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This is serving as the current inform, smooth song in the urban black young world still admired by the rest of the planet's youth, despite depicting images that would make kids outside America's hoods (including American suburban kids) not want to admire those hoods. It's from Detroit's latest figure to make a dent in the game, and it's actually a female. It's "Try Me" from Def Loaf, mixing a serene beat with hard lyrics from Motown (and Michigan in general) 'hoods. Most people thought it was another annoying guy using autotune or a teenage boy in the mode of Rae Sremmurd. I was one of those people when I heard it being played in the club last month as it gained steady momentum. Instead, what makes this song more intriguing is Loaf being, again, a female. Though she's pointing a gun and hosting a set of bullets on her kitchen table, I'm not too bothered this time by those still hood images that most should avoid. The reason why is

The funny thing about this song is that it technically featured N'Sync, and specifically, JC Chasez, since he was the only one who even had anything to deal with the song from LeftEye's group. Although he was nowhere to be found in the video or song besides maybe the songwriting. Okay, he was in this version , but not in the video's version.  Actually, it was a good move that he wasn't in the song, since it was kind of awkward for him to say "His thug appeal." Blaque's version by themselves is a lot better, and Vevo really does need to take that off (the 'featuring NSync's label) so more people won't be confused. The page views are not worth the embarrassment. Then again, Vevo is incompetent in the first place as we all know. Your first Flashback Friday choice at The Whole Delivery this week, and hopefully, for many more. 

20 years ago, So So Def Records took off in Atlanta, Georgia, and this is one of those timeless songs in all of R&B and American music despite it being so underrated. A true Georgia classic, the return of Flashback Fridays at The Whole Delivery, it's Xscape with their greatest hit "Just Kickin' It." Amazingly, this song only reached #2 on the Billboard's Top 100 charts despite it's global and long term appeal. The laid-back, Georgia ride still kicks to this day. And it's great to once again have it as a Flashback Friday selection. More to come on the return of The Whole Delivery, in a bit. 

And here's exactly why if you still haven't seen : BEAU-TI-FUL. May Maroon 5 forever go platinum for that one.

Photo form LA Times The awwwww of the day : Federal authorities in San Diego County rescued 15 sick puppies that were being smuggled across the U.S. border from Mexico to be sold here as Christmas presents, officials said today. That kid got sent home for this ? Nintendo Wii making big news again . It was truly hilarious . Drones near Earth's poles . Always a controversial issue . And the Somali pirates were truly balling . And your music energy boost for the midday (and the morning if you are out West): Much more to come today....stay tuned.

Yessssss, new Q-Tip featuring Norah Jones is your music wakeup call for this morning. Yes, yes, yes!!!

While in the pin, T.I. still is releasing new videos, and that is the case with "Hell of a Life", the morning wakeup call for today. To be properly honest here with you people, it sounds like a cliche, degenerate and neglected version of "Live Your Life."

Talk about a group that has become irrelevant and gone in a hurry. Here is your morning wakeup call for this Monday, "Party Like A Rockstar" from Shop Boyz. Oh, where to oblivion have they gone? Shop Boyz - Party Like A Rockstar [NEW] Uploaded by lilmarcus . - Explore more music videos. And this is a belated addition of the TWD Saturday "Sadly Forgotten" series.

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From 2005 ( a fine year in music), here is Nas and the forgotten Quan with the somber "Just A Moment." Nas ft Quan - Just A Moment

With what Mike has gone through this year with the sad death of his daughter, the fact that he is still happy and doing things like this is a great sign to see: Good times.

The first single that has led to a hit maker's career get big like it is now. From 2005, and for me, his best songs still. Here 's Ne-Yo featuring the long forgotten Peddi Peddi with "Stay."

