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Saturday, April 05, 2008

Butta On...Yeah, I'm Giving Myself the Side-Eye Too

So much for trying to be a better blogger. Well, at least on my personal blog, 'cause a sista has been putting in work on SoulBounce on the daily. But that's neither here nor there, because my poor original spot has been collecting cobwebs and dust bunnies. For shame!

Even Baby Butta is giving Grown-A Butta the side-eye for being a trifling (personal) blogger. I'm gonna try to do better, y'all. Keyword being try. There's so much that I want to write about, but I censor myself in a major way so it's been a challenge to figure out what I want to share and what I don't with the public only to end up not writing a damn thing. Sigh. I will say that I've kept a select group of friends quite entertained over email, IM and text messages, though. Oh well, I'll get it together. Soon. Promise.

Labels: On My Mind

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Monday, March 10, 2008

Butta On...Check Me Out On Clutch!

Please excuse my CP time with this, but I wanted to let the good folks who read my blog know that I am featured in this month's issue of Clutch. How cool is that? I feel like I've arrived! OK, OK, let me not get carried away, but I really am honored that the online magazine chose to interview me for the March blog index. Check it out when you get a chance!

Labels: On My Grind, The Write Stuff

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Butta On...Ebony Magazine Can't Be Serious

So the cover for April's issue of Ebony magazine with Janet Jackson has surfaced on the net, and on first glance it's pretty unremarkable. There's some nonsense about the shady Clintons and if Black America owes them a debt or somesuch. Beneath that headline is another about the pole dancing fitness craze. In true Ebony fashion, they're only about 3 years late on that one. But it was the next headline that really caught my eye. Check this out, y'all:

Think You Have Indian Blood? Guess Again

They. Can't. Be. Serious. Is this actually important enough to have a feature story written about it in a major Black publication? I guess so to all of those with "Indian in they family." Sounds like some people's faces may be cracked when they find out that their great-great-great grandmother wasn't Cherokee but instead drove a Jeep Cherokee. I can see how someone could've gotten that twisted as the story passed through generations. Hey, it could happen. What won't happen is me reading this madness this lifetime or the next. This is just reason #28928 why I no longer read this mag.

But for those who still do, be sure to check out the May issue of Ebony for 101 Ways to Style Good Hair. I keed! I keed!

Labels: Stop The Madness

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Monday, February 25, 2008

Butta On....Attention Erykah Badu Fans

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 is Du Day at SoulBounce.

All Badu. All ba-day.

Labels: Music To My Ears, SoulBounce

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Monday, February 18, 2008

Butta On...Matthew Mack-A-Honey

When it comes to men, I'm partial to dark meat but I will make an exception for Matthew McConaughey, or as I like to refer to him, Mack-A-Honey. Sweet Jesus on the cross this man is fine. Here he is in a new commercial for Dolce & Gabbana's new men's fragrance The One. Yes, Matthew, you are the one, the two and the three.

Props to the love muffin, B. Scott, for the heads up.

Labels: Beautious Maximus

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Sunday, February 10, 2008

Butta On...I Know It's February, But Where Did January Go?

Good Lord! February just snuck up on a sista. Well, since I haven't blogged for the past few weeks and I have a ton of stuff to blog about, I'm just gonna do a January wrap up in this post. Got it? Good.

YT Update

For everyone who asked why YT took my account down, it's because I had been accused of copyright infringement for posting videos from the Prince tribute concert that I went to in early January. I didn't even have time to post the videos on my blog and here they come tearing a sista down. YT had previously snatched one of my videos offline with a similar claim (one of my Gilbert Arenas videos--but not the other, go figure) so when I got hit with back-to-back notices about three of my seven videos from that concert, that was all they needed to shut me down.

Despite my please baby, please baby, baby, baby please email, the bastids didn't reinstate my account. I guess I'd have to be Perez Hilton for that to happen but since I'm a few shades darker and not on VH1, it didn't happen. Oh well, tis what it tis.

But don't despair, folks. The re-up has already begun. Click here for my new YT channel and please update your links and subscribe. It's gonna take a minute to get all my videos back online and upload new ones, but they can't hold me down!

