Edward T. Bowser
@etbowser.bsky.social
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
So, if this is really the end, what's #JCole's legacy? I think this album gives us the answer.
#TheFallOff is far from a perfect project but the journey winds up greater than the destination
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#TheFallOff is far from a perfect project but the journey winds up greater than the destination
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Album Review: J. Cole, The Fall Off
J. Cole The Fall Off (released February 6, 2026) You can’t call yourself a legend in hip-hop without first solidifying your legacy. Look at the greats. Big Pun – a trailblazer for Latinos in hip-ho…
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February 8, 2026 at 11:20 PM
So, if this is really the end, what's #JCole's legacy? I think this album gives us the answer.
#TheFallOff is far from a perfect project but the journey winds up greater than the destination
soulinstereo.com/2026/02/albu...
#TheFallOff is far from a perfect project but the journey winds up greater than the destination
soulinstereo.com/2026/02/albu...
"But I don't understand what Bad Bunny is saying, how can I enjoy this?"
Y'all have been listening to SZA mumble for 10 years, you'll be fine.
Y'all have been listening to SZA mumble for 10 years, you'll be fine.
February 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
"But I don't understand what Bad Bunny is saying, how can I enjoy this?"
Y'all have been listening to SZA mumble for 10 years, you'll be fine.
Y'all have been listening to SZA mumble for 10 years, you'll be fine.
My grandfather. 102 years old and still the flyest in the room.
Happy birthday to my inspiration.
Happy birthday to my inspiration.
January 27, 2026 at 4:27 PM
My grandfather. 102 years old and still the flyest in the room.
Happy birthday to my inspiration.
Happy birthday to my inspiration.
If you walk into your house of worship this morning and they're silent on the suffering in our country today, LEAVE.
Jesus was a table-flipping, anti-corruption, peace-seeking radical. If your minister can't relate, Jesus ain't in there.
Jesus was a table-flipping, anti-corruption, peace-seeking radical. If your minister can't relate, Jesus ain't in there.
January 25, 2026 at 3:38 PM
If you walk into your house of worship this morning and they're silent on the suffering in our country today, LEAVE.
Jesus was a table-flipping, anti-corruption, peace-seeking radical. If your minister can't relate, Jesus ain't in there.
Jesus was a table-flipping, anti-corruption, peace-seeking radical. If your minister can't relate, Jesus ain't in there.
Despite what you'll see on these apps today, MLK was not an out-of-context quote. He was not a passive observer or watered down caricature.
January 19, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Despite what you'll see on these apps today, MLK was not an out-of-context quote. He was not a passive observer or watered down caricature.
I know it's easy to dismiss modern R&B as not as compelling as past decades, but we're halfway through the 2020s and the state of R&B is probably stronger than you realize. The 25 best R&B albums of the 2020s so far. #SoulInStereo soulinstereo.com/2026/01/the-...
The Best R&B Albums of the 2020s … So Far
Somehow, we did it. By the eternal grace of God, we’re halfway through the 2020s. And let’s be real, this half-decade has been half-ghetto so far. But let’s stick to the positives…
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January 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I know it's easy to dismiss modern R&B as not as compelling as past decades, but we're halfway through the 2020s and the state of R&B is probably stronger than you realize. The 25 best R&B albums of the 2020s so far. #SoulInStereo soulinstereo.com/2026/01/the-...
Can’t wait for the very folks who have been violating civil rights for 365 days to start posting MLK quotes 😒
January 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Can’t wait for the very folks who have been violating civil rights for 365 days to start posting MLK quotes 😒
We've seen an American murdered on camera while the gunman mocked her. The current occupant of the White House is spitting segregationist rhetoric in the face of the Civil Rights Act. I have friends – actual legal citizens of this country – afraid to walk the streets.
Y'all aren't angry enough.
Y'all aren't angry enough.
January 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
We've seen an American murdered on camera while the gunman mocked her. The current occupant of the White House is spitting segregationist rhetoric in the face of the Civil Rights Act. I have friends – actual legal citizens of this country – afraid to walk the streets.
Y'all aren't angry enough.
