I was also able to include some independent artists that I have the pleasure of knowing:

The Cross Country Collective is a group made up of Fave, Mr. Fresh and Todd Kelley. I know you have heard all three voices in my mixtapes because they are some of the founders of the Music Podcast Consortium.  My big brothers put together a virtual group and released their first EP. I’m so proud of them and I know you will love their track “Give It To Ya”.

It was also through C3 that I got to know and love Philip Clark. Philip Clark was born with Rhythm & Blues in his blood, despite being the only funky white boy of his kind to hail from Wyoming. A natural performer since childhood, he continued to hone his aural talents with a formal degree in music and thereafter in some of the best venues and studios in the Rockies. . In 2001, he released his debut, “The State of Blue-Eyed Soul,” which held Top-10 positions on several radio charts. He now lives in Los Angeles and is currently producing his sophomore effort, “The Dreamchilde Suites.” I included his single “World Turns Around”. It’s such a great track and I’m looking forward to featuring him again soon..

One last special mention goes out to my boy  Kristopher Lamont. A Detroit native, I met Kris at a Michael Jackson Memorial concert held at SOB’s by Soulbounce and Eric Roberson.  “Change” is Kristopher’s first track as an independent artist and was recorded with Maurice “Moe” Whitsett. Presently, work is being put in with Keith “Bubby” Webb on Kristopher’s debut album looking to be released in the winter. His voice is buttery, velvety and quite polished and there is already a buzz about town for this upcoming act from Detroit. “I want to touch people with my voice. I came to bring love to all through my music. Even when I’m singing about things that might not make one smile, it’s to say, – hey, I’ve been through that too and I hope this song gets you through.” I have to say I love this track and it quickly became one of my theme songs!

Below is what Suezette had to say on her site:

“I am blessed beyond measure.

Every single day I thank the Creator for blessing me with the beautiful and talented spirits S/He has placed in my life. One of those spirits is my lovely big sister DJ Diva…your favorite blogger’s favorite DJ.  I met Diva via the matrix over 7+years ago and it’s been love ever since.  Besides being one of the most amazing women I have the pleasure of calling my friend…she’s also an ill DJ and the fairy godmother of podcasting (you better ask about her!!).

It made perfect sense when I was thinking about what I wanted to do to officially announce the return of DearZette that I collaborate with the lovely DJ Diva. This is our THIRD mixtape collaboration and while it’s not as sexy as our other mixtapes…the goodness is all still there. Featuring some of my favorites like Jill Scott, Eric Roberson, Cee-Lo Green, and Bilal…her Monday Mixtape in honor of my return to blogging is sure to leave you feeling good!

New motivation…new site design…new groove….neo-soul.  All about the new new yall!”

Tracklisting:

1. Jill Scott ft. Anthony Hamilton – So In Love

2. Mary Mary – Walking

3. Darien – Just Can’t Wait

4. Zo! – This Could Be The Night ft. Eric Roberson, Darien Brockington & Rapper Big Pooh

5. Anthony David – Let Me In

6. Cross Country Collective – Give It 2 Ya

7. Nicolay & Peter Hadar – Watermelon

8. Big Boi Feat. Janelle Monáe – Be Still

9. Cee Lo Green – I Want You

10. Philip Clark – World Turns Around

11. Kristopher Lamont – Change

12. Jennifer Hudson – Angel

13. Adele – Rolling In The Deep

14. Amy Winehouse – It’s My Party

15. Solange Knowles – I Decided

16. The Foreign Exchange – If This Is Love ft. Yahzarah

17. Eric Roberson – Still (DJ Kemit, Ahmed Sirour Remix)

18. Nicolay – I Love The Way You Love Ft. Darien Brockington

19. Bilal – Something To Hold On To

20. Jazmine Sullivan – L.O.V.E ReMiX

21. The Foreign Exchange – Maybe She’ll Dream Of Me

22. Jesse Boykins III- Amorous

23. Janelle Monae – Say You’ll Go

24. Zo! & Phonte – Return Of The Mack ft Tigallo the Tay God

Hey Everybody…it’s the Mixtress of R&B! I hope you had a great time on New Year’s Eve…I was putting together my best of 2010. I’m starting it out with Fuck you by Ceelo and ending it with Runaway..pretty much sums up my life in 2010! After all..I did play majority of these in my mixtapes throughout the year…I also did this mix as a collabo with another site:  The Soul Reservoir …I am “Your Favorite Blogger’s, Favorite DJ”