Meet the Bloggers

I met three of my favorite bloggers in history one day last month. Mwabi from African Girl in an American World was in town for business and she hit me and Darbs from Journey Back to Joy up saying that she wanted to meet for lunch. We hooked up along with Roxanne, one of Mwabi's partners from Jamati Online, at one of my fave spots in the area, The Jerk Pit, and chatted over Jamaican delicacies for a few hours.

Later that evening I got a chance to meet Will of Dawson's Ink after the Eric Roberson and Teedra Moses concert at The Black Cat. He missed the majority of Erro's show, but I didn't give him the side-eye too strong because he had a good reason. It was fantastic to meet and chop it up with him for a few minutes after being a fan of his for so long.

And how could I forget meeting thee Sweetlocs from MySpace after the Eric Roberson show on the first of the year!

Oh, and I also hung out with Vivrant Thang and nOva at the Prince tribute concert earlier in the month, but I hang with them all the time. That ain't news!

Concert Count

Speaking of concerts, your girl was jammin' in January for real, for real. From Philadelphia to Jamaica, I was getting my groove on all month. Here are all of the people I saw perform live last month:

Eric Roberson and ChinahBLAC at World Cafe Live
Eric Roberson, Raheem DeVaughn, Martin Luther, Navasha Daya, Wes Felton, Wayna, zWei and Deborah Bond at the Prince Tribute at the 930 Club
Martin Luther and Derek at Bohemian Caverns
Eric Roberson and Teedra Moses at The Black Cat
Anita Baker, Jill Scott, Diana Ross, Billy Ocean, Mary Mary, Ryan Shaw, Chalice and more at the Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival

And the year is still young!

The Eric Roberson Chronicles

Although I haven't updated my Eric Roberson Chronicles in forever-ever, that doesn't mean that I haven't been keeping up with my boy. Quite the contrary, as I'm sure you noticed above that I saw Eric Roberson perform three times last month. That brings my Erro concert/performance count up to 10 since my first time in October 2006. Don't be jelly, Fave. ;0)

Jamaican Me Crazy

How horrified was I to see that the last stamp in my passport from Jamaica was in 2003? THE HELL? That is beyond unacceptable. Growing up in South Florida, my Mom and I used to go home at least once a year, if not more. She now visits a few times a year while I freeze my bits off in DC with nary a vacation for the past few years. Well, that all changed a couple weeks ago because my Mom and I went to Montego Bay together for the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival to celebrate her birthday.

While DC was an icebox where my heart used to be, I was luxuriating in 80+ degree temperatures and basking in the sunshine, refreshing my tan lines and getting more freckles.

I. So. Needed. That.

Weighing Me Down

It's been six months since I restarted Weight Watchers, and I have lost 25.8 pounds. Not exactly Biggest Loser-type numbers after being at this since July, but I'm thankful nonetheless. Lord knows I couldn't have the numbers on the the scale keep going in the other direction any longer. After attending meetings at two groups that I wasn't really feeling, I found a meeting in October that was both convenient and had a leader that is a true cheerleader and extremely encouraging. At the last meeting I received a medal and a magnet for losing 25 pounds. Go me!

Have I followed the program to a T? Until recently, no. But in January I started tracking everything that I eat on WeightWatcher.com's eTools, and it is truly the bomb. I'm loving it like a Fiber One Oats & Chocolate bar (more on my favorite low-cal food finds in another blog).

I'm trying to stay positive and encouraged, and it helps that my best friend just joined the program in Chicago and another friend of mine just joined my group this past weekend since she wants to be fit and fabulous at forty and she has two years to go. Go us!

Right now my first goal is to lose 50 pounds by my birthday in August. Can I do it? Hell to the yes! Now where are those carrot sticks?

Labels: Butta About Town, Concert Connection, Good Times, Healthy Choice, The Eric Roberson Chronicles

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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Butta On...YouTube Hates Me

And right about now the feeling is mutual.

Over 110 videos. Gone.

My account has been shut down, probably forever despite my sending a request to be reinstated.

Thanks, Prince and WMG. I'm holding up a finger. Can you guess which one?

