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