The Soul Reservoir

Recently, I G-Chatted with the one and only Mixtress of R&B, DJ Diva, a little while ago wanting to know if I’d like to share one of her great mixes with TSR’s readership. Now, I couldn’t very well contact you all and ask you personally but I’m pretty sure you’d want it. So on your behalf, I quickly and happily accepted.

Diva shot the links over and we checked it out all while typing this up and throwing together a quick artwork for the files. The entire mix is compiled of all the tracks from last year that made the majority of the noise in those nighttime meeting places and venues, as well as just plain old smash hits. Now you know full well that I don’t normally cater to commercial anything, but this mix has a good bit of tracks that got heavy rotation which I did enjoy whenever the rarity of a terrestrial radio station was playing within earshot.

Plus it’s a DJ Diva mix!! With her being ”Your favorite blogger’s favorite DJ“, and being well known for her Monday Mixtape series, also in addition to recently being featured on SOULBOUNCE as their first female Mixologist, how could I pass this up?

In true DJ Diva fashion she has provided links to a Lo-Fi version that while is FREE and sounds dayum good, won’t make your speakers thump as much as the Hi-Fi version which we’ll be hosting on Bandcamp for a penny short of a whole dollar.

Considering the economy, thats not a bad deal. Plus if you were to buy all these tracks separately, in CD Quality and on the iTunes, it would run you $26 but hey, we’ll let you do your own math.

So hit the following links, get to downloading and enjoy the mix as a nice way to say goodbye to 2010 and hello to 2011.

(Well without bragging…Enjoy the last mixtape from me in 2010 (well enjoy it in 2011 which is about right! lol)

I am Soulbounce‘s first female Mixologist!!!!!

I can’t tell you how excited I am!!! It’s another 80′s Smooth Grooves Mix.  This would be Part 6!  Much Love  to Huny, ButtaBaby and Ill Mami for thinking of me when they thought of a female DJ.

Special thanks to Huny for the Coverart..My girl is BAD with the graphics! Check her out at Phattygirl.com for design and graphic requests!

I told you I was your favorite blogger’s favorite DJ!

Purchase the CDQ version here: Buy Now

Here’s what they had to say over at Soulbounce:

How remiss would we be at SoulBounce, now featuring an all-female staff for the first time in our three years of existence, if we did not include a little sisterly love in our Mixologists series. Long-time friend of our little website that could and did, DJ Diva, aka “The Mixtress of R&B,” brings the hotness wherever she can be found. Since we’re all ’80s babies and who doesn’t love a little early ’80s R&B hotness in their lives, DJ Diva has carefully selected some songs for her debut Mixologists mixtape. This most certainly won’t be her last but that’s not to say that you shouldn’t be downloading this mix as fast as possible. This particular mix is a preview of her Monday Mixtape so we’re all in for an early treat this weekend. Make sure to grab a CD-quality version for 99 cents if you want your mix to bang in all of its glory. Many thanks to DJ Diva for blessing us with such a great mix.