So to everyone who has enjoyed my videos and linked to them over the past year, thanks and it was nice while it lasted. Should this unfortunate situation change, I will keep you posted.

Labels: Well That Sucks

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Monday, January 14, 2008

Butta On...I Need This Book

Comedian Finesse Mitchell has written a book that I must add to my collection after watching these hilarious promotional videos. Your Girlfriends Only Know So Much: A Brother's Take on Dating and Mating for Sistas looks like it'll be more good for laughs than actual advice, but you never know. There might be some nuggets of wisdom on this crazy thing called dating in between the jokey jokes.

What Women Want

Who's Crazy Who's Not

What Not To Say After Sex

Labels: Picture Me Rolling, The Single Strife

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Friday, January 11, 2008

Butta On...Make Me A Supermodel

I've somehow managed to get sucked into watching Make Me A Supermodel. Until America's Next Top ~~Black~~ Model comes back for Cycle 10 in late February, this reality comp will satisfy my jones for vapid pretty types. But before I talk about the show, can I address co-host Tyson talking greasy about Tyra Banks? (Click on the link to go to Page Six to read him jibber jabbing out of the side of his neck about Tyra and ANTM.) Whattup with that? If I recall correctly Tyson made a guest appearance on this last cycle of the show, but now he's talking major smack. There must be more to this story than meets the gossip pages. Hmmm...

Anywho, on to the show. I have a few early favorites:

Jacki: The singular sista in the competition. I like her because she seems like a good, wholesome girl. Plus her walk is sick. But I really do need for her to wear her hair down and over her ears at all times until further notice.

Perry: He's attractive and I like his sense of humor, but dude is MAD SUSPECT. He allegedly has a girlfriend. Named Jake I'm sure. SIKE! Just kidding. I don't know what the guy's name is.

Jay: He's the only Black guy in the competition so I have to root for a brotha for as long as he lasts before getting prematurely voted off of the show while people with lesser talent and looks are left on to win and he has to go back home and work as a mechanic for the rest of his days. Sorry, I saw the writing on the wall and it was a run-on sentence. But in all seriousness, I'm digging this kid. He seems very humble, he loves his mama and his abs are to live for.

Holly: I have to admit, I wasn't feeling her at first but over the course of tonight's ep she grew on me. She's another one with a bad-ass walk, and she was wearing the heck outta that bikini. I just want to know why are they giving her the blues about her haircut, though. The MMAS judges were sipping on Haterade Cosmos dogging her 'do out. Did they not watch Saleisha and her Velma from Scooby Doo wig--that was so high fashion to hear the ANTM judges tell it--go home with the gold last month? I thought this look was all the rage?

Saleisha hair vs. Holly hair

We'll see how my early faves fair. I'll keep watching through to the end or until I get pissed off, whichever comes first. Did anyone else catch this show? What did you think? Did Tyson get on your nerves, too (he just had to take his clothes off)?

Labels: As Seen On TV

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Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Butta On...If The Children Are The Future

Then we are so screwed, Black America. I present to you Exhibits A & B:

Last night I watched 106th & Park on BET so that I could catch the new Janet Jackson video on the widescreen. I'd already seen it online but hoped that perhaps it would be better on a bigger screen. It wasn't, but for some nutso reason I didn't change the channel once the bootleg TRL went off and was caught totally out there by Access Granted and the utter niggatry of Soulja Boy and the making of his video for his latest coon carol "Yahhh". I sat in my living room in total disbelief at what I was subjecting myself to. It woulda been hilarious if it wasn't so effing sad. The ignance and idiodicy was much too much to bear, but I stuck it out in order to see the disasterpiece video at the end. After watching it I was reminded why I watch VH1 Soul. Normally I wouldn't subject everyone to this wackery, but I suffered through it, so it's only fair that y'all do, too.

Throw some D's on his report card? Wow. Just wow. And parents, just so you know, the lyrics of the unedited version of this song say "Yahhh, bitch! Yahhh!" and "Get out my face, ho." So if you ever hear your kids singing this song please check them right then and there. Before I have to.

