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It is hard to believe that it has been 20 years since SWV stepped onto the scene with their new style of R&B. Not only was it soulful, but it was rough, sensual & smooth all at the same time. Taj, Lee Lee and Coko, all from Brooklyn came in with three part harmony that captivated millions across the globe. With three highly successful albums under their belt, the called it quits in 1997 and went their separate ways, only to reunite occasionally to tour. 15 years later, they are back with a hot single "Co-Sign" and it is burning up the charts as we speak. As such, I thought that it was long overdue to do a mix that would spotlight their enormous catalog. I hope that you all enjoy. Long live SWV!!!!

1) Intro - Where is the Love
2) Love is So Amazing
3) You Are My Love
4) Fine Time
5) Weak (Remixes)
6) When This Feeling
7) Come And Get Some
8) Rain
9) You're Always on My Mind
10) Here For You
11) Release Some Tension ft. Foxy Brown
12) When You Cry All for the Money ft. MC Eiht
13) Use Your Heart
14) Use Your Heart ft. Sylvia
15) All Night Long
16) Mystery
17) That's What I Need
18) It's About Time
19) That's What I'm Here For
20) What's It Gonna Be
21) Can We (Remixes)
22) Downtown
23) Lose My Cool (Remixes)
24) Someone ft. Puff Daddy
25) Anything (Sexual Healing Remix)
26) Don't Waste Your Time
27) Love Like This
28) Can't Cope
29) Give It Up ft. Lil' Kim
30) If You ft. A Tribe Called Quest
31) It's All About You
32) Watcha Need
33) You're The One (Remixes)
34) Right Here (Remixes)
35) Co-Sign (New Single Out Now!!!!!)
36) Sunshine
37) Anything
38) On & On
39) It's All About You (Bounce Remix)
40) I'm So Into You
41) Black Puddin'
42) Triflin' ft. Eve
43) Coming Home
44) Give It To Me
45) Outro - J-Finesse

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Hello world,

I am back from by educational abyss, but only briefly to give an new installment. So, sit back relax and enjoy!!!

NOTE: EXPLICIT LYRICS!!!!

J-FINESSE

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In the short years of decadence, the late 70's and early 80's saw a transformation in politics, fashion, the economy and music. You saw on live television a massive display of hatred toward disco at the infamous DISCO SUCKS outing where thousands of disco records were set aflame. Sadly enough, this was also around the time we lost greats like Bob Marley & John Lennon. Through it all, emerged a melodious brand of music that actually had no label...well maybe GOOD MUSIC. This music was spun all across the radio waves by many disc jockeys such as Frankie Crocker, Donnie Simpson, Tom Joyner and DJ Red Alert. On the underground scene, there was a even more vibrant manifestation of love toward this kind of music brought to many by the late, great Larry Levan. Larry Levan was a staple in the New York community as the resident DJ at the Paradise Garage (home of Sylvester, Loletta Hathaway & even Madonna). Larry would blend different genres of music to an eager crowd of all races and sexualities. Larry was also known for his great sound system that carried his melodies to the masses. Unfortunately, his life was cut short in 1992, due to a heart attack.

To celebrate his legacy, I have pieced together some of the songs that I think he would have played back in the day. It is a combination of R&B, Soul, House, Disco & 80's grooves. So without any further delay, please sit back and enjoy the sounds that are about to come through your speakers.

J-Finesse

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MAKING YOU FEEL GOOD THROUGH MUSIC!!!

One Two One Two,

What's up world?!

Time to hit you with another installment. Can you believe that we are on volume 9?! Thank you to all of you who have followed me for the last three years. Please sit back and enjoy this mix.

