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Happy New Year Everybody! But before you say goodbye to last year…make sure you download my last mixtape for 2011. It’s full of tracks to keep you dancing because you know that’s what I love to do: make you dance!

Track Listing

1, Jay-Z & Kanye West – Niggas In Paris
2. Big Sean ft. Nicki Minaj – Dance (A$$)
3. Tyga – Rack City
4. Drake ft Lil Wayne – The Motto
5. Mary J. Blige ft. Diddy, Lil Wayne – Someone To Love Me Naked
6. Frank Ocean – Novacane
7. Chris Brown – She Aint You
8. Beyoncé – Countdown
9. Jay-Z & Kayne West – Otis
10. Beyonce – Love On Top
11. J. Cole – Work Out
12. Lupe Fiasco – Out of My Head (ft. Trey Songz)
13. LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem
14. Pitbull Ft. Ne-Yo – Give Me Everything (Tonight)
15. Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris – We Found Love
16. Beyonce  – Who Run This World (Girls)
17. Jill Scott Ft. Eve – Shame
18. Syleena Johnson – A Boss
19. Monica ft Rick Ross & Lil Kim – Anything (to find you)
20. Beyonce-Party (Ft. Andre 3000 & Kanye West)
21. Rick Ross ft Nicki Minaj – You The Boss
22. J Cole ft Trey Songz – Can’t Get Enough
23. YC Ft Wiz Khalifa – Racks on Racks (Remix)
24. Waka Flocka Flame – No Hands ft Wale Roscoe Dash
25. Meek Mill ft Rick Ross – Im A Boss
26. DJ Khaled – I’m On One
27. Drake – Headline

What I’m feeling now, feels like what I was feeling back then. I hope it comes across in the mix and I hope my special person likes it

Here’s the calendar if you need to know how much time you have left LOL

Seems like there’s a lot of heart break going on…myself included lol.

I have been working on a package for my BFF’s daughter and I noticed that she had a lot of female rock singers included in her request list. That got the wheels turning and during one particularly emotional session, I came up with this mix. With some of my favorite female rockers, I made this mixtape to give you something to cry about and get mad at the person at the same time. Time heals all wounds, so if it seems like tonight is particularly bad, cry it out and resolve to get over it tomorrow. That’s how I deal with heartbreak and this mix helped me alot.

I hope it helps you too!

Adele – Someone Like You
Natasha Beddingfield – Soulmate
Alicia Keys – Sleeping With a Broken Heart
Dido – White Flag
Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
Alanis Morrisette – You Oughta Know
Pink – Just Like A Pill
Ace of Base – Don’t Turn Around
No Doubt – Dont´t Speak
Evanescence – My Immortal
Fergie – Big Girls Don’t Cry
Sheryl Crow – If It Makes You Happy
Melissa Etheridge – I’m The Only One
Madonna – Take A Bow
Rhianna – Take A Bow
Beyonce – Irreplaceable
Annie Lennox – Why
Gwen Stefani – Cool

Hey Everybody! This week is another “your favorite blogger’s, favorite DJ” mix. I have had the good fortune of knowing Lynne D Johnson (virtually) for quite a number of years. First in the Blog world when I started out 7 years ago on Blogspot,  but for the last 4 years I have followed her on Twitter, and I also had the luck of winning a book with the foreword written by her. Lynne was one of the first users on Spotify , and she and I began to enjoy each other’s playlists.

Through Facebook and Twitter, I was invited to celebrate her birthday at Negril’s in the village hosted by Big Ced and The Industry Cosign.  It my first time meeting her in person and she has a personality in real life that is as large as her virtual one!  Lynne took me by surprise when she said  ”Diva..I want you to make me a mix.” And she was serious! So over the weekend I took her most popular Spotify playlist and fashioned a mix for her of late 90′s hip hop.

I really hope she likes it. After years of blog and social media contact, it felt good to hug her in the flesh and to be able to do something just for her. Please read her Bio after the track listing to get a glimpse into how awesome she is! if you blog or use social media for your company, she’s a great asset to learn from.

This is for you Lynne! Love ya!

Track Listing:

Bio

Lynne d Johnson is a Senior Social Media Strategist at R/GA, the digital agency of the decade. She was formerly SVP, Social Media for the Advertising Research Foundation, where she was responsible for expanding the ARF’s social media presence, and managing the ARF Social Media Council. In her role there, she also guided members on how they could best utilize social media to gain insights and achieve their business objectives.

