Traffic Jam, episode 9: just me...doing me

I used to be a people pleaser. I would worry about fitting in, I would wonder if people liked me, I would attempt to conform to what was expected of me, and I would try oh so hard to please the special people in my life. I would wait on others for validation and would be so upset when the people I bent over backwards for didn't reciprocate.

Slowly I began to realize that wasn't who I wanted to be.... where was the fun or comfort in being caught up in the non-ending cyclical game of expecting, wanting, and suffering?

Happiness isn't external... pleasure, love, purpose, and peace come from the energy within...

So in honor of me just doing me, this mix contains the most seemingly unrelated assortment of songs that I randomly encountered today... life is too short for conformity ; )

Confidential...Tearria Marie
Gettin' Up... Q-Tip
Ghetto... Kelly Rowland
Hurry Up... NeYo
I Try... Talib Kweli
I Wish... SkeeLo
Stereo... John Legend
I Know You Got Soul.... Eric B and Rakim
Don't Mess With My Man... Lucy Pearl
Doowutchyalike... Digital Underground
The Seed (2.0).... Cody Chestnutt & The Roots
Makes Me Wonder... Maroon 5
The Pleasure Principle... Janet Jackson
Ghetto Life... Rick James
My Life... Robin Thicke

Traffic Jam, episode 8: ...WAKE UP!

Sometimes I don't want to get up in the morning.  Okay, I lied, almost every day I repeatedly press snooze and dread having to get up out of my fabulously comfortable bed.  One thing that helps me is music... So here are some of the songs that get me moving and motivated... enjoy ; )


Simon Says... Pharoahe Monch
Woo-Ha!!... Busta Rhymes
Money in the Bank... Swizz Beatz
Ante Up... M.O.P.
Imma Be.... Black Eyed Peas
Shake... Ying Yang Twins feat. Pitbull
Lose My Breath... Destiny's Child
Don't Stop the Music... Rihanna
Finally... CeCe Peniston
California Gurls (Armand Van Helden Remix)... Katy Perry
Ghetto Music... OutKast
Pick Em Up... DJ Booman
Milkshake (baltimore club mix)... Kelis
Temperature... Sean Paul
Whores in this House (remix)... Frank Ski
The Way I Are (Richard Kay Remix)... Timberland
My Boo... Ghost Town DJs
I'm the Ish... DJ Class

This week's schedule

Saturday, July 17

Strip @ Atlantic Station

9:00pm - 2:00am

This Week's Schedule

It looks like I'll be spinning again at Straits this Friday (July 9th) ; ) ... please see the previous post for details about the time and location.

Schedule Update

I just found out I'll be spinning at Straits this Friday... details are below ; )

Straits

Friday, July 2nd -- 7:00pm - 12:00am

793 Juniper Street NE

Traffic Jam, episode 7: Whatchuknowaboutthat?

I'm not sure why, but at almost EVERY gig someone hears a song, runs up to me and incredulously asks, "Whatchu know bout that?!"  Apparently there are songs I'm not supposed to know about because of my gender or age or some other random reason.


So this mix contains a little bit of what I know...  enjoy... ; )


Searching.... Roy Ayers
Bonita Applebum.... A Tribe Called Quest
Bonita Applebum (remix)... A Tribe Called Quest
Butterflies... Floetry
Butterflies... Michael Jackson
Step Into My World... KRS One
In My Bed (Remix)... Dru Hill
Dance With Me... 112
I Want You... Marvin Gaye
Gettin Grown... Cee-Lo
Just Be Good To Me... The SOS Band
Art of Storytellin...Outkast
Off the Books... Beatnuts
Could You Be Loved?... Bob Marley
Dress Up... Sleepy Brown
I'm No Good... Amy Winehouse
Talkin' All That Jazz... Stetsasonic
The Finest... The SOS Band
It Takes Two... Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
Joy 'N Pain... Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
Apache... Incredible Bongo Band
Apache... Sugarhill Gang
I Wonder If I Take You Home... Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam; Cult Jam feat. Full Force
Let the Beat Hit Em... Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
I Wanna Be Your Lover... Prince

This week

London2Atlanta Summer Gala

An International Affair at the Prestigious City Club of Buckhead Atrium

"Celebrating our Interdependence"

Wednesday, June 30th

6:30pm - 10:30pm

3343 Peachtree Road

Atlanta, GA 30326

Tickets:  $10 online

404.602.0342

Traffic Jam, episode 6: Who made the potato salad?

It's summertime... the season for cookouts, family reunions, and get-togethers with friends.  Regardless of the type of gathering, people drink, enjoy BBQ, sample the fruits of the season, and graze on specialty side items.  One of those coveted dishes is potato salad... it has so many different ingredients that mesh together... and even though it seems like a simple dish; preparing it involves considerable skill.  So, it is inevitable that the question: "who made the potato salad?" is asked at every event.


I think that is very audacious... if you didn't make the potato salad or don't know how to make it, then you should just thank the fact that potato salad exists.  And if the potato salad isn't so good... just remember that good potato salad is out there and you will be able to have some in the future....


That being said... DJ-ing is like making potato salad... so if you are wondering, who made THIS potato salad... I DID.  There's lots of different ingredients, and it may not be perfect, but I put my foot in it.  So don't ask questions... just enjoy.  


