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Where Is Everyone From Biggie's 'One More Chance' Video Now?

 

The temperature is cooling, leaves are falling and the morning air has become extra crispy. Without warning, autumn has slipped in right under our noses and makes us wonder: Where did the summer go? The heat can be uncomfortable,...

Fave  |  10/01/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (13)  |  Permalink

'The Electric Company' To Get Shock Of Hip Hop Energy

 

Twenty-eight years after its premiere on PBS as part of the Childrens' Television Workshop, the beloved The Electric Company will be receiving a makeover of sorts. In an effort to remain contemporary, TEC will have elements of Hip Hop infused...

ill Mami  |  01/13/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Happy Birthday, Dizzy Gillespie!

 

Like many a youth whose childhood does not provide the unconditional love they expect from a parent, in this case his father, John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie took to getting into trouble and often found himself fighting his peers to tame...

ill Mami  |  10/21/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Finding Comfort In Sesame Street

 

It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday isn't it? It's so hard to see icons that your parents loved and whose love you inherited pass on just as much. For those of you still reeling from the announcement of...

ill Mami  |  10/18/2008 at 3:05 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Happy Birthday, John Coltrane

 

John William Coltrane, or "Trane," as he was better known, is considered one of the leading saxaphonists and composers of his time, in what turned out to be a time cut way too short by liver cancer at the age...

Harlem  |  09/23/2008 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Revisiting Some of Our Favorite Soulful Moments From Black Sitcoms

 

One thing I miss about Black sitcoms are those episodes where the main cast would just let their hair down and celebrate our music. It was key to the show's cultural fidelity to reference the songs we love--a wink, a...

nOvaMatic  |  08/16/2008 at 12:54 PM  |  Comments (9)  |  Permalink

When 'Hey Love' Was the Party Starter!

 

Remember back in the day when people used to watch commercials? Yeah, me neither. That's right up there with receiving albums through the mail, and paying for shipping and handling. Ancient, right? Well so is this clip that was sent...

Harlem  |  08/14/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Isaac Hayes: Never Can Say Goodbye

 

It's happening far too often now. We're losing extraordinary people who have contributed extraordinarily to our lives at too fast a pace. This past weekend, we lost a multi-faceted talent in Isaac Hayes, and more than with any of the...

Harlem  |  08/11/2008 at 4:30 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Stevie Wonder and His Afro Rock Out on Sesame Street

 

The coolest thing I came across today as I was shaking down the Internet for news is something that isn't news. It's a clip of Stevie Wonder performing "Superstition" on Sesame Street some 35 years ago. It's over six minutes...

nOvaMatic  |  08/03/2008 at 12:51 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Happy Birthday, Gladys Knight

 

There's a lyric in one of Gladys Knight and the Pips' songs--1973's "The Best Thing That Happened to Me"--that makes me smile each time I hear it. It's the line where Gladys sings about how, even when times were hard,...

Harlem  |  05/28/2008 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Loose Ends: Where Are They Now?

 

The things we do for our readers.Recently, a SoulBounce visitor emailed us to inquire if we could track down some of our favorite old school soul artists to bring their fans up-to-date. Many artists were mentioned, but it was Loose...

ill Mami  |  05/15/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Happy Birthday, Stevie Wonder

 

How do you say 'happy birthday' to a man who actually wrote a "Happy Birthday" song? How do you put into words the impact he's had on R&B and soul music history? How do you pay all due respect to...

Harlem  |  05/13/2008 at 12:30 PM  |  Comments (12)  |  Permalink

Leon Ware's Influence on Marvin Gaye

 

Last night on PBS, "Marvin Gaye: What's Going On" aired as part of its American Masters series. The documentary focused on Marvin's life, especially his emergence as a politically conscious soul singer. Gaye, a multi-instrumentalist and composer, often arranged and...

ill Mami  |  05/08/2008 at 3:30 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Happy Birthday, Angela Bofill

 

Today, May 2nd, is the birthday of the diva known to many as Angelita de la Noche (Little Angel of the Night). We know her best as Angela Bofill, the professionally trained Latina soul singer whose powerful, distinctive voice gave...

