Du Ya HuRR Me

Boss Intro
Super High
Window Seat
Somethins Gotta Give
Lost Without You
Un-Thinkable
Honey
Put Me On
Your Love
Hold Yuh
*All Instrumentals
Nod Ya Head 2 This

Something Serious

Brothers Gonna Work It Out - Willie Hutch
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Mainstream - Outkast feat. Kuhjo Goodie
Something - Big K.R.I.T.
Maybe Tomorrow - The Jackson 5
All That I Got Is You - GhostFace Killah feat. Mary J. Blige
Count Your Blessings

What do the kids listen to?

The Walk = The Cure
Love & Let Love = Gossip
Oh Cherie = New Young Pony Club
On Fire = The Sounds
Pow Pow = LCD SoundSystem
Welcome To DanceRock

Truth Seeking 1301

20 Feet Tall = E.Badu
Nervous = Jon Forte
Patience = Nas & D.Marley
Take One Pass It Around

N Mai Mynd

Sooo, Its my date of birth today. Don't need to explain much about this one. I will however draw your attention now, to admit to messing up on this one, Im sure you'll notice. As well as notice its a little longer than the given 15Minutes. So with all things being said enjoy a trip to some of the reaches of my mind, as I partially express to you my life on my Date Of Birth. I will tell you this as well, I appreciate your time. Enjoy my gift to you!

Osie Davis Addresses National Black Caucus '76
Soundtrack To My Life - kID Cudi
God Bless The Child - Billie Holiday
Words From Cornell West
Thats Life - Frank Sinatra
Thats Life - Killer Mike
Vibrate - Outkast(Andre 3000)

N MAI Mynd
***DISCLAIMER*** Its not directly how I feel. I couldnt condense all of my views and expressions to fit this mix. You want to know how I really feel just ask.

Materialism at its Finest

Soo I was the Biggest Cash Money fan in high-school. I'm talking about, had all the new releases, had the entire discography, knew most of the lyrics, and all that jazz. Now that I think back from my current situation... What was I thinking? SMH For Real? Although I admit, what I got out of it was pure entertainment. I mean the over glorification of material possessions, the glorification of a bad situation. Contrary to such things it did set the tone for the music at the time, all production was on point, and the whole New Orleans/Southern "Game Spitting" thing had people hook, line, sinker all day. I being one of them. I wont attempt some big educational rant about their one time legacy, but will cut the crap and give you your daily dose of materialism...

Flossin Season - Juvenile
Cash Money Roll - B.G.
Neighborhood Superstar - Hot Boys
Big Balling - Big Tymers

See It, Want It? Buy It, Own It!

Representing that UPTOWN!

Sooo, I'm not gone act like I know everything there is to know about This World Famous Record Label. Or act as if I've been a wishy washy fan who could chronicle the highs & lows, and how they've seen better years, then signed a few new cats and now there back on top. Nor will I front like I used to be up on them back when Hip-Hop was real. FOH. I will say this, some of my fondest early memories have been coming to surface as of late, and I vividly remember seeing there unforgettable stamp/logo on the back of a cassette or two when I was a child. How can a child not feel related to there logo. Its a border-line anime character! Regardless of what your memories of Duck Down are, or if you've never heard them before. I suggest you get familiar as I stroll through some material celebrating the first 15 of Duck Down Records.

Sound Bwoy Burial = Smif N Wesson
Here We Come = Boot Camp Click
Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka = Fab5 Healtah Skeltah & OGC
Robot = Buckshot & KRS One
2 Turntables & A Mic = Black Moon

They ShOOtin

Hail The Almighty

Sooo, I really appreciate what the Beastie Boys have done for music. These kids are the precursor to immediately current bands like NinjaSonik and artist like Fat Tony. Don't you for a minute think that since they were white in a predominately black industry they were overlooked. PLEASE, these cats were heavily Respected Then, Legends Now! Yet they are also trendsetters to the Hip-Hop and Rap genres(YES THERE IS A DIFFERENCE). So to that I tip my new era and bow to the almighty Beastie Boys, and dont even get me started on Mix Master Mike. The music featured below are from their first two albums, please buy them.

Slow & Low
3 Minute Rule
Posse In Effect
Hold It Now Hit It
Johnny Ryall
Shes Crafty

KICK IT!
*All songs by the Beastie Boys. Taken from the Releases Licensed To Ill & Pauls Boutique

Moving to Metropolis

Sooo, yeah. Been a fan of Janelle Monae since I heard her go on an outkast track, either Morris Brown or Letting Go. Then I heard some of her own material. AMAZING. Although I have actually never saw the movie Metropolis, but from what I've read about it seems to be the cinematographic shish. Seems to have been father to all those big brother/corporate/Illuminati type movies. Yeah so the whole Blade Runner concept was thought of before it was even thought of! So from that movie one can take a lot, as did Janelle Monae. She has, in her music, made the concept character of Cindy Mayweather. If you're familiar with such, no need to explain. Enjoy the mix. If you are unfamiliar, CATCH UP TO THE ELITE, and enjoy the mix.

