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)

This Monday Mixtape is all about my birthday idol Mariah Carey. We all share a birthday with someone…and I do with Mariah! Mariah Carey has been an idol of mine for  long time. We share the same birthday and although she is 4 years older than me..she has always provided me with the inspiration to follow my dreams. From her first song Vision of Love, her incredible voice range has captivated us for yeas. In the beginning of her career, I thought it was odd that she kept releasing “generic” versions of her songs and remixes which were always catchy and filled with the hippest rappers and producers in the business. Of course we can all see now that it was absolute genius from a business sense and it also provided Mariah with a chance to step out of the songstress spotlight, relax and just be herself. As an Aries woman, I commensurated with her very public breakdown and her fight to regain herself and her image. I am very happy for her continued success and I wish her a very happy birthday…which was shared by me!

Track Listing

1. Fantasy (Remix) – Mariah Carey ft. Wu-Tang
2. It’s Like That – Mariah Carey ft. Jermaine Dupri
3. Honey (Bad Boy Remix) – Mariah Carey ft. Diddy, Mase & The Lox
4. We Belong Together (Remix) – Mariah Carey ft. Jadakiss & Styles P
5. Stay The Night – Mariah Carey
6. Shake It Off – Mariah Carey
7. Obsessed – Mariah Carey
8. Loverboy – Mariah Carey
9. Heartbreaker – Mariah Carey ft. Jay Z
10. Say Something -  Mariah Carey ft. Snoop Dogg
11. I’m That Chick – Mariah Carey
12. Emotions – Mariah Carey
13. Touch my body – Mariah Carey
14. Dreamlover -  Mariah Carey
15. Make It Last Forever (Remix) – Mariah Carey ft. Joe & Nas
16. Breakdown – Mariah Carey ft. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
17. Don’t Forget About Us (Remix) – Mariah Carey ft. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
18. Always Be My Baby [Mr. Dupri Mix] – Mariah Carey ft.Da Brat
19. Bye Bye (Remix) – Mariah Carey ft. Jay Z
20. I Don’t Wanna Cry – Mariah Carey
21. Vision Of Love – Mariah Carey

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

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Call me psychic..but on the BART2009 I battled with Butta at Soulbounce with my prediction that Beyonce was gonna take a break. You should listen to that podcast.

So Beyonce is taking a 6 month break. Whether it’s gonna be to have a baby or to reinvent her style…either way I’m happy for her!

Full Story here at USA Today

And if you need a Beyonce Mix in your life… Here’s the best of Beyonce!

Hey everybody! This mix of new songs is real New York heavy. It could be from the fact that we moved again in Harlem. Really the heart of Harlem this time. I love New York. The feel of the artists..the pounding of the beats. I could see myself having a Lil Mama moment during Jay-Z’s performance too. Shout out to my boy Fave for putting together a quick cover for me and my lil Mama moment!

Most of the songs are relatively new. My daughters made requests for Chris Brown, Beyonce, and Pitbull. I included a new artist Jay Sean cause his song was really catchy to me. My new R&B favorites Ryan Leslie, Mario and Trey Songz.

I put in R. Kelly’s new joint “Religious” which took me to church. I got Boyz II Men’s new single “Back For Good” which is a remake of the hit by Take That. I especially enjoyed that ..thanks Shawn! Ursher’s “Papers” is the male version of “Not Gonna Cry’ . Shout out to my girl Eb_the_Celeb for the link!

There are a few minor glitches but I do my best in one take. I hope you enjoy it!

TrackList

1. Empire State of Mind – Jay Z & Alicia Keys
2. I Can Transform Ya – Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne
3. Uptown – DJ Webstar Ft. Jim Jones, Rex & Styles P (BSOTS)
4. Baby By Me – 50 Cent ft. Ne-Yo
5. New York City – Akon (MLFM)
6. Venus vs Mars – Jay-Z (Todd Kelly)
7. Before She Said Hi – Mario ft. Big Sean (Fave)
8. You’re Not My Girl – Ryan Leslie ft. Consequence
9. Sweet Dreams – Beyonce (Eve)
10. Do You Remember – Jay Sean ft. Lil Jon & Sean Paul
11. I Know You Want Me – Pitbull
12. Back to the Crib – Juelz Santana ft. Chris Brown
13. Skycap – Mary J. Blige ft. Timberland
14. Ride Like This – Johnta Austin (EJ Flavors)
15. Neighbors Know My Name – Trey Songz
16. Sex Therapy – Robin Thicke
17. Papers – Usher
18. Religious – R. Kelly
19. Back For Good – Boyz II Men (Mr Fresh)
20. Yesterday – Toni Braxton ft. Trey Songz

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

This is another Twitter production!

*steps off soapbox*

Enjoy the mix and don’t be shy with the comments!

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

Welcome to another Monday Mixtape! The early millennium was a fun time for me. Also a very trying time…full of deceit and it just so happens that the music reflected my moods. I have everything from Gospel, Dance R&B, The Sexy South to hard core MOP. Enjoy!

Track Listing

1. Just Like Music – Erick Sermon ft. Marvin Gaye
2. I Just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me) – Jay Z ft. Pharrell
3. Best Of Me (remix) – Mya ft. Jay-Z
4. Dangerous – Busta Rhymes
5. Put Your Hands Where – Busta Rhymes
6. Tonight I’m Gonna Let Go [The Remix] – Syleena Johnson
7. Dance With Me – 112
8. Shackles – Mary Mary
9. Stomp – Kirk Franklin
10. Family Affair – Mary J. Blige
11. U Dont Have To Call(Remix) – Usher Feat.Ludacris
12. One minute Man – Missy Elliot feat. Ludacris, Jay Z, Trina
13. Whats Your Fantasy – Ludacris
14. E.I. – Nelly
15. What Means The World to You – Camron
16. Between Me And You – Ja Rule
17. Put It On Me – Ja Rule ft Lil Mo and Vita
18. Stutter (Remix) – Joe
19. I Dont Wanna Know – Mario Winans Ft. P. Diddy
20. It’s Over Now – 112
21. Case of the Ex – MYA
22. Ante Up (remix) – MOP feat. Busta Rymes
23. The Blast – Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek