dj SugarCut's Podcast

This mix contains a little bit of this and that, hence the title. Also, part 2 is forthcoming. I was only going to make one mix but I kept finding songs I liked and I eventually couldn't fit all of them onto one cd. Anyway... I hope you enjoy the first segment of This and That...

Technologic -- Daft Punk
Touch it -- Busta Rhymes
The Real Slim Shady -- Eminem
Yeah 3x (Digital Dave Transition) -- Usher vs. Chris Brown
Boom Boom Pow (Steve Dub Edit) -- Black Eyed Peas
Dragostea Din Tei (Original Romanian Version) -- O-Zone
Live Your Life -- T.I.
Dance -- Big Sean ft. Nicki Minaj
I Get Money -- 50 Cent
Down for My N_ggas -- C Murder
Monster -- Kanye West ft. Nicki Minaj
Ladyz -- Av8
Happy Hour -- Jazzy Pha
Sexy and I Know It (Tall Boys Transition) -- LMFAO
Get Along With You (Bump N Flex) -- Kelis
Good Feeling -- FloRida
Mirrors -- Natalia Kills
SnM --Rihanna
Super Bass -- Nicki Minaj
The Funk Phenomena -- Armand Van Helden
Shake Yer Booty Down -- Michael Jackson
Disco Nights -- GQ
Rolling In The Deep (Dirty Noise Dubstep) -- Adele
Crazy (Spencer Extended Mix) -- Gnarls Barkley
Otis (DJ Rev Kev Transition) -- Kanye West & Jay Z
Award Tour -- A Tribe Called Quest
Everybody Bounce -- DJ Spinna
Girls Around the World -- Lloyd
Adrenaline -- The Roots

Here's a mix of slow jams I threw together today.... I usually have a story or explanation to go with my mixes but this one kind of speaks for itself. Anyway... hope you enjoy it : )

Trippin -- Total
I get lonely -- Janet Jackson
Brotha -- Angie Stone
Breakin My heart -- Mint Conditin
Are You That Somebody? -- Aaliyah
Could it Be -- Jaheim
Know You Now -- Amy Winehouse
Guess Who Loves You More -- Raheem DeVaughn
Don't Let Go -- EnVogue
Baby -- Ashanti
Weekend Girl -- S.O.S. Band
Sure Thing -- Miguel
Kiss Me on My Neck -- Erykah Badu
I Know -- Jay Z ft. Pharrell
I Know What You Want -- Busta Rhymes ft. Mariah Carey
I'm Into You -- Jennifer Lopez ft. Lil Wayne
Make Me Better -- Fabolous ft. NeYo
Call Me -- Tweet
Come Over -- Estelle ft. Sean Paul
Just Kickin' It -- Xscape
This is How It Works -- TLC
Be Here -- D'Angelo
Since I Seen't You -- Anthony Hamilton
I Need Love -- LL Cool J
This Luv -- Donell Jones
Rock Wit U -- DJ Jazzy Jeff ft. Eric Roberson
So Gone -- Monica
Beautiful -- Mos Def ft. Talib Kweili & Mary J. Blige
Bonnie & Shyne -- Shyne ft. Barrington Levy
Break My Heart -- Estelle ft. Rick Ross
Tell Me -- Groove Theory
Everything I Miss At Home -- Cherrelle
Make Her Feel Good -- Teairra Mari
Why Don't We Fall In Love -- Amerie
Fire & Desire -- Teena Marie & Rick James

I did this mix live as part of my set at Strip (Atlantic Station) on Saturday, April 9th.

Dirt off Your Shoulder
DOA
Run This Town
Heart of the City
On To the Next One
Bonnie & Clyde
Jockin Jay Z
Best of Me
Holding You Down

I have been a working dj for about 2 years now... and I have always taken the process of building my skills very seriously. Lately however, I have been feeling frustrated and I had a little case of spinner's block (like writers block... but for djs).

Upon reflection, I think I've just been going through some growing pains. Getting better requires elbow grease and I realized that I had to move beyond the fear of not being accepted and force myself to step outside of my comfort zone.

Anyway... this mix is the product of my hard-work, tenacity, and creativity. Many loads of laundry and sinks full of dirty dishes were neglected while I stood for hours on end at my turntables practicing.

