as requested by Alicia from Atlanta, GA:

Track Listing:

1. "Come Give Your Love To Me" - Janet Jackson (1982)
2. "Nasty" - Janet Jackson (1986)
3. "The Way You Love Me" - Karyn White (1988)
4. "Rhythm Nation" - Janet Jackson (1989)
5. "Alright" - Janet Jackson (1989)
6. "Secret Rendezvouz" - Karyn White (1988)
7. "I Don't Wanna Fall In Love" - Jane Child (1990)
8. "What Have You Done For Me Lately" - Janet Jackson (1986)
9. "Escapade" - Janet Jackson (1989)
10. "Miss You Much" - Janet Jackson (1989)
11. "Mercedes Boy" - Pebbles (1988)
12. "Saturday Love" - Cherelle (ft. Alexander O'Neal)
13. "When I Think Of You" - Janet Jackson (1986)
14. "Pleasure Principle" - Janet Jackson (1986)
15. "Nasty Girl" - Vanity 6 (1982)
16. "Holiday" - Madonna (1983)
17. "Into The Groove" - Madonna (1985)
18. "Lucky Star" - Madonna (1983)
19. "Everybody" - Madonna (1983)
20. "In My House" - The Mary Jane Girls (1985)
21. "Sex Shooter" - Apollonia 6 (1984)
22. "The Men All Pause" - Klymaxx (1984)
23. "Young Love" - Janet Jackson (1982)
24. "Candy Man" - The Mary Jane Girls (1983)

running time: 1 hour 15 minutes

I took way too long to get back on my DJ grind but I made it worth your while. Unapologetically very NY-centric. MCing. Lyrics. Street-level boom-bap. 3 of the best who ever did it came from NYC - Brooklyn & Queens stand up!

1. Where I'm From - Jay-Z
2. New York State of Mind - Nas
3. Streets of New York - Alicia Keys (ft. Nas & Rakim)
4. New York State of Mind II - Nas
5. Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys)
6. Kick In The Door - The Notorious B.I.G.
7. I Gave You Power - Nas
8. The What? - The Notorious B.I.G. (ft. Method Man)
9. The World Is Yours - Nas
10. Unbelievable - The Notorious B.I.G.
11. Murdergram - Jay-Z, Ja Rule & DMX
12. The Foulness Pt 2 - Nas
13. Young, Gifted & Black Freestyle - Jay-Z
14. I Got A Story To Tell - The Notorious B.I.G.
15. I'm Just Playin' (Dreams) - The Notorious B.I.G.
16. No Idea's Original - Nas
17. F**king You Tonight - The Notorious B.I.G. (ft. R. Kelly)
18. It Ain't Hard To Tell - Nas
19. Parking Lot Pimping - Jay-Z (ft. Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek & Lil Mo)
20. Flava In Ya Ear Freestyle - Jay-Z
21. Dead Presidents - Jay-Z
22. Can I Get A... - Jay-Z (ft. Amil & Ja Rule)
23. One More Chance (Hip-Hop & R&B Remixes) - The Notorious B.i.G. (ft. Total & Faith Evans)
24. Life's A Bitch - Nas (ft. AZ)
25. More Cash, More Money, More Hoes - Jay-Z (ft. Memphis Bleek)
26. Affirmative Action - Nas (ft. "The Firm": AZ, Cormega & Foxy Brown)
27. Holla, Holla Remix - Ja Rule (ft. Jay-Z & Vita)
28. One Minute Man - Missy Elliott (ft. Jay-Z)
29. You Rock My World Remix- Michael Jackson (ft. Jay-Z)
30. Who U Wit - Jay-Z
31. Streets Is Watching - Jay-Z
32. Who Shot Ya? - The Notorious B.I.G.
33. Who Shot Ya Freestyle - Jay-Z
34. Made You Look - Nas
35. Made You Look Remix - Nas (ft. Jadakiss & Ludacris)
36. Going Back To Cali - The Notorious B.I.G.
37. It's Alright - Jay-Z (ft. Memphis Bleek)
38. I Just Wanna Love You (Give It To Me) - Jay-Z (ft. Pharrell)
39. Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G.
40. Busta Rhymes declares Nas as the "best MC in the world"
41. Got Urself A Gun - Nas
42. Money Ain't A Thing - Jay-Z (ft. Jermaine Dupri)
43. Live at The BBQ - Main Source (ft. Nas, Joe Fatal & Akinyele)
44. Pump It Up Freestyle - Jay-Z

Run Time: 1 hour 18 minutes

Unapologetically very NY-centric. MCing. Lyrics. Street-level boom-bap. Included: the chronology of the Nas vs Jay-Z battle. The 3 of the best who ever did it came from NYC - Brooklyn & Queens stand up!

