THE #1 SONG 16 YEARS AGO TODAY WAS.....

...No Scrubs by TLC. I will say this is one of the most addictive sing-along songs of all time. When TLC released No Scrubs I thought it must be about a hot naked doctor, but no. A scrub, by definition, is "a guy who thinks he's fly and is also known as a buster". Does that clear it up for you? You get it. Written by members of the R&B girl group Xscape, Tameeka "Tiny" Cottle and Kandi Burrus, now an Atlanta Housewife, No Scrubs is one of TLC's signature hits and one of the biggest hits of the 90s. It hit #1 on the Hot 100 on April 10, 1999 and stayed for four weeks wedged in between Cher's Believe and Ricky Martin's Livin' La Vida Loca. That is the meat in one of the gayest sandwiches imaginable. No Scrubs was nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammys that year and remained in the top 10 for 24 weeks. The video is directed by Hype Williams and has a futuristic theme. It took home Best Group Video at the MTV Video Music Awards. No Scrubs was a multi-platform, worldwide hit and a classic pop song by any standards. Here is the #1 song from today in 1999, No Scrubs. Enjoy!

PREVIEW OF SEASON 7 OF THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA

OOOOOOOOOH GIRL!! Looks like there is some D-R-A-M-A coming up on this next season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. I know. SHOCKING!! /There is a mysterious "Mr. Chocolate" who is threatening to break up the "marriage" of Phaedra and her completely stable and law abiding recently convicted husband Apollo. There is some new whore Southern belle, Claudia,  in town who apparently didn't see Porsha (recently demoted to a recurring roll) drag Kenya halfway off the set of the last reunion because she is coming for her. Nene and the intolerably dull Cynthia's arranged friendship seems on the verge of falling apart. Nene goes for an Emmy with a good fake cry. Kenya has a man, but her man has a girlfriend. Kandi's mom is still being an insane old battle axe and apparently is going to have a granny fight with Todd's mom. I CAN'T KEEP UP AND IT HASN'T EVEN STARTED!!! The Real Housewives of Atlanta is back November 9th on Bravo.

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THE #1 SONG 15 YEARS AGO TODAY WAS.....

.....No Scrubs by TLC. Released as the first single from their third album, FanMail, No Scrubs was no joke. The song, written by Xscape members Kandi Burrus, also of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, and Tameka Cottle, rocketed up the charts upon it's January 1999 release and hit #1 on April 10th, staying there for four consecutive weeks and racking up 17 weeks in the top 10 altogether. Hot. The video for the song, directed by Hype Williams, has a futuristic vibe, similar to that of Michael and Janet Jackson's Scream video, and the ladies look GOOD! The version of No Scrubs used in the video is not, however, on the album FanMail. The album version doesn't contain Left Eye's rap. This version was only found on the international single release and later on the group's greatest hits packages Now and Forever: The Hits and 20. It is definitely one of TLC's signature songs and was the second biggest hit of 1999, behind none other than Cher with Believe. And if you're not okay with taking second place to Cher, then you're not okay with me, buddy! Okay, here is the number one song from this day in 1999, 15 years ago, TLC's No Scrubs.