That being said, enjoy : )

**this mix is dedicated to everyone at my gym (CrossFit East Decatur)... Coincidentally, I've had a lot of painful growth there too over the past several months.**

Crazy... Gnarls Barkley
1, 2 Step... Ciara feat. Missy Elliot
Check It Out (NASA transition)... Nicki Minaj
Like a Low G6... Far East Movement feat. FloRida
Calabria (MIMS remix)... Enur feat MIMS & Natasja
When I Hear Music... Debbie Deb
Groove Is in the Heart... Dee Lite
Knocked Out... Paula Abdul
P.Y.T. ... Michael Jackson
Celebration... Madonna
More... Usher
Blow... Ke$ha
Shots... LMFAO
Ghetto Musick... Outkast
Kissed a Girl... Katy Perry
OMG... Usher
Pick Em Up... DJ Booman
SnM... Rihanna
Don't Phunk with My Heart (Chicago House Mix)... Black Eyed Peas
Rocketeer (NASA Transition)... Far East Movement feat Ryan Tedder
Your Love (EDUB Return of the Mack remix)... Nicki Minaj
Get Right... Jennifer Lopez
You Be Killin Em... Fabolous
Hey Soul Sister... Train
Just Can't Get Enough... Black Eyed Peas
Tonight... Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris
Born This Way (Mike D Express Yourself remix)... Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream... Katy Perry
Rock That Body... Black Eyed Peas
Ass on the Floor... Diddy Dirty Money feat. Swizz Beatz
Bulletproof...ERAera
On the Floor... Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull
Raise Your Glass... Pink

I made this house mix during the week Atlanta was held in the grips old man winter's icy hold. It has some of my current favorite house songs. I hope you enjoy it : )

We Have A Party...Arco
Give It To Me...Rasmus Faber feat. Dyanna Fearon
In Time (Richard Earnshaw Club) Richard Earnshaw feat. Erik Dillard
Still In Love (Joey Negro Love Symphony Mix)...AC Soul Symphony feat. Ricci Benson
Forever This...Fries & Bridges
Stella In The Starlight...Giano
Don't Want You...Dimitri Max
Shadowdancer EP (House You)...Purple Disco Machine
Slow and Sexy (Jazzy Eyewear Florida Room Mix)...Funkyloco
Perfectly (The Layabouts Vocal mix)...The Layabouts feat. Shea Soul
Spirit of Dance...Jamie Lewis & Nick Morris
Wanna Do...DJ Mes & Sonny Fodera
The Tea...Choklate
Top 10...Rocco
Thousand Finger Man...Candido
Jack Jazz...DJ Phreeq
More Love...Maurice Joshua feat. Andrea Love
Never Knew...Sonny Fodera
Melody of Love...Arco

Mixed in Key is a dj software program and they have an annual contest to see who can create a 10-15 minute mix within their guidelines (http://contest.mixedinkey.com/).

Here's the mix I submitted... one of the criterion is that it has to be all in one genre... I call the genre of this mix "Pop" ....but that's debatable... lol

Play By Play...The ERAera
I'm in Miami...LMFAO feat. Pitbull
Heartbreaker...Cheryl Cole feat. Will.I.Am
The Time (The Dirty Bit)... Black Eyed Peas
Naughty Girl... Black Dada
Only Girl (In the World)...Rihanna
Runaway (David S. Bmore edit)... Kanye West
Higher (remix).... Taio Cruz feat. Travi McCoy
Tic Toc... Ciara
SnM... Rihanna
Hey Baby (Drop it to the floor)...Pitbull feat T Pain
Can I Have It Like That (B-more remix)... Pharrell feat. Chase Chad
Crazy (Spencer Collective Extended Mix)...Gnarls Barkley

"I wasn't born this way. One creates oneself. I believe whatever I dream. Whatever I dream, I want to do."

"I've always been a rebel. I never do things the way they're supposed to be done. Either I go in the opposite direction or I create a new direction for myself, regardless of what the rules are or what society says."

"If you're out there you're vulnerable. People prefer to disappear in life, to repress their personality. That's not living. It's dying. I see them all over the place, the walking dead."

