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Monday Mixtape: Uptown Teddy Riley

DJ Diva — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:48:07 +0000

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Hey everybody! Did you miss me? I’m sorry I had to put the mixtress on hiatus for so long but sometimes you have to put home life first ya dig?

This week’s Monday mixtape is once again dedicated to the King of R & B Producers: Teddy Riley! I’ve made no secret about how much I adore Teddy’s work. This makes the third mixtape I’ve done for him. You can find the others here:

Monday Mixtape: Teddy Riley Mix 2

Monday Mixtape: The New Jack Swing

This mixtape is really centered on his Uptown days. I remember when my mother brought home the first Guy album on 33. I sat for hours listening to it over and over. It was such a fresh sound, so different from the standard R&B format of the 80′s. I adored their clean cut look and Teddy was such a short cutie pie.

Well, I hope you enjoy this mixtape and the others I have coming up on following Mondays: I have a Carnival Soca mix, a Nate Dogg tribute, a Neo Soul mix, a 90′s Bounce pt 2…let’s just say I’ve been busy in my absence.

Track Listing

1. Michael Jackson – Remember The Time (Teddy Riley Remix)

2. Teddy Riley ft Tammy Lucas- Is It Good To You

3. Today – Him Or Me (Remix)

4. Something In Common _ Bobby Brown & Whitney Houston

5. Jane Child – Dont Wanna Fall (Teddy Riley Remix)

6. Al B Sure! Slick Rick – If Im Not Your Lover (Remix)

7. Christopher Williams – Im Dreamin

8. Bobby Brown – Get Away

9. Bobby Brown – My Perogative

10. Johnny Kemp – Just Got Paid (Teddy Riley Remix)

11. Kool Moe Dee – I Go To Work

12. Tony Toni Tone – It Feels Good

13. Boys To Men – Motown Philly

14. Guy- You Can Call Me Crazy

15. The Winans – Its Time (Teddy Rileys Remix)

16. Bubba – I Like Your Style

17. Guy – Teddy’s Jam

18. Guy – Groove Me

19. Mary J. Blige ft. Heavy D – My Love (Teddy Riley Remix)

20. High Five – I Like The Way You Play The Kissing Game

21. Men of Vizion – Show You The Way To Go

22. SWV – Right Here (Teddy Riley Remix)

23. Big Bub ft. Teddy Riley & Heavy D. – Need Your Love

24. Samuelle – So You Like What You See

25. Blackgirl – 90’s Girl

26. Aaron Hall – Dont Be Afraid

27. Wreckx N Effect – Rump Shaker

28. Today – Girl I Got My Eyes On You

29. Heavy D & The Boyz ft Al B Sure! – Somebody For Me

30. Guy – I Like

31. Keith Sweat – Something Just Aint Right

Monday Mixtape: Girls Night Out! (Afrobella request)

DJ Diva — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:05:06 +0000

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Hey Everybody!

This is a special mix for me. Afrobella requested a mixtape for her Caress Girls Night Out giveaway which included everything in this lovely picture below:

Five people will win the two new Whipped Soufflé Body Washes, and ONE lucky Grand Prize winner will receive the ultimate “Caress Girls’ Night Out Essentials Prize Pack” which includes:
New Caress Whipped Soufflés Body Washes (Blackberry Cream & White Peach Cream) , a Susan Farber hot pink clutch and a pink iPod Nano so you can bump your girls night out soundtrack as you get ready to hit the town!

And I’m providing the Sountrack!!! yay!!!

I went through 160 entries and tallied all of the songs. Beyonce Get Me Bodied was the number 1 song requested!!! Freekum Dress came in second! As a matter of fact, these ladies wanted a whole Beyonce Mixtape! I couldn’t do that but I included a lot of her songs. I also included some of Afrobella’s favorites too!

I hope you enjoy the mix and congrats to all of the winners!