The Mixologists Presents: DJ Diva

* Shalamar – Second Time Around
* Carl Carlton – She’s A Bad Mama Jama
* Fonda Rae – Over Like A Fat Rat
* Jocelyn Brown – I’m Caught Up (In A One Night Love Affair)
* Cheryl Lynn – Encore
* Indeep – Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
* Cameo – Single Life
* Meli’sa Morgan – Fools Paradise
* Stephanie Mills – What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin’
* Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody (Loves Me Better)
* Gladys Knight & The Pips – Save The Overtime For Me
* Sister Sledge – He’s The Greatest Dancer
* Phyllis Hyman – You Know How To Love Me
* Cherelle – I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On
* Skyy – Call Me
* Mary Jane Girls – Candyman
* Rick James – Super Freak
* Evelyn Champagne King – Shame
* Klymaxx – Meeting In The Ladies Room
* The Jones Girls – Dance Turned Into A Romance
* Rebbie Jackson – Centipede
* Lilo Thomas – You’re A Good Girl
* SOS Band – Just Be Good To Me
* Gap Band – Outstanding

Hey Everybody! I’m back…with a new oldschool mixtape to get your BBQ season started off right! I hope you enjoy this groove music…and don’t burn those ribs while you trying to dance!

Track Listing

1. Before I Let Go –Maze  ft.  Frankie Beverly
2. Disco Lady – Johnnie Taylor
3. Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
4. Jamaica Funk – Rufus ft. Chaka Khan
5. Blame It On The Boogie – Jackson 5
6. She’s A Bad Mama Jama – Carl Carlton
7. Over Like A Fat Rat – Fonda Rae
8. It’s Your Thing – The Isley Brothers
9. Mr. Big Stuff – Jean Knight
10. Misdemeanor –  Foster Sylvers
11. Yes We Can Can – Pointer Sisters
12. Big Payback – James Brown
13. Fly, Robin Fly - Silver Convention
14. Cutie Pie – One Way
15. Flashlight – Parliament
16. I Found Loving –Fatback Band
17. Pick Up The Pieces – Average White Band
18. Back In Love Again – LTD
19. Funky Drummer – James Brown
20. Rock Creek Park – The Blackbyrds
21. I Love Music – The O’Jays
22. PYT (Pretty Young Thing) – Michael Jackson
23. Let’s Groove Tonight – Earth, Wind & Fire
24. One Nation Under A Groove –  Funkadelic

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 Izrael, 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. I enjoyed the first one I did for him (which you can find here), so I was happy to be tapped to do the second one. Thanks to TripleGoddess for the cover and image you see here! I’ve read his book 3 times so I had an idea of what I was looking at the second time around. As with the first, I included many instrumentals (can you guess which?) and some of my new favorites jams to blend in between his readings. The full length track is available so take a listen and respond to what Jimi has to say. His readings are in black. For the record, I agree with Jimi on a lot of his points. Not Denzel though…more like Boris Kodjoe for me.

Did you catch Jimi on Nightline with Hil Harper, Sherri Shepard and that other chick (no shade/shade lol) Here’s a clip:

“The Denzel Principle” is not a book of advice, but rather a book of lessons. Advice can be good or bad, but lessons come with a guarantee: you will absolutely learn SOMETHING. You may not like what you learn, or see the use for it immediately, but you learn from a lesson, and everyone will learn something different. “Denzel” is smart, bitter, sad, happy, over-sexed, hilarious and exciting — with a lesson for everyone who reads it. Is your man a “Denzel?” Take the quiz. With this book, Izrael has craft a commentary like no other.

And everyone is talking about it.

