Cupid’s Hunt – Emotional Rollercoaster – Pt 2

Posted by Sels on February 13, 2010 | Comments (0)

Part 2 of our Cupid’s Hunt lovefest reminds us that love can be an emotional rollercoaster full of ups and downs, disappointments and heartbreak.

  1. Emotional Rollercoaster – Vivian Green
  2. Wake Up Alone – Amy Winehouse
  3. I’m Done – Tweet
  4. Leaving You – Lina
  5. Leave Me Alone – Syleena Johnson
  6. A House Is Not A Home – Luther Vandross
  7. Insomnia – Jill Scott
  8. I Need Love – Ledisi
  9. Nothing Left To Say – Mint Condition
  10. I Don’t Wanna – Aaliyah
  11. Can’t Hardly Wait – N’Dambi
  12. Breakdown – Mariah Carey
  13. You Don’t Know – Maiysha ft Martin Luther

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Episode 21 – Electric Love

Posted by Sels on October 1, 2009 | Comments (0)

This is quite an eclectic mix. I felt the need for something a little different this time around. We have Little Dragon, Maiysha, Groove Armada, The Foreign Exchange and more. Enjoy!

And just so you know… Vikter Duplaix is giving away Electric Love. And… Lisa Shaw’s sophomore album Free is available for download on Amazon for $5.00, so if you don’t have it go check it out.

  1. After The Rain – Little Dragon
  2. Nitelife – Havana feat. Trackedemics
  3. All Night High – Lisa Shaw
  4. Chase – Maiysha
  5. Cascades of Color (Wamdue Black Mix) – Ananda Project
  6. Feel The Pressure – Incognito
  7. You Are My Love – Jamiroquai
  8. Paris – Groove Armada
  9. Rhythm Lab Instrumental – Sarah White
  10. Party All Night – Peter Hadar feat. Naledge
  11. Electric Love – Vikter Duplaix
  12. Nic’s Groove – The Foreign Exchange
  13. Back In The Day (Puff) – Erykah Badu feat. Lenny Kravitz

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Episode 14 – Epiphany

Posted by Sels on May 7, 2009 | Comments (1)

Another crazy week is almost at an end. We have some good music this to ride out the rest of the week with. Chrisette Michele’s Epiphany was released on Tuesday and is still available on Amazon to download for $2.99 – so there is no excuse whatsoever not to check it out.  I haven’t had a chance to take a good listen yet but what I’ve heard so far is nice. Not only do we have Ms. EpiphanyGirl today, we have my favorite cuts from The Tony Rich Project’s, Robin Thicke’s and Musiq’s latest releases. We also have some J*Davey, Liquid Spirits, Incognito, Carol Riddick and Lizz Fields, go ahead and see for yourself. Enjoy!

  1. Epiphany – Chrisette Michele
  2. Sugar Hill – The Tony Rich Project
  3. Loverman – Robin Thicke
  4. You Let Me Down – Syleena Johnson
  5. Mr. Mister (Future Screw Remix) – J*Davey
  6. SoBeautiful – Musiq Soulchild
  7. Matter of Pride – Maiysha
  8. I Don’t Wanna – Carol Riddick
  9. Heaven – Liquid Spirits
  10. Running On Empty – Lizz Fields
  11. Be Allright (Remix) – The Foreign Exchange
  12. B-Side Love Affair – Sy Smith
  13. You Make Life So Good – Rahsaan Patterson
  14. I Come Alive (Rimshots and Basses) – Incognito

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Episode 12 – Always Will

Posted by Sels on April 2, 2009 | Comments (0)

I had a little too much fun making this mix. There’s new music from The Tony Rich Project, Anthony Hamilton and Maiysha plus some India.Arie, Lauryn Hill and a classic from Minnie Riperton. The word is Tweet is working on a new album but having label issues (which seems to be going around lately) so no telling when her new work will see the light of day *sigh*

  1. Jordan – The Tony Rich Project – Site
  2. Brown Skin – India.Arie – Site
  3. Lady – Anthony David ft Keisha Jackson – Site | MySpace
  4. Faithful To You – Syleena Johnson – MySpace
  5. All Over Again – Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – Site | MySpace
  6. Sweetest Thing – Lauryn Hill
  7. Better – The Luv Bugz – MySpace
  8. Her Heart – Anthony Hamilton – Site | MySpace
  9. Inside My Love – Minnie Riperton
  10. Always Will – Tweet – MySpace
  11. Forever Yours – Rahsaan Patterson – Site
  12. Hold Me – Maiysha – Site | MySpace
  13. He Is – Heather Headley – Site | MySpace

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Episode 5 – Lovely Lovely

Posted by Sels on September 4, 2008 | Comments (2)

Here’s a little something for the back half of the week with a few classics sprinkled in. Enjoy.

The Playlist:

  1. Empty – Raheem DeVaughn – Amazon | iTunes
  2. Lovely Lovely – Me’Shell Ndegeocello - Amazon | iTunes
  3. Good Stuff – Kelis - Amazon | iTunes
  4. Orbit – Maiysha - Amazon | iTunes
  5. Settling In – Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Amazon | iTunes
  6. Early In The Morning – The Gap Band - iTunes
  7. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) – Michael Jackson - Amazon | iTunes
  8. I Got What You Want – Darien Brockington - Amazon | iTunes
  9. Ooo La La La – Teena Marie - Amazon | iTunes
  10. I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love – Stephanie Mills - Amazon | iTunes
  11. If Only You Knew – Patti LaBelle - Amazon | iTunes
  12. Never Felt This Way – Alicia Keys - Amazon | iTunes
  13. Complain – Tweet - Amazon | iTunes
  14. Nobody Knows – The Tony Rich Project - Amazon | iTunes
  15. Chasing Pavements – Adele - Amazon | iTunes
  16. Couldn’t Hear Her – Eric Roberson ft. Curt Chambers - Amazon | iTunes

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