J-Finesse's Podcast

School Daze V.8

J-Finesse — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:34:33 GMT

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 Check out my other websites: www.jfinesse.bandcamp.com www.soundcloud.com/j-finesse www.j-finesse.blogspot.com Follow me on twitter: @jfinesse1911 Facebook: Search "j-finesse"

Champaign Soul V.3

J-Finesse — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:10:21 GMT

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 Check out my other sites: www.soundcloud.com/j-finesse www.j-finesse.blogspot.com www.jfinesse.bandcamp.com Follow me on twitter and facebook www.twitter.com/@jfinesse1911 On Facebook: search "j-finesse"

The Beat of The Soul V.1

J-Finesse — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:54:49 GMT

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!

December Meltdown

J-Finesse — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:44:43 GMT

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 www.jfinesse.bandcamp.com www.twitter.com/jfinesse1911 www.j-finesse.blogspot.com www.soundcloud.com/j-finesse

Battle of The Samples V.1

J-Finesse — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:24:39 GMT

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 Check out my other sites... www.jfinesse.bandcamp.com www.twitter.com/jfinesse1911 www.soundcloud.com/j-finesse www.j-finesse.blogspot.com

Remembering Heavy D (R.I.P.)

J-Finesse — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:48:42 GMT

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

Your Favorite DJ/Producer's Producers V.1

J-Finesse — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:46:58 GMT

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) Please check out my other websites. www.jfinesse.bandcamp.com www.soundcloud.com/j-finesse www.j-finesse.blogspot.com www.twitter.com/@jfinesse1911

So Soulistic V.1

J-Finesse — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:30:43 GMT

Hello all, Just wanted to drop another gem on you. What you are about to hear is a collage of beautiful R&B Soul that's Grown & Sexy. Please sit back relax, get a bottle of champaign or wine and just let the music take you away. Thank me later. J-Fin Remember to check out my other sites. www.jfinesse.bandcamp.com www.soundcloud.com/j-finesse www.j-finesse.blogspot.com www.twitter.com/@jfinesse1911 www.facebook.com (j-finesse) in the search menu.

Musical Montage V.5 10/15/11

J-Finesse — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:00:13 GMT

Hello all, Just wanted to send you another installment of music to get you through the weekend and for us who are on fall break. Get crunk, hyped or chill...just get ready for some good music!!! LOL! J-Finesse P.S. Some strong language contained.

Champaign Soul V.2

J-Finesse — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:13:37 GMT

Hello all, I first want to apologize for taking so long to put out another podcast. Well as a student, life is busy and sometimes it is hard to step away. At any rate, I decided today to step away and provide you all with another one for your ipods. What you have here is something melodious and soothing to get you ready for those long fall nights. Champaign Soul is a continuation of Volume 1 which spotlighted several gems that were soulful B-Sides and album cuts played back in the late 70's/early 80's. Again, thank me later. ;) Enjoy!!! 1) Intro - J-Finesse 2) Shadows - Tom Scott 3) Missing Out - 7th Wonder 4) Take a Little Trip - Minnie Riperton 5) Passion Play - Rapper's Delight 6) I Can't Help It - Michael Jackson 7) Onward Til' Morning - Donald Byrd 8) You'll Never Find (Another Love Like Mine) - Stanley Turrentine 9) Interlude - Quincy Jones 10) May The Force Be With You - Bootsy Collins 11) Ain't Nothing You Can Do - Tyrone Davis 12) Dust to Dust - Cloud One 13) Feel All My Love Inside - Marvin Gaye 14) Two Hearts - Stephanie Mills ft. Teddy Pendergrass 15) Won't You Let Me Love You - Bernard Wright 16) Sleep Walkin' - Cheryl Lynn 17) Number One - Patrice Rushen 18) Stars In Your Eyes - Herbie Hancock 19) Pieces Of A Dream - Mt. Airy Groove 20) Outro - J-Finesse Make sure you all check out my other sites!!!! www.j-finesse.blogspot.com www.jfinesse.bandcamp.com www.soundcloud.com/j-finesse Peace & Love!!!