J-Fin

Explicit Lyrics Contained

1) Gamma Intro - J-Finesse
2) How Many MCs - Black Moon
3) Ain't Nuthin' But a Number - Chi-Ali
4) Flavor of the Month - Black Sheep
5) Round & Round - Mary J. Blige
6) Temptations - 2Pac
7) Microphone Checka (Remix) - Das EFX (Drop by Dwele')
8) Machine Gun Funk - The Notorious B.I.G.
9) Livin' Proof - Group Home
10) Here Comes the Hotstepper (Hotter This Year Remix) - Ini Kamoze
11) Shook Ones (Inst)
12) Rooftop - Mariah Carey
13) Shook Ones Pt. II - Mobb Deep
14) Slow Down - Brand Nubian
15) Mass Appeal (Remix) - Gangstarr
16) He's Mine (Remix) - Mokenstef
17) All I Have - Smoove (Rare)
18) So You Like Whatcha See - Samuelle
19) Step Into The A.M. - 3rd Bass
20) Straight Outta Compton - NWA
21) So Wha Ya Sayin' (Instrumental) - EPMD
22) So What Ya Sayin' - EPMD
23) Ain't No Half Steppin' - Big Daddy Kane
24) Meanwhile Back At The Ranch - Smoove (Rare)
25) Ain't My Type Of Hype - Full Force
26) Don't Wanna Fall In Love - Jane Child
27) Do The Right Thang - Redhaed Kingpin
28) Imagination - Hansoul (Shout out to Philly!!!!)
29) Why You Gettin' Funky On Me - Today
30) Let The Beat Hit Em' - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
31) It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
32) It Takes Two (Breakdown) - Crooklyn Clan
33) Treat Em' Right - Chubb Rock
34) Let The Music Play - Shannon (Drop by Kameron Corvet) Album in stores now @ www.kameroncorvet.com!!!!
35) Saturday Love - Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal
36) I Talk To Myself - Christopher Williams
37) Your Sweetness - The Good Girls
38) Mercedes Boy - Pebbles
39) It's Like That - Run DMC (Drop by: Dave Soul)
40) Let Me Turn You On - Biz Markie
41) Jingling Baby - LL Cool J
42) Walking In the Sunshine - Central Line
43) I Wanna Be Down (Ezel Remix) - Brandy (www.soundcloud.com/ezel)
44) Don't You Blow A Good Thing - Vesta Williams (R.I.P.)
45) Outro - J-Finesse

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Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most-awarded female act of all time.[1] Her awards include two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, and 22 American Music Awards, among a total of 415 career awards in her lifetime. Houston was also one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide.[2][3] Houston began singing with her New Jersey church's junior gospel choir at age 11.[4] After she began performing alongside her mother in night clubs in the New York City area, she was discovered by Arista Records label head Clive Davis. Houston released seven studio albums and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification.

On February 11, 2012, Houston was found dead in her guest room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California, of causes not immediately known.[10] News of her death, the day before the 2012 Grammy Awards, dominated American and international media, especially cable news.

February has been a very depressing month as we lost yet another musical icon. First, Don Cornelius, then David Peaston and now Whitney Houston.

I dedicate this mix to all of you have requested this particular podcast, Bobby Brown, Bobbi Chistina Brown, Cissy Houston, Dionne Warrick & to all of Whitney's friends and family worldwide.

Let's celebrate her musical legacy.

RIP Whitney!!!

What's up world?!

Hope that all is well with all of you. Essentially, I just wanted to send you all another installment. It's Friday and I just decided to put together a montage of music that I was feeling at the time. So, sit back, relax and enjoy!!!

J-Finesse

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It was earlier today when I got the text from my classmate, Nate, that the great, Don Cornelius had committed suicide and passed away. Right at that moment, I felt a great depression enter my body as I began to realize that another musical icon had passed. I began to text all of my music friends as their reaction was quite the same.

I say all of that to say that this man had a great impact on not just the musical culture, but the way people carried themselves in day-to-day life. His amazing show, Soul Train (1971-2006) influenced so many generations of people and races. His show was a shining example of how music did not see any particular color and that it was the one form of entertainment that could bring so many people together.

What you all are about to hear is one of my favorite episodes from January 1980. It featured a young group called the S.O.S. Band and a then plateauing artist by the name of Rick James. It was not just the groups that the show had guest appear on here, but it was the time at which the episode aired on WGN. It was early June 2007 and my friends and I had just gotten in from shopping in Little Five Points Atlanta and were getting ready for a concert at the Apache Cafe. We were just changing channels and viola, there was Soul Train. We all instantaneously were glued to the tv with so much excitement because we all were reliving our youths when we used to religously watch Soul Train early Saturday mornings when we were all young. From that point, I recorded every episode that came on and still watch the re-runs to this day.

This particular version you will hear is my updated version of that particular episode with original interviews. So, for the next hour, enjoy and reminisce back on when you were glued to the television trying to learn all of the new dance steps and lip-syncing all of the songs. Most importantly, celebrate this great man's legacy.

Wishing you all LOVE, PEACE & SOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!

RIP Don Cornelius.

HELLO WORLD!!!

I HOPE THAT ALL IS WELL AND YOU ALL ARE FEELING GOOD/FEELING FINE.

I RECENTLY HAD A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR A UK MIX THAT FEATURED MANY TOP UK ACTS THAT MADE THEIR WAY INTO THE UNITED STATES AND TOOK US BY STORM. SHOUT OUT TO LONDON AND THE REST OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. I REALLY WANT TO MAKE IT OUT THERE SOMETIME SOON. UNTIL THEN, I GUESS I HAVE TO RELAX AND LIVE VICARIOUSLY THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC THAT I HAVE ACTUALLY PLAYED IN MANY OF MY PARTIES AND AT THE CLUB. AGAIN, I SAY THANK YOU!!!

