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Maxwell Fights Breast Cancer With New Single

 

As if we needed any more reasons to love Maxwell, the third single from his platinum pleaser BLACKsummers'night has been revealed to be "Fistful Of Tears" and he's using it to promote breast cancer awareness. With lyrics like "we gon'...

Butta  |  10/22/2009 at 10:45 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Open Heart Melodies: Three Ways Music Can Impact Your Body

 

I love the way the right song can nurture my soul while soothing my mind. My playlist becomes medicinal and my earbuds serve as the IV drip--administering the perfect dosage of beats, rhymes and voices to rejuvenate my life. I'm...

Fave  |  10/12/2009 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (11)  |  Permalink

Jay Smooth and Elizabeth Berry Discuss Domestic Violence In the Industry

 

Some time after Big Punisher passed away in 2000 an article by Elizabeth Mendez Berry surfaced in VIBE magazine, in which the celebrated MC was revealed to have beaten his wife Liza Rios with a lead pipe for not changing...

nOvaMatic  |  02/16/2009 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Estelle Covers Stevie Wonder For a Good Cause

 

Can you imagine what it would feel like to have Stevie Wonder handpick you from every singer in the world to rerecord one of his most widely recognized and adored songs? Yeah, neither can we. But Estelle knows how...

Butta  |  02/13/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama: Yes He Did!

 

President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama The 44th President of the United States of America...

Butta  |  11/05/2008 at 12:00 AM  |  Comments (19)  |  Permalink

SoulBounce For Obama

 

It's no secret that SoulBounce is on Team Barack Obama. We've posted extensive updates about the wellspring of creativity that his candidacy has inspired amongst soul and hip hop artists. There's been more Obamaterial than we've been able to...

Butta  |  11/03/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Usher Says 'Hush,' Momentarily Distracting Us From His Personal Life

 

Under normal circumstances, this would be a First Spin, but just giving the song away, in this case, is counter-intuitive. You see, Usher has this new song called "Hush", and I would like for you to buy it. "Message Music" always...

nOvaMatic  |  10/24/2008 at 12:54 PM  |  Permalink

Tamia, Gavin DeGraw and Others Ask You to Please 'Save the Music'

 

With the full effects of the current economic recession still looming in the not-so-distant future, it's hard to say how it will impact the US education system, exactly. Generally when things get tough, arts programming gets hit hardest. (Or, you...

Ro  |  10/21/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Permalink

Ursula Rucker Urges You To 'Resist' The Rhetoric & Vote

 

There's something to be said for a nation whose economic, political, and social future has hit such a crossroads as we find ourselves at right now. Not since the 1960s have tensions within this country run as high as they...

ill Mami  |  10/20/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Jay-Z 'Baracks the Vote' in South Beach

 

In case you haven't heard, this is the last week you'll be able to register to vote in the November elections. Jay-Z and Wyclef did their part to Barack the vote over the weekend in the form of two FREE...

Harlem  |  10/06/2008 at 3:20 PM  |  Permalink

The Roots Want You to Register to Vote and So Do We

 

In case you are more clueless than Joe Thomas, you probably know there is less than one month until the Most Important Election Of All Time, and today is the last day to get registered. Today. The Roots know the...

Ro  |  10/06/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Permalink

Wyclef to Bring Storm Relief to Haiti

 

Lost in most mainstream reports of damage done by the hurricanes and tropical storms that have hit in the past month has been the damage done to the small island of Haiti, which was directly in Gustav's crosshairs.  More than...

Harlem  |  09/11/2008 at 10:40 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

When Bad Performances Happen to Good Causes

 

The cause? A great one. The song? An empowering one. The live performance? A ridiculous one.After reading about this in the comments section on the "Freedom" post last week, I would be remiss not to mention the song "Just Stand...

Ro  |  09/08/2008 at 1:40 PM  |  Comments (15)  |  Permalink

Soul Singers, Entertainers On Board for Dr. King Memorial Radiothon

 

In conjunction with the upcoming 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech, the Washington D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation and Clear Channel radio have enlisted participants for a radio-based fundraising initiative....

