1981 DJ Mix Tape [Part 1] (mixed by DJ Andre Tejeda)

🌟 1981 opens with Carl Carlton’s “She’s A Bad Mama Jama” — a strut in audio form, the kind of confident sparkle that instantly sets the room’s temperature. Teena Marie’s “Square Biz” follows with electric charm, snapping the mix into motion with her signature blend of funk, jazz, and fearless personality.

🎶 Lakeside widens the groove with “Fantastic Voyage,” pure early‑80s escapism, before The Gap Band hits with the unmistakable swagger of “Burn Rubber.” Rick James seals the warm‑up arc with “Give It To Me Baby,” a polished blast of funk that locks the floor into place.

🌀 Earth, Wind & Fire lift everything into neon air with “Let’s Groove,” and Prince sharpens the edge with “Controversy,” pushing the mix into the magnetic crossroads where 1981 lived. Bar‑Kays and One Way keep the energy tight and muscular, a seamless pulse of early‑80s club electricity.

🎧 Tom Tom Club cracks the mix wide open with “Genius of Love,” setting up Blondie’s “Rapture” to glide effortlessly between hip‑hop, new wave, and pop. Springsteen’s “Hungry Heart” adds a burst of radio‑bright Americana before the late‑night climb begins.

🌀 Gino Soccio, Change, Nick Straker Band, Frankie Smith, and Fantasy close Part 1 with glossy precision, bounce, and a triumphant finale — the kind of run that leaves the room glowing long after the last note fades.

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🔊 Tracklist:

01: She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) - Carl Carlton
02: Square Biz - Teena Marie
03: Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside
04: Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) -The Gap Band
05: Give It To Me Baby - Rick James
06: Let's Groove - Earth Wind & Fire
07: Controversy - Prince
08: Hit and Run - Bar-Kays
09: Pull Fancy Dancer Pull - One Way
10: Genius Of Love - Tom Tom Club
11: Rapture - Blondie
12: Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
13: Try It Out - Gino Soccio
14: Paradise - Change
15: A Little Bit of Jazz - Nick Straker Band
16: Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith
17: You're Too Late - Fantasy