1. Thief's Theme - Nas
2. Hip-Hop Is Dead - Nas
3. Where Are They Now - Nas
4. You, Me, Him & Her - Jay-Z (ft. Beanie Sigel & Memphis Bleek)
5. Nasty Boy - The Notorious B.I.G.
6. That Nigga Jigga - Jay-Z
7. We Will Survive - Nas
8. Stillmatic Freestyle (H-to-the-M-O) - Nas
9. The Takeover - Jay-Z
10. Ether - Nas
11. Hot 97 (Funkmaster Flex & Angie Martinez) intro
12. Super Ugly - Jay-Z
13. Black Republican - Nas (ft. Jay-Z)
14. Success - Jay-Z (ft. Nas)
15. Brooklyn's Finest - Jay-Z (ft. The Notorious B.I.G.)
16. I Love The Dough - The Notorious B.I.G. (ft. Jay-Z & Angela Winbush)
17. Nas Is Like - Nas
18. So Ghetto - Jay-Z
19. Star Wars - Nas
20. Oochie Wally - Nas (ft. The Bravehearts)
21. Do It Again (Put Your Hands Up) - Jay-Z (ft. Beanie Sigel & Amil)
22. You're Da Man - Nas
23. Something Foul - Nas
24. Party & Bullshit - The Notorious B.I.G.

running time: 52 minutes

In honor of my birthday – proud to say, my 36th – I wanted to bring back a mix that holds the most meaning to me. “R&B Classiks”. This was my very first mixtape done back in 1993. Done completely the old-school way: two turntables – I wasn’t even on direct drive Technics 1200s yet!! – and a cassette deck! I converted the tape (side A and side B) to CD a few years ago and now I’m presenting it in mp3 and podcast streaming mode today.

Enjoy!!

1. All Night Long - The Mary Jane Girls
2. Keep Rising To The Top - Keni Burke
3. Outstanding - The Gap Band
4. Don't Stop The Music - Yarborough & Peoples
5. Heartbeat - Tanaa Gardner
6. Funky Sensation - Gwen McCrae
7. Somebody Else's Guy - Jocelyn Brown
8. Before I Let Go - Frankie Beverly & Maze
9. I Found Lovin' - The Fatback Band
10. Let Me Love You - The Force MDs
11. Got To Be Real (The DL Remix ft. Father MC & Mary J. Blige) - Cheryl Lynn
12. outro: Ain't Nothing Going On But The Rent - Gwen Guthrie

Run Time: 45 minutes

Converted from cassette. All vinyl, no digital. Mixtape originally done in 1993.

1. Another Man - Barbara Mason
2. Encore - Cheryl Lynn
3. I Wish You Would - Jocelyn Brown
4. Over Like A Fat Rat - Fonda Rae
5. I Want To Thank You - Alicia Myers
6. Watching You - Slave
7. Inside Out - Odyessy
8. I'm In Love - Evelyn "Champagne" King
9. Back Together Again - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
10. Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen
11. Love Come Down - Evelyn "Champagne" King
12. outro: Behind The Groove - Teena Marie

Run Time: approximately 50 minutes.

1. Spread My Wings - Troop
2. Sensitivity - Ralph Tresvant
3. The Overweight Lover's In The House - Heavy D
4. So You Like What You See - Samuelle
5. Don't Be Afraid - Aaron Hall
6. On Our Own - Bobby Brown
7. II Hype - Entouch
8. Rump Shaker - Wrecks N Effect (ft. Teddy Riley)
9. I Like - GUY
10. Teddy's Jam - GUY
11. Somebody For Me - Heavy D (ft. Al B. Sure)
12. BBD (I Thought It Was Me) - Bell Biv DeVoe
13. I Like Your Style - Big Bub
14. Treat Em Like They Want To be Treated - Father MC (ft. Jodeci)
15. Do Me Right - GUY (ft. Heavy D)
16. Something Just Ain't Right - Keith Sweat
17. How Ya Like Me Now - Kool Moe Dee
18. Groove Me - GUY
19. Do The Right Thing - Redhead Kingpin & The FBI
20. Is It Good To You - Tammy Lucas
21. New Jack Swing - Wrecks N Effect (ft. Teddy Riley)
22. You Can Call Me Crazy - GUY
23. Teddy's Jam 2 - GUY
24. Just Can't Handle It - Hi-Five
25. Why You Gettin' Funky On Me - Today
26. I Wanna Get With You - GUY
27. Rub You The Right Way (Pete Rock & CL Smooth Remix) - Johnny Gill
28. I Get The Job Done - Big Daddy Kane (ft. Teddy Riley)
29. We Got Our Own Thing - Heavy D (ft. Teddy Riley)
30. My Fantasy - GUY

running time: 1 hour 7 minutes

Heavy on "chunes" from the Rocksteady Era, then rocking out on some 80s and early 90s dancehall. You'll hear everything from John Holt, Alton Ellis, Marcia Griffiths, Yellowman, Sister Nancy, Supercat, Buju Banton, Ninjaman, Little Lenny and Shabba Ranks.