(Photo from museum.tv)Here's an old school pic of TV icon Don Cornelius, who is in a little trouble with the law Just two quick posts for the night in the music world. When will rappers learn that Gucci and Louis Vutton really don't give a damn about them. Here's the latest example: Although many news outlets reported T.I.'s next single be "Swing Ya Rag," the clip never made it on major television networks. That left fans asking about the video. Recently, Tip spoke openly about the video controversy and more on what fans can still expect from Paper Trail. It seems Louis Vuitton and Gucci were not happy to have their product featured in the video. "We did it, and it came out hot," T.I. told MTV. "Louis [Vuitton] and Gucci started trippin' about it. They were saying we were infringing, in one way or another. They weren't happy about it. They didn't want it to come out. But it's hot, though." As someone said over at DX, it see

First Music Thread Dedicated to new videos. And all are from prominent R&B artist. One is decent, one is ehhhhhhhhhh, and the last one is surprisingly good, and very necessary for that last artist and his struggling album. First, here's another Chris Brown duet with a chick. This time, It's Keri Hilson in the nice, if not cliche, "Superhuman." Then, not the best effort from Alicia Keys, as she teams up with Jack White to create the new Bond song for the new movie coming out. Sadly, it is just a total force. Her vocals sound so weird on this song, and it just fails in my view. Finally, Usher gets a much needed good video, thought it is the typical run of the mill R&B video. Here's "Trading Places." This video could help his massively disappointing album sales. Or maybe not. Another music thread, with news, will come later. For now, Peace!

The perfect video and song at this state of the game, especially with this election. From 1989, the classic from Ms. Janet Jackson herself, here's "Rhythm Nation." People of the world today Are we looking for a better way of life We are a part of the Rhythm Nation People of the world unite Strength in numbers we can get it right One time We are apart of the Rhythm Nation The Flashbacks, every Friday at The Whole Delivery.

From 1996, a heart felt classic that will certainly touch the soul on this Friday. From the class MC that is Ghostface Killah, featuring Mary J. Blige, here is the indelible "All that I Got is You." "The Flashbacks", every Friday on The Whole Delivery.

Now my friend Tiffany (and all Beyonce' fans) is going to kill me for this one, but I'm going to say it for the first time here on The Whole Delivery: I'm not particularly fond of Beyonce'. Now I definitely respect her. and no one can say she isn't as diligent as anybody else in the game. And being spoused up with one of my favorite rappers who, unlike what most critics think, still has not fallen off in Jay-Z helps in the matter of coming nowhere near the animosity some hold for this woman. Nevertheless, there are several reasons why I don't jump for joy over seeing anything new from Ms.Knowles like that. I'm just being honesty. But since we try and give the whole delivery here at "The Whole Delivery", we must acknowledge the fact that renowned figurehead that is "B" has two new videos out now that premiere over the weekend for her upcoming third solo album, "I am." (Seriously, who has not named their album that title, how or

Once again, I apologize for not posting a music news thread in a few days. Times get hectic, and that has been the case recently. In fact, it has always been the case, but you catch my drift. Anyway, here is the first of two news threads in the music world today (I promise there will be two). (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images ) Haha, those Philly fans on Saturday will have a hard time beating Madonna in having the most disgust for Sarah Palin in this country (outside of Alaska and Walt Monegan of course). This is too hilarious : Madonna first banned the governor from the tour. In between sets, she screamed, "Sarah Palin can't come to my party! Sarah Palin can't come to my show!" As the week progressed, Madonna even threatened to "kick her ass." HAHAHAHAHAHA. Maybe the label was so freaked out that they had to say something to the material girl. "It's a metaphor," she said. "She's in the Republican Party, I'm in the Democratic P

Before Telvin Campbell was this sort of weird looking guy who really no on knows about now...... Photo from Tinypic.com ......He was this: A 12 year old boy who had one of the best young voices of all time. To me, seriously, it was on some Michael Jackson type elite status of precociousness. He was that good, that young, and it is a total shame that his career really never amassed to anything legit. No one outside of MJ had anything on this dude as a kid. Immature didn't. Sammie fell off harder than that apple that hit Sir Issac Newton in the head. Usher was a little into his adolescence to really be a "child" star. The same with the wreck that became of B2K. And Chris Brown was 16, which would make him an elder statesmen. (Plus, when you have a song written for you like "Run It", it is not really meant to hit on a deep, personal level.") Only Telvin Campbell really brought that child innocence and vigor into a song, and that is certainly the case with one