Neo Soul at it’s finest!And I mean FINEST. D’Angelo’s Untitled (How Does It Feel) is straight fire. 😮‍💨🔥 When the song appeared on Voodoo in 2000, I was doing my …

The first time I heard Groove Me, my reaction was simple.Don’t I know THIS sound? 🎶 I was already a music lover. That part wasn’t new. But this? Those drums, …

I still have a hard time believing Teena Marie’s, Out on a Limb… Never came anywhere close to No. 1.Seriously? Hell, in my world, it was No. 1. ❤️ Out …

Happy Birthday Mrs Carter! Part Two coming next month. DjZ7 #TheSounddrackOfWhoIBecame #Beyoncé #Partymix #Mix #djmix

🎬 I’ve featured songs from some of my favorite movie soundtracks before, but somehow I’ve never given an entire soundtrack the full Soundtrack treatment.Well, that changes today. And if I’m …

Everybody knows Thriller. I mean, come on. Thriller wasn’t just an album. It was a cultural event. Michael Jackson became the biggest entertainer on the planet and changed popular music …

I’ve been looking forward to doing this album blast. 📀And now that day has arrived. There are albums you put on for a spin.Then there are albums you just let …

There are certain albums that don’t just remind me of a period in my life. They remind me of a whole atmosphere. 🌙🎶 Joe’s All That I Am is one …

Yesterday we lost Dolly Parton, and this one hit me differently. 💔 Before Dolly was one of my artists, she was one of my Dad’s. My Dad loved country music. …

Helen Folasade Adu. Sade Adu. Or simply Sade. Whatever you call her, just understand that she’s easily one of my Top 10 artists of all time. Period. ❤️ Sade has …

Once you hear perfection, you spend the rest of your life chasing that sound.I think I’ve been chasing A Song for You for most of my life. There are thousands …

There are albums I love, and then there are albums I lived. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is one of those albums. Easily one of my Top 10 albums of …

Sometimes I don’t need an event. I don’t need plans. I don’t need to be anywhere. Sometimes I just need a little sumthin sumthin 🚬.Some good music 🎶, my television, …

Let me put an album on blast! Before I get into this Album Blast, let me say this. Anita Baker’s Rapture was the first album I spotlighted this way, but …

I love a good duet. ❤️🎶 There’s just something about hearing two voices come together and somehow become one. And I don’t necessarily mean two singers who sound alike. Sometimes …

There are albums you grow to love, and then there are albums that have you from the first play. Anita Baker’s Rapture had me from hello. 🎶❤️ I already knew …

Anybody who knows me knows I love a good slow jam. Quiet Storm music has always had a special place in my heart. 🎶❤️ My first radio gig in college …

He had me…From the title alone.From that Floerty sample. When Tank released YES, I was hooked before he even opened his mouth.🗣️ Some songs don’t just catch your attention. They …

The first time I heard Mariah Carey sing Vision of Love, she completely blew me away. 🎤 The range, the control, the gospel feeling, and those unbelievable high notes. The …

🎧 Press Play – Audio/Podcast Version ⬇️ There are certain songs that do not need to holler, beg, or turn vocal gymnastics into an Olympic event.They simply slide into the …

I have been riding with New Edition since the very beginning. I am talking about the first album, Candy Girl, when they were young and energetic, giving us their own …

Every now and then I come across a performance that reminds me why I fell in love with music in the first place. Not just because somebody can sing.Not because …

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He had me from that first 9.5-second note…🎶 The first time I heard Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder), I played it three or four times in a row. Probably more than …

Before I became the DJ I am today, I was already trying to mix records back in the early 1980s.I was in my early teens.Now, was I good at it …

I created this mix last year, and ever since finishing Part One, I have been working on Part Two off and on throughout this year. Right now, I am extending …

There were certain songs I could always depend on when I was DJing house parties or dances back in the day. When it was time to slow everything down and …

OK.I’ll be the first to admit it…This one got me. 🎧 Months back, Facebook slid a song into my timeline called Slow Orbit.It was by some new artist named Nyah…

I don’t even have to think twice about this one. I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) was my jam. 🎶❤️ Back in the early ’90s, when I was DJing …

I was driving to the grocery store today, just letting my playlist do its thing, when Loose Ends came on. OMG… I had forgotten just how much of a jam …