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Legend Teena Marie dies at 54; Rest In Peace Lady T

Mary Christine Brockert known to the world as Teena Marie passed away earlier today at the age of 54. News of her passing has been confirmed by major news outlets in the United States such as the...

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Marsha Ambrosius’‘Far Away’ video shows “how much hate people have for PEOPLE...

With painful, poignant and striking visuals to accompany an already emotive song, the latest video from soulful British songstress Marsha Ambrosius for “Far Away” – from her forthcoming debut solo...

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Aaliyah – Aaliyah (2001) | Return To The Classics

In 2001, a month before her untimely and tragic death, Aaliyah blessed us with her self-titled third studio album. Arguably her best album, Aaliyah was a perfect marriage of the R&B princess’...

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Star Slinger: One of UK Hip Hop’s best kept secrets?

Any fans of UK dance music might recognise this burgeoning producer and beatsmith by his Government name – Darren Williams – because Mr. Williams, although now known amongst the cool kids as Star...

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Mac Miller: Pittsburgh Emcee Kicking Incredibly Dope Sh**

Emerging Pittsburgh Hip Hop artist and the newest signee to the house that homes Wiz Khalifa (Rostrum Records), 19-year old Mac Miller has been on a steady rise over the last few years; from doling out...

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Marsha Ambrosius: From Grind To Glory | Feature

On a Wednesday night in Philly, Marsha Ambrosius is clunking around her living room with one high heel pump on and the other in her hand. Dressed in a loose-fitting striped blouse, leather shorts and...

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Gil Scott-Heron: A True Revolutionary (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011)

The iconic Gil Scott-Heron passed away on the afternoon of May 27 in New York City around 4pm EST at St. Luke’s Hospital. The loss of Scott-Heron sent a shockwave throughout the worlds of Hip Hop and...

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Remembering Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)

Michael Jackson – a name that conjures up many thoughts. Hopefully most of them should be concerned with his phenomenal music career, which eclipses most super stars of our day.  Go back to 1983,...

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Joel Culpepper: Everyone Loves An Underdog | Interview

Born and raised in South East London, Joel Culpepper has been working on his music for as long as he can remember. Hip Hop/Soul is the type of genre you would fit him in, although he gravitates more...

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Heavy D: A Legend Gone Too Soon (May 24, 1967 – Nov 8, 2011)

The legendary Dwight “Heavy D” Myers passed away on the afternoon of November 8, 2011 in Los Angeles, California around 1pm PST at an LA Hospital. The loss of Myers signaled another painful reminder...

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Raf Riley: Get Familiar

Raf Riley is crazy. In a musical sense (and only in the best possible way) this hot new producer from North London, signed to Labrinth‘s Odd Child imprint, is substantially off-kilter. Given that his...

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Happy Birthday, Aaliyah!

The late R&B icon and idol Aaliyah would have been 33 years old today. Even though it’s been 11 years since the plane accident that caused her untimely death, her musical influence is still...

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Don Cornelius: A Soul Revolutionary (Sept 27, 1936 – Feb 1, 2012)

The soul sonic force known as Don Cornelius passed away on the morning of February 1 in Sherman Oaks, CA at 4am from a self-inflicted gunshot. The loss of Cornelius sent the world into shellshock this...

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Whitney Houston: A Voice of a Generation (Aug 9, 1963 – Feb 11, 2012)

The beatific voice of a generation known as Whitney Houston passed away on the afternoon of February 11 in Beverly Hills, California at 3:55 pm PST at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The loss of Houston...

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What Do You Call It? Islands-flavoured? R&B/Hip-Hop fusion? Carib-pop?

Hi, I’m Marvin Sparks and I appreciate all types of music (generic mucho?). You can follow me on Twitter to see the madness I listen to. Some may criticise, but I’m genre-blind; it’s all about chord...

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Monday Mixtape Round-Up: Stalley, Miguel, Slum Village, Haze, Mickey Factz +...

Another Monday and another jam packed edition of our Monday Mixtape Round-Up bringing you enough audio fuel to keep you going for the rest of the week. Catch up on last week’s installment HERE and grab...

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Brotherly Love: The Return of the Hip Hop Crew

There’s an old saying that goes, “two heads are better than one.” This philosophy has translated pretty well in Hip-Hop over the years with multiple emcees and/or producers banding together – in what I...

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Comics out of the closet? DC to change character’s sexual orientation, Marvel...

As many people around the real world become more and more accepting of same-sex marriage and the LGBT lifestyle as a whole, the world of comic books seems to be following suit. In a surprising turn of...

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Obama and the homophobic black community: How we turned into sexuality rednecks

November 4, 2008. A historic date where a nation came together and broke a barrier that many felt they would never see in their lifetime. Barack Hussein Obama had defeated John McCain to become the...

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‘Hip-Hop On Trial: Hip-Hop Doesn’t Enhance Society, it Degrades It’| Event...

Oft taking up a large portion of the charts and the hearts and minds of much of the population, hip-hop has undeniably grown leaps and bounds from where it started. With an undeniable amount of power,...

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Monday Mixtape Round-Up: Flatbush Zombies, Lloyd Banks, Miguel, TNGHT + more

Another Monday brings another round-up of all the mixtapes, EP’s and album streams that made it to the ‘net over the past week. Today’s round-up includes projects from Flatbush Zombies, Mike Will Made...

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Monday Mixtape Round-Up: Iggy Azalea, Domo Genesis x The Alchemist, Dean...

As we bring in another week of new music, SoulCulture rounds up all the mixtapes, EPs and free albums released over the past week for you to catch up on. Last week saw a big heap of projects from the...

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Monday Mixtape Round-Up: Wretch 32, Melé, Slaughterhouse, Rochelle Jordan +more

Happy Monday peoples and welcome to another installment of our regular Monday Mixtape Round-Up. Once again last week saw a plethora of mixtapes, EPs, free LPs and album streams hit the ‘net and we have...

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Monday Mixtape Round-Up: Lil’ Wayne, Talib Kweli, Tinashe, Colin Munroe + more

Another week, another bumper packed edition of weekly Monday Mixtape Round-Up. The last seven days saw a of music fit for almost everyone land onto the ‘net in the form of mixtapes, EPs and album...

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Chinua Achebe was my hero. | Tribute

Chinua Achebe was my hero. As a second generation Nigerian immigrant growing up in England, role models who I could genuinely identify with were few and far between – especially in the 1980s, when it...

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#OKNotToBeOK

I’ve always been a bit melancholic, however much I smile externally. I took it as a character quirk for years and never paid it too much attention. Until the summer of 2008, when I became so miserable...

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#OKNotToBeOK: Trouble Sleeping

I know I’m not the only one with trouble resting. I’m not sleeping at night. I take naps, mostly. I see the postings on social networking at all hours in different time zones where people display their...

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#OKNotToBeOK: The Source of Depression in Artists, by Taalam Acey

If you are a depressed artist, the following may be helpful. Conversely, if you are not depressed then, I would imagine, you are either not an artist or are a fortunate exception. The old blues cliche...

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#OKNotToBeOK: My Mother, by L. Michael Gipson

On January 16, 2013 my mother committed suicide. She was 55 years old, just two months shy of her 56th birthday. The suicide was her second attempt in three months following an eleven-month illness...

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10 Classic Songs of Christmas Past: A Seasonal Soundtrack

At this wondrous time of the year, many of us worldwide become nostalgic about our youth when we looked forward to everything Santa would deliver underneath our respective Christmas trees. If you were...

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