Category Archives: Soul

Live Aid (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Live Aid (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

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Live Aid (Warner Strategic Marketing-2004) It’s been said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. There is no better example of this than the agonizingly sixteen-hour-long Live Aid broadcast on July 13, 1985 (now available on DVD). The official excuse for the concert was to raise money to feed the starving people … Continue reading →

Rob Thomas – This is How a Solo Album Breaks
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Rob Thomas – This is How a Solo Album Breaks

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rob thomas this is how a solo album breaks by jay s. jacobs Rob Thomas is still kind of surprised that he is a rock star.  Somewhere in the back of his mind, he’s still an Army brat who grew up in such thriving metropolises as Turbeville, Lake City and Columbia, South Carolina.  As a … Continue reading →

Brandy-The Best of Brandy (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Brandy-The Best of Brandy (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Brandy–The Best of Brandy (Atlantic) Actress and singer Brandy has grown up before our eyes, going from a sitcom daughter (on Thea and later her own hit Moesha) to a star on the radio. Her music has always been a savvy construction of dance beats and soft ballads; enjoyable enough to get you to sort of overlook the fact … Continue reading →

Jamie Foxx – What’d He Say?
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Jamie Foxx – What’d He Say?

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Jamie Foxx What’d He Say? By Brad Balfour With the incredible buzz about the Ray Charles bio pic, Ray, comedian Jamie Foxx’s work has been hailed as a Best Actor Oscar shoo-in even though he’s also nominated for his work in Collateral). And that’s no joke; this former Texan has made the transition from TV funny man (In Living Color/The … Continue reading →

Brooke Valentine – Gold Chain
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Brooke Valentine – Gold Chain

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Brooke Valentine Gold Chain by Abraham Kuranga It’s almost every little girl’s dream to become a shining star.  For Houston, Texas native Brooke Valentine, that fantasy is coming true.  With her soon-to-be-released debut, Chain Letter, Valentine has made her way to the stage and has no immediate plans of getting off.  “To me, everyday is Valentine’s Day,” she says.  “I’m … Continue reading →

Boyz II Men – Throwback (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Boyz II Men – Throwback (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Boyz II Men – Throwback (Koch) Boyz II Men defined the decade of the 90’s with their sinless R&B harmonies and pure pop appeal. With hits such as “On Bended Knee,” “Motownphilly,” “End of the Road” and “I’ll Make Love to You,” Boyz II Men will go down in history has one of the greatest vocal groups of all time. They cemented … Continue reading →

Ray (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Ray (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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RAY (2004) Starring Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix, Bokeem Woodbine, Aunjanue Ellis, Sharon Warren, C.J. Sanders, Curtis Armstrong, Richard Schiff, Larenz Tate, Terrence Howard, David Krumholtz and Wendell Pierce. Screenplay by James L. White. Directed by Taylor Hackford. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 152 minutes. Rated PG-13. Ray Charles is a … Continue reading →

Raphael Saadiq – The Return of Ray Ray
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Raphael Saadiq – The Return of Ray Ray

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Raphael Saadiq The Return of Ray Ray by Abraham Kuranga Raphael Saadiq is cool.  Student Council president cool.  Zach Morris cool.  O.K. well, you get the point.  Saadiq is also extremely focused.  No stranger to success, Saadiq has reached both highs and lows, but mostly highs, with Tony! Toni! Toné! and later Lucy Pearl. Saadiq … Continue reading →

Alison Moyet – Voice (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Alison Moyet – Voice (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Alison Moyet – Voice (Sanctuary U.K.) Back in 1991, I interviewed Alison Moyet as she was releasing her third solo album HooDoo. At the time, we discussed her biggest international hit, an old-fashioned jazzy sounding cover of Billie Holiday’s “That Ole Devil Called Love.” Although the song topped the charts in most countries outside of the United … Continue reading →

Toby Lightman – Devils and an Angel
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Toby Lightman – Devils and an Angel

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Toby Lightman Devils and an Angel by Jay S. Jacobs The music biz is always hungrily searching for the next big thing. They’re trying to find an artist that has the talent and the vibe and the chops to make a huge splash in the choppy waters of popular culture. It should be someone who has … Continue reading →