Have a blessed and safe New Year and see you on the other side of 10

1. Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z Ft. Alicia Keys (Come on…Hands down the best song of the year)
2. Best I Ever Had – Drake (Milk and Cookies at his finest…Smooth groove song)
3. Rockin’ That Thang – The Dream (To continue the groove..slide in this hit by Dream)
4. Throw It In The Bag – Fabolous Ft. The Dream (another usual suspect hit)
5. Blame It (Remix) – Jamie Foxx Ft. Yung Joc & T-Pain (One of my fav tracks this year..everytime I heard it I had to dance)
6. I Get It In – 50 Cent (I got in it in 2009…that is all)
7. Baby By Me (Remix) – 50 Cent Ft. Ne-Yo (Finally a hot track with NeYo..isn’t 50 a rapper? Sounds R&B to me)
8. Love Come Down (Remix) – Dirty Money Ft. Red Cafe (Of course Diddy had to have a club banger this year)
9. Dancing On Me – DJ Webstar Ft. Jim Jones (HARLEM…HARLEM….HARLEM..yeah)
10. My Sweetie – Wale ( a lil African flavor fo ya…this is probably my most listened song by Wale this year.  I even stopped calling him “Whale”)
11. Million Dollar Bill – Whitney Houston (Go on Whitney! It was too bad that she couldn’t reproduce this live but I still loved the track)
12. Be My #2 – R. Kelly (I was waiting for this dang R.Kelly album all year. He made so happy with this track. It may not get rotation if his managers are retarded…but this is a new Step song which could bring back Disco and the Hustle)
13. The One f. Drake – Mary J. Blige (This was my attitude song this year….made so even more after I found out Mary smacked her husband in the club over some BS..I hope she did it to the beat…I hear that girl…I ain’t #2 or 3..I’m the ONE!)
14. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) – Pitbull (Reggaeton…I’m Dominican…that is all..)
15. I’m The Ish (Remix) – DJ Class ft. Kanye West (My husband’s favorite out of all my playlists this year…I loved bouncing with him in the livingroom…we got down!)
16. Girlfriend – Chris Brown Ft. Lupe Fiasco (His new fav…LaLaLa…hopefully Chris will be able to continue his career)
17. Sweet Dreams – Beyonce (My twins most requested song..I was mad at the video at first…but this song grew on me in a big way)
18. Poker Face – Lady GaGa (Gaga was the breakout artist of 2009…LOVE.HER!)
19. Put It In A Love Song – Alicia Keys Ft. Beyonce (This song will be creeping up on everybody in the next few weeks…Look for a live perfomance real soon…dang or at least a video…please!!)
20. Just Like Me – Jamie Foxx ft T.I. (Cause I am)
21. Gimme 20 Dollars- DJ Webstar Ft. Ron Browz (HARLEM…HARLEM….HARLEM..yeah)
22. I Can Transform Ya – Chris Brown Ft. Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz (Swizz-y was busy this year…but I knew it was coming..didn’t sexpect him to finally cop to A Keys though…crazy beat)
23. Boyfriend Number 2 – Pleasure P (I await the final call on those charges but I loved this song this year..)

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Originally recorded 5/18/09

This is part 2 of the Monday Mixtape for this week. Here is part one..

So I like I said before…I have been swamped by outings with friends, the twins graduation, Prom and induction into the Honor Society, changes in leadership at the job…It’s been quite a summer so far.

I’m behind but I like to keep my promises.

This mix was requested by my best friend Tutu. Yeah she’s my best friend. Divaliscious is my sister and Tutu is my best friend. She requested this mix for her b’day back in April and although I was still going to class at Scratch, I put this together for her. I used some of songs I was listening to in April and may…with some of the songs i used for my final at the Scratch Academy…with some of the songs I heard during Tutu’s birthday weekend…

Funny thing is…I threw a graduation party for the twins and this mix was such a hit…so uhm…you might want to listen to what your kids are listening to..

I took too long posting it…but those who have had it…have loved it…so why hold on to it?

Most are songs you already love but I hope you still enjoy the mix!

Track Listing

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1. MM – 01 – Knock You Down  – Keri Hilson Ft. Kanye West & Ne-Yo (04:14)
2. MM – 02 – Boyfriend Number 2 – Pleasure P (02:39)
3. MM – 03 – Rocking That Thang (Remix) -  The Dream ft Fabolous (03:57)
4. MM – 04 – Best I Ever Had – Drake (03:36)
5. MM – 05 – What You Do – Chrisette Michele Ft. Ne-Yo (02:47)
6. MM – 06 – Blame It (Remix) – Jamie Foxx Ft. Yung Joc & T-Pain (03:43)
7. MM – 07 – Just Like Me – Jamie Foxx ft T.I. (03:17)
8. MM – 08 – Hottest In Da Hood – Red Cafe (02:38)
9. MM – 09 – Donk – Soulja Boy (02:40)
10. MM – 10 – Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix) – Beyonce (05:21)
11. MM – 11 – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyonce (03:08)
12. MM – 12 – Dancing On Me – Webstar & Jim Jones (01:45)
13. MM – 13 – All Night Long – Faith Evans ft. Puff Daddy (02:37)
14. MM – 14 – Love Like This Before – Faith Evans ft. Fat Man Scoop (03:43)
15. MM – 15 – Silky – Cam’Ron (03:05)
16. MM – 16 – The Jump Off – Lil’ Kim ft. Mr. Cheeks (02:46)
17. MM – 17 – Rotate (Remix) – CNN Ft. Ron Browz, Swizz Beatz, Busta Rhymes & Jadakiss (02:57)
18. MM – 18 – Took The Night – Chelly (01:46)
19. MM – 19 – I’m The Ish (Remix) – DJ Class ft. Kanye West (02:25)
20. MM – 20 – Boom Boom Pow (Remix) – Black Eyed Peas (02:39)
21. MM – 21 – Pokerface (Freestyle) – Queen Latifah (02:11)
22. MM – 22 – Just Dance(Ft Akon) – Lady Gaga (03:41)
23. MM – 23 – Birthday Sex (Remix) – Jeremih ft. Red Cafe (03:25)
24. MM – 24 – Every Girl -  Lil Wayne Ft. Drake, Jae Millz (03:54)
25. MM – 25 – Pretty Wings – Maxwell (04:06)

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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