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this right as you take that first sip of matcha 🍵🌤️😌 thanks to @itsjennamedina , @herdjclub , and @excelsiorcoffeesf for letting me play some warm, cozy, feel-good R&B for y’all on a sunday. tita’s house mix coming soon. books are open 🤎 songs: sweet thing, rufus feat. @chakakhan + bump it, @erykahbadu — about me: I collect records and have a lot of the albums I play on serato, on vinyl too - including these two. (i’m collecting for the all-vinyl sets I’ll do someday✨) this rufus album was one of the first to start my collection. I bought it at hyde park records (on chicago’s south side, where ms. khan was born and raised) in 2018, while I was living down the street. The cover is one of my favorites of all time. It’s so simple and sexy and ‘70s 🫦 #femaledj #djtransitions #rnb #bayareadj #morningmatcha

whitney had robyn. phyllis had martha. loved using this mashup to blend hers and doechii’s sounds together. full @sfblackpride set now on youtube! 🌈✨ songs: so persuasive (@hasaninsane remix), @doechii x under your spell, phyllis hyman #femaledjs #djtransition #blackpride #wlw

The thoughts behind all that button pressing, ha. I loved doing this blend 🙂‍↕️ full set on my channel (check my bio)! Song IDs: Mary’s Joint (C-Sick House Remix), Mary J. Blige x Dontcha, The Internet #femaledjs #djtransition

Happy 1-year DJ anniversary to me and my homegirlsss 🎧✨ A year ago, I did something that really scared me: I stepped up to a DJ controller and played for an audience for the first time. Sweating, shaking, and cheeks sore from all the smiling, I played my first set (mix up now on SoundCloud!) and it was thee best feeling. And I kept stepping up. Gig after gig, pushing past the uncertainty and perfectionism, embracing being a beginner. I’ve learned so much this year. From how to play on everybody and they mama’s controller, to DJing on sticks/CDJs, to what to do when your equipment glitches out right before your set 😅. I’ve kept spinning through crazy weather, messed up in front of rooms full of people, and accidentally deleted more crates than I could count. And I’ve had some beautiful experiences too: playing my favorite songs for the people I love, bringing the vibes for moments that felt like home, connecting with so many over music. Every approving 🙂‍↕️ or 😮‍💨 reminds me I’m on the right path. Thank you to my friends and family (and bae!) for pulling up to events, listening to mixes, booking me, mentioning my name, and just hyping me up. Your support means the world. I feel so proud of and excited for the selector I’m becoming. And thank you to my @herdjclub girlies for being exactly what I needed. On the first day of SZN 2, our profesoras asked what we wanted to get out of our time and I said I just wanted the confidence to play in front of people. And now look at me, I can’t wait to do it over and over again. 🥹✨ Bonus: last two slides show just how far back me and this DJ journey go. One is days after I got my first controller for Christmas (2020), and the other is an old pickup from my college radio show at Mizzou (2014). I’d felt so behind for so long, and I know now that I was right on time. 🥹

My phone dying right before this posted the first time feels like a metaphor 😩 Part one of an overdue fall dumpy cause it’s been cute so far! I haven’t posted since I started this lil’ jobby job, but I’ve got some DJ things on the way very soon! Until then, these were some of my fave moments from oct/nov ‘25. I’ve been real inside this season—except for the times I was outside lol. I’ll come back to summer later, cause it was cute too. Timeeee is slipping away from meeeee 😮‍💨Captions in the comments okay bye

Who are you bringing to the CPPU, tag them below!! I painted this backdrop just for you 🎀 August 23rd 2-6pm | RSVP link in bio - plz note, your rsvp helps us plan the best event, but portrait sign ups are first come, first served in person only!! Shoutout to @underdogfilmlab for sponsoring Polaroid film & scanning for the entire event - come get your cute digital & Polaroid photos taken (while supplies last)! All the love to the downest cuties at @cafeconcarino_oak for sponsoring the event space AND they’ll be donating a portion of all drink sales to our @baypeace510 fundraiser so come thirsty! Cafe, teas, tasty alcoholic & non alcoholic drinks 🤌🏽 @djsummerbby will have you vibing the whole event 😮‍💨 & you also don’t wanna miss the food from @palestiniancubanfusion 🔥 I’ve been dreaming about their habanero guava sauce since I had it 🤤 & finally the CPPU wouldn’t be what it is without our amazing vendors. Come support & shop locally with @makinaoffline @brwngrlz @_meanbeans @myevolvingwellness @coldwashhangdry24 @apothecary4theppl @sopressednailsss @wyphys @jasminejsinghrosado @raphael_maartine_510 #communityportraitpopup #cppu