The Chase
Violent Stars/Happy Hunting
Many Moons
Cold War
My Favorite Nothing

Long Distance to Freedom
*all songs by Janelle Monae...

Dubs Up

Sooo, I had been wanting to do a Old School WestCoast mix. To make matters of even more importance, my homie Lump had a birthday a few weeks ago(LEO). He asked me to do one. So this is actually past due. But when I'm talking old west in thecontext of what I've been doing, its obvious you cant do a straight respect-FULL homage paying mix in 15 minutes. So this is only the first installment of How the West Was Won. And when I mean The West I mean all of Cali and all contributing cities west of Nevada. Also when I say West. I mean all contributing players, players like Ant Banks & The Dangerous Crew, Dj Muggs, Zapp, etc.

Whos The Mack - Ice Cube
Regulators - Warren G & Nate Dogg
Players Holiday - Mac Mall, Ant Banks, T.W.D.Y., & Too $hort
Hurricane - The Click

Boarding Pass

SoulChildsSounds

Soo, a good man under the name Marlon Hall asked me to do an underground soul artist mix. It took me a few days to weed through the unexpected pitfalls, shortcomings, and surprises, but here is the first 15 or so minutes there of. So I had to actually compile this one, I wanted to "Mix/Dj" more, but with this... This calls for fades, and minimal showmanship which is contrary to how I operate on the regular. So apologies and thanks, for the following SoulPleasingA/CMusicalSounds.

The Keeper = Bonobo feat Andreya Triana
Love Like = Zaki Ibrahim
Different = Goapele feat Mos D
Hallucination = Cilla K
All My Days = Yazarah feat. Darien Brockington

Under Under

Mama's Records

Soo, Its again sunday. Saturday night either went one of four ways for most of the general population:1) Under the influence of sin, 2) Wanted to be under the influence of sin, 3) Wasted time but somehow still tired, 4) Had an awesome time. One of (or a combination of) was your role to play as the time ticked until you eventual wound up on the floor, a car, or a bed. Then almost against all odds you somehow wake up, and as if sleep wasn't enough to shake you out of things, ya need to get right. What do you do in contrast to being in a world of bodily anarchy a mere 3-8 hours ago? You either go to church and jam some "Old School". Or say my body is my temple, pass on church and listen to some "Old School". So I give you that "Sunday Early occasion / Late Night session" OLD SCHOOL mix.

Loves Train - ConFunkShun
Intimate Friends - Eddie Kendricks
Summer Breeze - The Isley Brothers
Rocket Love - Stevie Wonder

For Old Times Sake

GONE! ! !

Soo, Upon waking, I am still looking at what it means to sacrifice. Most immediately it reminds me of the most common sacrifice people make. Happiness! I am instantly reminded of a conversation I had with a friend turned ex turned friend turned dependent. Situation is, I had talked to child in literally at least the better part of 6 years, our paths cross. We talked, during dialogue the she explains her current pending relationship, and how there is super turmoil. Like arrests and family and drama and cheating. So I attempt to explain sacrifice and the benefits. Long story short, we end conversation. Two weeks later I have the thought of listening to my own advice, then come Sunday what is the main ideology of proclamation via the Good Folks at A.M.? Sacrifice. So many times people Sacrifice themselves for others, when the other persons happiness would not be sacrificed for that person. It may seem hard people, but'cha'got'ta'du'wit! So todays Mix is that of a soundtrack to your moment to help process it. By the power vested in me, I present to you:

Out Of The Blue - Ryan Leslie
Gone Baby Gone - Erykah Badu
Let It Go - Georgia Anne Muldrow
When It Hurts So Bad - Lauryn Hill

It Happens For A Reason

None Of That Jive Talk here, JACK!

Soo, yesterday I watched a (with all due respect)uber-coon-inematography-esque() youtube video of Petey Greene(I will NOT post the link) explaining how to enjoy watermelon. Although I will say this, it was hella funny & nigarious with a high ratio of quotability for days on out of enjoyment. If your not familiar with the iconic & groundbreaking Petey Greene I urge you to exercise your patience in conjunction with your humorous side and find out more about the trendsetting and groundbreaking Mr.Greene I mean the man won TWO EMMY's. Yet, you may ask what does this have to do with today's mix, well Petey Greene rose to fame in the 70's in Washington D.C.. So then I wondered what would a provocative man such as Petey Greene listen to or watch besides himself seeing as he was on both radio + T.V.? Being that it was the 70's and he considered himself "The Finest Of Negros", one could only speculate it was the film/music genre revered, praised, then exploited by "whitey/the man" himself: Blaxploitaion. Although this is funky enough to make Dam-Funk & Bootsy make a stank face. These tunes are not necessarily from the films, more so cultivated from the era. For Your Funkiest Activities I give you:

Boscos Billionaires - Freddy Ribs
Chitlin Strut - The Backyard Heavies
I Got The... - Labi Striffe
Pulp Fusion - Gordon Staples and the Motown

Dont Be Jive'N Me Jack!

Do You Know?

Sooo, Yeah. Haven't posted a video to this site since last year(Literally!). This one right here though. MANNE! Its live. Its provocative. Its to the point. Also antagonizes the question; Do You Know?

