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What Does Your Twitter Say About You? Are You A Musical Segregationist or Integrationist?

Ever since discovering that more Black people are on Twitter than any other ethnic group some time ago, I have found Twitter to be more intriguing than before. My fascination first piqued once it became evident that I could chat...

ill Mami | 11/11/2009 at 3:00 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink

Soulcial Media

The strength of music dwells in its ability to connect us to the memories that shape our lives. The bond between our souls and the song is often enhanced when connecting with the song makers. Our desire to affix ourselves...

Fave | 10/02/2009 at 5:30 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Maxwell Is Not 'Pregnant'

Maxwell fans you can breathe a long, heavy sigh of relief. Contrary to the delusions of Tyrese a few weeks ago on Twitter, Maxwell is not on the new R. Kelly song "Pregnant." And thank the Lord, because after hearing...

Butta | 08/11/2009 at 10:45 AM | Comments (16) | Permalink

Well Damn, Ne-Yo.

Apparently Ne-Yo had some kind of situation at a recent performance in Manchester. We largely stayed away from it because we didn't find it particularly interesting, funny or worthwhile, but it did prompt the rest of the treacherous Internets to engage in its...

nOvaMatic | 07/20/2009 at 3:00 PM | Comments (8) | Permalink

Jay Smooth On Mass Consumerization & MJ's Downfall

Jay Smooth has such a great ability to explain difficult, uncomfortable subjects into easily digestible, poignant pieces. Take his most recent video blog found below. In it, he explains effortlessly how Michael Jackson's knowledge of love was not necessarily from...

ill Mami | 07/14/2009 at 11:00 AM | Comments (10) | Permalink

Beyoncé Van Cartier? Sister Mary Carter?

It's rumored that between performances for her I Am...Sasha Fierce tour in the UK, Beyoncé stopped by a performance of the musical adaptation of Sister Act playing in London and really liked it. A lot. So much, in fact, that she...

Ro | 07/02/2009 at 6:15 PM | Comments (7) | Permalink

Phonte On MJ: 'Don't Let Them Talk About Our Brother'

Ever since I read Phonte's tweet that he was in the "process of writing a piece on the defense of Michael Jackson's legacy," I have been waiting with baited breath to read his opinions on the matter. Truth be told,...

ill Mami | 06/30/2009 at 3:00 PM | Comments (15) | Permalink

Kelis Angrily Tweets That She Hates Nas So Much Right Now

Let's preface this post with a big old advisory that anything posted on Twitter is alleged since there are so many fake accounts and there's so much backtracking that goes on over there. That said, over the weekend Kelis ranted about...

Ro | 06/08/2009 at 3:00 PM | Comments (4) | Permalink

Sade Is In The Studio, May Release Album Later This Year

After the launch of bogus website sade2009.com and Maxwell's recent proclamation that Sade's new material is "monolithic," it appeared that Sade would definitely be releasing a new album this year. Though all the information has been speculative about her first album...

Ro | 06/03/2009 at 4:00 PM | Comments (4) | Permalink

So Apparently Pitbull Is Also On Maxwell's New Album

(I blame Speeakz for this.) Nas, who is soon to be liberated from Kelis With Child (we're calling her that until the delivery, word to Blake Incarcerated) is leading Maxwell down a path of sin on Twitter! It goes without saying...

nOvaMatic | 06/03/2009 at 11:00 AM | Comments (30) | Permalink

Eve Takes A Stand, Calls Chris Brown Out

So, Eve went on a Twitter rampage (Twitterage?) in which she railed against alleged abuser Chris Brown's YouTube statement where he insists he is not a monster. (Find the video yourself, no links here.) It was one of the most endearing and brave...