To download the CD version please click here

Track Listing

1. Re-Intro

2. I Don’t Need It – Jamie Foxx

3. The Pimptress

4. Little Freak – Usher ft. Nikki Minaj

5. Barack vs Denzel

6. Already Taken – Trey Songz

7. The Application

8. Down Like That – T.I., Will.I.Am & Fergie

9. Dawgs and Bitches

10. I Love The DJ – R. Kelly

11. Kiss-Her – T-Pain

12. If I Was Dating a White Woman…

13. Miss Chocolate – Lil Jon ft. R. Kelly & Mario

14. Diagnosing The Dizzle

15. Over – Drake

16. Fall Again – Robin Thicke

17. Don’t Settle,Be Reasonable

18. Window Seat – Erykah Badu

19. Fabulous – Jaheim

20. Falling In Love With Preston

21. Don’t Make Em Like U No More – Ruben Studdard

22. What’s A Good Guy Looks Like

23. Makeup Bag – The Dream ft T.I.

24. I, Misogynist

]]> http://themixtress.com/2010/05/10/the-denzel-principle-mixtape-pt-ii-notes-for-halle-berry/feed/ 3 1:13:54 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 t[...] 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. Mixtapes, Request DJ Diva no no http://themixtress.com/2010/03/01/monday-mixtape-march-maddness-part-2/ http://themixtress.com/2010/03/01/monday-mixtape-march-maddness-part-2/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:50:34 +0000 DJ Diva http://themixtress.com/?p=489

Hey Everybody! It’s time for a new music mixtape again. I’m still playing the one I did in December (I said that last year too lol). March Madness Part 2. It should be called “Radio Friendly” because a lot of these songs are being played on the radio right now. There is a new track by Mary J. Blige and Swizz Beatz called “Fancy” that I am just in love with. I was unable to get a clean copy but I didn’t care! Thanks Tapemasters Inc anyway!

My favorite mix moment was between #8. I Come First – Ne-Yo and #9. Freak – Estelle Ft. Kardinal Offishall. I just grin every time I hear that part of the mix. I’m also diggin that song “Miss Chocolate” by Lil Jon, R. Kelly and Mario and the new J. Holiday song “Pretty Body”. I’m still loving the Untitled Album by R. Relly and it’s always nice to hear a new tune by John Legend (Thanks EbTheCeleb!) A few minor glitches but I love the mix and I hope you will too!

Track Listing

1. Do You Think About Me – 50 Cent
2. Daddy’s Home (Remix) – Usher Ft. Juelz Santana
3. Say Something – Timbaland Ft. Drake
4. Fancy – Mary J. Blige Ft. Swizz Beatz
5. I Wanna Rock (Remix) – Snoop Dogg Ft. Jay-Z & Ludacris
6. Quit Your Job – Jamie Foxx
7. Famous Girl – Chris Brown
8. I Come First – Ne-Yo
9. Freak – Estelle Ft. Kardinal Offishall
10. Be My #2 – R. Kelly
11. Don’t Leave – Ryan Leslie
12. Let’s Make Up – Mike Winans
13. Miss Chocolate – Lil’ Jon Ft. R. Kelly & Mario
14. Angels (Remix) – Dirty Money Ft. Rick Ross
15. What Ya Think Of That – Jaheim
16. She Was Her – Mario
17. There With You – John Legend
18. Echo – R. Kelly
19. Pretty Body – J. Holiday
20. Hands Tied – Toni Braxton

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This week’s Monday Mixtape is dedicated to my sister and BEST FRIEND Divalicious.  It’s full of her favorite ladies from the 80′s!!!It was her 40th birthday and although I wasn’t able to celebrate in person with her in Memphis, she knows I was there in spirit. She is my very best friend. Ever since she was 10 and I was 7. Everything  that has happened in our lives have always been similar and it was she who forced me to buy equipment 10 years ago and to start djaying for money. Actually she got me my first gig. She named me DJ Diva and then took the hype man name of Divalicious.

She’s always been by my side! My biggest supporter and my biggest fan…she has my everlasting love. These are all of her (our) favorite songs to dance together. Yes, dance together. There is no one I’d rather dance with more than my sister so when you’re dancing to this Sis..think of me twirling you around. I love you! Happy Birthday!