SO FOR THE NEXT 40 MINUTES, SIT BACK, RELAX AND ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL VIBES CALLED UK SOUL.

J-FINESSE

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What's up World?!

I know that it has been a while since I dropped this particular installment. Even so, I wanted to bring you something that would get you through the week. Well, sit back and reminisce on how things used to be.

Enjoy!

1) Intro - Living Single Sitcom Intro
2) U.N.I.T.Y. - Queen Latifah
3) Take Your Time - Pete Rock ft. Loose Ends
4) Smooth Operator - Big Daddy Kane
5) All Night Long - Mary Jane Girls
6) Tell Me - Groove Theory
7) Tell Me (Rmx) - Groove Theory
8) Let Me Be The One - Intro
9) I Got's To Have It - Ed. OG & The Bulldogs
10) Distortion of Static - The Roots
11) I Used To Love H.E.R. - Common Sense
12) You Used To Love Me - Faith Evans
13) One For The Money - Horace Brown
14) Days of Old - Paris
15) My Mind's Playing Tricks On Me - Geto Boys
16) Jazzy Belle - Outkast
17) No One Else - Total
18) Makin' Me High - Toni Braxton
19) You Bring Me Joy - Mary J. Blige
20) My Destiny - Mad Lion
21) Ghetto Red Hot (Rmx) - Super Cat
22) Say Wooee - Tanto Metro & Devonte'
23) Bookshelf - Beenie Man
24) Deport Them - Sean Paul
25) Spread My Wings - Troop
26) Keep Rising To The Top - Kenny Burke
27) Rising To the Top - Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew
28) Nobody Beats The Biz - Biz Markie
29) I Don't Wanna Be Alone (Rmx) - Shai ft. Jay-Z
30) Relax & Party - Ivory (Classic Party Joint)
31) Just Another Case - CRU
32) Party Break (Brooklyn) - J-Finesse
33) Life oF A Shorty - Vicious & Shaheem the Rugged Child
34) Mona Lisa - Slick Rick
35) Blue Cheese - The UMC's
36) Looking At the Front Door - Main Source
37) Footprints - A Tribe Called Quest
38) Outro - J-Finesse

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Happy New Year and Happy Martin Luther King Day!!!
I just wanted to hit you all with another installment of the much requested, Champaign Soul editions. This one is a continuation of what you all have already experienced from the first two editions. So, sit back, relax, get you a glass of wine or whatever and enjoy your MLK weekend listening to the great sounds from yesteryear.
Enjoy!
1) Intro - J-Finesse
2) Watch Out - Patrice Rushen
3) Don't Stop Loving Me Now - LTD
4) Into The Night - La La
5) I.O.U. - Freez
6) Son of Slide - Slave
7) Happiness Is Now - Freddie Hubbard
8) Galaxy - War
9) Soul Man - Sweet Charles Sherrel
10) Do Like I Do - Smokey Robinson
Interlude
11) Janitzio - Don Julian
12) Let Me Know You - Stanley Clarke
13) Can We Make Love One More Time - David Ruffin
14) A Ladiesman - Oscar Brown Jr.
15) In My Arms - Aurra
16) Just Call - Sherrick
17) Help Somebody Please - O'Jays
18) Wilton Felder - My Name Is Love
19) Don Klemmer - Let's Make Love
20) Private World - Side Effect
21) Outro - J-Finesse

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Happy New Year's Eve!!!

Just thought that I'd put this together for my people who live by the beat of music...hence the title. What you are about to hear is a mix showcasing a genre of music that is beautiful, soulful & positive. Dig everybody if you will, the soulful sounds of deep house and afro-beat!!!

Shout outs to: Dave Soul, Johnny Dynamite, Ron Pullman, Kool Kila, D. Gilyot, One Eye, Tre One Eight, DJ Troubleman, Uptown Charlie V, Hard 2 Kill, Sybil Shanell, D. Louis, C. Gaithier, Los McClain, DJ Rahdu, T. Ashley, DJ T Wrex, DJ Peanut, DJ Scorpio, DJ Jamad, Dave Johnson, DJ Tony Sayso, DJ Nabani, OJ Miles, Eithie Coleman, Darryl Kately....

Enjoy!

Well everybody, it is the middle of December here in New Orleans and it is not cold or snowy at all. It is a good 75 degrees and doesn't feel like X-mas at all. As such, I put together this mix for all of my people that have requested something new and full of energy. Well, here it is. Enjoy!!

1) Ni&*as in Paris - Jay-Z & Kanye West ft. SWV, TI & Busta Rhymes
2) Dey Know - (Instrumental)
3) Right Here - SWV
4) She Ain't You - Chris Brown
5) This Christmas - (N.O. Mix) - Donny Hathaway
6) Rolling in the Deep - Adele
7) Go - Common (Remix)
8) Address - Curren$y ft. Stalley
9) Crown Royal - (Ahmed Sirour Remix) - Jill Scott
10) So Deep - Jill Scott
11) Stay (Remix) - Tyrese ft. Faith Evans
12) I Will - Jamie Foxx
13) My Cherie Amour (Ahmed Sirour Remix) - Stevie Wonder
14) Outro - J-Finesse

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What up world?!