Prior to the ARF, she was Senior Editor & Community Director for Fastcompany.comwhere she oversaw both content and community functionality, and wrote the Digital Media Diva blog. Also a consultant, Lynne works with Web and media properties on content, brand, and social media development and strategy. She’s also a sought after speaker, and has presented keynotes and moderated panels around the world about the future of media, web 2.0, women in tech, African-Americans in tech, hip-hop, and the intersection of music and technology.

Before Fast Company, Lynne served as the General Manager, New Media for VIBE,SPIN, and VIBE Vixen where she managed marketing, editorial, production, business development, and sales operations for the magazine’s Web sites and mobile properties.

As both a professional journalist and blogger, Lynne has written for various online and offline properties. She has written for Cool Hunting, techPresident, Black Web 2.0, The Daily Voice, RushmoreDrive, Popgadget, VIBE, VIBE Vixen, PAPER, SPIN,Popmatters, The Source, New York Press, URB, XLR8R, and many other print and online publcations, including the now defunct Silicon Alley Daily, Digital Music Weekly, Artbyte, One World, and (ai) magazine.

Also a published poet and essayist, Lynne has been published in Bum Rush The Page: A Def Poetry Jam, edited by Tony Medina and Louis Reyes Rivera (Three Rivers Press: 2001), Da Capo Best Music Writing 2004: The Year’s Finest Writing On Rock, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Pop, Country, & More (Da Capo Press: 2004), and Etiquette: Reflections on Contemporary Comportment, edited by Ron Scapp and Brian Seitz (SUNY Press: 2006). A new essay entitled, “My’Pod Peeps: Why The iPod And Other Gadgets Are Fashion Staples In The ‘Hood,” will be published in Fashion Statements, also edited by Seitz and Scapp.

She also recently wrote the foreward for Tactical Transparency: How Leaders Can Leverage Social Media to Maximize Value and Build their Brand, by Shel Holtz and John C. Havens (Wiley, 2008). She was the technical editor for Google Voice For Dummies, by Bud E. Smith and Chris Dannen, and was a contributing technical editor to the second edition of The Social Media Bible.

Since 2001 Lynne has published Lynne d Johnson || Diary, the winner of the 2006 Black Weblog Awards Black Blogger Achievement Award, and maintains a style blog – Change Clothes — as well as another website, BlackThoughtware.org, that was inspired by a column she once wrote for Popmatters. She also currently blogs ARF Social Media Insights at MediaBizBloggers.

When not working on Web and writing projects, Lynne is an adjunct professor in theAudrey Cohen School for Human Services at the Metropolitan College of New York, where she most recently taught Self-Assessment Through Writing and Technology in the Bachelor of Arts in American Urban Studies program. Previous courses taught included, The Sociology of Group Behavior, Systems for Learning and Communication, and Promoting Empowerment Through Teaching and Communication in the Bachelor of Professional Studies program.

She formerly taught at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, in the instructional technology tract of its MS program in Urban and Multicultural Education, where she also developed the curriculum for a special projects course called “Technology, Culture and Communication.” She also taught basic media production in the school’s BA program in Communication. In addition, Lynne taught computer skills in community-based organizations and assisted in the creation and publishing of web-based literacy education projects for both students and teachers on the Web.

Some of her past gigs include, technology reporter and editor at BlackPlanet.com, the leading African-American community-based Web site; associate editor of Digital New York, an online and offline publication for creatives working in print and Web design, digital photography and digital video; and managing editor of Beat Down, a hip-hop publication. Lynne was also the Editor-At-Large for Mosaic Literary Magazinefor many years.

Lynne earned a BA in Journalism from SUNY New Paltz, with two-and-a-half years of her coursework concentrated in information systems. She also holds an advanced certificate in Multicultural Studies from the College of Mount Saint Vincent, and an MBA in Media Management from the Metropolitan College of New York.

She currently serves on the advisory boards of BlackWeb20.com and Girls In Tech New York, and is a Key Influencer for Interactive One and on the standards board of the Social Media Advertising Consortium. She’s also a co-founder of the The New York Android Software Developers Meetup. In the past, she was on the Board of Directors of the Literary Freedom Project, and the advisory boards for Ypulse Urban/Multicultural Mashup ’09 and BlogHer Business ’08.

A special mix done for Afrobella.com by DJ Diva.

For her special 5th anniversary giveaway of Mary J. Blige’s latest fragrance My Life Blossom AND Carol’s Daughter Stronger, Invincible, Natural set of haircare products.

