Neo Soul News Changes………….
Hi My name is Cynthia. Me and my homegirl are college students
We are lovers of Neo Soul music. We have been big followers of many of the blogs we re posted here. And one of my longtime mentors encouraged me to setup a site and test things out. I knew from go I didnt have the steady time to add the great content I found and instead of trying to reprint great blogs or copy their greatness I tought it would be cool to have a site where every now and then I blog.
Unfortunately some people have taken offense to linking to their blogs so I am discontinuing in this manner. And apologizing to any blogger or web owner in general who took offense.
However I do have faith in this site to deliver its own vibe and I am currently discussing some partnerships to make that happen.
Hang in there with us. And thank you for your patience.
COLIN MUNROE INTERVIEW
“I’m of the opinion - especially in this day and age - that having a record in the marketplace doesn’t mean anything if the right pieces aren’t in place.” - the unsung hero increasingly known as Colin Munroe tells SoulCulture.
Influenced by a range of artists including Lewis Taylor, the Beatles, Slum Village, Stevie Wonder and [...]
Review: Cadillac Records
Somewhere within the desperation, excitement, misery and sheer exuberance of the musical/financial enterprise which was Chess Records lies the momentous turning point in the history of popular music when Chuck Berry was said to have ‘integrated the airwaves,’ literally turning thousands of white suburban teens into addicts of what was in the 1950’s still considered [...]
REVIEW: THRILLER LIVE
Certain musicians should, nay, must have musicals written about them. Michael Jackson is undoubtedly one of these artists.
Queen and Abba have highly successful musicals written about them and it seems natural that someone larger than life like the King of Pop would have one written about him.
The material is certainly there in the sense of [...]
SoulCulture:TV - Girl Sh*t (Part 5)
Welcome to the final part of Girl Sh*t (The Valentines Day Confessions) presented to you by http://SoulCulture.co.uk
Click n play as soul virtuosos Eric Roberson, Raphael Saadiq, Jesse Boykins III, Peter Hadar, Alain Clark and Geno Young let us know what their Valentines day soundtrack would be.
SoulCulture:TV - Girl Sh*t (Part 4)
Welcome to part four of ‘Girl Sh*t’ (The Valentine’s Day Confessions) presented to you by http://SoulCulture.co.uk
Click n play as soul virtuosos Eric Roberson, Raphael Saadiq, Jesse Boykins III, Peter Hadar, Alain Clark and Geno Young let us know what their ideal date would involve.
Keep your eyes out for part 5…
SoulCulture:TV - Girl Sh*t (Part 3)
Welcome to part three of Girl Sh*t (The Valentines Day Confessions) presented to you by http://SoulCulture.co.uk
Click n play as soul virtuosos Eric Roberson, Raphael Saadiq, Jesse Boykins III, Peter Hadar, Alain Clark and Geno Young let us know who their ideal date would be.
Keep your eyes out for parts 4 & 5
SoulCulture:TV - Girl Sh*t (Part 2)
Welcome to part two of ‘Girl Sh*t’ (The Valentine’s Day Confessions) presented to you by http://SoulCulture.co.uk
Click n play as soul virtuosos Eric Roberson, Raphael Saadiq, Jesse Boykins III, Peter Hadar, Alain Clark and Geno Young recall the most romantic thing they have done for a partner.
Keep your eyes out for parts 3-5…
The Next Houvement
well.
i looked at my watch.
and apparently i still have some cred round these parts.
whenever the opportunity arises i am more than happy to
do my part when it comes to putting people on to a certain act
that they otherwise might not be too privy of.
unlike my pre internet ravings in the press about d’angelo, erykah, and jill.
and my religion created especially for slum village.
and the list goes on and on and on for the likes of little brother, sa-ra, j’davey, tonya morgan, esperanza, and the gaspers of all gaspers solange.
well. time to roll out the barrel yet again (i’m slightly late because frank featured them in “rappers i know ahmir won’t bandwagon until it’s too late” section)
i dont wanna make all that a big deal about them. i simply wanna give you a chance to “in” yourself on the bottom flo.
ladies and gentleman: *drumroll*
HISD
Scottie Spitten
Spitten King
Lenoge
King Midas
again. despite the path that my career took my personal taste still gravitates to the basic meat and potatoes in hip hop.
chop a lil somethin
spit something ill.
rinse.
repeat.
enjoy.
*DEAD*
most hip hop purists love to debate the day that changed hip hop forever.
i’ve heard Raising Hell changed the game cause it caught the attention of the white dollar
i’ve heard Licensed To Ill changed the game cause white people caught the attention of the black dollar.
i’ve heard that Please Hammer Dont Hurt Em changed the game cause it caught the attention of radio.
i’ve heard that The Chronic changed the game cause it caught the attention of critics.
i’ve heard Ready To Die changed the game cause it caught the attention of pretty much every credible mc that followed in its footsteps ever since (”hey nas”….”hello brooklyn”)
well that “almost” didn’t happen.
i just got my hands on the original mastered version of RTD and i have to say. that as a business man? Puff knew what the hell he was doing.
now granted to my stubborn ears back in 94 i was crying “the f@#$ is this wanna be Chronic, chicks singing RNB mess, played out loops slowed down shit?!”—-i mean Big was killing it. but i always wondered why “Big Poppa” couldn’t go a step further with a more obscure loop than the now overdone “Between The Sheets”—
it would take me 15 years of dj’n to figure that one out.
the discoveries i made on the OG ready to die sorta make me think like the scenario michael and quincy went with once they tweeked the mess outta Thriller. and just like that album i can see a refreshing difference it makes once you trim the fat.
not to say that the fat they cut was all the way disposable….
there are some gems throughout.
“but i understand”
-chris rock.
enjoy the OG version of “Machine Gun Funk” produced by Primo
Twelve Bars Of Love
When I first found out about Twelve Bar they were these ill tee-shirts with there hearts logo on them, they have gone from some tee’s to everything you need! In this video Nick Jackson who is one of the co- founders explains to us where there clever name comes from as-well as showing us what to expect from them this season.
Twelve Bar 1 from stay dougie on Vimeo.
see more Twelve Bar after the jump…. (more…)
Bang Bang Bitch’s
Hello one and all this is Lebeam, I will be posting up some stuff for the ladies from time to time. Lets begin with what Madonna wore the other night 
They are the Laurence Decade designed Karl Lagerfeld inspired Chanel heel
These are some killer heels!
Mos Def In Your Neighborhood Boneyard With Stussy
I was chillin with my boy MOS DEF backstage at the hip-hop honers and got a chance to chop it up about what hes been rockin lately. Here’s the video
mos def boneyards from stay dougie on Vimeo.
you can check some of the Neighborhood,Boneyard, Stussy calabos after the jump…. (more…)
New 5th Ave. Armani Store
As Armani Jeans Ambassador (cough, cough) I got the chance to attend the opening of the new Armani store in NYC. The architect is beyoooooonddd amazing! I also included a link of some professional ones too….http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/23/armani-5th-avenue-by-massimiliano-doriana-fuksas-architects/
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