Inspired by my DJ trip to the Essence Festival this summer, i decided to put together a mixtape consisting of the artists that performed throughout the festival and it goes like this

Tracklist:

01 - Andy Allo - DreamLand (Feat Blu)

02 - Goapele - Milk & Honey

03 - Common - Black Maybe (Feat. Bilal)

04 - Floetry - Supastar Feat. Common

05 - Missy Elliot - Pussy Cat

06 - B.Slade - I'm Done Feat. Yummy Bingham

07 - Mystikal - Bouncin' Back

08 - Mase - Keep It On

09 - Jeff Bradshaw - All Time Love Feat. Eric Roberson & Tweet

10 - Jonathan McReynolds - I Gotta Have You

11 - Kendrick Lamar - You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said)

12 - Slick Rick - It's A Boy (Large Professor Remix)

13 - India.Arie - Little Things

14 - Kindred The Family Soul - I Am (Feat Jazmine Sullivan)

15 - Kelly Price - Secret Love (So So Def mix)

16 - Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - Keep Risin' To The Top

17 - The Gap Band - Shake

18 - Frankie Beverly and Maze - Joy and Pain

19 - Kool Moe Dee - How Ya Like Me Now

20 - Lalah Hathaway - Better and Better

21 - Omarion - Entourage

22 - Trombone Shorty - For True

23 - Forever Mine - Andra Day

24 - Avery*Sunshine - Everbody Loves (Feat. Roy Ayers)

25 - Raheem DeVaughn - Guess Who Loves You More

26 - Lianne La Havas - Unstoppable

27 - Tweet - Turn Da Lights Off (Feat. Missy Elliott)

28 - Mary J. Blige - I'm Goin' Down (Remix)

29 - Jeff Bradshaw - N.O. Groove

30 - Kem - You Are On My Mind

31 - Robert Glasper Experiment - Twice (Baked Remix Feat Solange Knowles)

32 - Usher - Truth Hurts

33 - Teedra Moses - You'll Never Find (A Better Woman)

34 - Eric Roberson - Further

35 - Trey Songz - Forever Yours

36 - Mali Music - Beautiful (Remix) Feat. A$AP Ferg

37 - Bilal - For You

38 - Erykah Badu - The Healer (Remix Feat. Pharoahe Monch)