That ill 90Something Street Rhymes

Soo, I have had a recent string of waking up late, and when you have to produce a thematic 15 minute "quick mix" daily from scratch its a pleasure and pain. Especially when your pressed for time. None the less I still produce them for your enjoyment! Today's installment is of the 90's Hip-Hop(the real kind) nature. That gritty street rhyme. Put to grimly melodic bass chords and 4/4 measures. Delivered in mannerisms to which even any lame jive ass surburban sucka could relate to it, or get the picture and understand it. If you would close your eyes, open your ears. . . As we:

Bucktown - Smif & Wessum
The Most Beautifulest Thing In The Wolrd - Keith Murray
Paparazzi - Xzibit
Lifestyles of Rich & Shameless - Lost Boyz
Sugar Hill - AZ

Take It Back

Who Do You Believe Inn.

Soo, I had this thought like in 2005 to come up with a themed mix all about religion it would feature artist of a not so obvious stereotype of their religion such as Brother Ali, Tupac, & Matisyahu and such. It would be religion reference heavy. It would also be strong and moving. I had always cradled the idea, Until Today. Since I had this ill dream, simply put it was snowing in August, I flew from the porch in my mothers backyard to the trees at the gate over her big plot of grass, then there was some weird effects going on in the sky but at the same time it was snowing in August. When I got to her, she exclaimed something to the issue of "its the end of the world". Then my pseudo-dumbass says: "Thats why I've been going to church", then fly off. WEIRD. All dreams aside this is not of the same technicality that I have aforementioned. It is of the same thematic nature... Just me in my current state of affairs, especially within the past few days have only now begun to understand a few things. I read something yesterday that flipped a few things, ish was deep too. Not philosophical at all, but better than some of these half-ass twitter and facebook status's I've been reading. Still it struck a nerve. So I leave you with that statement: Don't be afraid of death. Be afraid you're life won't start.

Is There Any Love = Trevor Dandy
Dear God = Monsters Of Folk
Dear God 2.0 = The Roots feat. Monsters Of Folk
Who's Gonna Save My Soul = Gnarls Barkley

Let Us Pray

Feeling Sound

Soo, I woke up, Thank God I woke up. I didn't have to woke up. Only thing is. I woke up late, so late in fact I had to resort to an original idea done from scratch. I had always wanted to do an Instrumental Only mix. So I did. Only it was for Tamika Handys Unite Houston Project. From what I hear it was quite the successful event. Regardless when I was doing this, I wanted to convey a sense of attention and relaxation. So I did.

01 Watch Me(instrumental) = used by Little Brother
02 Not Enough(instrumental) = used by Little Brother
03 Tonights Da Night(instrumental) = used by Redman
04 Strawberry Letter(instrumental) = used by Clive Davis feat. Akon
05 All For You(instrumental) = used by Little Brother
06 Heard 'Em Say(instrumental) = used by Kanye West feat. Adam Levine

What A Feeling

Influent Hueston

Soo, I always wanted to find a way to put Michelle Thibeaux and Juz Coz in a post. Thank You to Tamika Handy, I was originally supposed to Dj her Unite Houston function. Things lead to other things and now I am proud to have put together a mix of positive Houston artist, of course the original is only to be played at her function, which has more music on it, but fear not. This is about 18minutes worth of Great Hueston music. Originally I wanted to do this back when Neon Collars was doing the Influent Streams, then even more so when the great folks over at A.M. did the My Hueston Is campaign. MANNE!!! S'goin Dine Baby. Gotta Love It. None the less. As hunger besets me, I give to you. Done Fresh Daily what I like to call: The Downtown Music Exchange (Houston from a different stand point)
01 HoneySuckleSummer - Kuumba Freeque
02 I Luv Video Games - Juz Coz
03 Rockin aka Spaced Up - Hueston Independent Spit District(H.I.S.D.)
04 Ultimate M.C. - Michelle Thibeaux
05 Merry Go Round - Neon Collars
Where You Headed?

The Otherside of Sacrifice

Soo, I'm back. during my brief intermission, I've been on Ted(.com PauseGrandad) more than a little bit. Some things have resonated and stayed with me more than others. The main two I draw from are this one by a phenomenal woman Sheena Iyengar + Gary Vaynerchuk. As well as the fact that I am a follower of Christ(Not So Much A Christian, but that's up for debate), and was commissioned to do a mix that emphasizes Freedom & Sacrifice. Contrary to this commissioned need to express that through music. I can't wholeheartedly convey feelings of sacrifice this way, or at least not give a mix to a group of people on a sunday and not have them feeling like a border line emo manic-depressant. Also they asked to keep it upbeat. So, hey, go figure. None the less this (mixset)is more of a focus on the pay off. The moment when all has come to the surface that was once keeping you so stressed. Anyway. I present to you:

01. Lovely Day - Bill Withers
02. Golden - Jill Scott(ZO!!! Rmx)
03. Count Your Blessings - Nas & Damien Marley
04. Sky Is Ours - Dam-Funk
Walk the line