Ro | 05/29/2009 at 11:00 AM | Comments (6) | Permalink

Diddy Proudly Reaches Over 1 Million Twitter Validators

Congratulations are in order for one Mr. Sean John Combs as he reached the highly coveted mark of over 1 million followers last evening on Twitter, which is quickly becoming a den of celebrity pole-jocking. But perhaps the main...

nOvaMatic | 05/27/2009 at 11:00 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

A Lame Kelly Rowland Prank

Seems every website was in the spirit of tomfoolery yesterday with it being April Fool's. But one site really took things too far. They elected to spread a rumor that Kelly Rowland was not only considering leaving Destiny's Child, but...

nOvaMatic | 04/02/2009 at 11:00 AM | Comments (3) | Permalink

Go Get Some 'REALove' On Friday Favecast

I am a woman of many talents--not to toot my own horn and all--but outside of keeping all of you up to date on the latest and greatest music that the mainstream chooses to ignore, I have also been known...

ill Mami | 03/20/2009 at 2:00 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

All The Things That Happened Since The Last Gordon Gartrell Radio

Barack Obama defeated John McCain in the 2008 Election.SoulBounce officially started podcasting.I grew an afro and had it lopped off by an overzealous barber that doesn't understand the definition of "half".Umm, CHRISTMAS!!!2008 ended.Barack Obama became POTUS.Phonte might've said something untoward...

nOvaMatic | 01/28/2009 at 4:30 PM | Comments (4) | Permalink

Nicolay Classified As 'Marginal', Removed from Wikipedia

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...

nOvaMatic | 12/19/2008 at 1:30 PM | Comments (9) | Permalink

NPR Shows The Foreign Exchange's 'House Of Cards' Some Love

Congratulations are in order for The Foreign Exchange whose "House of Cards" was chosen as NPR's Song of the Day today. "House of Cards" is but one of an album's worth of fine, noteworthy songs from the ridiculously good Leave...

Butta | 11/25/2008 at 6:00 PM | Comments (5) | Permalink

Common Is Now One Of Us

A blogger that is. That's right party people, Common has joined the legion of millions in the wild and wacky world of blogging. He's the latest of a growing number of hip hop and soul artists to get down with...

Butta | 11/21/2008 at 12:00 PM | Comments (7) | Permalink

Anthony Hamilton Blogs His 'Playin' It Cool' Tour

The upswing in singers and musicians writing blogs has its positives and its negatives (example of both: Kanye's blog). While they can be wonderful insights into the thoughts and lives of their authors, they are also often not updated regularly...

Ro | 11/12/2008 at 11:00 AM | Comments (5) | Permalink

Obama Not Pro-Hip Hop? We Beg To Differ.

Yesterday on XXL's blog, an item was posted entitled "Barack Obama Still Gots No Love For Hip-Hop?" In it, blogger Ron Mexico makes the case that Obama served some of Hip Hop's elite the ultimate dis by not allowing them a...

ill Mami | 11/07/2008 at 1:00 PM | Comments (23) | Permalink

Hip Hop Sites Eerily Silent Over Soulja Boy Slavery Comment

Despite the melodramatic rollercoaster that has been all of our lives since the Republican Party announced their Vice Presidential running mate, I can honestly say that I have never felt more offended, incensed with anger, and ready to throw 'bows...

ill Mami | 10/31/2008 at 3:35 PM | Comments (11) | Permalink

An All-New 'Old Media vs. New Media' Debate to Divide Hip Hop Fans

Oh snap! The Full Clip just posted an entry called "Blogging Has Destroyed Hip-Hop in 2009!", which means Dukes thinks things are so bad right now that the outlook for next year is pretty dim. This all came about because...

nOvaMatic | 10/22/2008 at 5:00 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink

'Swagger' Outpaces 'Hater' as Most Death-Worthy Slang Term

swagger: How one presents him or her self to the world. Swagger is shown from how the person handles a situation. It can also be shown in the person's walk. - Urban Dictionary. Kill it! Kill it! Kill it! As...