- Grace Jones

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Grace Jones was a controversial icon well before I was born in the late 70s. I remember the first time I witnessed her... it was in the movie Boomerang and I thought she was beyond fabulous. She was so bold, unafraid to express herself, unhindered when it came to demanding what she wanted, and unapologetic about who she was.

Since Grace entered the scene, many female artists have attempted to reach her level of outrageousness. Madonna, Kelis, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and countless others have tried in their own ways to push the envelope... but compared to Ms. Jones, none are as audacious, original, bewildering, or strange'.

So this mix is in honor of Grace, in honor of being yourself despite what others think, and in honor of living in the moment... I hope you enjoy it : )

Nightclubbing... Grace Jones
Sock it To Me... Missy Elliot
La Vie En Rose... Grace Jones
Bossy (transition)... Kelis
Freak Like Me... Adina Howard
My Jamaican Guy... Grace Jones
Hot Thang... Talib Kweli
Work That... Mary J. Blige
Big Momma Thang (transition)... Lil Kim
Doo Wop... Lauryn Hill
Golden... Jill Scott
Paper Thin.... MC Lyte
She's Strange... Cameo
Pull Up To the Bumper... Grace Jones
Off The Wall... Michael Jackson
Give It To Me Baby... Rick James
Express Yourself... Madonna
Into the Groove... Madonna
Telephone... Lady Gaga
Control... Janet Jackson

I have a confession.

Since December of last year, I gained 20 pounds, busted a hole in the seat of a pair of jeans, and popped a button off another pair when out dancing.

So last month I decided to join the East Decatur branch of CrossFit. For those of you who don't know, CrossFit isn't a regular gym... the formula at CrossFit is this: Heavy Weights + Running + "Guidance" + Sweat in your Eyes + (Torture x 2) + Peer Pressure = Results.

The trainers are great and one in particular, Tommy, pushes me until I think I'm going to pass out, puke, or go on a cursing tirade. For some reason, he is under the impression that I can lift way more than is logically possible for me. Halfway into every workout, when I feel that I will drop a weight on my head, fall backwards, or be unable to finish, my pride kicks in, I get in the zone, and I do as Tommy tells me to do.

Eventually, I start feeling fatigued and wonder if, at THIS very moment, all my muscles have given up and I am actually DYING. Then, like magic...the workout is over, people say "good job!" and I have a full 23 hours to recover before the next session.

So while listening to this mix, go for a run when it's 100 degrees outside, do some burpee-pullup-crunch-squats, drag an enormous tire down the street while a dog chases you, then heave a slamball onto the ground and do a cartwheel before it bounces a second time... believe me... it's a lot of fun and, no, you probably won't die doing it... at least I haven't yet. ; )

Smells Like Teen Spirit... Nirvana
Brass Monkey (D Minus Transition Mix)... Beastie Boys feat. Will.I.Am
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? (Verve remix)... Dinah Washington
Lookout Weekend... Debbie Deb
I'm Ready... Kano
When I Hear Music... Debbie Deb
Easy Lover... Phil Collins & Philip Bailey
The Funk Phenomena... Armand Van Helden
One Thing Leads To Another... The Fixx
Beat It... Michael Jackson
Maniac (remix)... Michael Sembello
Call Me... Blondie
Burning Up... Madonna
Tonight (9-5 MJ Mix)... DJ Boobie
Shut Up and Drive... Rihanna
Push It... Salt N Pepa
Rock Star in B More (DJ Riz Mashup)... Da Shop vs. DJ Riz
Sweet Child O' Mine (DJ D.C.C. Mix)... Guns N'Roses
Planet Rock... Afrika Bambaataa
Give it All You Got... Afro Rican
Somebody's Watching Me... Rockwell
Glamourous Life... Shelia E

For those who don't know me personally, I am not just a dj. I am a brave, intelligent, and slightly insane middle school teacher. Last year when I taught 8th grade science, part of the curriculum required me to teach about light waves. When I taught them about the Sun and how life on Earth relies on the Sun's light energy, several children brought up the fact that sometime in the very distant future, our Sun will go supernova and engulf us.