Harlem  |  05/02/2008 at 4:05 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

When Gang Starr Let Everybody Know Their 'Steez'

 

As you all know by now, we're doing the damn thing, counting down our favorite soul/R&B songs over the next few months. But don't fret. That doesn't mean we've forgotten about the hip-hop that shaped our lives. In fact, over...

Harlem  |  04/09/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Happy Birthday, Marvin

 

If the definition of soul music is literal in that it comes directly from the soul, then the personification of that music has to be Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., better known to the world as Marvin Gaye.It's never only...

Harlem  |  04/02/2008 at 12:15 PM  |  Comments (11)  |  Permalink

Rewind: InI

 

I have been reminiscing about my college years lately, namely the music that provided the soundtrack to my life back then. In those days, I was an unapologetic backpacker, tramping around the sidewalks, attempting to escape to the world within...

ill Mami  |  03/27/2008 at 12:11 PM  |  Permalink

'Come On & Go With' Teddy On His Birthday

 

March 26 is truly a special day. Not only is it Diana Ross' birthday, but someone else's dear to my heart: Teddy Pendergrass. He was my first love. I first saw Teddy P in Dallas with my parents at a concert that...

ill Mami  |  03/26/2008 at 3:30 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

When Ms. Ross Was Truly The Lady Boss

 

As you can probably tell, I've been in a nostalgic mood lately, using Women's History Month as my own personal tribute to my R&B lady loves. Well, I'd be remiss if I continued to do these without acknowledging the one...

Harlem  |  03/26/2008 at 12:10 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

When 'Crack Logic' Hit You All At Once

 

This week, in honor of Women's History Month, we've been featuring some of our favorite female artists in flashback videos. There's no way we could end the week without featuring one of the most infamous video clips in the history...

Harlem  |  03/21/2008 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

When Mimi Still Had Visions of Love

 

She's everywhere these days, discussing her lack of self-esteem and her need for a famous partner. So in order to stop my right eye from twitching and remembering how much of a fan I am, today's tribute to Women's...

Harlem  |  03/20/2008 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Before There Was Supersize, There Was 'Make It Big'

 

Tuesday's Morning Soul comments thread became a Wham! stan confessional of sorts, including your female SoulBounce editors waxing poetic about how Wham! was the best thing at the time since jelly bracelets. So what is it about Wham! that resonates so...

ill Mami  |  03/20/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

When The Boy Belonged to Miss Thang

 

All week, in honor of Women's History Month, we've been flashing back to a time when music was a bit more...well, not like this. Sigh.  Monday we gave you a rough-around-the-edges Faith Evans as she dropped her first LP. Tuesday,...

Harlem  |  03/19/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Permalink

When 'Miseducation' Was A Good Thing

 

If you could get in a "good music time machine" and take things back to when "everything was everything," wouldn't you? If you could rewind to the point when good music was "that thing," nothing would stop you, right? I...

Harlem  |  03/18/2008 at 3:30 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

When Faith Was Still A Bad Girl

 

I must admit, after a successful start to the month of March Diggin' in the Crates, I'd been looking for something else to do in honor of Women's History Month.  Well, thanks to SoulBounce's HNIC, I've found my next...

Harlem  |  03/17/2008 at 4:45 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

'The Wiz' Turns 30!

 

Lost in all the hubub surrounding Michael Jackson's 25th anniversary Shriller Thriller project is the fact that another Mijac project is celebrating a huge anniversary in 2008.  That's right, the movie that had us believing that New York City...

Harlem  |  02/25/2008 at 10:40 AM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

SoulBounce Salutes The Original 'Body' Rockers

 

By a show of hands, how many of us remember what we were doing ten years ago today? Yeah, me neither. However, I'm sure that R&B supergroup LSG, a.k.a. Levert/Sweat/Gill, would be able to fondly recall January 17, 1998,...

Harlem  |  01/17/2008 at 2:30 PM  |  Permalink