Thank you Bella for asking me to do this..It was a lot of fun and I am eternally grateful for the opportunity to work you again!

Track Listing:

1. Beyonce – Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix)
2. Beyonce – Freakum Dress
3. Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliot, Angie Martinez, Da Brat – Ladies Night (Not Tonight remix)
4. Cupid – Do My Ladies Run This Party
5. Destiny’s Child – Jumpin’ Jumpin
6. Aaliyah ft. Timberland & Missy Eliott – Up Jumps the Boogie
7. Total ft. Timbaland & Missy Elliot – What About Us (remix)
8. Blackstreet – No Diggity
9. Queen Pen ft. Lost Boyz – Party Aint a Party
10. Mary Jane Girls – All Night Long
11. Mariah Carey ft. Jermaine Dupri – It’s Like That
12. Michael Jackson – PYT (Pretty Young Thing)
13. DJ Class feat. Kanye West – I’m The Ish (Remix)
14. Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
15. Usher ft. Will.I.Am – OMG
16. Justin Timberland – Sexyback (Dirty)
17. Vanity 6 – Nasty Girl
18. Destiny’s Child – Bootylicious
19. Zhane – Hey Mr. DJ
20. Lucy Pearl – Dance Tonight
21. Usher – Bad Girl
22. Kanye West ft T-Pain – Good Life
23. Tweet – Call Me
24. Missy Elliott Ft. Nas, Eve, Q-Tip – Hot Boyz (Dirty Remix)
25. Kool & The Gang – Ladies Night

Monday Mixtape: BBQ Mixtape 2010

DJ Diva — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:48:07 +0000

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

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

Monday Mixtape: Wedding Reception Mix

DJ Diva — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:04:08 +0000

Happy New Year Everybody!

The new year is starting out great for me…I’ve been pulled back into my old hustle of making customized mixtapes. I had so much fun with this one. This is the story:

One of my good friends L put me in touch one of her friends who was having a cruise ship wedding. When it was determined that my schedule wouldn’t allow me to go to DJ for her, she still wanted a mixtape of her and the groom’s favorite songs done by me. She arranged for the ship’s DJ to allow her to play the cd. Now I know he ain’t gonna be happy when he see them having a ball to my set and sitting during his…but…that’s not my problem.

We contracted a nice rate, she sent me her list of 50 songs. I pared that down to 34 and I produced a pretty tight mix. Matter of fact…the mix was so good I needed to share it with yall too. It has everything on it from hip-hop to soca. A little reggae, some R&B and of course some old school. This is not the final mix that I’m producing for her but it will be very similar with specialized drops and such.

I will be hyping my customized mixtapes for hire in the future so i hope you email me at djdivathemixtress@gmail.com if you have need for something special. For my friend L I made her cds for her 30th b’day with a song from each year of her birth. She gave them out a party favors on her b’day trip to Vegas! I’m also excited about this because I know my niche is small parties and weddings. There will be more info forthcoming about contracting me for that.

Enjoy the mix!

Track Listing
1. Everybody – Anthony Hamilton (The Bride and Groom’s song)
2. Before I Let Go – Frankie Beverly & Maze
3. Outstanding – Gap Band
4. You Called And Told Me – Jeff Redd
5. Let’s Get Married (Remix Run DMC) – Jagged Edge
6. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyonce
7. Get Me Bodied – Beyonce
8. Check the Ryhme – A Tribe Called Quest
9. Hypnotized – Notorious B.I.G.
10. Say Aah – Trey Songz
11. In the Club – 50 Cent
12. Baby By Me – 50 Cent Ft. Ne-Yo
13. Stay With Me – Neyo
14. Step In The Name Of Love (remix) – R. Kelly
15. Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z Ft. Alicia Keys
16. Life (Is What You Make It) – Frighty & Colonel Mite
17. No Letting Go – Wayne Wonder
18. Party Time (Diwali Riddim) – Danny English ft. Eggnog
19. Tempted to Touch – Rupee
20. Turn Me On – Kevin Lyttle
21. Groove Me – Guy
22. Poison – Bell Biv Devoe
23. Wanna Be Starting Something – Michael Jackson
24. Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
25. PYT (Pretty Young Thing) – Michael Jackson
26. Closer – Ne-Yo
27. Million Dollar Bill – Whitney Houston
28. What Happens In The Party – Rupee
29. Dollar Wine – Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
30. Carnival – Destra Ft. Machel
31. Freakum Dress – Beyonce
32. Put It In A Love Song – Alicia Keys Ft. Beyonce
32. Miss Independent – Ne-Yo
33. Do I Do – Stevie Wonder
34. Gonna Have A Funky Good Time – James Brown

