Old School Artist Spotlights
Monday Mixtape: Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston has always sung my life’s soundtrack. I regret that I haven’t done a tribute to her up until now. My mother has begged me for 2 years to do a mix. I made a cd for her but I didn’t take the time to do a full fledged mix. I still remember when she brought home Whitney’s first album. She and my father would dance in the living room: slow dance and work the floor to her fast hits. When they would go out and leave me to babysit, I remember listening to her slow jams. I would sit, obsess over my latest crush, think and cry over the lyrics. As I grew older, Whitney Houston continued to touch my life with her music. Ever since I found out about her death, I have been devastated. My mother said that she thought I would do a good job with this mix and I really hope I did. Thank you Whitney. Thank you. And thank you Mommy. You have always guided my music life and I’m thankful that I had mother like you to show me what real music is and was.
New Mixtape: Afrobella 5th Anniversary Mary J Blige Mix
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 [...]
New Mixtape: That’s The Way Love Goes
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…”
Monday Mixtape: Artist Spotlight Stevie Wonder
This is a compilation of some of my favorite Stevie Wonder tracks. I’m overdue for an artist spotlight and Stevie has been helping through a lot of stuff! I may have left out some of your favorites but Stevie, like Prince, has such an extensive discography, I’m sure I’ll be revisiting his work.
Monday Mixtape: Bobby Womack vs David Ruffin
This is the first of 4 mixtapes that were inspired while I was on my vacation. Bobby Womack Vs David Ruffin. Both were powerhouses in the R&B scene during the 70′s and early 80′s and my heart has a soft spot for both of them.
Morris Day and The Time Returning for Another Live Performance
Somebody must need some money. The Time have decided to reunite for a short 3 city tour..none of which include NYC ( Detroit, Minneapolis and Las Vegas) so I’m a little tight behind that. It’s all good..I hope I get some video footage of them doing Jungle Love live Click here for the full story
The Denzel Principle Mixtape Pt. II: Notes for Halle Berry
Jimi Izrael and DJ Diva are back with a new mixtape for The Denzel Principle. I’m off vacation/work break to bring you a hot new mixtape. Jimi Izreal, the author of The Denzel Principle: Why Black Women can’t Find Good Black Men, reached out to me to fashion a new mix for him.
Monday Mixtape: Diana Ross vs. Donna Summer (Disco Divas)
I have to say that I had a great time putting this one together. I was going to do Disco but somehow it shaped up into a battle between Diana Ross and Donna Summer. Long before there was a Bey Bey and Rhi Rhi battle…there was the grown Diva battle between Diana and Donna. Disco was good for Diana’s emerging solo career and for the newcomer Donna’s breakout hits. The 70′s were good to these ladies so I included most of their fast hits!
Jimi Hendrix Is Coming Back
Jimi Hendrix is coming back…well some of his unreleased music is… Nearly 40 years after his death, Jimi Hendrix remains not only rock’s most iconic and influential guitarist but perhaps its most prolific ghost. Valleys of Neptune, containing a dozen previously unreleased studio tracks recorded mostly in 1969, arrives March 9 to kick off Sony/Legacy’s [...]
Monday Mixtape: A Prince Purple Mix
I usually start of the year with a Prince Mix so I’m a week behind for all you stans out there!
For this mix I decided to combine some off-the-wall Prince songs combined with some of my favorites from his obscure albums. I also threw in a few of my favorite B-Sides for you too.
I love Prince and I love yall…so here you go!