nOvaMatic | 10/06/2008 at 12:34 PM | Comments (8) | Permalink

I Am Kanye West

You know, Animal raises a pretty good point: Who updates Kanye's blog when he's being arrested? Because Kanye himself said that he doesn't have or need any help. And we are inclined to believe him because the style with which he...

nOvaMatic | 09/12/2008 at 4:25 PM | Comments (4) | Permalink

On Michael Jackson's 50th, AOL Keeps it Classy

"What does Michael Jackson make you think of?" AOL's PopEater polls it's readers, "His music, his plastic surgery, the scandals, or other?" Well, it appears they aren't really giving them a fair choice, as they have a photo gallery chronicling...

nOvaMatic | 08/29/2008 at 11:00 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

'The nOva Kirk-Out Prevention Initiative'

Major props to DJ Stylus for godfathering the new mission. As many of you know, SoulBounce was featured on the Friday Favecast in celebration of our birthday. The interview was fun, chilled, and quite revealing! You'll learn juicy SoulBouncey secrets...

nOvaMatic | 08/02/2008 at 2:03 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Is About.com's List of the 'Best Rap Albums of the 90s' Random, or Just Common Sense?

Although some of you out there may not like it, we talk about Hip Hop here at SoulBounce. There will probably never come a day that we won't. That being said, I happened upon About.com's Best Rap Albums of the...

nOvaMatic | 07/24/2008 at 12:15 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink

Erykah Badu Says 'Kiss My Placenta'

Erykah Badu is PISSED, y'all. Pissed like, when people judge you for having more than one "baby daddy." Only, that is the reason she's pissed. (Okay, make that was pissed since this happened last Friday, but we were on break...

nOvaMatic | 07/15/2008 at 2:20 PM | Comments (21) | Permalink

A Likely, Recent History of Things We'd Rather Forget (but can't, because of lists like this)

If ever you wanted to re-live Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction and Beyoncé's tumble down a flight of stairs all in one place, look no further than the JamsBio's blog, which has compiled a list of the Most Embarrassing Music Moments...

nOvaMatic | 07/15/2008 at 11:00 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

The Sincerest Form of Flattery (That Doesn't Get Us Any Hits)

vet (v): to appraise, verify, or check for accuracy, authenticity, validity, etc.: An expert vetted the manuscript before publication.-- dictionary.comWe got to give it up to our man Vikter Duplaix for unintentionally pointing us in the direction of some foolishness....

nOvaMatic | 04/30/2008 at 12:05 PM | Comments (10) | Permalink

Side-Eye Alert: Brandy is Second to Ray-J Now?

What better way to start the morning than with a little good-natured ribbing aimed at our friends at Black Voices? We keep a good eye on our linking partners at SBHQ, so imagine my reaction when I saw this headline...

nOvaMatic | 04/10/2008 at 10:58 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Gap Band, Chi-Lites 'Inappropriate' After 9/11 Attacks

When it comes to enterprises like Clear Channel and Wikimedia, who do you trust the most? So far, the alledged List of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel Post-9/11 has received over 1,300 diggs, catapulting it into our inbox. The existence of...

nOvaMatic | 04/01/2008 at 11:10 AM | Comments (3) | Permalink

House Podcasts You Need to Be Rocking To

In the absence of the official Mixtape Roundup (I swear it's coming back, ya'll) and in celebration of our light House Music Week that sort of coincides with The Winter Music Conference, I've decided to put together a list of...

nOvaMatic | 03/27/2008 at 2:34 PM | Comments (6) | Permalink

Notorious B.L.O.G.

If you just cannot contain yourself awaiting the release of "The Greatest Hip Hop American Dream Story", then check out Wayne Barrow's Fox Searchlight production blog for Notorious. I already have side-eyes for this, mainly because, although I'm a huge...

nOvaMatic | 03/20/2008 at 2:02 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink

SoulCommune Is Where The Soulful Gather

SoulCommune is the latest social network to pop up online, but this one has a twist: It's for lovers of soul, hip-hop, soulful house and jazz. Now that's what I'm talking about! Hosted on Ning, a service that allows...

