Hey Everybody! It’s time for a new Producer Spotlight. This week I’m doing Swizz Beatz!!!

I call him the King of the break because he has best break timing I’ve ever heard. Although he mainly works with rappers, Swizz is more than capable of producing an R&B Mega Hit! My favorite song to dance to in the club is still “Get Me Bodied” and Beyonce’s handlers were brilliant when they got Swizz to do that beat. Swizz Beatz has been on the scene since the late 90′s and much of his early work was with the Ruff Ryder crew. He made those hard core thugs from Yonkers transform into club kings with his beats. One of his best years so far was 2007 where he had 10 songs on the billboard charts.

I hope you enjoy the mix!

Track Listing

1. No Money In The Bank – Swizz Beatz
2. Bring Em Out – T.I.
3. Tambourine – Eve
4. Party Up In Here – DMX
5. No Love For Me – DMX
6. Touch It (Remix) – Busta Rymes ft. Mary J. Blige, Papoose, Lloyd Banks, and DMX)
7. Whuteva – Remy Ma
8. Rotate (Remix) – CNN Ft. Ron Browz, Swizz Beatz, Busta Rhymes & Jadakiss
9. It’s Me B*tches (Remix) – Swizz Beatz ft. Lil Wayne , Jadakiss , R. Kelly
10. Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix) – Beyoncé
11. Put It In A Love Song – Alicia Keys ft. Beyoncé
12. Girl’s Best Friend – Jay-Z
13. Money, Cash, Hoes – Jay-Z
14. Ruff Ryders Anthem (Remix) – DMX, Jadakiss, Styles, Drag-on & Eve
15. I Can Transform Ya – Chris Brown
16. My Drink n’ My 2 Step – Cassidy
17. I’m A Hustler (Remix) ft. Mary J Blige
18. Jigga My N*gga – Jay-Z
19. Best Of Me – Mya ft. Jadakiss
20. Fancy – Mary J Blige ft. Swizz Beatz
21. Hi Hater (Remix) – Maino ft. Swizz Beatz, T.I., Plies, Jadakiss & Fabolous
22. Swing Your Rag – T.I. ft Swizz Beatz
23. On To The Next One – Jay-Z ft. Swizz Beatz
24. Hotel – Cassidy ft. R. Kelly
25. Snake (Remix) – R. Kelly ft. Cam’ron & Big Tigger

This week’s mix is some of the best of Timberland. Timberland is one of the best R&B producers I know. Yeah, I know he does rap too but his hiphop beats always appeals to these R&B ears of mine. He has the ability to make the hardest MCs sound danceable! Timberland is a genius. His beats always leave you slightly off kilter, slightly off beat with enough break for grinding. Yeah…I spent a lot of time grinding to Tim. Don’t let the lights go dim on some Aaliyah…don’t let the lights go dim and I owed somebody like Nas…Enough reminiscing…

(RantTime like back in the blogspot days)

As usual you may hear a few mistakes…I do this in one take with a little practice time to set up mix points and try out the beatmatching. In case you are wondering why I don’t spend more time on my “craft”..it’s because a Diva has a HUSBAND, a set of twins who are honor roll students and attending private school, I’m in Graduate School now..pursuing my Ph.D. in English Literature..plus I have a lot of friends…social media peeps included and all of this consumes my time. Oh and did I mention I’m a full time manager at a Top Graduate School? Yeah..A Diva is busy…

That said…I tried to camouflage any really bad mix points…I am really proud of some blends…Like 1&2, 2&3, 6&7, 8&9, 14&15, and some more…As said in class…I have a really good ear for beatmixing on turntables..and a talent for playlist selection… so please…enough comments on my beatmixing skills….

Enjoy it or click off.

I do this “every week”…I give you a new theme every week…I put a lot of time in choosing a good playlist to go along with my concept…I make my own coverart every week and I’m no artist! I’m really tired of the “Oh you didn’t do this right” and “you didn’t scratch..blah blah blah” comments.

I never promised you a rose garden.

I say all that to say…this is my hobby…and I enjoy it…I really do. Eventually I will purchase more equipment..I went to the Scratch Academy and got that Certificate…so please believe…I KNOW how to scratch!..Every week my mixes get better and every week I birth more music, which gets me back and forth to work and gives some folks pleasure.

I hope YOU enjoy it!

Track Listing

1. Are You That Somebody? – Aaliyah
2. Ride My Pony – Genuwine
3. Cry Me A River – Justin Timberlake
4. Oops Oh My – Tweet Ft Fabolous
5. The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) – Missy Elliott
6. All In My Grill – Missy Elliott
7. Can We Get Kinky Tonight Remix – SWV  ft. Missy Elliot & Timberland
8. If Your Girl Only Knew – Aaliyah
9. Come Back in One Piece – Aaliyah ft DMX
10.Ride or Die B*tch – The Lox ft Timberland & Eve
11. The Bounce – Jay Z  ft. Kanye West
12. You Owe Me – Nas Ft. Ginuwine
13. Love 2 Luv Ya – Timbaland & Magoo
14. The Way I Are – Timberland
15. Part of Me – Chris Cornell ft. Timberland
16. Now Drop – Timberland & Magoo ft Fat Man Scoop
17. Promiscuous Girl – Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland
18. My Love – Justin Timberlake Ft. T.I.
19. Trippin’ – Total ft. Missy Elliot
20. Beep Me 911 – Missy Elliott
21. Ice Box – Omarion Ft. Timberland
22. What About Us – Jodeci
23. One In A Million – Aaliyah
24. Call Me – Tweet
25. *igga What *igga Who – Jay Z

Hey Everybody! I had more requests for the 90′s so this time I went mid late 90′s. Full of the bouncy R&B joints and since I spent the weekend with hubby, I threw in a few joints for him too. He’s been playing my Mellow May and August Heat mixtapes a lot in the last two weeks so I know this will make it onto his Ipod as well. I experimented and practiced more with the techniques I learned at the Scratch Academy..Sometimes it worked…sometimes I didn’t quite hit the mark..I’m a work in progress. Despite the minor flaws I’m sure you’ll love it as much as I do!