Y'all aren't angry enough.
If Aubrey had more than two brain cells under those braids he should really be rethinking that ICEman album title right about now.
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM
If Aubrey had more than two brain cells under those braids he should really be rethinking that ICEman album title right about now.
January 1, 2026 at 6:06 AM
First Richard Smallwood, now Clay Davis!? 2025 is acting a fool on the way out.
RIP Isiah Whitlock Jr.
RIP Isiah Whitlock Jr.
December 31, 2025 at 12:02 AM
First Richard Smallwood, now Clay Davis!? 2025 is acting a fool on the way out.
RIP Isiah Whitlock Jr.
RIP Isiah Whitlock Jr.
If you never ate Now & Laters with little bits of paper stuck to them you can't argue with me about music.
December 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If you never ate Now & Laters with little bits of paper stuck to them you can't argue with me about music.
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Yeah this is just what his communications team wants right now
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
December 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Yeah this is just what his communications team wants right now
Once a week I tell myself that I want a puppy.
Also once a week I talk myself out of it.
Also once a week I talk myself out of it.
The haters said I couldn't do it, they said raising a puppy was gonna drive me insane. And the haters were right. Honestly good call by the haters.
December 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Once a week I tell myself that I want a puppy.
Also once a week I talk myself out of it.
Also once a week I talk myself out of it.
From couples creeping at Coldplay to Young Money and Dipset down bad to whatever is going on with Jermaine Jackson's head, 2025 nearly drove me to drink. I might as well, because clearly these people are.
It's time for the annual Playa Please Awards. Watch me go off on the worst of the worst.
It's time for the annual Playa Please Awards. Watch me go off on the worst of the worst.
The 2025 Playa Please Awards: The Worst Celebrity Antics Of The Year
I don’t know about you playas, but I’m ready to put 2025 in my rear view. I can’t think of a year in my lifetime filled with more chicanery, buffoonery and downright criminal acti…
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December 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
From couples creeping at Coldplay to Young Money and Dipset down bad to whatever is going on with Jermaine Jackson's head, 2025 nearly drove me to drink. I might as well, because clearly these people are.
It's time for the annual Playa Please Awards. Watch me go off on the worst of the worst.
It's time for the annual Playa Please Awards. Watch me go off on the worst of the worst.
Live a life so undeniable that the bigots scramble – and fail – to discredit you in death.
December 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Live a life so undeniable that the bigots scramble – and fail – to discredit you in death.
2025: The year R&B began to find its voice again, legends received the spotlight they deserved and we witnessed comebacks for the ages.
I listened to *218* projects this calendar year. Here are the 50 best.
I listened to *218* projects this calendar year. Here are the 50 best.
The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Six months ago I would never think I’d make this statement, but in December 2025 I stand by it: 2025 is probably my favorite year in music since 2012. The year started out OK – a few very str…
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December 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
2025: The year R&B began to find its voice again, legends received the spotlight they deserved and we witnessed comebacks for the ages.
I listened to *218* projects this calendar year. Here are the 50 best.
I listened to *218* projects this calendar year. Here are the 50 best.
Light-Years is the hip-hop White Whale that I've been chasing for literally half my lifetime. What we got wasn't what I expected, but what we needed – a beautiful ode to hip-hop culture and the perfect way to cap off this year's Legend Has It series. soulinstereo.com/2025/12/albu...
Album Review: Nas and DJ Premier, Light-Years
Nas and DJ Premier Light-Years (released December 12, 2025) Spring 1999. It was the era Nas was supposed to go three for three. After recharting the course of rap with his debut Illmatic and cement…
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December 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Light-Years is the hip-hop White Whale that I've been chasing for literally half my lifetime. What we got wasn't what I expected, but what we needed – a beautiful ode to hip-hop culture and the perfect way to cap off this year's Legend Has It series. soulinstereo.com/2025/12/albu...
Witnessing the kids I mentored at age 10, 11 and 12 become mentors for the next generation a decade later is an amazing feeling.
Want to break generational curses? Revamp the cycle.
Want to break generational curses? Revamp the cycle.
