huny | 06/15/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Dip Trip Flip Fantasia

Rapper/divisive moron Slim Thug thinks that Black women have to "bow down more" and "do all the sh*t I say". [CLUTCH] The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, and the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, will be inducted into the...

huny | 06/08/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

First Spin, Free Music

Flwrpt And Algorythm Are 'The Stuyvesants'

SoulBounce compadre, crate digger and all-around music lover Darien Victor Birks of Flwrpt and designer/producer Allan Cole (BKA Algorythm) are The Stuyvesants, and Brooklyn's Finest, their first project as a duo, is 25 soulful, '60s and '70s-inspired instrumentals that are sure to...

huny | 06/01/2010 at 2:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Up And Down, In And Out

Twenty notable music bloggers, including Miss Info and Elliott Wilson, review Kanye West's leaked single "Power." [CMPLX] Download The Cool Kids' new mixtape, Tacklebox. [2DB] A voracious internet campaign led Betty White to host SNL, but can one result...

huny | 06/01/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: I've Dreamed Of This Love For So Long

Diddy will appear on Inside the Actor's Studio this evening. James Lipton seems especially smitten, geez. [MI] Christina Aguilera has decided to promote her new album Bionic and the film Burlesque in lieu of touring this summer. [MTV] Those...

huny | 05/25/2010 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: He's Got A Song

This year's Hip Hop Honors will be all about the Dirty South. [VH1] Lena Horne did not take racial slurs lightly. [TDB] Just Blaze and Alchemist recount their first encounters with Jay-Z, Dame Dash, Eminem and Mobb Deep. [2DB]...

huny | 05/11/2010 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Positive And Never Negative

Stacey Dash covers Smooth Magazine's May issue and good googly woo that's one well maintained woman. [2DB] Eminem revealed via Twitter yesterday that his first single off his new album is "Not Afraid." Are we still hype for new...

huny | 04/27/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Put The Don To Key And Turn Dem Inna Donkey

O-M-G. You will fail at this thing called life if you miss Glee tonight. It's the much, much, much hyped "Power of Madonna" episode. [EW] Rolling Stone's #1 reason (out of 40) to get excited about music is...The Black...

huny | 04/20/2010 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: I Don't Need Commitment

Rihanna gets some drumming tips from Travis Barker, who will be appearing in her upcoming "Rockstar 101" video. [2DB] Straight Outta LA, an Ice Cube produced documentary airing on ESPN in May, chronicles the dominance of the Raiders in...

huny | 04/13/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Let's Get Naked

M.I.A. on Lady Gaga: "She's not progressive, but she's a good mimic. She sounds more like me than I f*cking do!" Oh snap! [NYM] The pitbull-in-a-skirt, Eve, talks harajuku Barbie (Lawd) Nicki Minaj - I'll sum it up: "no tea,...

huny | 04/08/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Work Ain't Honest But It Pays The Bills

Start "Du Day Part Deux" off right and download DJ 1derful's "Erykah Badu House Tribute Mix." [D1] Phonte takes to Vimeo to speak on "the Little Brother/9th Wonder situation" one last time. [VM] After years of speculation, and to...

huny | 03/30/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Do You Know About Your Husband, Girlfriend?

Nas talks about Distant Relatives, his upcoming album with Damian Marley, his influences in the rap game and what new artists he's feeling (Jay Electronica!) while backstage at Harry O's in Utah. [MI] Check out the trailer for the...

huny | 03/25/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: You Incite Me To Chorus

Maxwell talks the Blacksummersnight trilogy, collaborations and why he never watches his own performances with Idolator.com. [IDL] Did Melanie and Derwin ever take that trip down the aisle? Did Kelly win Jason back from Stacey Dash? Looks like we'll...

huny | 03/16/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: This May Come As Some Surprise, But I Miss You

This is all very mysterious: Solar called Hot 97's morning show yesterday to deny reports that he's blocked Guru's family from visiting him in the hospital. [MI] This is all very brilliant: last night on Late Night with Jimmy...

huny | 03/09/2010 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: If Somebody Loves You, Won't They Always Love You

Guru's heart surgery yesterday was thankfully a success, despite rampant rumors that he'd passed away. He's expected to make a full recovery. [AHH] Emergency dentistry be damned, Lil' Wayne will be going to prison today to begin serving his...