Speaking of parents, where are the parents who threw this sweet sixteen party so that I can beat them Ike Turner style? When I first started watching this madness I thought it was some sort of hoodtastic stripper show. Then halfway through the clip a title came on the screen saying that it was a sweet sixteen. Swing low sweet chariot and carry me home.

Between the bacchanalian booty shaking and funk-nastiness of this video I am spent. And this is just one video of hundreds of thousands if not millions, folks. Perform the most random keyword searches on YouTube and countless underage young black girls can be seen bending over, stooping down, making it clap or otherwise dropping it like it's hot to a beat in barely there clothing. It's so not cute and there's no question that it is sad and pathetic.

Seeing stuff like this makes me glad that I don't have children. However, I do have young cousins and children of friends in my life and seeing crap like the above examples on my television and on the internet makes my blood boil. I'm so disgusted that I don't know what to do. Seriously.

Labels: Not A Good Look, On My Mind, Real Issues, Stop The Madness

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Friday, January 04, 2008

Butta On...It's Friday And I Feel Like Bustin' Loose

Creole in DC inspired this post. This one goes out to my D.C. folks.

Chuck Brown and "Bustin' Loose" are classic like Coca-Cola.

Labels: Music To My Ears

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Butta On...Go Obama!

Wow. Just WOW.

Go O!

Barack Obama, a Black man, could be the next president of the United States. Like for real. Change is coming? More like change is here. Go Team Obama!

Labels: Real Issues

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Thursday, January 03, 2008

Butta On...Check Out My Van Hunt And Gordon Chambers Videos

I am so behind on posting my concert videos to my YouTube channel that it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. I was keeping on top of them for a good minute, but now I've somehow managed to amass over 50 clips to edit and post online. I'm gonna try to upload as much as I can over the next few days and this weekend because with five more concerts on the calendar in the next couple weeks plus my trip to the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival at the end of the month, I'm on target to have 50 more! Jesus be a personal assistant.

At any rate, here are the first ones from my archive that I uploaded last night.

I went to see Van Hunt in late October at the Black Cat and he turned that mutha out. Although I had seen him do an acoustic set at a bookstore a few years ago, this was my first time seeing him in concert and he is phenomenal on stage. His music covers so many genres and his live show showcases his musical dexterity. I'm beyond salty that his new CD is currently in limbo because he is without a label home, but hopefully it will get salvaged and somehow released. His new cuts that he performed at the show are the hotness and it would be a pity for them to never get heard. Here he is performing an old blues cut, "Mama's Got the Wagon":

More Van Hunt videos:
"Nothin' In My Puddin'"
"Turn My T.V. On"
"Her December"
"Southern Shade"
"Dust"
"Hold My Hand"
"Down Here In Hell With You"

For more footage (with admittedly better sound quality), check out Vivrant Thang's blog for her Van Hunt coverage.

The next set of videos I uploaded last night were from a private performance that Gordon Chambers did last April. I have his most recent CD, Love Stories, but I haven't been able to really get into it yet. However, after watching these clips, I want to go back and revisit it now. He has quite a flair for the dramatic, no? Here he is performing "I Wish I Was In Love":

More Gordon Chambers videos:
"By Your Side"
"Get To Know You"

OK, that's it for now. Forty-something more videos to go. LAWD!

To always stay in my video loop, be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Labels: Concert Connection, Music To My Ears

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Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Butta On...Jill Scott Sighting!

Last night I kicked the new year off right by seeing Eric Roberson in concert in Philadelphia at World Cafe Live. Great show as per usual, but the biggest highlight of the night was seeing Jill Scott afterward in the lobby. I had a sneaking suspicion that Jilly from Philly was gonna be in the house because Erro's opening act was none other then CHINAHBLAC who is one of Jill's current background singers.

