Flashback Friday: Cassie - Me & U

Cassie’s hit “Me & U” caused a frenzy when it hit radio stations from her self-titled debut album worldwide in 2006 causing the single to peak at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. This track had me shaking my bagel buns and dipping it low on the dance floor. Love muffins, remember anything is possible if you work hard at it.

Flashback Friday: Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys is truly one of the best artists out there right now and she’ll probably be noted as one of the best of our generation. I love this song because her lyrics could not be more on point than this, “What goes around, comes around, what goes up, must come down.” It’s that chick named “Karma” and sometimes she can be a b*tch! Enjoy this flashback video from Alicia’s The Diary of Alicia Keys album.

Flashback Friday: Mariah Carey

Sony is releasing a new Mariah Carey compilation album in the United States in January featuring 18 of her greatest love songs entitled Love Ballads. However, my love muffins the UK and Ireland will get a chance to purchase the album early on October 20th. “My All” the song featured above is on the upcoming album and one of my favorite Mimi songs of all-time! This #1 ballad is from her 1997 Butterfly album that also included such hits as “Honey” and “Breakdown”, enjoy!

Flashback Friday: Mary J. Blige

Mary J. is the Queen of Hip Hop and R&B and this song just could have been the one to really give her the title. “Not Gon’ Cry” came from the Waiting To Exhale soundtrack, and was the anthem to all the women fed up with monkey doodle foolishness. What am I talking about was - it still is to this day. It just makes you want to think of all the mess you went through and go get his stuff and sell everything for a dollar. Don’t burn his stuff though, because they try to call that a crime. Thank you Ms. Angela Bassett for your “Love Hangover” sale in the movie. Enjoy!

Flashback Friday: Kid ‘n Play

This video is one to get hyped to when you want to take a trip back to the early 90s. Everyone remembers Tisha Campbell and Martin Lawrence before they became big and it was because of these two rappers with the House Party movies of the late 80s and early 90s. Christopher “Kid” Reid and Christopher “Play” Martin gave us an era of what was called “happy rap” and it was fun while it lasted just to have a good time listening to music and jamming. Enjoy “Ain’t Gon Hurt Nobody” from their 1991 album Face the Nation.

Flashback Friday: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson just turned 50 and there is no better way for me to do my part to honor the King of Pop except to feature him as my flashback this week. Watch the king at work with this live performance of his song Thriller from the same titled album that is highest grossing album ever. Even at 50, Michael is and will always be the king. Happy Birthday MJ!

Flashback Friday: No Doubt - Don’t Speak

Gwen Stefani has just welcomed a baby boy into the world this week, so I am giving you the song that helped put her on the map. No Doubt’s song “Don’t Speak” was released in 1996 off of their Tragic Kingdom album. Listen to it and let it take you back to that time, or if this is your first listen just enjoy. Gwen is a very talented artist and I wish her and her family all the best with baby Zuma.

Flashback Fri: Salt ‘n’ Pepa - What A Man

Salt ‘n’ Pepa teamed up with the extremely talented En Vogue for this 1994 hit. What a man, what a man, what a mighty good man. Take me higher lord - this used to be the jam and I can still turn it on and feel everything they are saying. They were the first female rapping group who were able to let you know that they were soft women but had what it took to stand their own with the male dominated genre. Turn this up love muffins and get your groove on!