This mix can be downloaded at www.themixtress.com

Track Listing:
Be Happy
You Bring Me Joy
Real Love (Remix)
Love No Limit (Remix)
Mary Jane (All Night Long)
My Life
I’m Going Down
Sweet Thing
No One Will Do My Love (Teddy Riley Remix)
You Remind Me (Remix)
You’re All I Need – Method Man and Mary J Blige
Reminisce (Bad Boy Remix)
Fancy (Official Remix)
I Used To Love Him – Mary J. Blige and Lauren Hill
Family Affair
I’m A Hustler (Feat. Mary J Blige – Remix)
Hate it Or Love it (Official Remix)
The One
Just Fine
No More Drama
I’m Not Gonna Cry

Everyone knows I like to do “themes” with my mixtapes. I like to tell stories through music. When I first started to assemble this playlist I thought “this is going to be the Bipolar Janet Mix”. It didn’t seem like the songs would fit together. Slowly an idea began growing in my head about how to make the songs more cohesive for your listening experience. I’ve decided to go with my version of how love affairs start, progress and eventually fade or burn out. Being single for a year now, this mixtape gave me a chance to illustrate how my love stories usually go..

“Like a moth to a flame burned by a fire…”

Track Listing

1. Forever Yours
2. Lonely
3. Love And My Best Friend
4. Let’s Wait Awhile
5. Funny How Time Flies (When You’re Having Fun)
6. Someday Is Tonight
7. Any Time, Any Place
8. Rope Burn
9. That’s The Way Love Goes
10. Take Care
11. Every Time
12. The Body That Loves You
13. Again
14. Come Back To Me
15. Thinkin’ Bout My Ex
16. Where Are You Now
17. I Get So Lonely

It’s seems like forever since I made a mixtape for the mixtress. Heck it’s been even longer since I did a new music mixtape. I’ve knee deep in old school over on TV One working their Unsung series. I’ve done a lot of mixes for them and hopefully soon I can post them here for your listening enjoyment.

But back to this mixtape..

I have been jamming to some of these songs since May so I hope you indulge me in some of my song choices. I have the pleasure of including some new tracks by Syleena Johnson and Kindred The Family. I’m the Mixtress of R&B so of course I have Jill Scott, Beyonce, Chris Brown, Monica and  Tyrese. Although the mix is R&B flavored, I have some hip hop included like that new song Otis by Jay Z and Kanye, some Frank Ocean, Big Sean and J.Cole. I’m sure this mixtape will make you dance so I put in some dance tracks by Pitbull and a new jam “Titanium” from David Guetta featuring Mary that is HOT even with the tags. For my Reggae massive I have some Rhianna, Movado, Elephant Man and a great tune from Melanie Fiona. I got some slow jams too: this mix reminds me of those old school Hot 97 bootleg cds lol

I hope you enjoy this mix and I’ll try to be back with you soon!!

Track Listing

1. Jay-Z & Kanye West Ft. Otis Redding – Otis
2. J.Cole – Work Out
3. Frank Ocean – Novacane
4. Chris Brown – She Ain’t You
5. Beyonce – Countdown
6. Syleena Johnson – A Boss
7. Jill Scott – Le BOOM Vent Suite
8. DJ Khaled Ft. Mary J Blige, Fabolous, Jadakiss – It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over
9. David Guetta Ft. Mary J Blige – Titanium
10. Pitbull Ft. Ne-Yo – Give Me Everything (Tonight)
11. Frank Ocean – Dreamkilla
12. Beyonce – Girls Who Run The World
13. Swizz Beatz Ft. Eve – Everyday ”coolin”
14. Jeremih Ft.50 Cent – Down On Me
15. Wayne Wonder – Put Your Drinks Up
16. Rihanna – Man Down
17. Melanie Fiona – Like I Love You
18. Mavado – Final Destination
19. Beenie Man Ft. Versatile – I Love The Girls
20. Jill Scott Ft. Eve & The A Group – Shame
21. Kindred The Family Soul Ft. Snoop Dogg – You Got Love
22. Monica Ft. Rick Ross – Anything (To Find You)
23. Tyrese Ft. R. Kelly & Rick Ross – I Gotta Chick (Remix)
24. The Cool Kids Ft. Maxine Ashley & Pharrell – Summer Jam
25. Big Sean Ft. Chris Brown – My Last
26. Pill Ft. Mitchelle’l – One of These Days
27. Drake – Marvins Room
28. Chris Brown – Marvin’s Room
29. Jill Scott Ft. Paul Wall – So Gone (What My Mind Says)