The Scorpio Mixtape: Deep Waters

Shout out to all of the Scorpios!! That's right.... it's your season again and you can now gear up to receive the silent satisfaction of having everyone else speculate about what's really going through your mind.

Scorpio:You have the propensity to dig for the truth like no other zodiac sign.

In fact, we're talking about the instinctual, gut level truth, which can't successfully be grasped by using the diplomacy of Libra, which precedes your sign, or the high-minded intellectualism of Sagittarius which follows it. When the infamous Scorpio, O.D.B. said: "ooh baby I like it raw... ooh baaabbyy I like it rawwwww...." , who knows exactly what he was talking about, but this sentiment applies to how you prefer to live your life:

unfiltered, raw, straight to the heart of the matter. Piercing the veils of illusion which surround you one by one.

You're in a perpetual state of relentless pursuit. Searching for the hidden jewels of life knowledge which will ultimately help you to grasp more personal power. Better than anyone, you know that these precious gems are not visible on a surface level. To harness them takes a sustained effort and a willingness to become acquainted with life's underbelly.

While the zodiac faint of heart view this journey into the abyss as taboo, seedy and grimy, you simply see this quest as a passage to true freedom. The light within the darkness. After this, you're equipped with a fearlessness because you've already undergone a symbolic death.

Because of what you've seen and experienced, no one can kill you. Like the Scorpion, rather than allow others to determine your fate, you would rather sting yourself and control your own demise.

As a Scorpio, your season isn't about the refined Ambercrombie and Fitch social graces of Libra, or the hearty backslapping joviality of Sagittarius. Others come to you. They're drawn by your hypnotic intensity and smouldering magnetism. Why? Because you're suggestive and you leave a myriad of possibilities to the imagination.

All of your cards aren't even close to being on the table because you never want to give away too much. It's not that you're stingy, it's more like you don't want to waste your time with people who are unable to measure up to your true emotional demands. The Scorpio Prodigy put it nicely:

"You're minor, we major, you're all up in the game and don't deserve to be a player."

So, the appropriate advice when entering the realm of a Scorpio is:

don't be a shook one.

It's my pleasure to introduce a musical selection which embodies the essence of Scorpio in all of it's depth and complexity. I'm working on having these songs available in downloading format for the upcoming mixtapes so we can really get live. Thank you for reading and enjoy!

Side  A (Plutonian Side)

1. Deep - Elzhi
2. Heavy - Dilla + Madlib
3. Game of Death - The U.N.
4. Resurrection (Extra P. Remix) - Common
5. Devil's Pie- D'Angelo
6. Until We Bleed - Lykke Li
7. Shadows of Ourselves - Thievery Corporation
8. Re- Vamp - Polyrhythym Addicts
9. Right On For The Darkness- Curtis Mayfield
10. Raw - Big Daddy Kane
11. Hiding Place - Little Brother + Elzhi
12. Hell On Earth - Mobb Deep
13. Magic Hour - A.Z. + C.L. Smooth
14. Afta Hourz- All City

Side B (8th House Side)

1. Quiet Storm (Remix) - Mobb Deep + Lil' Kim
2. Survival Test - Dilla + Madlib
3. Revenge of the Prophet - Jeru The Damaja
4. Psychology - Dead Prez
5. Quiet Dog Bite Hard - Mos Def
6. The Exorcist - Little Vic
7. Silent Murder - Nas
8. Animal Instinct - Mobb Deep
9. Betrayal - Gangstarr + Scarface
10. Lucifer - Jay Z
11. We Will Survive - Nas
12. If There's a Hell Below - Curtis Mayfield
13. Tsunami - Res
14. Sexual Healing - Marvin  Gaye

Scorpio Roll Call: Madlib, T3 (Slum Village), O.D.B., Big Pun, Sheek Louch, Pharoahe Monch, Roxanne Shante', Pepa, Eve, Stickyfingaz (Onyx), Prodigy (Mobb Deep), Rock (Heltah Skeltah), Nelly, Warren G, U-God, Diddy, Scarface, Mahalia Jackson, Nia Long, Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey, Lisa Bonet, Sisqo, Bill Gates, Charles Manson, Ike Turner, Ryan Gosling, Owen Wilson, Pablo Picasso, Ryan Reynolds, Dennis Miller, Larry King, Kurt Vonnegut,, Julia Roberts, Hasaan Johnson (Wee- Bey from "The Wire), Ken Griffey, Jr., Demi Moore, Hillary Clinton, Dan Rather, Bo Derek, Sally Field, Goldie Hawn, Gavin Rossdale, Martin Scorsese, Lyle Lovett, Meg Ryan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Bjork, Whoopi Goldberg, Joni Mitchell, Sylvia Plath, Ruby Dee, Warren Moon, Sinbad, Alfre Woodard, Benjamin Banneker, Minnie Ripperton, Tommy Davidson, Melba Moore, Esther Rolle, Larry Holmes, Bootsy Collins, Brittany Murphy, Gabrielle Union, Tamala Jones.