Track Listing

1. Best Friend – Brandy
2. I’m Caught Up (In A One Night Love Affair) – Jocelyn Brown
3. Say, Say, Say – Alicia Meyers
4. Fools Paradise – Meli’sa Morgan
5. Somebody Else’s Guy – Jocelyn Brown
6. Just Us – Two Tons of Fun
7. I Know You, I Live You – Chaka Khan
8. I Want to Thank You – Alicia Myers
9. Dance Turned into a Romance – The Jones Girls
10. Doctor Love – First Choice
11. Street Life – Crusaders with Randy Crawford
12. Over Like A Fat Rat – Fonda Rae
13. Inside Out – Odyssey
14. Another Man – Barbara Mason
15. Padlock (Larry Levan 12 inch’ Mix) – Gwen Guthrie
16. Give Me Your Love – Sylvia Striplin
17. Victim – Candi Staton
18. When You Wake Up Tomorrow – Candi Staton
19. Call Me – Skyy
20. Candy Man – Mary Jane Girls
21. Meeting In The Ladies Room – Klymaxx
22. I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On – Cherelle
23. Nasty Girl – Vanity 6
24. Native New Yorker – Odyssey

Hey Everybody!!!

This mixtape is a step out of the box. Jimi Izrael contacted me and requested that I do a mixtape for the release of his new book “The Denzel Principle- Why Black Women Can’t Find Good Black Men”.

This was a new experience for me..I took his selected readings…read by the Dizzle himself and laid them over popular instrumentals. I took some of the most recent R&B and hip hop songs and placed them between the tracks.

Jimi talks about everything in this mix and it is extremely controversial! He starts it off with Da Dizzle- talking about the Denzel Washington effect on women. Jimi then goes into the Booty Scale where he rates the various aspects of  white female hindparts. He has a diatribe against Kevin Powell…he really doesn’t care for him as you may be able to tell! Ejaculation Negotiaton starts off talking about just that but it ends with a poignant twist! Birds and Bees is a talk that Jimi wants to have with his daughter when she is of age…really as blunt and straight forward as he can be! Jimi has a problem with Essence magazine too and he tells you all about it! if your girl has a lot of friends…then you need to listen to Peeps. He talks about the generational curse of Single Motherhood which almost made me mad enough to stop production (I’m glad I didn’t). In Exhale he talks about Terri McMillian and you know he goes in on her messed up gaydar! and in the final selection of The Lesson he talks about an important childhood experience and how it affected his life.

I know you will have a good time listening to this. Please purchase the book at Amazon.com (link provided) I’ve read it and you will be laughing, sighing, crying and cursing from cover to cover!

Thank you for choosing me to do this mix Jimi, I hope you sell a million copies!

Track Listing

1. Dizzle – Jimi Iz
2. Smackdown- Lil wayne & pharell
3. Da Booty Scale – Jimi Iz
4. Big ole butt- LL
5. Kevin Powell- Jimi Iz
6. I Wanna Rock (Remix) – Snoop, Jay Z, Ludacris
7. Ejaculation  Negotiation – Jimi Iz
8. Be A Father To Your Child _ Ed O.G and the Bulldogs
9. Un-thinkable- Alicia Keys
10. Birds and Bees – Jimi Iz
11. Soldier of Love – Sade
12. I am- Mary J Blige (Marley Marl Remix)
13. Essence - Jimi Iz
14. I Come First- NeYo
15. Peeps - Jimi Iz
16. Don’t Try 2 Call Her Now- Ryan Leslie
17. Single Motherhood - Jimi Iz
18. Exhale - Jimi Iz
19. Get Money- Junior Mafia ft the Notorious B.I.G
20. Lesson - Jimi Iz

You can also purchase the book at:

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Wow Slow Jams 3 weeks in a row? What going on with DJ Diva

This week’s mixtape is fulfilling a request from a long term blogger friend. SueZette. We have such long history (maybe I’ll blog about it on the private spot Zette ) but I love this girl. She is magnificent and striking and intelligent and let me stop her before yall start thinking I Kissed a Girl and I liked it LOL

But seriously…she was going in a couple of weeks ago on Twitter and I dug what she was playing so I offered to make her a mix. I hope you enjoy our version of Sexcellence!

