building a playlist with no experience?

[ethanmansfield]

so fellas, i have recently made the jump from bedroom to parties and one of my mates joins me to form a duo i suppose, there is a underage gig coming up requesting dj's who want a chance to dj to submit an R&B mixtape, my partner wants to pounce on this opportunity and i do to i guess because i could make friends with some of the crew in this club problem is the last time i listened to a full length R&B track was in grade 6( 6 years ago) so im really not in the loop of R&B is there any tips for pulling this off and is there any R&B dj's who can list a few tracks that would really be good for an underage audience.

thanks

[eggssell]

haha insert tumbleweed.jpg

skank plays a bit of r&b in commercial-ish nightclubs but he don't come round here much.

wazza can smash an r&b mix but he an old-timer. like me. the last time I was into an r&b scene it was new jack swing! and it will be back damn you!!!!! (I did frequent fat @ gas ten years ago too but that wont be of any help)

anyways my suggestion is just look at the top 40. also the amount of internet hate usually equals popularity, while not really knowing many of these artists tracks (except yeezy) here are some people who the internets hate

niki minaj

pitbull

lmfao

kanye

drake

riri

miley

timberlake

[eggssell]

oh shit wait I do listen to some r&b

frank ocean is the man.

also The Internet (which is down tempo shiz, so maybe not applicable)

and I have been digging jhene aiko of the TDE camp

and earlier this year producer Adrian younge did an album with the delfonics which was awesome

but not sure if they are popular with the young teenys out there

[Cupe]

Is it ONLY R&B or can you include hiphop too?

[ethanmansfield]

thanks eggssell that is a helpful starting point i think you are on the money with some of those artists.

and i think im aloud to put some hip hop in aswell but nothing to underground i suppose, basically i want to give abit of a house taste into the mixtape and see what they think but keep it centered around mainstream R&B, hip hop is something i have alot of respect for but is a whole other dimension away in terms of my knowledge for it.

[Cupe]

I'd just hit up all the R&B charts

[Mitch]

as has already been mentioned, if you want commercial sort of stuff, aria charts site will help you out.

[wrxfiend]

hip hop is something i have alot of respect for

then i have respect for you mate!

im old and really only know hip hop. but have a look at the Ministry of sound r&b collections. thats where i get ideas for tunes to play at weddings.

Eggs should be on the pulse with his suggestions.

[eggssell]

Eggs should be on the pulse with his suggestions.

hahah considering I just made that list based on internet hate I wouldn't call it on the pulse.

the only drake song I know is that one w kanye and em

I only minaj from her guest stars on the kanye album

I know lmfao from that shuffle song

I know pitbull from the fast & furious album (I actually like the spanish version of blanco.. actually not sure if its called that but he says it a lot)

I know timbo from the old days, but yeh could not recognise one of his songs except maybe cry me a river (? that's him right) and he did that song w snoop

I know miley from my ex when she did country ballads

so yes I would still suggest billboard and aria charts

[ethanmansfield]

just a natural haha.