iPhone Daily Blog Buzz 08.29.08

FAITH EVANS & PEPA ON THE MEMOIR CIRCUIT..CONTINUE READING.. DNC '08 ERFORMANCES: J-HUD, JOHN LEGEND, STEVIE WONDER, & WILL.I.AM..CONTINUE READING SOLANGE SPEAKS ON FOX VEGAS DRAMA + BEYONCE SINGS SISTER'S PRAISE ON EARLY SHOW...CONTINUE READING NEW VIDEO: RAPHAEL SAADIQ- “LOVE THAT GIRL  Big Shake Up At Hot 107 Today… Yes We Can…Yes We Did…And We’re Going to Do It Again Come Nov. 4 Young Jeezy feat. Nas: My President Is Black From The Recession (Def Jam, 2008) As far as I know, this new track from Raphael Saadiq isn't a cover song, but it somehow manges to capture the exact tone and feel of early-60s R&B. "Ooh Girl" sounds like a perfect replica of something that The Stylistics or Smokey Robinson & The Miracles might have recorded back in the day. The song's from Saadiq's upcoming album, The Way I See It, which drops Sept. 16 via Columbia Records. On the album, Saadiq pays tribute to classic Stax and Motown-era Soul and R&B music, and the songs from it that yours truly has heard so far, like the addictive "100 Yard Dash" and the romantic "Love That Girl," sound pretty sweet. You can stream "Ooh Girl" by clicking a link below."Ooh Girl" audio (Windows Media) The California Supreme Court decides unanimously that such pregnancies amount to 'great bodily injury,' and offenders can get a more severesentence. CONTINUE READING.. DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- Despite a stadium packed far past capacity, with nearly 90,000 supporters wildly applauding nominee Barack Obama as he spoke Thursday, Republicans responded with one hand gesture: thumbs down. CONTINUE READING... Are Africans Trumping African-Americans? Today the Wall Street Journal published Jonathan Kaufman and Gary Field's piece entitled "Black in a New Light". An interesting examination of the social and professional momentum among Africans [and yes, I mean the Continent].  The article poses the questions:  Are Africans making more headway here in the States?  And do Africans consider black Americans lazy and race-obsessed?  You don't have to guess where all of this started. Right. Obama, our half-Kenyan Democratic candidate, is America's new shinning star. CONTINUE READING... R&B singer Avant has set October 28th as the release date for his self-titled Capitol Records debut. "Need U Bad" singer Jazmine Sullivan has officially picked up a spot on Maxwell's highly anticipated fall tour according to J RecordsEven though Robin Thicke has been coined a "blue-eyed-soul artist," joining the ranks of Jon B and Justin Timberlake, his blue-eyed soulness wasn't enough to get on the cover of Vibe Magazine. According Robin Thicke, the magazine has a strict policy against having "white" artists on the cover! While promoting his forthcoming album earlier this summer, an interview with Vibe went wrong.. Continue Reading... Hollywood actress Halle Berry has just been added to the multitude of celebrities appearing on the TV charity event Stand Up For Cancer. Joining fellow celebs like Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer and Carrie Underwood, Berry will present news segments on cancer research during the September 5th telecast. She also joins previously confirmed singers including Mariah Carey, Beyonce’, Rihanna, Mile..CONTINUE READING