Let's Talk Money... PImp C ft T Pain
I'm Soul... Sleepy Brown
Need a Man...Nikki Lynette
Everytime The Beat Drop... Monica ft. Dem Franchize Boyz
Affected... Vivian Green
Old Times Sake... Sweet Sable
The Panties... Mos Def
Brown Sugar... D'Angelo
Downtown... SWV
Earn My Affections... Amel Larrieux
Say Something... Timberland ft. Drake
Luchini... Camp Lo
I Know... Jay-Z ft. Pharrell
It Was A Good Day... Ice Cube
Xxplosive... Dr. Dre
The Mighty O... Outkast
Whoa... Black Rob
Fucking You Tonight... The Notorious B.I.G.
Bonnie and Shyne... Shyne
That Girl... Pharrell ft. Snoop Dogg & Charlie Wilson
She Lives In My Lap... Outkast

This week's schedule

Hello! It's been awhile since I have posted my schedule. I was out of town for awhile and all of my recent gigs have been private parties. That being said; here's something EVERYONE can come to ; )

Saturday, June 26th

Strip @ Atlantic Station

9:00pm - 2:00am

Traffic Jam, episode 5: Summertime Fat Booty

Here's this week's mix.  For those of you who don't know (which is everyone because I've never shared this before), I typically take a few words from one or more of the song titles in my mixes to create the episode title...  I figured I should explain that in case this week's moniker came into question...enjoy : )

Movin' On........ Mya

I Gotcha........ Lupe Fiasco

Ms. Fat Booty [Explicit]........ Mos Def

Got Til' It's Gone........ Janet Jackson feat. Q-Tip

Mellow My Man........ The Roots

Stronger Than Me........ Amy Winehouse

Remind Me........ Patrice Rushen

Real Love........ Mary J Blige

Tainted [Explicit]........ Slum Village

One Minute Man...Missy Elliot

Summertime........ DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

Sunshine........Coko

I Wanna Be Where You Are........ Michael Jackson

Lights, Camera, Action!........ Mr. Cheeks

Cher Chez La Ghost........ Ghostface Killah

Let's Get Down........ Tony Toni Tone feat. DJ Quik

Skew It On The Bar-B........ OutKast

Baby I Got Your Money........Ol' Dirty Bastard feat. Kelis

Tennessee........ Arrested Development

Keep On Walkin'........ CeCe Peniston

Can't Hide From Luv........ Mary J Blige feat. Jay-Z

Uptown Anthem........ Naughty By Nature

Traffic Jam, episode 4: Sugar in the Raw

Traffic Jam, episode 4: Sugar in the Raw

dj SugarCut's Podcast

I started putting my traffic jam mixes out about a month ago and I probably should have mentioned this then, but I do all of these mixes on the fly. I grab a cup of tea, turn on my turntables, and start mixing whatever comes to mind. If I make a mistake (of which there are several) I keep it moving onto the next song. Nothing is edited or spliced together... each mix is organic and raw.

This week's mix is shorter since I have a lot going on at this moment. Next week I'll put together a regular 30-40 minute mix. But for now, enjoy some Sugar in the Raw....

Genius of Love...Tom Tom Club

Buffalo Stance...Neneh Cherry

Another One Bites the Dust...Queen

Remember the Time...Michael Jackson

I Can't Go for That...Hall and Oates

Need You Tonight...INXS

Say No Go (Dope Mix)...De La Soul

Wiggee Wiggee...Nucleus

Squeeze Me...Kraak And Smaak

Come Get With It...Black Vocab

Traffic Jam, episode 3: Funky Old Phil

Traffic Jam, episode 3: Funky Old Phil

dj SugarCut's Podcast

This week's mix has a little background story. Those who know me know that I was named by, and received my early dj training from, DJ GaFFle. GaFFle introduced me to DJ Hakim who, in addition to encouraging me, gave me the opportunity to be the back-up DJ at Strip.

Whenever I spin at Strip, the general manager, Phil, usually asks me for some Gorillaz, Mos Def, or Common. He also gives me the creative freedom to play anything I want... and I think he's really cool for that : )

The last time I was there, I asked him what he wanted me to play and he said, "Play something old and funky, like me." So here you go Phil... a funky old mix for you ; )

Top Billin'...Audio Two

I Get Money (Party Break)...50 Cent and DJ Riz

Keep on Going...Vivian Green

I'll Be Around...Cee-Lo

Who's That...R. Kelly feat. Fat Joe

Everyday It Rains...Mary J. Blige

Rock Wit U...Alicia Keys

Zulu War Chant...Afrika Bambaataa

Love Like This...Faith Evans

Ladyz...AV8

Stylo...Gorillaz

Take it Easy...Mad Lion

Hit the Freeway...Tony Braxton

Get Me Home...Foxy Brown feat. Blackstreet

Get By...Talib Kweli

Watch Out Now...Beatnuts

Never Stop...Brand New Heavies

The People...Common

Be OK...Chrisette Michelle

Addictive...Truth Hurts

Soul Food...Goodie Mob

I Love You...Cheri Dennis

Rebirth of Slick...Digable Planets