huny | 03/02/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: In The Front, In The Back, Killa Bees On Attack

Jay Electronica performed "Exhibit C" in Amsterdam Friday night. [MI] Sade was on The Wanda Sykes Show Saturday night bringing the funny (and the fierce). [IDOL] Marlon Wayans wants you to know that he will be taking his upcoming...

huny | 02/22/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Everyone You Meet, They're Jammin In The Street

The 2010 Oscar Nominations have been announced [OSC] Okayplayer.com recaps the 6th Annual Roots Jam Session in LA complete with videos and photos [OKP] The "We Are the World" remake, proceeds of which will go towards rebuilding Haiti, was...

huny | 02/02/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Call Me Chief Running Water

Timbaland theorizes that those Blueprint 3 leaks were perpetrated by someone who sought to "sabotage his relationship" with Jay-Z [MTV] In more leaked music news, Lenny Kravitz discusses his leaked collaboration with Michael Jackson [TUD] Keri Hilson may have...

huny | 01/05/2010 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: There Is A Reason For Every Season

MJ, Kanye and Chris Brown headline AP's top ten stories of 2009. [EUR]Ne-Yo played Santa for over 400 youth in Las Vegas over the weekend. [C&D]KeKe Wyatt will be back in February. Who Knew?...is the name of the album. Heh....

huny | 12/22/2009 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Get Your Back Up Off The Wall

Looking to cop "stuff straight from Kanye's closet" this holiday season? Bid on books, t-shirts and kicks autographed by 'Ye himself. All proceeds go to The Kanye West Foundation. [KL] After throwing a temper tantrum about allegedly being blackballed...

huny | 12/15/2009 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: I Never Knew There Was A Love Like This Before

Today is World AIDS day. Know your status, get tested, get educated, be safe. [RED] After what seemed like the longest pregnancy in history, singer(?) Nivea and the most fertile gremlin in the rap game, Lil' Wayne, welcomed their...

huny | 12/01/2009 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Stressed Out, Uptight, Overworked, Wound Up? Unleash With Robin Thicke's "Sex Therapy"

Are Robin Thicke and his homies in a mansion chalk full o'harlots in the "Sex Therapy" video? What is happening here? The men look like a neo rat pack and all the wimminz are wearing onesies and racial ambiguous. It's...

huny | 11/17/2009 at 7:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

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 () | Permalink

Month of Mary

'My Life' At 15: 'My Life'

"Life can be only what you make it / When you're feeling down, you should never fake it" So begins the haunting title track from the My Life album, arguably one of the most beloved songs Mary J. Blige has...

huny | 11/05/2009 at 12:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me

Did you know Rihanna is one of Glamour's Women of the Year? In her interview she opens up about the Chris Brown incident, those nudie pics, and, of course, her new album. [GLAM] Did you see the aforementioned Chris...

huny | 11/03/2009 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Beware Of The Jackhammer

Amy Winehouse's dad insists his daughter is doing fantastic. And! The new tittays she showed up with yesterday at The Q Awards "are great as well." [R-U] Tyler Perry and Spike Lee fittina engage in fisticuffs! have a fundamental...

huny | 10/27/2009 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

First Spin, Free Music, Mixtape Roundup

'Just Go' Download Shalonda's Mixtape

Recipe for win: timeless jazz standards + immediately recognizable hip-hop instrumentals + a coquettish singing voice reminiscent of a young Jill Scott. Just Go...A Mixtape is the dish and Philly songstress Shalonda the newest cook in the kitchen. Hard to...

huny | 10/23/2009 at 4:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Blowing Through The Jasmine In My Mind

Timbaland is hoping to cast teen stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in "Morning After Dark," his new video off the upcoming Shock Value 2 album. Apparently the entire album is inspired by the Twilight books. Interesting. [MTV] Beyonce...

huny | 10/20/2009 at 10:00 AM | Comments () | Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: We Like the Boys

T3 of Slum Village speaks on his solo album, his fallen comrades Dilla and Baatin, and why it was imperative Baatin be a part of the new SV album [2DB] Dr. Dre's limited-edition HP laptop, hitting stores October 22,...

huny | 10/13/2009 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

First Spin

Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' Is Forever

"This is it, here I stand. I'm the light of the world, I feel grand." So blissfully opens the mid-tempo ballad "This Is It," Michael Jackson's first single since his untimely death this past June. The love song, originally written...

huny | 10/12/2009 at 3:30 AM | Comments () | Permalink

First Spin, Free Music

The Noisettes + Kanye = 'Wild Young Heartbreaks'

The awesome that was The Grey Album aside, most mashup albums aren't very good. Kenny Rogers x The Chemical Brothers? Frank Sinatra x Gucci Mane? I'm exaggerating (I think), but my point is that what intrigues conceptually doesn't necessarily...

huny | 10/09/2009 at 11:00 AM | Permalink

Rap Snacks, Sh*t or Shinola?