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Witnessing the kids I mentored at age 10, 11 and 12 become mentors for the next generation a decade later is an amazing feeling.
Want to break generational curses? Revamp the cycle.
Want to break generational curses? Revamp the cycle.
With the #Boys4LifeTour coming soon, let's look back at the solo career of B2K's frontman Omarion. It took awhile, but he's grown into one of R&B's more consistent artists. Ranking every Omarion album & B2K project. #SoulInStereo
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Ranking the Best Omarion and B2K Albums
It’s funny to look back at B2K mania in 2025. With those rose-colored contact lenses firmly in place, it seems like that group was the biggest thing since the Jackson 5 in the 2000s, dominati…
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December 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
With the #Boys4LifeTour coming soon, let's look back at the solo career of B2K's frontman Omarion. It took awhile, but he's grown into one of R&B's more consistent artists. Ranking every Omarion album & B2K project. #SoulInStereo
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Dave Hollister's #Chicago85TheMovie has become a cult classic. It might not have grabbed the headlines it deserved in 2000, but 25 years later, it's celebrated as one of the brightest hidden gems of its era. Let's look back. #SoulInStereo soulinstereo.com/2025/11/2000...
2000 Rewind: Remembering Dave Hollister’s Chicago 85 … The Movie
Y’all ready to relive Y2K? All year long the Rewind column will revisit the year 2000, celebrating great releases that will mark 25 years in 2025. I’ll be joined by a host of old friends as we look…
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November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Dave Hollister's #Chicago85TheMovie has become a cult classic. It might not have grabbed the headlines it deserved in 2000, but 25 years later, it's celebrated as one of the brightest hidden gems of its era. Let's look back. #SoulInStereo soulinstereo.com/2025/11/2000...
25 years ago, Erykah took a huge creative leap with her sophomore album, and if you ask us, that risk paid off. Green Eyes, Bag Lady, Didn't Cha Know – they weren't just songs, they were testimonies. Revisiting #MamasGun.
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2000 Rewind: Remembering Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun
Y’all ready to relive Y2K? All year long the Rewind column will revisit the year 2000, celebrating great releases that will mark 25 years in 2025. I’ll be joined by a host of old friends as we look…
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November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
25 years ago, Erykah took a huge creative leap with her sophomore album, and if you ask us, that risk paid off. Green Eyes, Bag Lady, Didn't Cha Know – they weren't just songs, they were testimonies. Revisiting #MamasGun.
soulinstereo.com/2025/11/2000...
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My most anticipated album of all time. I've wanted it since 1999 but never thought it would happen.
Dec. 12, 2025, dreams come true.
Nas. DJ Premier. Define My Name.
Dec. 12, 2025, dreams come true.
Nas. DJ Premier. Define My Name.
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
My most anticipated album of all time. I've wanted it since 1999 but never thought it would happen.
Dec. 12, 2025, dreams come true.
Nas. DJ Premier. Define My Name.
Dec. 12, 2025, dreams come true.
Nas. DJ Premier. Define My Name.
If Summer Walker didn't sing like she has a mouth full of Werther's Originals I might like this album.
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
If Summer Walker didn't sing like she has a mouth full of Werther's Originals I might like this album.
25 years ago today, Musiq Soulchild dropped an album that was annoying to spell but impossible to deny. Tim Hall joins me to revisit Musiq's beloved Aijuswanaseing, the legacy of "Love" and if that neo-soul tag really is a bad thing. #SoulInStereo soulinstereo.com/2025/11/2000...
2000 Rewind: Remember Musiq Soulchild’s Aijuswanaseing
Y’all ready to relive Y2K? All year long the Rewind column will revisit the year 2000, celebrating great releases that will mark 25 years in 2025. I’ll be joined by a host of old friends as we look…
soulinstereo.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
25 years ago today, Musiq Soulchild dropped an album that was annoying to spell but impossible to deny. Tim Hall joins me to revisit Musiq's beloved Aijuswanaseing, the legacy of "Love" and if that neo-soul tag really is a bad thing. #SoulInStereo soulinstereo.com/2025/11/2000...