Just when I thought they couldn’t do it any better, SoulBounce went & eclipsed their previous Mary mix by doing an all-male rendering of My Life. I’ll let them explain.

Fifteen years ago Mary J. Blige released My Life, a breakthrough album chronicling her inner struggles while catapulting her to superstardom as the Queen of Hip Hop Soul. In celebration of this milestone, we gathered nine dynamic male artists to record re-imaginings of their favorite My Life songs for Men Love Mary: A Tribute to My Life, a digital EP presented by SoulBounce. The EP is hosted by one of Bad Boy’s legendary “Hitmen,” Chucky Thompson, who was a key producer on the My Life album. Read the rest of this entry »

Uggs are called just that for a reason; they’re terribly ugly. How Kel Spencer managed to make a cool track and video from the boots is beyond me. But he does, bringing along one of R&B’s most unheralded talents, Jesse Boykins III, for a solid collaboration. Read the rest of this entry »

Rappers want to be athletes and athletes want to be rappers. Very few excel in one arena, let alone both.  But don’t tell Stalley about defying the odds A native of football hotbed Massillon, Ohio he managed to score a basketball scholarship to Michigan. After an injury derailed that dream, he decided to throw his hat in the fold for this thing we call music. Read the rest of this entry »

Ambition and determination are sure sets to get through this thing called life. And NYC’s Prophit adheres to both codes which spawned the concept behind his latest mixtape Cause When You Stop Dreaming, It’s Time To Die. Featuring choice cameos by Jesse Boykins and D-Black, join Prophit in his quest to take it to the limit. Read the rest of this entry »

Remember the sense of euphoria you had when you first heard Jamiroquai’s “Virtual Insanity?” It was like aural air conditioning complete with flying robots that served you lattes complete with a floating saucer. Now imagine all that futuristic fury harnessed into a more urban intonation without losing its chic. And there you have Jet Audio’s Stand Alone Complex.

Featuring a vast array of NYC artists (Mickey Factz, Outasight, Amanda Diva, Che Grand, etc.,) producer Jet Audio conducts his latest project like a maestro prepared to take the artform into the next millennium. Innovation awaits you. Read the rest of this entry »