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🌈 🎧 Old-Head DJ 💿 Still Spinning 🎙️ Telling My Story Through Music 🎶

23/09/2026

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Rick James made the kind of music your mama didn’t want you listening to.
Which, of course, made you turn it up. 😂

I was about twelve when “Give It to Me Baby” and “Super Freak” caught my ears, and I knew this music was grown. The bass, the attitude, that unapologetic funk. Rick had my attention, and he’s still got it. 🔥

For THE SETLIST, I’m revisiting my Rick James favorites from 1978 through 1983. We’re talking “Mary Jane,” “You and I,” “Cold Blooded” and “Ghetto Life,” plus the vocal chemistry of “Fire and Desire” with Teena Marie and “Ebony Eyes” with Smokey Robinson.

Rick could work a dance floor, but don’t overlook what he brought to a slow jam. And yes, the 12″ version of “Give It to Me Baby” made the cut. I’m a DJ. Of course that groove made the cut! 🎧
Come get into this set. 🎶

21/09/2026

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That bass hits, Mary Davis steps in, and suddenly 1986 doesn’t feel so far away.
The S.O.S. Band’s Sands of Time had the kind of production that sounded like tomorrow without losing an ounce of soul. 🎶

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis brought the keyboards, drum machines and deep grooves, while Mary gave every song its heart.

“The Finest” is my favorite, and that six minute album version earns every second. Trust me, my bedroom performances were getting the full arrangement. 😂

But this album deserves more than a stop at its biggest hit. “Even When You Sleep,” “Borrowed Love” and the title track bring their own mix of tenderness, tension and grown folks emotion. 🔥

I was seventeen when it arrived, with a move from Georgia to Orlando about to change everything. Today, these songs bring back both the music and the possibilities. Press play and spend a little time with this one. 🎧

19/09/2026

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TLC knew how to make you move and still give you something to think about. “Waterfalls” is proof. 🎧

Released as a single in 1995 from CrazySexyCool, it had that smooth Atlanta groove, an unforgettable chorus, and a message that didn’t disappear when the music stopped.

Street violence, unprotected s*x, and HIV/AIDS weren’t easy subjects, but these women brought them into the conversation without losing the vibe. And Left Eye’s verse? Essential. She pulled the whole record together. 🔥

I remember playing this one during my college radio and house party days. It moved a room, but looking back, I appreciate even more what it was saying.
Seven weeks at No. 1, an unforgettable video, and a place in music history. 🌊

TLC brought personality, hip hop, and awareness to the girl group tradition. More than 30 years later, “Waterfalls” still gives us a reason to listen beyond the hook.

18/09/2026

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Tevin Campbell’s “Can We Talk” remains one of the smoothest and most unforgettable R&B records of the 1990s. Released in 1993 as the lead single from his second album, I’m Ready, the song perfectly captured Tevin’s extraordinary voice at that stage of his career.

He sounded polished but still youthful, delivering every note with innocence, confidence, and genuine emotion. 🎶✨

Written and produced by Babyface and Daryl Simmons, “Can We Talk” was created specifically for Tevin at Quincy Jones’ request. That explains why the song fits him so naturally. Babyface’s unmistakable touch is everywhere, from the melody and production to the background vocals.

Combined with Tevin’s performance, it became pure R&B chemistry. “Can We Talk” still sounds fresh today and proves why I’m Ready and T.E.V.I.N. deserve to be remembered as two essential albums from one of the finest young vocalists of his generation. 🎤❤️

17/09/2026

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Classic R&B built my foundation, but my ears didn’t stop working in 1999. 😂
Tems is one of my favorite current artists, and that distinctive, almost haunting voice had me from the beginning.

“Higher” and “Free Mind” introduced me, “Essence” stayed on repeat, and she’s been giving me reasons to keep listening ever since. But “What You Need” reached somewhere I wasn’t expecting. 🎧

The lyrics took me straight back to my first relationship, stirring up feelings I thought I’d put away years ago.
There’s pain in her delivery, but there’s acceptance too.

