The Urban Network Tune Towne Vol. 16 (Audio CD) - Various Artists (Case, Big Mike, Donell Jones, Ja-Rule, Raphael Saddiq, more)
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
MERRY MART: If you don't make it to Holiday Heap on Saturday, you have another chance this weekend to shop for clever crafties and great gifties at The Patterson, 3134 Eastern Ave., from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. You'll find everything from wall decor to soap. Admission is free. Go to creativealliance.org.
Soul Pitch Hustle (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Kelis announced today that she will release her next album through will.i.am Music Group / Interscope Records. Kelis has just given everyone a taste of what’s to come with the David Guetta- produced “Acapella,” which is now available on her website www.iamkelis.com . The new album features production work by some of today’s most influential...
Londonist (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
It was a sad day back in early 2007 when the news came in that Jurassic 5 were splitting after nearly 15 years together. The LA-based rap group were one of the few around who still embraced the conscious hip-hop ethos and as a result garnered accolades for their 3 albums and hi-energy live shows. Things have been quiet from the 4 MCs since the split, maybe signalling that they only really worked when...
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
"Lyin' To Myself" is the latest cut off crooner Raheem DeVaughn's upcoming album, The Love & War Masterpeace . And it's honest and soulful without any over-the-top nonsense sprinkled in that typically plagues anything dubbed R&B today. There are exceptions, of course, like Maxwell, Raphael Saadiq, and the Foreign Exchange. Anyone with a radio knows how absurd mainstream R&B has...
PinBoard (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
The Soul Train Music Awards 2009, hosted by Terrence Howard and Teraji P. Henson, was pre-recorded a few weeks ago, but aired last night on BET. It seemed everyone failed to get a live stream, but either way, we’re going to still update you on all the goodness the show offers up, including the winners [...]
SoulCulture.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Pre-recorded at the Georgia World Congress Center earlier this month but airing for the first time tonight on BET / Centric TV (9pm EST), the Soul Train Music Awards 2009 were hosted by Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson. The awards featured performances from the likes of Toni Braxton, Trey Songz, Erykah Badu, Robin Thicke, Fantasia, [...]
8/1 (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
50 Kurt Vile – Childish Prodigy 49 Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3 48 Raphael Saadiq – The Way I See It 47 Alasdair Roberts – Spoils 46 Broadcast & The Focus Group - …Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age 45 Richmond Fontaine – We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River 44 Reigning Sound – Love And Curses 43 Bruce Springsteen – Working On A Dream...
DJ Martian's Page (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
via Mitchell Stirling @ Acclaimed Music Forum Uncut Magazine - Top 50 Albums of 2009 1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion 2. Super Furry Animals – Dark Days/Light Years 3. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca 4. Bob Dylan – Together Through Life 5. Wild Beasts – Two Dancers 6. XX – The XX 7. Wilco – Wilco (The Album) 8. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest...
Hear-It-First.net (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Snoop (Left), Pharrell (Middle), X.O. (Right). This dude has been dropping hot tracks for a while now, and rolls with Black Wallstreet. Check out his new track Step Ya Game Up Featuring Pharrell, posted below. HI have been listening to him for quite a while, i’m glad to be able to reach out to this talented [...]
Music Is The Heart Of Our Soul (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
American Idol winner Fantasia has announced that she will release her new single in January, followed by her third album in March. The single release is believed to be coinciding with Fanty’s new VH1 reality show, which will document her struggles as a single mother and recording artist. Expect production from Raphael Saadiq, Midi Mafia, Missy Elliott, Rock City, Eric Hudson, and Rich King who...
Narrowcast (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
26. Trick Daddy - Thug Matrimony: Married To The Streets (Slip-N-Slide Records/Atlantic Records, 2004) Trick’s made so many good albums, but this is the one that has a perfect balance of filthy sex raps (“J.O.D.D.”), fight music (“Fuckin’ Around”), bass jams (“Down Wit Da South”), pop singles (“Sugar”) and adorably gruff inspirational songs...
Celebutopia (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
In the late 80’s/early 90’s, Raphael Saadiq was part of a well-known R&B group called Tony Toni Tone and had a string of popular hits including, “If I Had No Loot”, “Anniversary”, and “It Never Rains In Southern California”. Towards the mid-90’s, Raphael parted with the group and started a semi-successful solo career beginning with [...]
...my own true Hollywood story.... (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Imagine that you have a time machine. Which deceased musician would you most want to travel back in time to watch perform live? Submitted By crazyprotein View 123 Answers AMADEUS!!! But tonight I saw Raphael Saadiq LIVE... and his show is kind of like time in a bottle too... but infused with genius and not at all like a 60s cover band, he has the gift to make it NEW and vibrant and real and his sidemen...
BmoreFab! (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
R&B crooner and one of my favorites, Raphael Saadiq will be performing at Rams Head Live (20 Market Place) on December 6th. This is a perfect for a girls night [...] Find out more on Bmore Fab!
The Liberators of Hip Hop (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Gogoluver I know this has been mentioned for a while now but New York hip hop has been dead for some time now. Fabolous' music has gone way down the drain to the point of return. Cory Gunz was on the classic XXL Freshmen cover but is just as important to the industry right now as his fellow classmate Ace Hood. Let us not even get on Charles Hamilton... Okay, but possibly Skyzoo could be the Savior...
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soulfullvibes | 06/10/2008
Following two highly successful albums with her husband, Kenny Lattimore , Grammy nominee Chante Moore returns with her long awaited first solo CD in nearly a decade, Love The Woman, due June 17th on Peak Records.
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