Friday, April 24th 2009

Beyonce Performs ‘Halo’ On Today Show

Beyonce stopped by The Today Show earlier today to perform her current single ‘Halo’. Put simply, awesome performance – much better than her ‘Letterman’ showing earlier this week. Everything from her energy, to her adlibs and riffs, to her outstanding vocal delivery were on-point.

Tidbit: Beyonce’s new movie ‘Obsessed’ hits theatres in the US today. The movie also stars Idris Elba and Ali Larter. Will you be going to see it?

Your thoughts?

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Friday, April 17th 2009

Jennifer Hudson & Jennier Holliday Shut It Down In ATL

Jennifer Hudson’s joint tour with Robin Thicke rolled into Atlanta last night. The Grammy and Oscar winner was joined by the legendary Jennifer Holliday during ‘And I Am Telling You’, with the pair shutting it all the way down (I love me some church wailing and Ms. Holliday’s priceless facial expressions!). A-mazing performance. {Thanks Kisha!}

What do you think of the performance?

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Sunday, April 12th 2009

Happy Easter From That Grape Juice

That Grape Juice wishes you all a very Happy Easter. I hope you’re enjoying the day with your mostest and closest lol…I know I will be. Thanks for you’re continued support and remember to keep it locked on That Grape Juice!

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Monday, April 6th 2009

New Song: Beyonce – ‘Ego (ft. Kanye West) (Remix)’

The official Kanye West assisted remix for Beyonce’s ‘Ego’ surfaced over the weekend.

Having enjoyed the swagger-heavy original, I must say I’m disappointed with this. There’s nothing in the way of new vocals on Bouncy’s part and Kanye’s verse seemed lazy and long. For a collaboration of such a magnitude, and for song that is said to be getting the single treatment, this one kinda disappoints IMO.

Hit or Miss?

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Tuesday, March 31st 2009

Ginuwine – ‘Last Chance’ Video

After a lengthy hiatus from the music scene, R&B singer Ginuwine is back with ‘Last Chance’, the first release from his forthcoming LP ‘A Man’s Thoughts’ (due June 2nd). The video for the Bryan Michael Cox song, which sees Lisa Raye and Tyrese make cameos, isn’t bad at all. My only gripe is that the choreography scenes come across kinda ‘1999′. Still a decent effort.

What do you think of the song / video?

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Friday, January 23rd 2009

Leona Lewis – ‘I Will Be’ Video

Leona Lewis’ latest video ‘I Will Be’ premiered today. The track will serve as the next release from her ‘Spirit: The Deluxe Edition’ LP (due for a US release February 3rd). About the video, (which stars Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford), it’s pretty decent. Though kinda unremarkable, which let’s face it most videos of today aren’t, it’s refreshing to see Leona in another guise, other than the ’stand in one place and look pretty balladeer’.

What do you think of the song / video?

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Tuesday, July 29th 2008

T-Pain’s ‘Thr33 Ringz’ Cover

Peep the cover for T-Pain’s forthcoming LP, ‘Thr33 Ringz’ (due September 30th).

Be on the look-out for our exclusive preview of the album very soon.

What do you think of the cover?

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Thursday, June 5th 2008

Lil’ Wayne Performs On BET Blueprint

With the release of Lil’ Wayne’s highly anticipated LP ‘ Tha Carter III’ rapidly approaching (June 10th), the rapper performed a set on BET’s Blueprint in support of the record. He performed his his verse from Shawty Lo’s ‘Dey Know’, ‘Tha Block Is Hot’, ‘Leather So Soft’, as well as his #1 smash ‘Lollipop’:

What do you think of the performances?

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Wednesday, May 21st 2008

New Song: Solange – Sandcastle Disco (Full)

The full version of Solange’s ‘Sandcastle Disco’ from her forthcoming album ‘Sol-Angel & The Hadley Street Dreams’ has surfaced. Having really liked the snippet that was floating around not too long ago, I’m feeling the cut even more so after hearing in it’s entirety. Solange’s record really is shaping up to be something. ‘Sol-Angel & The Hadley Street Dreams’ drops August 26th via Geffen/Music World.

Hit or Miss?

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Monday, March 24th 2008

The Boondocks: Banned Episode #2

Following on from the release of one of the banned episodes of the popular, yet controversial TV show ‘The Boondocks’ earlier this week, yet another of the ”unseen’ episodes has surfaced. Once again taking aim at BET, this time with the black-hating black character Uncle Ruckas getting his own BET reality show. Check out the episode below:

Your thoughts?

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Friday, February 8th 2008

Lil’ Wayne & Birdman Perform ‘Pop Bottles’ On Kimmel

Rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman performed ‘Pop Bottles’ yesterday on the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ show. In other Lil’ Wayne news, he shot the video for ‘Lollipop’ – the first single to be lifted from his forthcoming ‘The Carter III’ album – in Las Vegas recently.

What do you think of the performance?

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Wednesday, January 30th 2008

Kanye West Preps ‘Glow in The Dark’ Tour

This promotional pic for Kanye West’s forthcoming ‘Glow In The Dark’ US tour was recently posted on his official blog. Though no dates were given, the pic reveals the supporting line-up, which certainly leads one to believe this will be one unmissable show. Rihanna, N.E.R.D and Lupe Fiasco have all been tapped to join the rapper on the nationwide trek. Dates should follow shortly.

Will you be seeing the ‘Glow In The Dark’ tour?

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Friday, January 25th 2008

Ashanti’s ‘Declaration’ Delayed

It has been confirmed that Ashanti’s much delayed new album ‘The Declaration’ has pushed back yet again. Originally set to drop late last year and then March this year, the set – the singer’s fourth – will now be released on June 3rd.

Though some may be thinking ‘it’s Mya all over again’, especially with Universal/Motown’s patchy record, I think it makes sense. With the inevitable chart invasion that will be Janet (Febraury) and Mariah (April), releasing a record in that window – if you’re not a guaranteed seller (sorry, Ashanti isn’t at present) would be too risque IMO. ‘The Way That I Love’ you has been received very well, so dropping another single before releasing the LP in June might be what the label are going for. Only time will tell…

Your thoughts?

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Tuesday, January 15th 2008

Janet Jackson Tidbits

Taken from Janet’s recent feature in the latest issue of Billboard magazine, the pic above looks great. Judging from the recent press shots of Ms. Jackson for her new album ‘Discipline’, it appears she’s going for the ‘grown and sexy’ look. Indeed, she looks both.

A new press release I received today on ‘Discipline’ confirmed the titles (and the composers) of four tracks on the album:

* ‘Discipline’ (Written and produced by Ne-Yo)
* ‘Can’t Be Good’ (Written and produced by Ne-Yo)
* ‘Letchu Go’ (Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Co-Written with Johnta Austin)
* ‘Roller Coaster’ (Produced by Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins)

Interesting. Kinda random, I know, but I’m glad Darkchild has more than one track on the CD (he produced lead single ‘Feedback’ with newcomer D’Mile). He delivered a great, unexpected new sound with ‘Feedback’, so I’m particularly anxious to see what he’s done with Janet on ‘Roller Coaster’. Saying that, I’m hoping Janet wracks up at least a couple of writing credits on the album.

‘Discipline’ hits stores in the Europe on February 25th and the US on February 26th.

Your thoughts?

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