Monday Mixtape Michael Jackson The King of Pop

DJ Diva — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:42:45 +0000

edit: RIP Michael…my first love…I will miss you always!

original post:
Today’s Monday Mixtape is continuing in my Kings series. Two weeks ago we had the King of the Remix R. Kelly…This week we have the King of Pop: Michael Jackson. Check out his site here!

Special shoutout to my husband Scribe and My sister Divalicious because they are the biggest MJ stans I know!

Also I’m shouting out Dirty Whorelebrity News! Gossip from a sexy point of view!

I’m more of a Prince Stan but I do looove me some Michael.

Track Listing:

1. Thriller
2. Jam
3. PYT (Pretty Young Thing)
4. Blame It On The Boogie
5. Baby Be Mine
6. Rock With You
7. You Rock My World
8. Beat It 2008
9. Working Day and Night
10. Smooth Criminal
11. Scream
12. Black or White
13. Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough
14. Remember The Time
15. Keep It In The Closet
16. Bad
17. Off The Wall
18. Ease on down the road
19. Leave Me Alone
20. The Way You Make Me Feel
21. I Can’t Help It
22. Butterflies
23. Who is it
24. Billie Jean

DJ L R&B #12 Mixtape Review By DJ Diva

DJ Diva — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:14:12 +0000

Review:

DJ L makes a good effort on RNB #12. He has great tracks, but at times gets a little scratch happy. I love to hear skill but when it turns into sounding like a messed up cd, I have to press skip. Instead of mixing, you will hear horns or scratching to let you know that the songs have changed. At times he makes questionable choices but the songs hold their own.

Notable cuts(when he lets them play): #2, #12, #14, #17, #19,#22

Top 5 Banging Beats worth listening to:

-Kenna feat. Lupe Fiasco – Say Goodbye To Love [remix] (A house beat mixed with an early 80′s rock feel)
-Chris Brown feat. Bow Wow & Hurricane Chris – Picture Perfect [remix] (Bubblegum yet a kicking beat)
-Usher feat. Michael Jackson & T-Pain – Stop Playin’ (Very Michael-ish beat..makes one nostalgic)
-Day 26 feat. Diddy – In My Bed (clubbanger)
-R. Kelly – Freak Show (I stan for R. Kelly)

Track Listing:

1. Paula Abdul feat. Akon – Dance Like There’s No Tommorow [remix]
2. Kenna feat. Lupe Fiasco – Say Goodbye To Love [remix]
3. O’Neal McKnight feat. Jermaine Dupri & Diddy – Check Your Coat [remix]
4. Nicole Scherzinger feat. Britney Spears – Do What You Want To Me
5. Chris Brown feat. Bow Wow & Hurricane Chris – Picture Perfect [remix]
6. Usher feat. Michael Jackson & T-Pain – Stop Playin’ [Produced By T-Pain]
7. Ciara – Click, Flash
8. RL [Of Next] – Dangerous
9. Day 26 feat. Diddy – In My Bed
10. Boxie feat. Juelz Santana – Let Me Show
11. Wynter Gordon feat. Maino – Surveillance
12. Robin Thicke – Magic
13. R. Kelly – Freak Show
14. Lil Wayne feat. Babyface – Comfortable [Produced By Kanye West]
15. Tre Williams feat. Nas – I See You Coming
16. Karina Parisan – Can’t Find The Words [Produced By Ryan Leslie]
17. Dwele feat. Slum Village – I’m Cheating [remix]
18. Ryan Leslie feat. Phene – Rescue You [remix]
19. Lee Carr – Radio
20. Trey Songz – Craz
21. LL Cool J – Girl If I
22. T-Pain – Silver & Gold
23. Dear Jayne feat. The-Dream – Fall Back
24. Mariah Carey feat. Lil’ Wayne & Akon – Bye Bye [remix]
25. Ciara – Supernatural
26. Keri Hilson – Energy
27. Usher feat. Jermaine Dupri – Chivalry [Uk Album Bonus Track]
BONUS TRACKS
28. Tarrus Riley – For The Girls [Never Wanna See You Cry]
29. Tarrus Riley – Hi, Hi

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Monday Mixtape: The King of the Remix – R. Kelly

DJ Diva — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:23:49 +0000

I read a post recently by DJ Stylus where he said that he refuses requests to play R. Kelly while he’s spinning. He based it on how he felt about R. Kelly’s troubles with the law and his fondness for young girls. Now while I understood how he felt, I also thought that it was a little harsh. After all, music is music. No one stopped playing Michael Jackson because he liked little boys. We didn’t stop listening to Whitney Houston because she smoked crack and we also loved Biggie although he sold it. I personally don’t look at the personal lives of artists to enjoy their art. If we did, we probably wouldn’t look at any paintings or listen to any music because we all know that artists tend to have pretty messed up lifestyles or desires.

That said, while I was thinking of these things the idea of R. Kelly as the King of the Remix began to form in my head. As I went through my mental discography, I kept coming up with more hits done by the R. Of course I put them all together and this mixtape was born. Say what you want but R. Kelly consistently gives us good music. Well good in my eyes. Sure most of it has x-rated lyrics or sexual undertones…but that’s what we’ve always loved about him right? Well these are some of my favorites:

Track Listing

1. Fiesta Remix (DJ Clue Mix)- R.Kelly
2. Hotel (Remix) – Cassidy Feat. R Kelly
3. Girlfriend Remix – B2k Feat R. Kelly
4. We Takin Over (Remix) – R. Kelly
5. Make It Rain (Remix) – Fat Joe ft Lil Wayne, Baby T.I., R Kelly & Rick Ross
6. This Is Why Im Hot (Remix) – Mims feat DJ UNK, Twista, R.Kelly, Lil Wayne & Marques Houston
7. Lookin Boy(Remix) – Hot Stylz ft Yung Joc & R.Kelly
8. I’m A Flirt – R.Kelly. T.I. & T.Pain
9. Stripper (Remix) – T-Pain (Akon Intro, R.Kelly)
10. Same Girl (Remix) – R. Kelly feat. Usher & T-Pain
11. Ignition (Remix) – R.Kelly
12. Shawty Is A 10 (Remix) – The-Dream ft. R. Kelly
13. Feeling On Your Booty (remix) – R Kelly
14. Bump N Grind (Remix) – R Kelly
15. Down Low (X-Rated Remix) – R. Kelly
16. Friend of Mine – Kelly Price ft. Mr. Biggs & R. Kelly
17. Homie, Lover, Friend (Remix) – R Kelly
18. Let Me Know – Aaliyah ft. R. Kelly
19. I Wish – Remix (To The Homies That We Lost) – R Kelly
20. Flashing Lights (Remix) – Kanye West ft. R Kelly
21. Customer (Remix) – Raheem Devaughn Ft R.Kelly
22. Step In The Name of Love Remix – R Kelly
23. I’m Fucking You Tonight – Biggie Smalls Ft R.Kelly

Monday Mixtape: The New Jack Swing

DJ Diva — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:09:35 +0000

Hey Everybody! This a picture of a young Teddy Riley in his group “Kids At Work” Too cute!