Lo and behold, after the concert my sista in soul, Vivrant Thang, came to get me while I was chatting with another sista in soul, Sweetlocs, who I finally met in person for the first time, to tell me that Jill was there! So I wrapped things up with Sweets and proceeded to step into the lobby area. Vivrant discreetly pointed in the direction of where Jill was, but I couldn't spot her for the life of me. I was there looking for the on-stage version of Jill complete with big hair, full makeup and a funky-glam outfit. I was looking hard, y'all, and was like 'where is she??' while giving Vivrant the side-eye. LOL

Then I saw her. It was the smile that gave her away. Jill was dressed down in a black coat, jeans and a hat that covered her lovely locks, but you could spot that radiant smile a country mile away. She looked like she was having a chill time chatting with her peeps after the show and there were a few people hovering about trying to get autographs, photos and what not. At the moment that I was trying to figure out how to approach, Erro came out from the backstage area and my focus turned to him. Vivrant and I dapped him up for another fantastic show, and, of course, I had to get my photo op in:

See Jill in the background? OK, maybe that's not the best photo to see Jilly but after Erro finished chatting with us he went over to speak to her and I managed to get some candid flicks while they were talking:

Eric Roberson & Jill Scott, January 2008

Not the best photos, but, hey, I never said I was a photographer. Seconds later Jill left the lobby so I didn't get a chance to meet her or take a photo with her myself. Insert sad face here. But I was just happy to have been within feet of such an amazing woman.

As much as I would have loved to hang around some more after the show, Vivrant and I did have a two-hour drive home ahead of us so we bid farewell to World Cafe Live and walked to the car. As we sat in the whip warming it up, who do we see walking to their car but Jill and a friend! I just had to say something this time since I missed my opportunity inside. I decided against jumping out of the car and running up on her and professing my love. That might not have gone over very well. So instead I rolled down the window and right as she passed by the car I said "Hi Jill! Love your music! We'll be seeing you in March!" (Yeah, I turned into a total fan, but this is Jill Scott we're talking about her. I love she!) Vivrant said a few words as well and Jill smiled that smile again, waved, and gave us a thumbs up as she kept walking. That fleeting moment was enough for me for now. Seeing Jill was definitely the cherry on top of a wonderful night.

Labels: Butta About Town, Celebrity Encounters

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Butta On...Happy New Year!

I'm a day late on the Happy New Year greetings, but I'll blame it on being sick. Yes, I rang in 2008 with a cold that has had me laid up since last Friday. But thankfully I'm slowly and surely getting better, and I'm gonna be just fine like the Mary J. Blige track. Speaking of MJB, Growing Pains is the bomb! Love. It.

And you know what else I love? All of y'all who still visit my blog despite my lack of writing diddly squat over here. I'm thankful that you all are still riding with a sista. I promise to do better in 2008, not just on my blog but in all areas of my life. There are a few things I ~~want~~ need in '08 (new job, new car, new body, new love to name a few), and I truly believe in these words that Andy said in The Shawshank Redemption: "Get busy living, or get busy dying." Needless to say, it's time for me to get busy living, which I actually have been doing over the past year, but it's time to take things to the next level both personally and professionally.

So that's where I am right now. Although I'm not making any specific resolutions, I'm looking forward to all things great in 2008.

OK, I need some DayQuil now. *cough* *hack*

Labels: On My Grind, On My Mind

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Butta On...Baby Hair Pumpin', Lip Gloss Is Shinin'

On all that is good and holy, will somebody please tell ~~Madame~~ Vivica Fox that she is way too old for baby hair!! Even that brotha in the back is silently praying for her deliverance.

Labels: Not A Good Look, Picture Me Rolling, Stop The Madness

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Monday, December 10, 2007

Butta On...Tom Hanks Looks Nothing Like Charlie Wilson

I'm sure everyone has seen previews or commercials for the new film Charlie Wilson's War, which is hitting theaters soon. Call me crazy, but the star of the film, Tom Hanks, looks absolutely nothing like Charlie "Last Name" Wilson. I mean, this movie is about the Gap Band's song "You Dropped A Bomb On Me," right?

Labels: Picture Me Rolling

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Butta On... Jill Scott Is The Real Thing On Video

If you visited SoulBounce.com or JillScott.com over the weekend, then you may have seen some videos of Jill Scott in concert shot by none other than yours truly on both sites. It's no secret that I posted it on the Bounce, but imagine my surprise when I went to Jill's site last night and saw my little videos on there in all their bootleg glory.