That moment when you finally admit love isn’t giving either person what they need. I’ve had this one on repeat because it reminds me why walking away mattered.

I moved forward and found something healthier and happier with my husband. Hearing this now makes me appreciate that journey even more. That’s what music does when the voice and the truth meet. ❤️

16/09/2026

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Before I truly discovered Switch, I already knew and loved DeBarge. So when I went back and heard “I Call Your Name,” it felt like finding the beginning of the story.

Bobby DeBarge’s falsetto had that same rare family magic, but there was also a vulnerability in his voice that made every word feel personal. No gimmicks. No unnecessary production. Just pure emotion floating over one unforgettable groove. 🎶❤️

Years ago, I introduced my cousin Shorty to this song, and now every time he hears it, he texts me, “Yo, this your song!” 😂

That’s when I realized I’ve spent my whole life sharing music like memories, giving people little pieces of myself through the songs I love.

Certain records belong to certain people and certain moments. This one connects me to family, memory and the reason I’ll never stop sharing the music that shaped me. 🎧

15/09/2026

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Karyn White came out swinging in 1988, and her debut’s still one of my favorite albums from that year. 🎶

Nine songs, and I really like every cut.
“The Way You Love Me” had that bounce, “Secret Rendezvous” brought the s*xy, and Karyn delivered both with a confidence you couldn’t ignore.
She could flirt, get funky, then turn around and sing like her heart was on the line.

But “Superwoman” and “Love Saw It,” her duet with Babyface;
Those two are what ballads used to be. Passion. Lyrics.
Vocals that made you believe every word. ❤️
“Superwoman” gave a voice to women who were giving everything and needed something back.

“Love Saw It” gave us two voices settling into the kind of love you could feel.
That’s Quiet Storm material right there.
Thirty eight years later, this album still reminds me why I fell in love with her voice. 🎤

14/09/2026

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Before Hall & Oates became one of the biggest duos in music history, “Sara Smile” gave their career the heartbeat it needed. 🎵❤️

Released in 1975, it became their first major hit. Daryl Hall wrote it for his longtime girlfriend Sara Allen, who eventually helped create several of the duo’s biggest classics and became something like their unofficial third member.

Atlantic Records wasn’t pushing “Sara Smile” as a potential smash. R&B listeners in Cleveland discovered it, kept requesting it, and helped carry it to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Daryl recorded nearly the entire vocal in one take, and you can hear that raw soul in every note. 🎙️

Fifty years later, Hall and Oates may no longer be together, but “Sara Smile” remains smooth as silk. Sometimes the music lasts longer than the love, trust, and partnership that created it. 💔

13/09/2026

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Before “toxic” became everybody’s favorite word, Whodini already had us questioning who deserved a place in our lives.

“Friends” was one of the first hip hop songs I truly fell in love with, and it helped shape how my teenage mind understood friendship.

Whodini brought melody, R&B flavor and grown folks storytelling to the conversation.
That beat pulled you in, but those lessons stayed with you.
Everybody you call a friend hasn’t earned that title.

Released on Escape in 1984, this Larry Smith produced classic covered everything from convenient friendships to relationships that skipped the friendship altogether.

Then came the girlfriend who had your house keys and helped herself to your man.
Lord, an entire reunion special in one verse.

For me, this was an early red flag anthem, and it still hits.
Who’s actually earned your trust, and who’s just gotten comfortable having access? 🔑

12/09/2026

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Some songs don’t just sit in a playlist. They move in, unpack a bag, and start living rent free. “Saturday Love” takes me straight back to 1985, dancing in my bedroom in Metter, Ga, completely lost in that Flyte Tyme groove. 🎶💜

Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, this record was pure musical chemistry.

Cherrelle gave us softness, sweetness, and memory, while Alexander O’Neal answered with that unmistakable grown man rasp and regret.

Here’s what makes it even better: they basically sang the same verse because Jam and Lewis never wrote a second one. Same words, two completely different emotional fingerprints. That’s vocal interpretation.

That’s dueting. That’s why real singers matter. Sometimes life doesn’t give you a perfect second verse.

Sometimes you just have to sing the first one differently. 🎤

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