I still remember when I first came across the word Nigger in a book. I was in the fourth grade and I had “borrowed” a book from my mother’s friend downstairs. I promise you I returned it. My mother would visit and talk smack, and when they turned their backs, I would swipe through and hide in my pants whatever books I could get my 9 year old little fingers on. I think she might have known because she always had juicy books lying around. One afternoon, I copped “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston. Later that night, by the time my eyes got to the line “De nigger woman is de mule uh de world so fur as Ah can see.”, my little body  was almost ready to explode. None of my Little House on Prairie Books, textbooks, or fairytales had language like this. It almost seemed wrong actually seeing it in print, but by the time I got lost in Janie’s story, I became acclimated to it and pretty much forgot about it.

Until the second time it happened.

I was in the 9^th grade at Hunter College High School and experiencing the “cultural mulatto-ness” described by Trey Ellis in the “New Black Aesthetic”.  I was the only black child from the inner city, in an English class of white gifted and privileged children, and while it could be uncomfortable at times being on display, I protected myself by writing great papers but avoiding class discussion. When we read “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison, I let my classmates run the dialog, no way was I going to discuss race out loud with them. On the third day of the conversation, my beautiful black English teacher, that I had begun to admire, turned to me and said “Ok so Margaret, tell the class what it felt like the first time somebody called you a nigger..”

You could have heard a piece of lint drop.  16 pairs of blue, green, and brown startled eyes locked upon me, and I wished I could have dissolved and melted through the carpet. I got really angry about being put on the spot, so I narrowed my eyes and coldly said, “Well no one has called me that until now. Give me a minute.” She grabbed her chest, gasped loudly, and for a second I think I saw what a physical apology looked like. She apologized more profusely after class and I never told on her. What could I have said anyway? She and I both knew that in my working class neighborhood, me and my friends said nigger all the time. My mother said it, my aunts said it, me and my cousins often cracked up about the fact that our religious Grandmother tried not to cuss but would call somebody a nigger in a heartbeat.

But that was different. And what she did was different. Maybe it shouldn’t have been. But it just was.

It’s time for Cupid’s Hunt again!!!! 6 years strong. I am so proud to be part of such an awesome group of podcasters.

I decided to get raunchy with it this year. I love R. Kelly. That’s right..I said it. I LOVE THE R. Despite his character failings, I still love his music. In the 90′s, R. Kelly almost single-handedly revived R&B. When he says he put the “R” in R&B, he ain’t lying! When Bump N Grind dropped in 1993, it spent 12 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. We LOVED the frank nature of his songs and he never let us down. On every album, The R. supplied us with songs about sex and love, and sometimes the two were interchangeable. I don’t judge an artist for his personal life, I deal with the music. So I hope you enjoy this mix of my favorite R. Kelly Sex Songs and again..I am not responsible for any babies made while listening to this mix. No child support here

Look underneath the track listing for a full explanation of Cupid’s Hunt and the mixes from the other participants! I have been downloading these mixes all weekend!!!

Track Listing

Bump N Grind (Remix)
Your Body’s Callin’(Remix ft. Aaliyah)
Come To Daddy
Echo
Biggie Smalls ft. R.Kelly – Im Fucking You Tonight
Bangin’ The Headboard
Ignition
Remix To Ignition
Feeling On Your Booty
Slow Wind
Half On A Baby
Honey Love
Homie, Lover, Friend (Remix ft. Aaliyah)
Strip For You
Sex In The Kitchen
The Greatest Sex
One Me
12 Play
Step In My Room
Green Light

Cupid’s Hunt is the premiere online collaboration event where DJ and podcasters from all over the Internet release loved-themed music mixes all on the same day: Valentine’s Day!

Here are the FAQ (’frequently asked questions”) page about the Cupid’s Hunt Podcast Collaboration Event.

Q1. What is “Cupid’s Hunt”?

A1. “Cupid’s Hunt” (or CH for short) is a collaboration project of music podcasters and music fans in celebration of Valentine’s Day. On this day all of the people who are participating have agreed to release and make available for download (in MP3 format) a music and/or audio podcast with a Valentine’s Day theme. This year Valentine’s Day (February 14, 2012) is on a Tuesday.

Q2. Why the name “Cupid’s Hunt”? What does *that* mean?