A little back story about the videos: I saw Jill in early November at the Bailey's Get Together concert series in Baltimore at Rams Head Live. The event was free, but you had RSVP to Baileys and even then you weren't guaranteed admission. Going into the event, my concert road dawg, Vivrant Thang, and I knew that it was either gonna be hit or miss driving to Bmore that night. Luckily for us it was a hit, and, after standing in line outside in the cold for half an hour, we got in only to stand inside waiting for another hour. (The things you do for the love of Jill Scott, I tell you.) There were drink samples courtesy of Baileys, a very entertaining dancing photographer and a DJ playing a litany of old school jams.

That was all well and good, but everyone came there to bask in the glory of Jill. And when she finally took to the stage, that's precisely what we did. She looked fantastic and sounded even better. She eased back and forth between her new material and old favorites, and the audience sang every song right along with her. We thought that Jill was only going to do a handful of songs since it was a free show and all, but she gave us a bonafide almost two-hour set. She kicked booty up there.

And I would have loved to show you evidence, but the camera nazis were out in full effect at the show. You couldn't even take a camera phone picture before they pounced on you to tell you to put your stuff away. So even though I was in prime position up front and had my equipment handy, no dice. But I enjoyed the concert regardless of not being about to bring any of it home with me, though. Well, up until that point, that is.

So after Jill's encore, we walked out of the first door to leave. By the time we passed by the second door she was back on stage. Needless to say, we stepped back in to see what was going on. Instead of going back up front, we posted up behind the sound and lighting boards. And after a quick glance around we saw that there were no camera nazis in the general vicinity. Woo hoo! Our cameras came out with the quickness but on the sneak tip, of course. And that's when I shot the videos below. My cam was hidden so I couldn't see what I was filming half the time and it's quite evident once you peep the videos. But despite the video itself being janky, you can hear Jill quite clearly and she sounds awesome. I didn't catch the name of the song but by the time you finish watching part two below, you'll be singing right along.

Jill Scott will be going on her real concert tour in 2008 and tickets are on sale now for various locations across the country. I strongly urge you to go see her when she comes to your city. She is truly the real thing in stereo (and video if you can get it).

Labels: Concert Connection, Music To My Ears

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Saturday, December 08, 2007

Butta On...In This Week's SoulBounce: Maxwell, MC Lyte, Van Hunt, Mary J. Blige Vs. Beyonce And More

Here are links to the pieces that I wrote this week over there on SoulBounce.com:

Experience Jill Scott's 'Real Thing' On Tour

New Videos From Pikahsso, W. Ellington Felton, And Protoman

Could This Be A New Maxwell Lyric?

Wyclef's Powerful 'Fast Car'

BlogBeat: Rahsaan Patterson's Path

Morning Soul: Get On The Good Foot

Raheen DeVaughn's 'Love Behind the Melody' Cover Art And Tracklist

Diggin' In The Crates: Remember When Hootie Tried Neo-Soul?

Hark The Soul-Poll Needs Your Vote

Carlos "Patato" Valdes (1926-2007)

Morning Soul: Don't Stop The Body Rock

MC Lyte Back With A New Group And Song

Amanda Diva Is 'Supa-Woman'

Van Hunt Parts Ways With Label, Next CD Suddenly In Limbo

Wonder-Full Comes To San Francisco This Saturday

Morning Soul: They Got The Hot Music

Watch Wyclef On VH1 Soul's 'Soulstage' Tonight

Soul Fashioned Face-Off: Who Owned The Green Carpet?

Louie Vega Talks About Luisito Quintero

BlogBeat: The Personality And Potency Of Van Hunt

Amy Winehouse Gets Edged Out Of Another Video

Your Weekly Good Tidings Of Musical Joy

Morning Soul: Them Divas Are Proper!

New 'Boondocks' Hip-Hop Dock Trine Two Mixtape Coming Soon

Soul Fashioned Face-Off: Divas Do D.C. Edition

Mary J. Blige Meets Grace Jones Tonight In D.C.