I bring this up to remind people that everything, evvvverrrrything, EV-ER-Y-THANG eventually ends. People, Events, institutions, nations, and even our precious Sun are temporary...

In the past I have worried and tried to control situations only to realize my actions were futile. I finally realized that I am happiest when I enjoy life and accept each moment for what it is. No holding back, no regrets, no waiting for some "perfect" moment in the future... Now is all there is.

So, here's a little sunshine... from me to you... enjoy ; )

Act Too (Love of My Life)... The Roots feat. Common
You're Making Me High... Toni Braxton
Player's Ball... OutKast
Lazy Afternoon... The Roots
Don't Disturb this Groove... The System
It's Love... Jill Scoot
Everybody Loves The Sunshine... Roy Ayers
Old Times Sake... Sweet Sable
On & On... Erykah Badu
Crusin'... D'Angelo
Far Away... Kindred The Family Soul
There Goes My Baby... Charlie Wilson & Usher (SugarBlend)
Kissin You... Total
Just Kickin It... Xscape
I Am... Mary J. Blige
Let's Rock... Chrisette Michelle
Keep On Movin'...Soul II Soul
Maryjane... Rick James
Champagne Life... NeYo

I wrote a really long explanation explaining my motivation for this mix... then I totally changed my mind about the genre and started over with different songs. Interestingly enough, the songs still seem to convey my mood... so take from it what you like...

Music always speaks for itself... no extraneous words are necessary...

enjoy ; )

Fall In Love.... Estelle feat. John Legend
Closer (Spinna Remix)... Goapele
In the Morning (Lost Love Dub)... Kerri Chandler feat. Monique Bingham
Positivity... Poetiquette
Lardo... Bangana
Turn Me On... Blackcoffee feat. Bucie
Beautiful... (DJ Spinna Mix)... Jada
Hate On Me (Sole Channel Remix)... Jill Scott feat. Mr. V
Paradise... Roy Davis Jr.
You Ain't Really Down... Status IV
I Don't Know Why (Kenny Dope Remix)... The Brand New Heavies
Space and Time (Rheji Burrells Club Mix)...Track and Feel Events
You Brought the Sunshine... Lisa Fischer & Cindy Mizelle
Nothing Better Than Your Lovin (Hardsoul Reconstruction)...T.J. Cases feat. Natalie Broomes
Got This Feeling... Frankie J & Sonny Fodera
Southern Girls... Sonny Fodera
Another Lover (Tony Loreto & Master Kev TLMK Remix)... Tourtured Soul
Move Like This... NYC Live and Direct

***I am still collecting donations for the Atlanta Children's Shelter. Please visit my blog to donate. http://djsugarcut.blogspot.com***

I currently reside in Atlanta... and this summer, it has been HOT. It hasn't been the normal, humid, hotlanta heat... it has been so oppressively humid that it's a struggle to conjure basic thoughts. The only solution is to just surrender (preferably by a pool with the beverage of your choice).

For some reason... all this heat has caused Reggae music to cycle through my mind.... So here's this week's mix... enjoy ; )

I Got A Feeling (Fendahead Reggae Remix)... Black Eyed Peas
One Love... Bob Marley
Footprints... T.O.K.
Bam Bam... Chaka Demus & Pliers
Ghetto Story (Remix)... Cham feat. Alicia Keys
You Don't Love Me... Dawn Penn
Oh Yeah.... Foxy Brown feat. Spragga Benz
Uptown Top Rating... Althia & Donna
One Blood... Junior Reid
Infiltrate... Sean Paul
Romie (Wo Na Na Na Na)... Beenie Man
Walk Like a Champion... Buju Banton
Vitamin S... Baby Cham & Beenie Man
Deport Dem... Sean Paul
Tight Up Skirt... Red Rat
Ladyz... AV8
Murder She Wrote... Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tour... Capleton
Diwali... Diwali
No Letting Go... Wayne Wonder
Turn Me On... Kevin Lyttle
Gimme The Light... Sean Paul
Slow Wind... R. Kelly

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

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

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 (SugarBlend)
Butterflies... Floetry & Michael Jackson (SugarBlend)
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 feat. Full Force
Let the Beat Hit Em... Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
I Wanna Be Your Lover... Prince

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

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