soulbounce.com - 9/3/2008
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a nostalgia-induced stupor the other day, I stumbled upon the song
"Freedom" while clicking around YouTube. I mean, I remember the song
itself but seeing the sheer number of sucessful black women rappers and
singers and musicians moved me. It struck me that one of the reasons I
was so moved ...
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afrobella —
... has a great post about Michelle Obama and sexism, and Stereohyped covered the Maury Povichesque drama surrounding Republican VP pick Sarah Palin, and asked the question — could you just imagine if this were happening in the Obama family? I can think of at least two or three “newscasters” whose heads might explode. Opinion based news is killing me these days, I tell ya.
Two recent posts at Soulbounce got me in the mood for musing —
Five Reasons why Freedom is Impossible Today highlights why Freedom, one of my favorite old ...
What's the Most Played-Out Trend in Hip Hop and R&B Right Now?
SOULBOUNCE.COM —
... discourse about music or provide you with a platform to just poke a little good-natured fun. Today's poll would be the latter. If forced to choose, what would you consider the most played-out trend in Hip Hop and R&B right now? We're not talking about the stuff we've been railing against for the past 5 or 10 years, just the recent things that already seem to be peaking. The choices follow after the bounce. Again, we're doing this one for kicks and giggles. ...
Diggin' In Shanice's Crates
SOULBOUNCE.COM —
... here recently, and is hard at work on her next project. Inspired by Ro's post, we decided to check out the 1995 Panther motion picture soundtrack, where Shanice and the group Female laid down their take on the 1970 Gladys Knight & the Pips classic " ...
When Bad Performances Happen to Good Causes
SOULBOUNCE.COM —
... After reading about this in the comments section on the "Freedom" post last week, I would be remiss not to mention the song "Just Stand Up!" It stands as a ...
Stand Up! We're Not the Only Ones Disgusted with the Lack of Women in Hip-Hop
SOULBOUNCE.COM —
... voicing for a while now. Over at Jezebel there is post that raises the question "Doesn't Anyone Miss Having Ladies in Hip-Hop?" (Obvious, short answer: yes.) In it the author voices concern about the decline of women's access to a genre that once wasn't such "boys club." There is also a mention of a ...
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