Delicious Pop

You’ve waited long enough! Check out Justin Timberlake’s new single, “Suit & Tie”, featuring Jay-Z. I love it! Much like JT himself, this song has a lot of swagger as well as a few melodic and musical twists to keep fans craving for more music from the former Mouseketeer and NSYNC boy band member.

I love the song’s old school R&B vibe, but I’m more curious to know what you think. Listen to this hot new joint on Delicious Pop and give me the “t”.

Tamar & Vince, the popular WE TV Show that follows the life and marriage of the youngest Braxton and her music mogul husband has ended for the season, but we have new music from Tamar Braxton to hold us over … well, until a full album is released.

The budding diva, Toni Braxton’s youngest sister, dropped her new single, “Love and War,” last week and it appears that she has a hit! The single has been battling it out with Alicia Keys single, “Girl on Fire,” as the top song downloaded on iTunes R&B singles chart. And it deserves to be at the top. This track has meaningful, metaphorical lyrics that rock and a heartfelt and soulful delivery, forging a unique, but clear path for her as a solo artist and outside of her big sister’s spotlight.

Her second single, Hot Sugar, is also available on YouTube if you want to her it. It’s a gritty track and departure from her ballad, but it showcases her diverse music taste and what fans could expect to hear on her long-awaited solo album. No word on when that’s expected to drop yet.

For now, we’ll have a little love, war and suga to bounce around on our eardrums. Listen to “Love and War” and let me know what you think about the youngest Braxton’s latest effort. Oh, and check out her live performance of the single on wetv.com.

I just downloaded “That’s What We Do,” a new track by Ashanti, and featuring Mr. Chocolate Factory himself, R. Kelly. I’m not really big fans of either, but this is a catchy little joint. It’s from off Ashanti’s 5th studio album, Braveheart — the release date has been pushed back 4 times, and now isn’t scheduled to drop until January 2013.

The rumor is that Ashanti is collaborating with several top-notched producers, including Dr. Dre, Common, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins and even Keyshia Cole. Well, we’ll have to wait and see who will make the cut in January, but until then sneak a peek at what’s to come with her new single, “That’s What We Do.”  It’s deliciously poppin’ for me, but what do you think?

Missing Lauryn Hill? Check out this single released on iTunes called “Repercussions.” The single was released in 2010; so I’m not sure why it took almost two years for the single to hit iTunes.

We’ve been craving a new studio from the soulful songstress since he last album, the 1998 Grammy-award winning The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Lauryn is still making music as witnessed by this track. She’s also booked to perform with rapper Nas at Chicago’s Congress Theatre on November 14.

The singer has weathered several media storms — more recently, she plead to three counts of tax evasion earlier this year. Her sentencing was moved to November 27 to allow her time to make arrangements to pay taxes on $1.5 million in earnings she failed to report for three years over the past decade.

Lauryn could face up to three years in jail, but word is that she has been cooperating with authorities. I definitely don’t want to see this music legend spending any time behind bars. And it’s my hope that she’ll be out hustling some new music soon. I can’t wait, but for now, I guess I’ll have to be content with her dropping a joint or track every once in awhile.

Listen to Christina Aguilera’s new track from her upcoming album Lotus, scheduled to drop on November 13. The 31-year-old diva — also a coach on NBC’s The Voice — said the new album was inspired by contestants on the popular show. In an MTV interview, Xtina claims the show and contestants ignited a fire in her that she hadn’t felt since the beginning of her career. Recently, it was announced that she and Cee Lo would be taking a break from the 4th season of The Voice, and for Christina, now we know why.

I hear a little bit of that fire in this single that’s sure to get people out on the floor dancing. But enjoy it, rumor has it that there will be several slow joints on the new album. I want to know what you think of “Your Body.”

Btw, what’s your favorite Christina Aguilera song? My favorites are “Dirrty” and “Beautiful” from her Stripped album. I also really like her Back to Basics album and several cuts including, “Back in the Day” and “On Our Way.”

We’ve been wondering when we’d her new music from Missy Elliott, but wait no longer. The Grammy award winning rapper is back with two singles — “9th Inning” and “Triple Threat” — from her fourth studio album, tentatively named Class Dismissed or Block Party.

The two singles also feature Missy’s longtime partner in music, Timbaland. In a interview on BET’s 106th and Park, the dynamic duo decided to go back to their roots. They decided to record new tracks in Virginia, instead of recording in LA. Missy touts the new album and that it has a new sound because as she says it best, “I like to keep it futuristic.”

I can’t wait to hear the rest of her new album, scheduled to drop before the end of this year. Until then, let me know what you think about her new tracks.