Sorry I’m a day late! Even Divas have to work sometimes…I’m still continuing my trip through 4 decades and we have now reached the 80′s.

This Monday’s Mix is all bout the New Jack Swing!

Teddy Riley is and was a genius back in his Uptown days. Every album that came out by Uptown, I was up in the record store on 145th st and Amsterdam copping the 33! Believe that. My sweet sixteen party was almost completely a Teddy Riley party!!! All the Rice dances…the dances at the parks..Every teen party was an Uptown party in Harlem!

So enjoy the mix and a mini Teddy Riley Bio is below the break

Also…I know folks love videos so here’s a small treat…a song that didn’t make it onto the mix…I coulda kept going but 80 mins is the limit folks!

Track Listing:

I Like – Guy
Teddy’s Jam 1 – Guy
90′s Girl – Blackgirl
Rumpshaker – Wreckx N Effect
Him or Me – Today
I Want Her – Keith Sweat
Groove Me- Guy
I Don’t Wanna Fall In Love- Jane Child
Anything (Remix) – SWV and Wu-Tang
So You Like What You See – Samuelle
Hard to Get – Hi-Five
I Will Do For You – Father MC
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright-Father MC
Is It Good To You – Heavy D and The Boyz
Is It Good To You – Tammy Lucas
Poison – Bell Biv Devoe
Motownphilly – Boyz to Men
Feels Good – Toni Tone Tony
Just Got Paid – Johnny Kemp
Dangerous – Michael Jackson
Alright – Janet Jackson Ft. Heavy D
It’s Time – The Winans ft Teddy Riley
Remember The Time – Michael Jackson
Do the Right Thing- Redhead Kingpin
New Jack Swing – Teddy Riley
Uptown Anthem – Various Artists

Bio below the break

At the age of 25, he was one of the most sought after producers in America. James Ingram, The Winans, Bobby Brown, Today, Boy George, Wrecks’N’Effect, Fine Young Cannibals, New Kids On The Block and even Jacko… The box office jet set was litteraly running after his talent at the time, the way those billionaires come to Sothesby’s in London to pick up some famous painter’s work.
Name : RILEY
First name : EDWARD THEODORE aka TEDDY
Date of Birth : 10/08/1967
Place Of Birth : Harlem, NY
Particular signs : inventor of the New Jack Swing

Would the things ever be what they are without this man’s precious contribution ? Dis I can’t tell, although his numerous works have no doubt influenced a new generation of artists and producers while redefining a genre on its whole – the R&B – the way Jazzie B of the Soul II Soul fame would do in UK when giving birth to the so called Brit soul.
When I came to meet him and his current pals (Aaron & Damion Hall altogether know as Guy) in September 1991 at this London concert hall formerly know as the Hammersmith Odeon. Riley had already spent more than half of his life making music. From his very first jams with local Harlem bands such as Kids At Work and Total Climax and his debut as a producer for Doug E. Fresh and Classical 2 to a whole bunch of killer grooves for people such as Johnny Kemp, Keith Sweat, Bobby Brown, Starpoint, Wrecks’N’Effect and the list goes on, not to mention his contribution on Michael Jackson’s Dangerous album which would sell more than 15 million copies ! No doubt, Teddy had already have many ups at the time but also downs in the meantime like his divorce with his godfather and former manager Gene Griffin, the splitting of Guy two years later and the arrival of a whole bunch of imitators which would try to recapture the essence of his sound.
What makes Riley’s work so fundamental is the fact that he litteraly revolutionnized the approach of making music at a period where the funk had almost lost its essence. There was a need for a brand new shuffle which was to be brought by production teams such as Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (Alexander O’Neal, Cherelle, Janet Jackson), Antonio L.A. Reid & Kenneth Edmunds Babyface (Bobby Brown, Karyn White, The Mac Band, Whitney Houston), and Denzil Foster & Thomas McElroy (Timex Social Club, En Vogue, Tony! Toni! Toné!). Not to mention our man who would happen to be associated with Gene Griffin (his godfather) for some time.