A2. The name Cupid’s Hunt came out of a late night/all night brainstorming session on Twitter back in January, 2008. “Cupid”, the symbol of Love/Valentine’s Day and “Hunt”, meaning to search for. When you put them together and apply the phrase to the world of podcasting you have a search for music online. Or, as the CH project has been subtitled: “Searching for Love Music… In All The Right Places!”

2013 Participants:

1. Sista Suga: SeXXXy Love Vol. VII CH
2. Philip Clark: Cupid’s Hunt 2013 Mix
3. Todd ‘Big La’ Kelley: Cupid Hunts Mix 2013: Does Anybody Still Believe In Love?
4. Sound Nexx: Cupid’s Hunt: Isleys Ruffled Sheets Mixx
5. Val Oliver: Cupid’s Hunt 2013 | Lady Venus | VALentine
6. Lisa Sara: Cupids Hunt Mix Ms Jo 90 of Rehabs Couch
7. Paul Eversley: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Productions-The Slow Jams
8. Anji Bee: Chillcast #356: Valentine’s Day
9. Ricky Mac: It’s Love (Reggae Style)
10. Young Venom: Fall In Love With Young Venom 2013 Cupid’s Hunt
11. Fave: Friday Favecast Cupid’s Hunt Edition 2013
12. Jolene: He Dragged Me Out Of The 70s…
13. Jolene: For Mom and Dad-Cupid’s Hunt Old School Mix
14. El Slick: Cupid’s Hunt 2013-I Wish You Love, Part 1
15. Ashaki: Cupid’s Hunt 2013-Old Women Sing About Love
16. DJ Hyjak: Cupid’s Hunt 2013-A Hyjak Radio Valentine
17. SoulMusiqLuva: Cupid’s Hunt 2013-Deep In My Heart
18. TGrundy (RIBS) – Cupid’s Hunt 2013: Valuniquic’s Sexy Songs…
19. DarrenKeith – MLFM: Cupid’s Hunt 2013-Acoustic Bliss
20. Macedonia – BSOTS 134 – Catchin’ Feelings: Love (and variations thereof…)
21. DJ Diva – Monday Mixtape: Cupid’s Hunt R Kelly Sex
    

(This mix is dedicated to Diva in Demand and my BFF Lisa..Happy Birthday Ladies!)

I have had a dancing bug for a while now. I needed a mix that would make me drop it low and remind me of all those great nights dancing in the club. I came up with this jamming mixtape. All R&B with some rap collabos sprinkled in. At first I stopped at 59 minutes and my sister Divalicious made me go back into the lab and add more songs. She wanted her full 80 minutes and she didn’t want to be cheated! Anything Divalicious wants, she gets! I have to admit…she was right! LOL So I hope you enjoy this mix and that it helps you dance!

Track Listing:

1. Montell Jordan – Get It On Tonight
2. Lucy Pearl – Dance Tonight
3. Jon B. – Don’t Talk
4. Koffee Brown – After Party
5. Next – Too Close
6. Sunshine Anderson – Heard It All Before
7. Dru Hill ft. Jermaine Dupri and Da Brat – Sleeping In My Bed (So So Def Remix)
8. 112 ft. The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase – Only You (Bad Boy Remix)
9. Faith Evans ft. Puff Daddy – All Night Long
10. LL Cool J ft. Total – Loungin (Who Do You Love)
11. Zhane – Groove Thang
12. Jagged Edge ft.  Run DMC – Let’s Get Married (Remix)
13. Next – Wifey
14. Groove Theory – Tell Me
15. Mark Morrison – Return Of The Mack
16. Ruff Endz – No More
17. Donell Jones ft. Left Eye – You know Whats up
18. Blackstreet – Booti Call
19. Toni Braxton – You’re Making Me High
20. Usher – You Make Me Wanna
21. SWV ft. Wu-Tang Clan – Anything (Old Skool Remix)
22. Mariah Carey ft. Wu-Tang Clan – Fantasy (remix)
23. New Edition – Hit Me Off
24. Total ft. Biggie Smalls – Can’t You See
25. Case ft. Foxy Brown & Mary J. Blige – Touch Me, Tease Me

We all know that I am a HUGE Prince fan. I also recently went back to attending church. So I coupled my resurgence of faith with the Purple One’s love of God and came up with this mix. Some songs I chose for the outright worship of the Most High. Others I chose for their references to scripture or biblical stories. I picked some because of the beautiful way Prince sung about Adam and Eve and what it must have been like for the first man and first woman. I always felt he sung about that story beautifully.
I hope you enjoy and remember that “Love is God and God is Love”.