Special thanks to my podcast crew for their drops. If you want to submit one or hype yourself in my mix…send me a 12 sec or less mp3 file to djdivathemixtress@gmail.com

Track Listing

1. Touch Me, Tease Me – Case ft Foxy Brown & Mary J. Blige
2. If Your Girl Only Knew – Aaliyah (EJFLAVORS)
3. Too Close – Next
4. Wifey – Next (FAVE)
5. Put Your Hands Where – Busta Rhymes
6. Dangerous – Busta Rhymes (TODDKELLEY)
7. I’ll Be – Foxy Brown & Jay Z
8. I Love the Dough – Notorius B.I.G. ft Jay-Z and Angela Winbush
9. Ruff Ryders Anthem Remix (Clue) – DMX, Jadakiss, Styles, Drag-on & Eve
10. How It’s Goin’ Down – DMX (MRFRESH)
11. Renee Remix – Lost Boyz
12. No Scrubs – TLC
13. Jumpin’ Jumpin – Destiny’s Child (EVE)
14. Steelo – 702 ft. Missy Elliott (BSOTS)
15. Doin It – LL Cool J
16. I Get Around – Tupac ft. Digital Underground
17. Deja Vu (Uptown Baby) – Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz
18. Danger (Been So Long) – Mystikal
19. Back That Ass Up – Juvenile
20. Gone Til November RMX – Wyclef Jean ft. Canibus, John Forte, R.Kelly
21. Anything (Old Skool Remix) – SWV & Wu-Tang Clan
22. 4, 3, 2, 1 – LL Cool J Ft. Method Man, Redman, Canibus & DMX
23. Me And My Girlfriend – Tupac

Track Listing

1. Hate on Me – Jill Scott
2. Miss Independent – Ne-Yo
3. No Time For Fake Ones – Lil Kim ft.Biggie
4. Fuck Them Bitches – Kelis
5. Bossy – Kelis
6. Concieted – Remy Ma
7. Don’t Cha – Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes
8. The Jump Off – Lil’ Kim ft. Mr. Cheeks
9. Party Up In Here – DMX
10. I’ll Be (dirty) – Foxy Brown & Jay Z
11. Ill Na Na – Foxy Brown ft. Method Man
12. Make It Clap – Sean Paul ft Busta Ryhmes
13. Check Up On It – Beyonce
14. Brush Your Shoulders Off – Jay Z
15. Hi Hater (Remix) – Maino ft. Swizz Beatz, T.I., Plies, Jadakiss & Fabolous
16. Jadakiss – A Millie Freestyle
17. New York – Ja Rule Ft. Fat Joe & Jadakiss
18. Who’s That Girl? – Eve
19.Respect Me -Khia
20. Cleva – Erykah Badu
21. Hate it Or Love it – Mary J Blige ft.The Game
22. My Name is Prince – Prince
23. Golden – Jill Scott

US rapper DMX has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty and drug possession following a raid on his home, police have said.

Five pit bull puppies, several weapons and unspecified illegal drugs were also seized by police.

The arrest follows a seven-month inquiry after 12 apparently neglected dogs were found at the Arizona home of the rapper – real name Earl Simmons.

Mr Simmons was taken to a nearby jail and released on $7,500 bail.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said Mr Simmons had initially barricaded himself in his bedroom when officers arrived at his home at 0300 local time, but eventually surrendered without offering further resistance.

‘No excuse’

“With all his money and fame, [DMX] has no excuse for not providing proper care for his animals,” Sheriff Joe Arpaio said.

It is the second run-in the rapper has had with police in a week. On Tuesday he was arrested for driving at speeds as high as 114mph on a freeway.

DMX’s album Year of the Dog… Again shows him with a pit bull

Mr Simmons’s lawyer, Murray Richman, said he believed evidence did not support the charges of animal cruelty, which has been a major focus of Sheriff Arpaio.

“I think that the animal cruelty is not going to be able to be established and I think that this is Sheriff Joe’s moment,” he said.

Police first raided the star’s Cave Creek home in August last year, following reports of dogs being abused on his property.

Detectives seized 12 pit bull dogs and found the remains of three others that had been buried in the back garden.

They also found about half a pound (0.23 kg) of cannabis at the house.

At the time, the rapper said he had not been at the property for at two months and a caretaker who was left in charge failed to care for them.

Dog clothing

The 37-year-old musician has sold over 20 million albums as one of the most popular stars of hip-hop in the US.

The cover of his last album, Year of the Dog… Again, which came out in 2006, featured him with a pit bull straining at the leash.

He also launched his own range of dog clothing, including caps, scarves and raincoats for canines. It was named Boomer 129 after one of his pit bulls.

The arrest comes six years after a US court ordered DMX to make public service announcements after pleading guilty to animal cruelty, disorderly conduct and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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