Funk was nearly dead at the time potentially speaking as was the so called rhythm & blues, synonymous with old fashionned made music an dit was obviously the time for a new generic name to come out of the hat and this is how R&B saw the light. Therafter, what we was able to read on Spotlight as special issue made by the likes of Billboard Magazine as a commemoration to the month of US Black Music in June 1991 : R&B = soul + funk + hip hop, as written by columnist Janine McAdams who was mentionning the tendancy to a new traditionnalism within the production with the reintroduction of live elements and strong lyrics, the return of true singers avec well as those influences inherited from soul, funk and eventually jazz. All of that, not only on the so called R&B, but also on the hip hop production. In addiction to this, let’s not forget, the beginning of the acceptance of the Black community mediawise with the heavy success of actor/rapper Fresh Prince on the Fresh Prince Of Bel Air sitcom on NBC. But also the recognition of the Black cinema with films such as Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever or Do The Right Thing, Mario Van Peebles’ New Jack City and ‘s Boyz In The Hood to name but a few ; all of them delivered with appropriate soundtracks giving an extra exposure to the music makers.

As for the definition of New Jack Swing, Guy member Damion Hall said to me : New Jack Swing is a new sound made by the blending of elements taken from rap, funk, gospel, rock, classic music, rhythm & blues, jazz and hip hop. This concept is unique. You may find pop or jazz on the so called swingbeat but you’ll never see this so particular cocktail anywhere else but on Teddy’s music.
That… guy had something for sure since his earliest days, but dealing with music is a thing meanwhile doing the same with the ‘papers’ is a far different one which would lead Teddy to accept the protection of Gene Griffin who happened to be his godfather. Gene deserves respect at least for one thing, said Hall. He’s taken care of the business side of the things for us, but he also has managed to have of full control on us once he had our signatures. He’s taken advantage on Teddy’s Kindness to put his name on everything that Teddy was doing. Gene wasn’t a writer, nor was he an arranger. Bobby Brown’s ’My Prerogative’, that was Teddy and Aaron’s work. Same thing for the Jacksons’ ‘She’ song as well as for Guy’s first album with the addiction of Timmy Gattling. Gene’s never got anything to do with this apart from acting as a sort of executive producer. As for the rest, he acted like an impostor !

Approaching Teddy Riley and observing him either while rehearsing or live on stage with the brothers Hall and later on with BLACKstreet happened to be quite informative as far as what the man was made of. Not to mention this face to face chat that we had right after one of his London concerts.
That man, although being only 24 at the time, was litteraly obsessed by his art, in search for new combinations which would come up out of the impressive material which was surrounding him at every moment of his life. One could see the determined look of a virtuoso on his eyes as well as a true receptivity as far as what the closest members of his crew were relating him. I’m working on some new sound/techniques with Heavy D & The Boyz that I’ve tested on the cover version of ’Now That We Found Love’ and ‘Is It Good To You’, he explained to me. Now that I’ve left NYC to live in Virginia, I find it a bit easier.

Regarding Michael Jackson’s album that he co-produced, he said : I’ve spent a lot of time making sure that what we’ve done in common would be different from whatever I’ve done in the past. Dropping an ultimate confidence, he added : I don’t like that digital sound used by almost everyone right now. To me, it’s too polished. I’d rather go for the analogic textures and develop them in order to get some more punch on my music, as notoriously shown a little bit later on within his new venture with Chauncey Hannibal, Dave Hollister and Levi Little under the BLACKstreet guise and the memorable ‘No Diggity’.
Quite some time though without hearing from a man who influenced so many reputed producers today from Sean ‘Puffy Combs’ to Rodney Jerkins (who stood as his spiritual son), Timbaland and many others.