Running time: 1 hour 13 minutes.

1. intro: Back In The Day - Ahmad
2. Recipie of a Hoe - Bo$$
3. Passin' Me By - The Pharcyde
4. Verses From the Abstract - A Tribe Called Quest
5. Bonita Applebaum (original & remix) - A Tribe Called Quest
6. How Many Emcees (Must Get Dissed) - Black Moon
7. I Gotcha Opin - Black Moon
8. Leflah Leflah Eschkoska - Fab 5 (Heltah Skeltah & Originoo Gunn Glappaz)
9. I Got To Have It - Ed O G & da Bulldogs
10. Mic Checka - Das EFX
11. Living Proof - Group Home
12. Jazz (We Got) [original & remix] - A Tribe Called Quest
13. Crewz Pop - Da Youngstas (ft. Treach)
14. Time To Flow - D-Nice (ft. Treach)
15. Love Me Or Leave Me Alone - Brand Nubian
16. Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down - Brand Nubian
17. Take It Personal - Gang Starr
18. Mass Appeal - Gang Starr
19. Code of the Streets - Gang Starr
20. Can't Stop The Prophet (original & Pete Rock remix) - Jeru the Damaja
21. Crossover - EPMD
22. Chief Rocka - Lords of the Underground
23. Here Comes The Lords - Lord of the Underground
24. Check Tha Resume - Grand Puba
25. 360 (What Goes Around) - Grand Puba
26. Step To The Rear - Brand Nubian
27. One For All (original & remix) - Brand Nubian
28. How I Could Just Kill A Man - Cypress Hill
29. Time For Sum Akshun - Redman
30. Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix) - House Of Pain
31. Scenario Remix - A Tribe Called Quest (ft. Leaders of The New School)
32. Don't Curse - Heavy D (ft. Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Pete Rock & CL Smooth & Grand Puba)
33. Party Groove - Showbiz & AG
34. The 900 Number - Mark The 45 King
35. Ya Bad Chubbs - Chubb Rock
36. Blue Cheese - The UMCs
37. Looking Out The Front Door - Main Source

Run time: 1 hour 3 minutes.

Truly for the grown..even if you ain't sexy!! A personal favorite of mine. Went OT on the first take so I had to start over and make 2 volumes.

1. Stoned Out of My Mind - The Chi-Lites
2. Express - BT Express
3. To Each His Own - Faith, Hope & Charity
4. Native New Yorker - Odyessy
5. Runaway - Loleatta Holloway
6. You Stepped Into My Life - Melba Moore
7. Hit and Run - Loleatta Holloway
8. The Hustle - Van McCoy
9. Touch and Go - Ecstacy, Passion & Pain
10. Love Thang - First Choice
11. My Love Is Free - Double Exposure
12. Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
13. T.S.O.P. (The Soul Train Theme) - MFSB
14. Party - Van McCoy
15. Cherchez La Femme (Se Si Bon) - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
16. Let's Get It Together - El Coco
17. Atmosphere Strut - Cloud One
18. Running Away - Roy Ayers' Ubiquity

running time: 1 hour 7 minutes

Too many tunes, not enough space on one CD so I had to do a Volume 2 immediately.

1. Everybody Here Must Party - Direct Current
2. I Don't Know If It's Right - Evelyn "Champagne" King
3. The Player - First Choice
4. Hot Shot - Karen Young
5. Dreaming A Dream - The Crown Heights Affair
6. I'll Always Love My Mama - The Intruders
7. Vertigo/Relight My Fire - Dan Hartman
8. Supernature - Cerrone
9. Spring Affair - Donna Summer
10. Doctor Love - First Choice
11. Spanish Hustle - The Fatback Band
12. Movin' - Brass Construction
13. Try Me, I Know, We Can Make It - Donna Summer
14. Ten Percent - Double Exposure
15. Shine On Silver Moon - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis
16. The Boss - Diana Ross
17. Shoot Me (With Your Love) - Tasha Thomas
18. Found A Cure - Ashford & Simpson
19. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward

approximate running time: 1 hour, 17 minutes

Taking it back to the 70s, 80s and 90s with some of what I do best...set the mood with music.

Playlist:

1. Intro: You Are What You Are (unreleased) - Marvin Gaye (1976)
   
   
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