The Early Years - What can I say, I’ve been a serious music lover since day 1!

• Give It To Me Baby - Rick James
• Groove Me - Guy
• Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
  
• Your Sweetness - The Good Girls
• Don’t Be Cruel - Bobby Brown

The Holy Trinity Days - It was the early ’90s…

• Feenin’ - Jodeci
• Jump - Kris Kross
• Escapade - Janet Jackson
• Dre Day - Dr. Dre
• Gin & Juice - Snoop Doggy Dog

Visi Days - My 9th through 12th grade years were spent at a college preparatory school in the heart of DC. These songs remind me of all the Snowballs and Mixers that regularly made up my weekend social life.

• Cotton Eyed Joe - Rednex
• Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
• Crush on You - Lil Kim
• Tap - Backyard Band
• Thug Passion - Backyard Band

My AUC Matriculation - During this period of my life, I bonded with my brothas and sistas in the struggle at an HBCU in the South. My music taste reflected my new environment as well as new regional influences I had.

• Spottieottiedopaliscious - Outkast
• Hard Knock Life - Jay Z
• 100% - Big Pun
• Big Ballin’ - Big Tymers
• You Will Never Find - In Essence

Good Times - If I can hear all of these songs in one night…it was a GREAT party!

• Before I Let You Go - Maze featuring Frankie Beverley
• Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
• Seven Nation Army - White Stripes
• Follow Me - Aly-us
• Time For The Perculator - Cajmere
• P.Y.T. - Michael Jackson
• Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

My Inner Circle - I have a song that I associate with all of my favorite people in the world. It’s a song that reminds me of that person whenever I hear it or it takes me back to a particular memory of that person.

• B. Lanier - I Want To Be Free - The Ohio Players
• Decatur - Digital Display - Ready for the World
• KRF - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - The Backyard Band
• Sash - Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest
• Cris - Lights, Camera, Action - Mr. Cheeks
• Erika Kane - Give It To Me - Jay Z
• Lo’Nique - I’m You: You Are Me We Are You (Pt. Me & You) - Maxwell
• Babs - Stilettos - Crime Mobb