This week we have Lisa Shaw, Jamiroquai, Jaguar Wright, 4hero, Sarah White and more. Enjoy!

1. Find The Way – Lisa Shaw
2. Trilogy – Kelis
3. Valley of Love – J*Davey
4. Soul Education – Jamiroquai
5. Feel The Same – Groove Armada ft Angie Stone
6. Spring Summer Feeling – Jill Scott
7. I Don’t Know – Jaguar Wright ft Black Thought
8. Give In – 4hero ft Darien Brockington and  Phonte
9. How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? – Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings
10. Always In My Head – India.Arie
11. No Love – Little Dragon
12. Fade – Sarah White
13. Be Here – Raphael Saadiq ft D’Angelo
14. Dancewitme – Maxwell
15. Think Twice – Erykah Badu ft Roy Hargrove

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This week we have a little bit of everything ranging from new music by Brandy and Eric Benet to the classics of One Way and Junior. Brandy’s new cd Human is scheduled for a December release so be on the look out for that. Also showing some hometown love for my boy Dwele with Find A Way from his debut cd. Anthony Hamilton is doubled up on guest spots on Al Green’s You’ve Got The Love I Need and Angie Stone’s Stay For A While from Stone Love. Phaedra made her own version of Eric Benet’s You’re The Only One and she does it justice and then some. Enjoy… Until next week…

1. Words – Anthony David ft India Arie – Amazon | iTunes
2. Morning Child – 4hero – Amazon | iTunes
3. Composure – Darien – MySpace
4. The Hunger – Eric Benet – Amazon | iTunes
5. You’ve Got The Love I Need – Al Green ft Anthony Hamilton – Amazon | iTunes
6. Mama Used To Say – Junior – Amazon | iTunes
7. Find A Way – Dwele – iTunes
8. Camera (Gangsta) – J*Davey – Amazon | iTunes
9. Porcelain Doll – Brandy– Amazon
10. If You Play Your Cards Right – One Way – Amazon | iTunes
11. Think About Me – Q. Parker
12. You’re The Only One – Phaedra – MySpace
13. Good Day – Lina – Amazon | iTunes
14. Do I – Alice Smith – Amazon | iTunes
15. Stay For A While – Angie Stone ft Anthony Hamilton – Amazon | iTunes

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In this week’s episode we’re leading off with The Roots Rising Up featuring Wale and Chrisette Michelle. The intro echos how I feel about the radio lately but I’m not going to get started with that, not today anyway. I’ll save that for another day and just enjoy the go-go beat. Remember is on J Dilla’s unreleased Pay Jay cd which hopefully will be released soon. I know posthumous releases can get a bit numerous and dated but this is DIlla. Erykah Badu’s Soldier makes an appearance followed by 4hero’s Stoke Up the Fire. Since I love just about anything with Andre 3000’s name on it we also have John Legend’s new single Green Light. It’s good to hear John Legend switch it up with something more uptempo. Ledisi’s Alright has been getting me through a few things here and there. I’ve been on a dance kick lately and for that there’s Groove Armada and Ananda Project. Cosmic Girl was part of my introduction to Jamiroquai back in my dorm cafeteria working days at MSU (another story for another day). Let’s just say that Traveling Without Moving was the work soundtrack. Closing out this mix are two artists who shouldn’t be slept on and a legend. Rahsaan Patterson’s Feels Good is from his latest cd Wines & Spirits, Al Green’s latest featuring John Legend Stay With Me and finally Lina is sticking around with her latest cd Morning Star. Enjoy this week’s mix.

Last weekend we were hit with the double loss of Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes two great entertainers. I’m still at a loss for words even after having a few days to let it sink in. My thoughts and prayers are with they’re families.  TGrundy’s latest podcast is a tribute to Isaac Hayes. Make sure you check it out.

The Playlist:

1. Rising Up – The Roots ft Wale and Chrisette Michelle – Amazon | iTunes
2. Remember – J Dilla ft Bilal
3. Soldier – Erykah Badu – Amazon | iTunes
4. Stoke Up the Fire – 4hero ft Face – iTunes
5. Soul Spaceship – Me’Shell Ndegeocello – Amazon | iTunes
6. Green Light – John Legend ft Andre 3000 – Amazon | iTunes
7. Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody – Amazon | iTunes
8. Alright (Matty’s Soulflower Mix) – Ledisi – Amazon | iTunes
9. Love Sweet Sound – Groove Armada ft Candi Staton – Amazon | iTunes
10. Kiss Kiss Kiss (Alternative Mix) – Ananda Project – Amazon | iTunes
11. Cosmic Girl – Jamiroquai – Amazon | iTunes
12. Glow – Kelis ft Raphael Saadiq – Amazon | iTunes
13. Feels Good – Rahsaan Patterson – Amazon | iTunes
14. Stay With Me (By The Sea) – Al Green ft John Legend – Amazon | iTunes
15. I’ll Stick Around – Lina – Amazon |iTunes

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The Playlist:

1. Let’s Chill – Guy
2. Pretty Brown Eyes – Mint Condition
3. Mary Jane – Mary J. Blige
4. Kissin You (Oh Honey Remix) – Total
5. It’s The Falling In Love – Michael Jackson
6. Superwoman (Where Were You…) – 4hero featuring Terry Devos
7. Diary – Alicia Keys
8. Complicated – Robin Thicke
9. I Don’t Wanna – Aaliyah
10. Think of You – Ledisi
11. Ex-Factor – Lauryn Hill
12. They Don’t Know – Jon B
13. Fourth of July – Mariah Carey
14. Believer – Esthero featuring Brandy
15. Complexity – The Roots featuring Jill Scott
16. Never Knew Love Like This – Alexander O’Neal and Cherelle
17. Try Again – Raheem DeVaughn
18. And I Love You – Toni Braxton
19. I Want You – Common
20. Love Hangover – Erykah Badu

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The Playlist:

1. Free – Deniece Williams
2. Me – Erykah Badu
3. Deep In Love – Peter Hadar
4. I’m Cheatin’ – Dwele
5. Been In Love – Eric Roberson featuring Phonte
6. Whatever I Gotta Do – Rogiers
7. Take My Time – 4hero featuring Jack Davey
8. Wreckless Love – Alicia Keys
9. Pretty Please (Love Me) – Estelle featuring Cee-Lo
10. Ain’t It Good – Emmanuel
11. Yearning For Your Love – The Gap Band
12. What Were We Thinking – Joss Stone
13. Mo Better – Raheem DeVaughn
14. Stop Breaking My Heart – Rahsaan Patterson
15. I Tried – Ledisi
16. Take Your Time – The S.O.S. Band
17. Rock With U – Janet Jackson
18. Can I Keep U? – Algebra Blessett
19. It Is True – Syleena Johnson
20. I Can’t Help It – Michael Jackson

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