Now that I’m done with school and probably taking Spring semester off it’s time to get back to what’s important – the music of course. The Internet has been buzzing with Maxwell releasing the first official single for his upcoming summer release ‘Black’Summers’night. Pretty Wings is available on iTunes and
Amazon and the video [via Honey Soul] premiered on BET this week. Tavis Smiley had the great honor to interview Prince this week and if you missed it part 1 and part 2 are available online. The Foreign Exchange dropped the video for Take Off Your Blues last week with Darien Brockington. And congrats are in order for Jill Scott and her fiance Lil John Roberts who are celebrating the birth of their baby boy Jeff Hamilton Roberts.

On to this week’s mix we have Erykah Badu’s Vibrate On which is from the Girlfriends soundtrack. The ever missing D’Angelo is present along with Jaguar Wright, Peter Hadar, Eric Benet, Sarah White and more. If you have checked out PPP’s new release Abundance please do – you’ll be glad you did. Until next week… Enjoy!

1. No More – J*Davey
2. Jonz In My Bonz – D’Angelo
3. More Than Friends – Estelle
4. Free – Jaguar Wright
5. Vibrate On – Erykah Badu
6. Purple Pills (Sleeping Pills Remix) – Peter Hadar
7. Something to Behold – The Foreign Exchange ft Darien Brockington
8. Weekend Girl – Eric Benet
9. Now / At The Party – Maxwell
10. American Pimp – PPP
11. Hiding Blind (Altered Natives Remix) – Sarah White
12. Gary Song – Alice Smith
13. A Long Walk – Jill Scott

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And we’re back… after an extended hiatus due to unforeseen circumstance and then some. Life has a way of getting in the way every now and then but that’s a story for another day.

Now it’s time to get back to our regularly scheduled podcasts and I have this week’s mix for you to enjoy. Got a request? Send them to sels [at] essencegrooves.com

1. Reunion – Maxwell
2. Bruised But Not Broken – Joss Stone
3. Lady – D’Angelo
4. I Get Lonely – Janet Jackson
5. Where You Wanna Be – Brandy
6. Protect My Heart – Kelis
7. I Need Your Lovin’ – Teena Marie
8. I Still Love You – 702
9. I Used To Love Him – Lauryn Hill
10. Get To Know You Better – Mary J. Blige
11. Heaven – Tweet
12. I Need Love – Robin Thicke
13. Truth Is – Fantasia
14. Future Baby Mama – Prince

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