Remembering Nick Ashford (1942-2011)

J-Finesse — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:13:28 GMT

Nick Ashford was the other half of the dynamite song writing duo named Ashford & Simpson. Together they wrote songs for greats such as Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell as well as Diana Ross and The Supremes. They also enjoyed a string of hits in the 70's & 80's with hits like "Solid" back in 1984. Unfortunately, we lost Nick Ashford this week and I am sure that many music lovers are not feeling great right now, but are celebrating his musical legacy. Attached is a mix that I felt was needed. Please sit back and enjoy this mix of a great song writer. R.I.P. Nick Ashford P.S. Please check out other musical treats at www.jfinesse.bandcamp.com, www.soundcloud.com/j-finesse & www.j-finesse.blogspot.com!!!!

One Hit Wonders

J-Finesse — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:54:33 GMT

Hello World!!!! You have seen it on VH1 and now you have it here. One Hit Wonders is a blast from the past that will bring you back to the times when all you had to do was your homework. For about a couple of weeks at a time, these artists filled the airways and then for whatever reason, they fell off the face of the planet. So, relive these popular songs that made you feel good back in the day. 1) Intro - J-Finesse 2) Just A Friend - Biz Markie 3) Hit Em Up Still - Blu Cantrel 4) Crash Test Dummies - Mmmm, Mmmm, Mmmm 5) Here Comes the Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze 6) Beware of the Boys - Panjabi MC ft. Jay-Z 7) Can't Play With My Yo-Yo - Yo-Yo 8) Tom's Diner - DNA ft. Suzanne Vega 9) I Wanna Sex U Up - Color Me Badd 10) Been Around The World - Lisa Stansfield 11) Don't Make Me Over - Sybil 12) Knockin Boots - Candyman 13) Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles 14) Rump Shaker - Wrecks-N-Effect 15) Don't Wanna Fall In Love - Jane Child 16) Pillow Talk - Sybil (Classic) 17) Jump Around - House Of Pain 18) Too Shy - Kajagoogoo 19) The Rain - Oran "Juice" Jones 20) The Power - Chill Rob G 21) I'm Dreaming - Christopher Williams 22) Mentarosa - Mellow Man Ace 23) I Wanna Be Rich - Calloway 24) Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley 25) Pump Up The Volume - MARRS 26) Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 27) Cantaloop - US3 28) In My House - Mary Jane Girls 29) Show Me Love - Robin S 30) Doctor Doctor - Thompson Twins 31) Groove's In The Heart - Deee-Lite 32) We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart 33) I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred 34) Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic 35) What Is Love - Haddaway 36) Whoomp There It Is - Tag Team 37) Tic-Tac-Toe - Kyper 38) Ring My Bell - Anita Ward 39) Baby Got Back - Sir-Mix-a-Lot 40) My Boo - GhostTown DJs 41) She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby 42) Dazzy Dukes - Duece 43) Shawty Swing My Way - KP & Envy 44) Outro - J-Finesse Make sure you check out www.soundcloud.com/j-finesse, www.j-finesse.blogspot.com & www.jfinesse.bandcamp.com!!!! Follow me on twitter: www.twitter.com/@jfinesse1911 & facebook (search "J-Finesse") J-Fin

PARTY LIKE A ROCK STAR!!!! CIRCA 2007

J-Finesse — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:15:37 GMT

Back in 2007, me and my DJ partner, DJ Rob Lover AKA DJ ROS ran Atlanta in the clubs and on mix tape. Him being from Brooklyn and me being from Baton Rouge by way of Newport News, we both had the swagg, attitude, skills and the ability to rock any party. ROS went on to DJ at the Geshia House and Opera in Atlanta and is definitely for sure doing his thing. I am proud of him and his talents and would like to showcase with you all the mix cd that put him on the map. This is Party Like A Rock Star. Straight from the turntables, the original mashup style is not to be confused with Girltalk. No disrespect, but I saw this for myself and it was a pleasure watching him put this collage together. So, sit back and relax and listen to the experience called SUPA DJ ROB LOVER.. P.S. Shout out to my homey and God bless you in whatever it is that you are doing these days. Holla atcha boy!!! J-Finesse

