music: June 2008 Archives

In my quest to procrastinate on things I should be taking care of, today I decided to switch up my Muxtape. The theme is CRUSHWORTHY: all the songs I love to listen to when I am in the middle of one of my schoolgirl crush obsessions moments.

I am a pro when it comes to having a crush. Trust.

Go listen.

Another week, another deck from The Exchange crew. This week our theme is Touch, giving you the songs that make you want to reach out and touch that special someone.

The Picklist:
George | Put it in Your Mouth - Akinyele
Marcia | Crown Royal - Jill Scott
Ouxu | Crush on You - Lil' Kim feat. Lil' Cease
OJ | I Pop - Trick Daddy
BK | If I Had You - Frankie
Eyejammy | I Wanna Do Somethin Freaky To You - Leon Haywood
Sam | Feel Like F**kin - Plies
Jen | Seems Like You're Ready - R. Kelly
Liz | Slowly - Tank
Cye | G-Spot - Wayne Marshall

Don't Take My Word For It:
Download the stack.
Stream it on Muxtape.

About My Pick:
"Slowly" by Tank. I love Tank. When Jamie Foxx came out with his last album, I said it sounded like a Tank album. Come to find out they're BFF's of some sort. Force of Nature was my album jam for one of those summers in college. I am a sucker for an R&B man singing his heart out, and Tank came through for me with this track. I might have to give Force of Nature a spin today!

Welcome back for the second installment of The Exchange (explanation here for the late folks). This week our theme is Teenage Love Affair.
The Playlist and Who's Who:
George | Can We Talk - Tevin Campbell
Liz | My Heart Belongs to You - Jodeci
Eyejammy | She's Playing Hard to Get - Hi-Five
Kate | Treehouse - I'm From Barcelona
Ouxu | Crazy Love - Brian McKnight
Panama | Let's Chill - Guy
Cye | Knockin the Boots - H-Town
OJ | Kissing You - Total
Marcia | Computer Love - Zapp & Roger
Blazey | Playground Love - Air
Jen | Weak - SWV
Sam | You're Unbelivable - EMF

As always:
Download the set here
Stream the set in your browser over at our Muxtape

About My Pick:
I went for My Heart Belongs To You by Jodeci mostly because of the passion. Every vocal on this track is pure passion. I love that about love, and about love songs. Granted, at the time this track was released I knew nothing about love (this is arguably the case now, as well!), but it was definitely one of my favorite songs to lip sync late at night, in the dark, in my bedroom, with my headphones bangin.  

Today I am happy to introduce to you a weekly podcasting-ish/mixtape collabo project that I am apart of. It's called The Exchange and it's composed of me and 11 of the freshest people on the Internets. Every week we pick a theme, submit a track, and put it all together for you and yours.

Who are the 12 Freshest People On The Internets?
Glad you asked. For the record:
Sam
Marcia
Kate
Ouxu
Cye
Eyejammy
Jen
OJ
Liz
Panama
Brandon
George


Why is it called The Exchange?
Because it's a dope name, and because we are all friends (and/or friends of friends) strewn across the world but we all connect digitally, daily, in many different locations online.

What's the first edition?

Say My Name.

What's the tracklist, and who chose what?
Sam | Jazzy Belle (remix) - Outkast feat. Babyface
Marcia | Black Stacey - Saul Williams
Kate | Helen - The Cave Singers
Ouxu | Mary Jane (All Night Long) - Mary J. Blige
Cye | Saigon Meets Just Blaze - Saigon
Eyejammy | Mona Lisa - Slick Rick
Jen | Renee - Lost Boyz
OJ | Makeba - Aceyalone
Liz | Poor Georgie - MC Lyte
Panama | Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
Brandon | Adam - Me'Shell Ndegéocello
George | Mona Lisa - Nat King Cole

Where can I cop your freshness?
You can download the zip file here. When Muxtape gets some Ack Rite, we'll have a link for you there.

ETC.
Big thanks to Marcia and my superfly homegirl Jen for organizing and executing this for everyone.

That's it for this week. Go forth and listen.