N.E.R.D. Gets All 3-D With A New Female Member

And then there were four. Those hip-hop rock star rascals N.E.R.D.--Pharrell and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes and the other guy*--have officially added a chick to the mix: R&B singer Rhea. The Canadian native has been touring with the...

huny | 10/07/2009 at 4:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

First Spin

Janelle Monáe Comes 'Alive'

"Come Alive (War of the Roses)" is the newest single from music's most unique, pompadour-sporting cybergirl from outer space, Janelle Monáe, and when I say it goes hard it's an epic understatement. The track, recorded at Monáe's Wondaland recording...

huny | 10/06/2009 at 3:30 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Rap Snacks, SoulTube

Murs Pontificates On The Lack Of Women In Hip-Hop

Hey rap fans, to what do you attribute the lack of female emcees? The predicament itself isn't new, nor is the sentiment that it's due in part to rampant misogyny. What is refreshing, however, is that this conundrum is being...

huny | 09/23/2009 at 2:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

I'm Mad, Sh*t or Shinola?, Video SoulBounce

Nikki 16: Such A Pretty Mess

There are many things I love in this world. My family, Polaroid pictures, Givenchy boots, cheeseburgers, orchids, and '80s music: Prince and the Revolution, The Time, and Vanity 6 in particular. Therefore I inherently dislike any facsimile of aforementioned beloved...

huny | 08/12/2009 at 5:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

I Was There

Maxwell Had Us Wide-Awake On The 'Early Show'!

What's that you say? You didn't get up early enough to see Maxwell on CBS's Early Show this morning? You had to go to work? You didn't even know about it?! It's okay. Dry those tears, ease those fears. The...

huny | 07/10/2009 at 4:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Reviews

Maxwell Returns With A Hot 'BLACKsummers'night'

Let's just get the obvious and the default out of the way now: Maxwell has been on hiatus for eight years. Within that time he disappeared completely off the radar, cut his luxurious trademark afro, and lived, as much as...

huny | 07/08/2009 at 2:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Relax in Paradise

Michael Jackson (1958-2009)

Michael Jackson Dies At 50 [Billboard]Michael Jackson [Official][Wiki]...

huny | 06/25/2009 at 7:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

First Spin

Maxwell's 'Bad Habits'

The BLACKsummers'night era officially descends upon us July 7th, but in the meantime Maxwell has released a second single from the highly-anticipated album. "Bad Habits" is classic Maxwell; a smooth orchestral groove that begins with that signature tender falsetto...

huny | 06/10/2009 at 2:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Reviews

The Return Of Mighty Mos

I am a Hip Hop fan, so I am a Mos Def fan. I'm a Mos fan from the conscious poetics of "UMI Says" to the flashy mischiviousness of "Sex, Love & Money." I'm a fan to the point...

huny | 06/08/2009 at 7:09 PM | Comments () | Permalink

Video SoulBounce

The Evening Commute With Q-Tip and Amanda Diva

"Manwomanboogie," the fourth video from Q-Tip's The Renaissance, opens with our hero Kamaal aboard a progressively trippier train ride testifying to his unenthusiastic fellow commuters about the dynamics between man and woman. A sassy, kittenish Amanda Diva adds her jazzy...

huny | 01/16/2009 at 6:30 PM | Comments () | Permalink

I Was There

Maxwell Melts the Draws Off Radio City Music Hall

Seven years after his last album was released, the man better known to the world as simply Maxwell (or Fine Ass Maxwell, Sexy Maxwell, My future Babydaddy Maxwell, Where the f*ck IS Maxwell, et al), still sounds just as...

huny | 10/10/2008 at 4:00 PM | Comments () | Permalink