Happy August, y’all! Just your Leo faves (me and Doechii, obviously ✨) popping in to share this fit I’ll definitely be repeating. Swipe to see where you can catch me spinning this month (more details on the way). Summer ain’t over yet - pull up and vibe wimme! ☀️🪩✨ P.s. Y’all like my new logo? 👩🏾‍🎨

I got the chance to spin for CreativeMornings/Oakland’s May talk, around the theme: Revival. The word represents a call to come home, reconnect and recommit to a religious body. As an ex-choir kid who grew up singing, dancing, and serving in churches - but hasn’t been in a month of Sundays - this one felt personal to me. The sanctuary was where I first learned to perform. (Catch it.) I was deeply inspired by Sinners and its messages around duality, change, divine protection, and liberation. And it was Gemini season, so I had to make it a double. Here is 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓿𝓪𝓵 Pts. I & II + mood board (link in bio!) 🪩✨ 𝐹𝒾𝓇𝓈𝓉 𝒮𝑒𝓇𝓋𝒾𝒸𝑒 is my take on a Sinners soundtrack, with smooth R&B, hip-hop, neo-soul, and house sounds to remind you to follow your own path even when things get spooky, and to remember who you’re locked in with. 𝒮𝑒𝒸𝑜𝓃𝒹 𝒮𝑒𝓇𝓋𝒾𝒸𝑒 is like if Club Juke happened at the Warehouse. It’s a blend of R&B, gospel, and deep house dedicated to the music that raised me, the churches that covered me, and the spaces where praise & worship live now. Cause whom the spirit sets free is free indeed, amen? Let it move you! And thank you so much to @oakland_cm and @groundfloorclub for having me 🫶🏾 P.s. Sources tagged wherever possible, but most of these are from Pinterest lol

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of playing my first @apartycalledbutter and we had us a time! (Y’all really know how to make a DJ feel welcome 🫶🏾) There was so much good energy in the room, we turned @thefelixsf into a sweaty basement juke party in the best way. Thank you @a.m.a.lllllll + Butter for having me, thank you to all the homies who pulled up to turn me up 🥹, and thank you to everyone who came out to party and vibe to some nsfw r&b wimme 💖😈🌈🔥 Mix is up on SoundCloud with track IDs (link in my bio!) and my books are open for July ✨ (P.s. lol, the mix title got cut off but I’ve been trying to get this to post on IG for two days and I’m over it 🙂‍↔️)

Butter is back, and we’re bringing some of our favorites in for you. 🧈 @kilo.wav and @leftyleftyleftyleftylefty , founders of @longlivesilk and collectively known as seven7seven are going back to back, and the one and only @djsummerbby with the best of vibes. We’re bringing sound selections from all over to one of our favorite spots in the city, @thefelixsf - get your folks together and meet us on the dancefloor. Tixinbiooo! See you soon. 🧈

In March, I had the honor of supplying the sounds for A Seat at the Table, an event hosted by @brwngrlz and @lara_kaur at @abgprojects , celebrating women of the Bay with portraits featuring the unique seats 🪑 that have made us feel held. This day was filled with so much care and creativity and community, and came at the end of what felt like a head-spinning Q1. So it was nice (and so needed) being able to just be - together. 💐 I had so much fun playing all my feel-good R&B faves for y’all (mix coming soon) 🫶🏾✨Thank you to everyone who came up to show love or just vibed out with me from across the room, your energy made me smile. Thank you to @lara_kaur for being such a light, and for trusting me to help bring yours and @brwngrlz vision to life. And thank you both for being so intentional with the space you created. It was such a magical time. Appreciate y’all! 🥹💙✨

Did some crate-digging while we were in NY for Cleo Sol 🥀 last month! Here’s what I rate these Manhattan record shops based on their ✨Black✨music selection. Record shops mentioned: 💿 @a1recordshop (east village) 💿 @rotten_island_records (l.e.s., 2nd floor of @laams.nyc ) 💿 @djrockandsoul (midtown) 💿 @roughtradenyc (midtown) I didn’t get as much footages (lol) inside the shops as I wanted, but each one had its own unique vibe and would be worth a visit if you’re in the city. I picked up gems everywhere we stopped (the R&B and house selections were 🤌🏾), but we went to A-1 Record Shop twice in 48 hours and found different 🔥🔥🔥 each time, so they gone get my business whenever I’m back. Vinyl hauls coming soon (ion know how you content girlies do it 😮‍💨🏃🏾‍♀️💨) Thinking of making this a series, what y’all think?