Hope that all is well. Essentially, the last 6 weeks have been a grind with school. As such, a brother has been UNDERGROUND getting his study on...so to speak. At any rate, what started out as a friendly game of "who sampled that?" with my homeys on facebook, turned into me wanting to go ahead and put this mix together. What you are about to hear are the original songs that were sampled by many of our favorite artists in R&B & Hip-Hop. So, for the next 30 minutes, see if you can name the song that sampled this classics. Enjoy!!!

P.S. Shout out to Steve Foster, Nolin Patin, Daremy Butler, Clinton Pullen, Bert Gurley & Carlos McClain.

1) Intro - A Garden of Piece - Lonnie Liston Smith
2) Mestizo Eyes - Bobbi Humphrey
3) Intimate Friends - Eddie Kendricks
4) Hurry Up This Way Again - The Stylistics
5) You're Gonna Need Me - Dionne Warrick
6) Thoughts of An Old Flame - Pleasure
7) Adventures in the Land of Music - Dynasty
8) Everybody Loves The Sunshine - Roy Ayers
9) Summer in the City - Quincy Jones
10) Everything's Gonna Be Alright - Zapp
11) After Hours - Ronny Jordan
12) Easin' In - Edwin Starr
13) Fighting Fire With Fire - Bar-Kay's
14) My Flame - Bobby Caldwell
15) Misdemeanor - Foster Sylvers
16) Reach For It - George Duke
17) Misfortune's Wealth - 24 Karat
18) Slipping Into Darkness - War
19) I Wanna Do Something Freaky to You - Leon Haywood
20) Do It Baby - The Miracles
21) Black Cow - Steely Dan
22) Open Your Eyes - Bobby Caldwell
23) Ridin' High - Faze-O
24) Outro - Summer Madness - Kool & The Gang

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Rapper Heavy D died today after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital. He was 44 years old. His cause of death was not immediately known.

Heavy D, born Dwight Arrington Myers, was one of the most influential rappers of the 1990s. He was the leader of the hip-hop trio Heavy D & the Boyz, which gained mainstream fame for the theme song for the TV show “In Living Color.” (The song was first “In Living Color,” Heavy D & the Boyz later recorded a new theme, “Cause That’s the Way You Livin’ When You’re in Living Color.”) Heavy D also rapped on Michael Jackson’s “Jam” and Janet Jackson’s “Alright.”

In recent years, Heavy D focused more on TV and movie appearances. He made a cameo in Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller’s new film, “Tower Heist.” Heavy D performed at October’s BET Awards, his first live performance in 15 years.

In pop culture, Heavy D is also remembered for his mention in the Notorious B.I.G.’s 1994 hit single “Juicy” with the lyric “Salt’n'Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine.”

Heavy D was on the brink of a comeback as he performed on the BET Hip-Hop Awards two weeks ago.

Heavy D., you will really be missed.

Rest In Peace my Brother!!!

J-Finesse

I was talking to my homey, DJ Rahdu (www.bamalovesoul.com), the other day about the landscape of music and where it is headed. The conversation seemed to be more pessimistic if anything. However, the conversation took a positive turn when we started talking about producers that are sticking to the script, but still creating beautiful music. Point is, the internet has been a wonderful tool to discover wonderful music produced by unknown and known producers. These producers have been the driving force behind my beats and served as inspiration to keep doing what we do. If it were not for my producing brethren, I would have probably given up on music, but thank GOD for my peers!!!

Shout out to my favs...
1) Tall Black Guy
2) Freddie Joachim
3) BusCrates 16 bit Ensemble
4) Applejac
5) DJ Spinna
6) J-Dilla (R.I.P.)
7) Damu the Fudgemunk
8) Myself (J-Finesse)
9) Dexter
10) Ahmed Sirour
11) DJ Troubleman
12) Full Crate
13) Nate Smith (Waterbaby Music)
14) Dela
15) Byron The Aquarius
16) Mabanua
17) Terrace Martin
18) Kev Brown
19) Zo!
20) Hi-Tek
21) Odissee
22) DJ Jazzy Jeff
23) Q-Tip
24) Muhsinah
25) 9th Wonder
26) Nicolay
27) Maverick
28) Eric Lau
29) Damanili
30) Floyd Da Locsmif
31) Madlib
32) Pete Rock
33) DJ Premier
34) J-Dilla
35) Kanye West
36) Pharrell (Neptunes)

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