Morning Soul: Blame It On The Boogie

What a week we had at SoulBounce! If you think that I posted a gang of entries, you should see what nOva and ill Mami came with. We definitely stepped our collective efforts up and in addition to the above links, don't miss our two cents about the Grammy nominations, a head nod in J*Davey's direction, a side-eye at Lily Allen and hopefully the first and last time we post a track by 50 Cent on SoulBounce.

Labels: Music To My Ears, SoulBounce

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Friday, December 07, 2007

Butta On...It's A SoulBounce Christmas

Short of posting a photo of Boris Kodjoe or Lamman Rucker with a big red bow tied around them (and little else), I thought that the photo above would grab everyone's attention. I just wanted to let folks know that SoulBounce is currently celebrating Christmas in grand style with a couple of things that may be of interest.

We are having our First Annual Christmas Giveaway and entrants have the chance to win FIVE fabulous and soulful prizes! Click here for details and be sure to tell your friends! But hurry up because the deadline to enter is on Tuesday, December 11th @ 11:59 PM.

Also on tap at SB is our Christmas-themed Soul-Poll. A link for this was tucked away in my mile-long SoulBounce update last week, so you may have missed it. However, if you click here you can go and listen then choose your favorite classic soul Christmas song in a battle royale between Donny Hathaway, Jackson 5, Nat King Cole and The Temptations. The Soul-Poll is running through December 23rd and the best song as chosen by the public will be revealed on Christmas Eve.

Happy holidays, everyone!

Labels: SoulBounce

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Thursday, December 06, 2007

Butta On...Takin' It Back Thursday: It's A Big Daddy Kane Thing

I'm doing something a little different this Takin' It Back Thursday. Instead of posting a classic old school music video I'm gonna post videos of a classic old school artist. And if you couldn't tell by the title of this post the artist I'm taking it back with today is Big Daddy Kane. I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Kane--with his fine self I might add--perform alongside MC Lyte, Mad Skills and The Roots at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors tour when it flowed through Baltimore a few months ago, and I'm just now getting around to uploading my videos to YouTube. Lawd have mercy this isn't an easy task, but it is so worth it to relive these few moments that I was able to catch on tape. The concert was ridiculous. I can honestly say that it's one of the BEST CONCERTS I'VE EVER BEEN TO IN MY LIFE. Real talk. But enough talking on my part, here is the recorded evidence:

"Set It Off"

"I Get the Job Done"

"Smooth Operator"

Y'all heard him say "my sex in the bomb plus I'm hung like Saddam," right? Have mercy! Let me find out. No, really, let me find out. LOL

"The Symphony"

Labels: Beautious Maximus, Concert Connection, Music To My Ears, Takin' It Back Thursday

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Saturday, December 01, 2007

Butta On...In This Week's SoulBounce: Tweet, Marsha Ambrosius, Snoop Dogg, The Best Classic Soul Christmas Song And More

Here are links to the pieces that I wrote this week over there on SoulBounce.com:

World AIDS Day 2007

New Videos From Jaheim, Murs, And Tanya Morgan

Tweet Talks

Okayplayer Music Award Nominations Announced

Morning Soul: Booming Like An 808

Tamia Returns From Maternity Leave With Video For 'Almost'

Mary J. TV Comes To YouTube

Marsha Ambrosius Declares That 'Neo Soul Is Dead'

Morning Soul: Full Of Smoke

Fuse Takes A Closer Look At Some Classic Hip-Hop Videos

Find Your Solemates In Chicago

Snoop Dogg Channels The Early '80s In New Video

BlogBeat: Alicia Keys Needs To Spice It Up

Inside The Rapper's Studio With Miss Info And Ghostface Killah

SOUL-POLL: What Is The Best Classic Soul Christmas Song?

Morning Soul: Let The Music Play

'Floatin' With Stacy Epps

Waxploitation Takes Up Some 'Causes'

In Case You Have Any Money Left Over From Black Friday And Cyber Monday

Morning Soul: Don't Change For Musiq

Morning Soul: Any Old Music Will Do

And since I took a little break over here, these are the links to last week's SoulBounce pieces that may be of interest:

Alicia Keys Breaks Records With 'As I Am'