As a DJ at Skidmore College’s radio station, WSPN 91.1 FM, I’ve listened to my fair share of average, amateur love tracks. But I was certainly not disappointed by DJ XXX’s ultimate Valentine’s Day playlist, put together exclusively for saratoga living.
The playlist begins with some smooth, down-tempo tracks from contemporary artists beloved by true R&B fans; Tony Toni Tone and Jon B. set the sultry, intimate mood. Then Ella Mai picks up the tempo with a more contemporary-pop feel, as does August Alsina’s song “No Love” ft. Nicki Minaj. The session closes out with my personal favorite tune on the list, “As I Am” by recent Grammy Award winner H.E.R.
DJ XXX pulls away from the over-played, generic pop on hit radio stations, and gives us the intimate Valentine’s Day vibes we need this Thursday. I should honestly probably take a page out of his book when I DJ on air this week—maybe some of his tunes will give me more luck this V-day than my typical 22-minute Grateful Dead jams do. Check out his 12-song playlist below:
(1) Tony Toni Tone – “Whatever You Need”
(2) Jon B. – “They Don’t Know”
(3) Bobby V – “My Angel (Never Leave You)”
(4) Jesse Powell – “You”
(5) Chris Brown – “Tempo”
(6) J. Holiday – “Suffocate”
(7) Ella Mai – “Trip”
(8) Sevyn Streeter – “Anything U Want” ft. Wiz Khalifa, Jeremih and Ty Dolla $ign
(9) Tory Lanez – “LUV”
(10) August Alsina – “No Love” ft. Nicki Minaj
(11) Normani – “Waves” ft. 6LACK
(12) H.E.R. – “As I Am”
…and for those of you who have a Spotify account, listen to DJ XXX’s playlist here.
