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Edward T. Bowser

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Founder of SoulInStereo.com | Deputy Director of Communications at City of Birmingham | "Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have." - James Baldwin

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Incredible match

19.10.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fun fact: I wish I could have interviewed Fred Rogers. He fascinates me.

The world desperately needs a Fred Rogers these days.

18.10.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not surprised that a bunch of privileged weirdos were being racist in the group chat.

I'm surprised our alleged leaders are defending them.

Actually, no I'm not.

16.10.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ma’am. I can’t.

14.10.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Unbelievable

14.10.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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When your music is this transformative, this stirring, this groundbreaking, you only needed three albums to become a legend.

RIP D'Angelo. Cancer will never silence your voice.

14.10.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Convo with Jeff Pearlman, Author of Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur SoulInStereo.com has been the home of many debates and hot takes about the career of Tupac Shakur, but there’s always been one point that’s undeniable: 2pac is the most influential rapp…

Can't wait for y'all to check out Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur, which drops later this month. Author Jeff Pearlman shares hidden Pac gems, the relevance of All Eyez on Me & how much the world needs his revolutionary voice.

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09.10.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I lived through Lil Kim vs Foxy Brown. Cardi vs Nicki is light work.

01.10.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So I hear one of these lil' websites y'all like said a 2-star Young Thug mixtape is one of the greatest albums of all time – better than Lauryn, Outkast, Jay, BIG, Kendrick, all of 'em.

Please visit SoulInStereo.com for rap convos that make sense. Say no to clickbait.

30.09.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a mascot is wearing a baseball cap and covering his face . ALT: a mascot is wearing a baseball cap and covering his face .
30.09.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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12 of R&B & Hip-Hop’s Best Posthumous Albums I’ve said it many times on this site over the past year, but God bless Nas and Mass Appeal Records. Not only have they delivered some of the best records of 2025, it’s given veterans li…

Posthumous albums often are red flags for flags but, when done well, they're way more than rushed cash grabs.

Check out 12 releases that keep artists' legacies strong.

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30.09.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Bad Bunny's songs aren't in English, how are we gonna enjoy this?'

Young Thug has been rapping in Klingon for a decade what's the difference?

29.09.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Do I like Bad Bunny's music? No.

Is he worthy of a Super Bowl spot? Yes.

He's one of the most successful artists on the planet, he puts on a decent show, & has big hits. Plus it will make the racists mad so LOL.

This ain't for me but it will resonate w/ millions & that's cool.

29.09.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Album Review: Lady Wray, Cover Girl Lady Wray Cover Girl (to be released September 25, 2025) If it’s one thing many music fans hate, it’s growth. Now before you unleash the hate speech in the comment sections, let the R&B OG expl…

Lady Wray is all about evolution, and she may have reached her final form with Cover Girl, an incredible celebration of throwback soul and gospel flair. Don't miss one of the year's best R&B releases.

28.09.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Album Review: Mariah Carey, Here For It All Mariah Carey Here for It All (released September 26, 2025) I have a love/hate relationship with the modern legacy of Mariah Carey. On one hand, I love that she’s one of R&B’s most e…

I can't shake the feeling that we've heard many of these songs before – and done way better – but when Mariah finds her groove Here For It All entertains.

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26.09.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Album Review: Cardi B, Am I The Drama Cardi B Am I The Drama? (released September 19, 2025) Don’t call this a comeback because Cardi has been here for years. Literally. I mean, almost daily. True, it’s been seven years since Cardi B’s …

I really don't care about which football player Cardi B is having children with or what rapper she's mad at today. I only have one question – is the music good?
The answer? ...It's aight. Am I The Drama review via #SoulInStereo

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19.09.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine demeaning experienced employees with multiple degrees as "DEI hires" when you still haven't mastered "their" and "they're."

16.09.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ranking the Best Killer Mike and Run the Jewels Albums A funny thing happened as we transitioned from the 2010s until the 2020s – Killer Mike quietly became one of the greatest rappers of the modern era. I won’t go into all the details here, I dr…

Awhile back, I realized that Killer Mike quietly has amassed one of the best discographies in recent hip-hop history. From RTJ to his solo run, he always hits.

Let's go through his entire run and prove it.

04.09.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ranking the best MCU, Marvel Netflix and Disney+ Villains (Updated through 2025’s Fantastic Four: First Steps!) A couple of years back, not long after the release of Spider-Man No Way Home and Hawkeye, I got the insane idea to rank every villain in …

It's been awhile, so let's UPDATE our MCU villain ranking! 90+ bad guys across film, Disney+ and Netflix. #SoulinStereo

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02.09.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ranking the Best Johnny Gill Albums So, I’ve ranked Gerald Levert’s albums. And OF COURSE I’ve ranked King Keef Sweat’s discography. But it recently occurred to me that I never gave the G of LSG his due. Johnn…

I already looked at Gerald and King Keef, so let's celebrate the G in LSG. Johnny Gill has one of the most renowned voices in R&B and he has several albums y'all slept on. Let's revisit and rank his entire solo run (with a surprise or two)

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29.08.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Album Review: Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele 2 Ghostface Killah Supreme Clientele 2 (released August 22, 2025) Sequel albums are a gift and a curse. And I mean that literally – look at Jay Z’s Blueprint 2, for example. In terms of music, attemp…

The #SummerofSpitters continues with another AOTY contender! No, #SupremeClientele2 isn't on the level of SC1, but it's probably Ghostface Killah's best album in 2 decades.

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26.08.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine if Jay sued Nas over 'Ether.'

"Your honor, he called me a ... Tae Bo Ho..."

13.08.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Classic or Cap? Did These Deserve 5 Mics from The Source?: PART 2
YouTube video by Soul In Stereo Classic or Cap? Did These Deserve 5 Mics from The Source?: PART 2

Classic or cap? Did these albums deserve five mics from The Source PART TWO.

Time to spit truths!

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04.08.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner was the cool older brother we all wish we had.

That's why this feels like losing a family member.

RIP to the Gordon Gartrell guru. This one really hurts.

21.07.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The best thing social media did was give some of y'all a platform.

The worst thing social media did was give some of y'all a platform.

16.07.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Album Review: Clipse, Let God Sort Em Out Clipse Let God Sort Em Out (released July 11, 2025) More than two decades in, and I think some of y’all are still missing the true meaning of Clipse. Yeah, we all know Pusha T and (No) Malice as th…

Clipse's legacy is about way more than coke rap. They're a morality play on wax, and #LetGodSortEm Out is high-level storytelling.

A can't miss album of the year contender. soulinstereo.com/2025/07/albu...

11.07.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

July 4 is a complicated day.

But if you love this country, you shouldn't be afraid to criticize it, to demand more from leadership and to fight for the freedoms it guarantees.

Patriotism isn't blind loyalty. It's about wanting better for everyone who calls this land home.

04.07.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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5 summer reads for urban innovators

Shout out to Bloomberg for showing love to Son of Birmingham on their summer reading list! We’re honored and humbled.

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03.07.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Best Albums of 2025 ... So Far
YouTube video by Soul In Stereo The Best Albums of 2025 ... So Far

Let's talk the best album of the year so far ... with a few new additions to my previous list. youtube.com/watch?v=-NjK...

01.07.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pardon my French but, uh,
Sometimes I get kinda
Peeved at these weak MCs

I feel like Biggie daily.

28.06.2025 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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