I love making concept mixtapes. Butta from Soulbounce asked to create an old school mix for the 5th Blog Anniversary and when she sent me the cover art I knew what I had to do. This mixtape is full of hip hop dance tracks from 1980-1985. I remember listening to many of these songs as a pre-teen and although this is vintage music, I think you will still enjoy the trip down memory lane! Thanks Soulbounce for the request and as always I am truly honored to be one of your mixologists!!

Quote from Soulbounce:

“B-girls and b-boys, make some noise for our newest Mixologists mix coming straight outta the crates of DJ Diva with Jam On It. She dug up some old school hip-hop classics from the ’80s to get you moving and sho’ nuff grooving (and maybe even pop locking and uprocking). On Jam On It you’ll find tracks by Run-DMC, LL Cool J, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Boogie Boys, Fearless Four and so much more to get your head nodding. The Mixtress of R&B most definitely knows her hip hop as this mix will attest to. So without further adieu, press play and remember the good old days when hip hop has young and fun. “

Track Listing:

Newcleus – Jam On It
Treacherous Three – Feel the Heartbeat
Funky 4 + 1 – That’s The Joint
Run-DMC – Sucker M.C.’s
Kurtis Blow – The Breaks
The Art Of Noise – Beat Box
Afrika Bambaataa – Planet Rock
Kraftwerk – Trans Europe Express
Freeez – I.O.U.
Fearless Four – Rockin It
LL Cool J – I Can’t Live Without My Radio
Fat Boys – The Fat Boys
Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick – The Show
Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh – La Di Da Di
Boogie Boys – A Fly Girl
UTFO – Roxanne Roxanne
Roxanne Shante – Roxanne’s Revenge
Stetasonic – Go Stetsa
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five – The Message
Run-DMC – It’s Like That
Herbie Hancock – Rockit

I really dig it. what do you think?

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Hey Everybody. This mixtape is a dedication to my new friend Mr. Red and also a salute to the R&B from the year 2005. As with many of my mixes, the concept usually starts from a couple of songs and grows from there. In this case,  it was Yo (Excuse Me Miss) and You Don’t Know My Name. Those two songs kept swirling around in my head whenever I thought of Mr. Red and how we met in November, so I did some research and came up with a playlist on Spotify. I thought it was private until I noticed people subscribing to it. Also in 2005, two of my favorite producers Pharrell and Timberland were churning out hit after hit. I attended a Neptunes vs. Timberland party recently and I decided to go ahead and make a mixtape out of the list.

A long convoluted story right? For those that were there at @KittyBradshaw ‘s birthday party …(@f_uitlist and @TheJadedNYer you were there..lol) you know that I’ve been holding on to this for a minute! LOL The backstory was so sweet though. A cute guy, staring at you the whole night during a party. You feel the attraction and so much is said through the meaningful looks, but neither of you makes a move. It’s a dope party and before you know it the night is over. There is one brief exchange, neither of you get the other’s number or their name, and you walk away thinking what could have been. Until he finds you on Facebook LOL

And if you’re wondering…Mr. Red is more handsome than the guy in the cover pic…and he was wearing that red sweater too

Track Listing

1. Yo (Excuse Me Miss) – Chris Brown

2. 1 Thing – Amerie

3. Milkshake – Kelis

4. Promiscuous Girl – Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland

5. The Way I Are – Timbaland

6. SexyBack – Justin Timberlake

7. LoveStoned – Justin Timberlake

8. Temperature – Sean Paul

9. Pon de Replay – Rihanna ft Fatman Scoop & Elephant Man

10. Change Clothes – Jay-Z

11. Frontin’ – Pharrell feat. Jay-Z

12. Beautiful – Snoop Dogg ft. Pharell Williams

13. You Don’t Have to Call (Remix) – Usher Ft Ludacris

14. 21 Questions – 50 Cent ft Nate Dogg

15. Testify – Common

16. All Falls Down – Kanye West ft Syleena Johnson

17. Locked Up – Akon Ft Styles P

18. Stay The Night – Mariah Carey

19. Let Me Love You – Mario

20. Slow Down – Bobby Valentino

21. You Don’t Know My Name – Alicia Keys