The Whole Delivery

As many American casual fans come out of the woodworks again to care about tennis long before Wimbledon is about to end, the 28th encounter for Venus and Serena is getting the last minute hype as it would warrant from a crowd that wouldn't have any desire for any other WTA matchup. But this dream Australian Open final for that crowd, who aren't the 24/7/365 fans of the sisters or reporters of the sport of tennis on a regular basis have missed out on the key reason for the magical duo giving us this ultimate female match for 2017 Melbourne. If Venus and Serena had been adamant about playing doubles at another Grand Slam, we wouldn't have their first Slam final in eight years. And it happened to be a little elbow injury that Venus decided to be precautionary with as the defining, unheralded decision of this entire women's Australian Open tournament. Although playing doubles did not hamper them in Serena's Wimbledon singles title last year, as Venus made the se...

As all three parts of "The New Edition Story" has aired on BET, only fitting that this week's Flashback Fridays takes it back all the way to 1984 before the original band with all original five members "broke up" 3 years later. This, not "Candy Girl," served as their Top 10 single in the States. It's of course the pride of Roxbury, from those several towns in Boston that a LOT of people not from Boston knew existed, but always existed. It's "Cool It Now" from New Edition, your Flashback Friday choice for this week. This is The Whole Delivery. 

The Flashback Fridays is back for another year. And starting off 2017 Flashbacks is this classic from a decade ago at this time. It served as the best start any artist could ever dream of, with your first single being the #1 song in the country. That was the case for M.I.M.S, who had a perfect song that represented Washington Heights/Uptown Manhattan, but gave a nod to everywhere else in the nation. And after that great start, that was....the rest of his career right there. It is why this Blackout Movement-produced track is memorable, showing how far MIMS fell off. So for your first Flashback Friday choice of 2007, it's the long forgotten M.I.M.S with "This is Why I'm Hot." More to come from The Whole Delivery, in this new year. Stay tuned. 

With it being the last Friday and penultimate day of 2016, it's the 30 year anniversary of when this great special aired on TV, with one of the best New Year's songs ever.  It's of course from 'Musical Chairs" from "Happy New Year Charlie Brown," your last Flashback Friday choice for this year.  Enjoy, as The Flashback Fridays will comeback in 2017.

Years before "The Voice", "Happy" and "Despicable Me" fame, but in the middle of becoming his own standout from Chad Hugo, Pharrell was firmly in the center of the hip-hop game with his own quality. Take it back a decade ago with his forever kindred spirit friend Gwen Stefani providing the simple, appropriate torn in chorus. It's of course "Can I Have It Like That" from a decade ago at this time. More from The Whole Delivery. Stay tuned. 

In more celebration for the 10 year anniversary that was "Food & Liquor," it's Sir Lupe with the second single off one of the underrated semi-classic music albums of all time. It's  "Daydreamin'" with one Jill Scott, your second Flashback Friday choice this week that is also from a decade ago . This is The Whole Delivery. 

It may have had a million people on it, but for sure the remix to Busta's hit "Touch It" was even better than the original. Quality in rhyme and energy was felt all the way on this track.  So from a decade ago, it's all of these people with Earl Simmons included, with the always superb Swiss Beatz produced "Touch It (Remix)," as the flashback Fridays are back this week. More from The Flashback Fridays and TWD in a bit.