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Once again, bringing this 1993 smooth classic back that further certified Jermaine Dupri and So So Def as a force in music to be reckon with. It's "Xscape's "Just Kickin It", once again a Flashback Friday selection. More to come at The Whole Delivery later on in the day. 

Thankfully they can laugh about it after their initial reactions. So scary: Chris Schauble and Megan Henderson are thankfully having fun with it on both Twitter and Instagram , but as SoCal native Megan said, it is always scary. More to come today at TWD.

Bring in De La Soul..... And Ludacris: More to come at TWD, stay tuned. 

Bring in Rebecca Black, it's the Friday Fun Thread:  And the star of this week is this insane cat from Oregon, and how a man had to call 911 on it for a justifiable, but still bizarre, reason. Not so fun but oh so insane .  More to come in the Friday Fun Thread, stay tune for a later version. 

The song from a decade ago that put Ciara on the map, her first single with JazzePha providing the brilliance as usual and a then in-demand Petey Pablo being smooth. Honestly, how Petey didn't have another hit after "Freak-A-Leak" is a shame since he had more skill than most would give him credit for. But back to Future's fiancée getting all the attention here, and how she basically has never reached the heights of her first single despite trying desperately throughout the following 9 years to do so. Still it was great to see almost all of Atlanta outside of Ludacris, T.I, and the Dungeon Family crew in this, as Monica, Lil Jon, Bonecrusher, and Chilli paid their support to their new star of Atlanta at the time. So your first Flashback Friday choice today, it's Ciara feat Petey Pablo with "Goodies." TWD will continue on this Friday, stay tune.

Darrelle Revis will be a New England Patriot, replacing the loss of Aqib Talib to the Broncos. It's a major move by the Patriots as they get Revis for less money than Talib while getting someone better than him. The deal was originally just a one-year deal for $12 million, meaning that Revis could likely be with another team in 2015. But there is an option for the Patriots to keep him for a second year, only they would have to pay him $20 million if so . And with the Patriots' frugal reputation, that is unlikely the case. For now he is a member of a team whose head coach, Bill Belichick, he called a "jerk" during his Jets days. And gives Belichick that shut down corner his defensive scheme so desperately needs. Still, the offensive side of the ball and making sure Tom Brady has top receivers to throw to is still a major hole in their chances for a long awaited 4th title in the B&B Era.

As you may have heard, yes, I am apart of The Intercept part of First Look Media, although I have been with First Look since its start and will be a main member of its sports team when that venture is launch (stay tuned). We're thrilled to welcome @the_intercept 's new editor, @johnjcook & its 2 newest writers: @natashavc & @sluggahjells https://t.co/oztsUrzQFX — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 10, 2014 In regards to today's article from Ryan and Glenn , it shows how the NSA basically can spread malware to any source they want. Now they always will claim it is just for targeted terrorists and suspicious suspects. But the evidence shows that is not the case, since system administrations are being targeted as well as Belgian telecommunications company Belgacom thanks the NSA's British brethren, the GCHQ, getting the tactics from the NSA themselves. But the NSA has its own international disturbing as well, assisting in helping Israel be a consta...

A sound instrumental well by producer J.Mac for Mark Steele's "Not Like Y'all" gets this song deserved play on ESPN2's "First Take." And Steele really hopes to break though as the latest North Carolina artist to break though nationally/globally after Petey Pablo and J.Cole. He could if he keeps getting production like this while just grow as an artist. And to reiterate, listener discretion is advised, especially if you aren't black. ) More to come at The Whole Delivery. 

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First off, I wanted to start this off with some well wishes and prayers for both Matt Cronin and Elena Baltacha, as both are now battling cancer. The tennis community is firmly behind them in their fights to rid of that awful disease for sure. Matt was unable to attend Indian Wells as he mentioned on his website , while Elena announced her terrible news today on her website. Everybody certainly hope they pull through, with Matt saying on Twitter that his first surgery went well . Onto better news is the perspective on the BNP Paribas Open, and how it is finally being televised early. For the first time ever, at least a portion of the first round is being broadcasted at Indian Wells, with a live pregame show to setup the day (on Tennis Channel/TennisTV, while BTSport at least in Britain has the WTA coverage) . This is something that should have happened a long time ago, even well before Ellison cemented his Oracle wealth and made it into arguably the best non-Slam event (more o...

Although their reunion was so classic on Jimmy Fallon two years ago , it is always so great to see the original version from the show's pilot (first) episode. One of the best TV show theme songs ever, and maybe the best in my mind. NBC truly had some golden TV show songs in that early to late 90's period. In fact, I am rewatching this show to see whether I thought it was almost as good as the original "Save By The Bell" (not the rebranded junior high years that was sucky, but the first season at high school) as the best 'TNBC-Peter Engel' show. So since I am in California right now, here is the first Flashback Friday show, the classic song from the "California Dreams" song, it's "California Dreamin." More to come at The Whole Delivery on Friday, stay tuned. 

K.Michelle is really moving with this single, and it's a shame that it's not further up the Billboard charts. Maybe because she recorded at least 12 months ago from what I heard but glad she has a video for it.  Your music wakeup call of the day, it's K.Michelle's second single off "Can't Raise A Man." More forthcoming at The Whole Delivery in a bit, stay tuned 

Classic, especially since I am out here now, with BNP Paribas coverage and other stuff to run through on: More to come at The Whole Delivery, please stay tuned. 

Of the mini dynamics of blacks winning last night at the 2014 Academy Awards was the always intriguing usage of the phrase "African-American" and how its life span should be in grave condition. Last night, some white controlled media organizations forgot to do their simple two second research and see that Steve McQueen is not an American (thankfully that wasn't the case with Lupita Nyongo from what I have seen). It was such a lazy display that was simply all too predictable and how the term "African-American" has morphed as a second meaning of 'black' in American society. Hey @MSNBC Steve McQueen is not African American. He's British. Really, it's OK to just call him black. — gwen ifill (@gwenifill) March 3, 2014 But... he's British. RT @RollingStone : #12YearsASlave 's #Oscars win makes it the 1st time a film by an African-American has won Best Picture — April (@ReignOfApril) March 3, 2014 MSNBC and Rolling Stones were apa...

"I was shooting for stars, on a Saturday night..." Bring in Bobby Ray..... And my favorite moment, his dunk over Marcus Camby:

 As always, bring in Bone Thugs.......