Check out my girl Suezette at www.dearzette.com

1. Bangin’ The Headboard – R. Kelly
2. Don’t Say No, Just Say Yes – Avant
3. Crown Royal – Jill Scott
4. T-shirt & My Panties On – Adina Howard
5. Meeting In My Bedroom – Silk
6. So Anxious – Ginuwine
7. On The Hotline – Pretty Ricky
8. I Wanna F*ck You – Snoop Dogg & Akon
9. Birthday Text – Jeremiah
10. Neighbors Know My Name – Trey Songz
11. Sex Therapy – Robin Thicke
12. Read Your Mind – Avant
13. Put You To Bed – J Holliday
14. If I Was Your Girlfriend – Prince
15. How Does It Feel – D’Angelo
16. The Greatest Sex – R Kelly
17. Feenin’ – Jodeci
18. Freak Me – Silk
19. Stoptheworld – Maxwell
20. Slowly – Syleena Johnson
21. Half On A Baby – R. Kelly
22. Teach You A Lesson – Robin Thicke
23. Gettin Late – Floetry
24. Speechless – Beyonce

(Purchase the cd version for $.99 here:

This pays for cutting it up, payloadz and to help me buy new equipment…any help is greatly appreciated)

Look at that…Two mixes in a row. Gotta get it out while it’s in me. I’m starting something new by letting my peeps know when I used their drops (you see how many spots are available right? hit my email). Love yall!!!

August has been hot in NYC. Likewise the R&B being released is just as hot! We have two powerhouses starting off the mix..Hubby said I HAD to make Whitney #1 and the more I listened to her, the more I knew he was on point as usual. That daggon Mary song is so catchy and so Diva!

I still like Chris Brown.

That Wale track is booty shaking worthy and I’m watching Keri come up hard. Harlem as always with Webstar…Ryan and NeYo duke it out…I think Ryan is better though   My party girl Eb the Celeb MADE me like the Young Chris joint and I’m glad I listened! Had to throw in that Mario track…it’s got such an original melody. 2 Songs by Fabolous because he came hard this summer.

For the slowdown grooves we have a new inspiration song from Usher that surprised the heck out of me when I heard his falsetto. We have some songs from Al B Sure, Chico, Babyface and Maxwell that needed to be played on one of my mixes this summer.

It was hard to chose between R. Kelly’s and Whitney’s version of Salute but I’m glad that I chose Whitney. This will be her comeback album (regardless of what she says) and I’m thrilled that R. Kelly wrote this hit for her. He is the King of R&B.

I still like Chris Brown.

I hope you enjoy it…and maybe you’ll donate?

Track Listing

1. Million Dollar Bill – Whitney Houston
2. The One – Mary J. Blige Ft. Drake
3. Not My Fault – Chris Brown Ft Pharell (Favecast)
4. My Sweetie – Wale
5. Getcha Money Up – Keri Hilson Ft. Keyshia Cole & Teyana Taylor
6. Tipsy In Da Club – DJ Webstar (Todd Kelley)
7. Ice Cold – Ryan Leslie (DJ Diva)
8. I Dont Care – Ne-Yo
9. Want To Love You – Young Chris Ft. Raheem DeVaughn
10. Break Up(Remix) – Mario Ft. Gucci Mane & Nicki Minaj (EJ Flavors)
11. Throw It In The Bag – Fabolous Ft.The Dream (BSOTS)
12. I Need A Girl (Remix)- Trey Songz Ft. Fabolous & Teyana Taylor
13. Be – Usher (HarlemLexicon)
14. Badhabits – Maxwell (MrFresh)
15. I Want You – Chico Debarge
16. Top Of Your Lungs! – Al B. Sure (MLFM)
17. Salute – Whitney Houston (Eve)
18. Changed Man – Chris Brown (DJ Diva)
19. Broken Hearted Girl – Babyface
20. Fistfuloftears – Maxwell