ENTER THE WU (THE ULTIMATE WU STORY)

J-Finesse — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:02:41 GMT

THIS ONE GOES OUT TO MY WU TANG KILLA BEES WORLDWIDE. I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT WHEN OCTOBER 1993 HIT, I WAS NOT READY FOR WHAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN TO MY EARS MUSICALLY. ENTER THE 36 CHAMBERS WAS AN ALBUM OR SHALL I SAY A MOVEMENT WITHIN ITSELF. FROM THE RZA'S KILLA BEATS TO THE EFFORTLESS FLOW OF METHOD MAN & GZA, TO THE CODE SPEAKING RHYMES OF BOTH GHOSTFACE AND RAEKWON ALL THE WAY TO THE CRAZY ANTICS OF THE OL' DIRTY BASTARD, WU-TANG WAS CHANGING THE WAY THAT WE LOOKED AT HIP-HOP. I CAN REMEMBER ROCKIN' PARTIES BACK IN COLLEGE WITH HITS FROM ALL OF THESE MEMBERS. SO, WHAT I DECIDED TO DO WAS GIVE YOU A DOSE OF WHAT WAS POPPIN IN THE MID 90'S FROM ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL HIP-HOP GROUP OF ALL TIME. INTRODUCING THE WU-TANG CLAN!!!!!!! ENJOY!!! P.S. SHOUT OUT TO MOREHOUSE, SPELMAN, CLARK, MORRIS BROWN, GA TECH, EMORY, TULANE, XAVIER, DILLARD, HOWARD, HAMPTON, STANFORD, CAL BERKLEY, UCLA, USC, LSU, MORGAN STATE & TUSKEGEE!!!!!

Cherrelle O'Neal (The Best of Alexander O'Neal & Cherrelle)

J-Finesse — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:35:42 GMT

They were the Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell of their time – an unlikely pairing of opposite personalities that made musical magic together. Alexander O’Neal grew up poor and troubled in Mississippi, while Cherrelle was the pampered daughter of a successful attorney in Beverly Hills. He sang ballads with the gruff-voiced soul of a Teddy Pendergrass, while she showed off an appealing voice and good looks on infectiously fast paced dance hits. But both artists, whose most popular songs were often produced by the stellar team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, really took off when they were teamed together on unforgettable duets like ‘Saturday Love.’ Then, poised on the brink of superstardom, both of their careers abruptly fell apart, a casualty of both self-destructive acts and unforeseen tragedies. On this remarkably put together episode, Alexander O’Neal and Cherrelle tell the stories of two extraordinary characters whose legacies will forever be entwined...through their music. Enjoy!! 1) Intro - J-Finesse & Cherrelle 2) Sentimental - Alexander O'Neal 3) Sunshine - Alexander O'Neal 4) The Morning After - Alexander O'Neal 5) Home Is Where The Heart Is - Alexander O'Neal 6) If You Were Here Tonight - Alexander O'Neal 7) Everything I Miss At Home - Cherrelle 8) Afrodisia - Alexander O'Neal 9) A Broken Heart Can Mend - Alexander O'Neal 10) Will You Satisfy - Cherrelle 11) Never Knew Love Like This - Alexander O'Neal & Cherrelle 12) Midnight Run - Alexander O'Neal 13) Love Makes No Sense - Alexander O'Neal 14) All True Man - Alexander O'Neal 15) Keep It Inside - Cherrelle 16) Every Time I Get Up - Alexander O'Neal 17) If You Let It - Alexander O'Neal 18) Affair - Cherrelle 19) Fake - Alexander O'Neal 20) What is This Thing Called Love - Alexander O'Neal 21) Saturday Love (Classic) - Cherrelle & Alexander O'Neal 22) Innocent - Alexander O'Neal 23) Artificial Heart - Cherrelle 24) I Didn't Mean To Turn You On - Cherrelle 25) You Look Good To Me - Cherrelle 26) Outro - J-Finesse & Alexander O'Neal P.S. Check out my remix album, "Soulful Resuscitation V.1" at www.jfinesse.bandcamp.com!!!!