Butta | 03/06/2008 at 1:33 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Twittering After Death

Imagine the collective tingle that surged through our spines when we received this alert from the beyond. Someone has a morbid sublime sense of humor or is simply a dedicated fan. Either way, you can follow "Biggie's" tweets here, and...

nOvaMatic | 02/20/2008 at 10:30 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Badu Wants You

Times sure have changed. Used to be that street teams would actually go out in the street to promote an artist. Now the street is the internet and street teams aren't beating the pavement but tapping away on their...

Butta | 02/15/2008 at 1:25 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Black Voices Thinks That Idris Elba And Saul Williams Got Next

In honor of Black History Month, Black Voices is featuring 25 future Black history makers and amongst that number are two gentlemen who we show a lot of love to here at SoulBounce: Idris Elba and Saul Williams. Elba...

Butta | 02/01/2008 at 5:59 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Maxwell is SO Talking About SoulBounce!

We have a long, tumultuous relationship with Maxwell's blog because we want answers. Unlike a lot of other singers, Maxwell's professional and personal business isn't all on Front Street, which is good, but it leaves the fans hungry and longing....

nOvaMatic | 01/25/2008 at 10:15 AM | Comments (6) | Permalink

Myspace Does Everything for Al B. Sure

I don't know if you realize this, Al B. Sure, but someone or something spammed the SH*T out of your blog. We're all juicy in the knickers over First Sunday (who wouldn't be?) but we totally get it. No need...

nOvaMatic | 01/24/2008 at 12:30 PM | Permalink

Idolator Presses Pause on Winehouse Schadenfreude

Perhaps we've started a trend. Back in November I vowed that I, personally, would no longer use this space to cover Amy Winehouse's personal turmoils, a move that has since been cited in the Houston Press). I've loosened the reigns...

nOvaMatic | 01/23/2008 at 10:53 AM | Comments (3) | Permalink

Amanda Diva's Blog Takeover

We're big fans of artist blogs here at SoulBounce. Phonte of Little Brother, ?uestlove, and Eric Roberson regularly keep us entertained and informed with their online missives, and now there's a new blog that I've added to my Bloglines: DivaSpeakTV...

Butta | 01/09/2008 at 6:06 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

SoulBounce Detective: Solve the Mystery of Rahsaan's Mood

We have no idea what's going on here and why Rahsaan Patterson is fed up with "Wilona". I mean, she was always bursting in without calling first, which is bound to irritate any well-meaning individual. But that was like 30...

nOvaMatic | 01/07/2008 at 3:41 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Thanks A Lot, Morpheus!

We've largely stayed out of the whole Ike Turner Post-Death Pontification Marathon that's been in full effect net-wide since Wednesday. Yes, we've seen the movie, some of us have even read the book, and we get it! Also, we get...

nOvaMatic | 12/14/2007 at 11:00 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Common, Prince, and Joss Stone Were All Kinda Ugly in 2007 According to Pitchfork

Pitchfork Media is a music site that is equal parts reviled and influential, (much like what I want SoulBounce to be when it grows up!) so it goes without saying that their "20 Worst Album Covers of 2007" list was...

nOvaMatic | 12/13/2007 at 11:00 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

(We're Going to Pretend This Didn't Happen) The 'Growing Pains' Leak

There are a number of select songs popping up and being profiled on the interwebs today from Mary J. Blige's Growing Pains. Upon further investigation (i.e. logging into my email account) I discovered this is because the album has leaked,...

nOvaMatic | 12/05/2007 at 4:37 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Erykah Badu Isn't Fighting Jill Scott Anytime Soon

The OkayPlayer boards are always a little more fun when Erykah Badu actively participates and a recent Q&A thread was no different. Questions ranged from her fashion choices, to Jay Electronica, to who she'd rather fight between Lauryn Hill, Alicia...

nOvaMatic | 11/21/2007 at 4:38 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink

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