Ro  |  08/22/2008 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Million DJ March Stomps Into DC Later This Month

 

The "Million DJ March," organized by DJ Green Lantern and A. Shaw will be descending upon Washington D.C. August 29th and 30th. Sure, it sounds like fun, but why the political overtone by using the "million" and "DC" like the...

ill Mami  |  08/06/2008 at 11:15 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

musicFIRST Fights For Artists Rights on the Radio

 

Last night I was invited to an exclusive event in Washington, D.C. thrown by musicFirst in conjunction with SoundExchange. The Sugarhill Gang and Whodini's Grandmaster Dee, who are in town for this weekend's Fresh Fest concert, mixed and mingled...

Butta  |  06/11/2008 at 4:30 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Common Wants Kids On 'The Corner'

 

Common is starting a book club (Oprah-style) for students age 13-18. The Common Ground Foundation is giving students the chance to discuss and critically analyze books through an online community called The Corner. Students will have the chance to blog,...

Soul Bounce  |  06/06/2008 at 1:30 PM  |  Permalink

Go 'Green' For A Good Cause

 

There are several mixtapes floating around on the interwebs for download. Many of the ones that we come across on SoulBounce are for free, and we couldn't be happier about that. When we were informed about a mixtape that featured...

ill Mami  |  06/03/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Amanda Diva Needs Your Help

 

Life as an independent artist is challenging enough without life kicking in and serving you up a healthy dose of reality. Sadly, Amanda Diva got a taste of real life when her purse got stolen last night, and that's...

Butta  |  05/09/2008 at 4:30 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Alicia's Journey to the Motherland

 

Say what you want about Alicia Keys (and believe me, we have), but the work she's doing in an attempt to stem the AIDS crisis in Africa is not only commendable, it's downright inspirational. The hardworking R&B singer, in partnership...

Harlem  |  04/25/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Amy Winehouse Gets Naked

 

Maybe three or so years ago when Amy Winehouse was thicker than a Snickers that headline may have had people clamoring to get a peek, but slim shady Amy? Um, not so much. But our girl Wino has taken it...

Butta  |  03/21/2008 at 3:35 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Angie Stone's Diabetes Awareness Campaign

 

Over the weekend, Grammy-nominated Angie Stone kicked-off her diabetes awareness campaign in conjunction with FACE (Fearless African Americans Connected and Empowered) at the Southside YMCA in Chicago. The campaign was launched to inspire behavioral changes in African Americans, who...

nOvaMatic  |  03/18/2008 at 11:01 AM  |  Permalink

Casamena Refixes 'Yes We Can'

 

Just yesterday we featured the new video for "Yes We Can," a mash-up of a Barack Obama speech with vocals provided by a host of performers. I have to admit, the song didn't really move me upon first listen....

Butta  |  02/05/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Permalink

'Yes We Can' Vote Tomorrow

 

Tomorrow is Super Tuesday folks, so please remember to vote in the Democratic primaries. In the meantime, some of SoulBounce's previously featured artists, like John Legend, Common, Esthero, Will.I.Am and others, have gone all "We Are The World" and made a video featuring...

ill Mami  |  02/04/2008 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Toni Braxton Is M'm! M'm! Good! For A Purpose

 

I know what you're thinking (because I was thinking the same thing), but Toni Braxton isn't up to her usual tricks in the clothing or lack thereof department. Toni actually wore this eye-catching dress at last night's Woman's Day...

Butta  |  02/01/2008 at 1:25 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

World AIDS Day 2007

 

Battlelines shift, but war against AIDS far from won [AFP] World Health Organization HIV/AIDS Programme [Website] UNAIDS [Website]...

Butta  |  12/01/2007 at 12:00 AM  |  Permalink

Waxploitation Takes Up Some 'Causes'

 

Today Waxploitation launched its inaugural Causes album series with Causes 1, which includes exclusive and rare tracks donated by numerous artists to benefit the victims of the ongoing genocide in Darfur. One hundred percent of the proceeds from Causes...

Butta  |  11/27/2007 at 11:00 AM  |  Permalink

Walk With The J. Dilla Project

 

J. Dilla may no longer be with us in physical form, but his legacy lives on not only in his music but in the J. Dilla Project, which hopes to raise money for and awareness about the Alliance For Lupus...

Butta  |  10/12/2007 at 1:34 PM  |  Permalink

Groove to the Rhythm; Help the Children

 

Excursions is an eclectic, jazzy, soulful compilation put together by the one and only DJ Junior. While you may not recognize most of the personnel included here, the vibe is grown, rather sexy and progressive all the way through. Also,...

nOvaMatic  |  10/10/2007 at 7:09 PM  |  Permalink