Not even the combined powers of Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliott, Remy Ma, and the lady of the hour – honoree Mariah Carey – were enough to save VH1’s 2017 installment of the ‘Hip Hop Honors’ franchise from hitting a ratings sour note.

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Queen of All Media Wendy Williams is seeing her husband get a royal dragging on Twitter after investigative reports allege he’s been living a double life.

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Congratulations are in order for Erica Dixon, the Southern belle who rose to fame on the series ‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta.’

Years removed from her time on the show, the proud mother finds herself outperforming her former chart-shy co-stars now that she is steered clear of drama and glide towards glory by graduating from college.

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Welcome to another edition of Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature designed to celebrate TV and Film’s glorious past.

Today, we make our way to 2003, the year in which Beyonce propelled her then infant solo career into higher ground with the movie ‘The Fighting Temptations.’

In it, the singer plays a young woman ostracised by her local Christian community when she embraces a sinful, seductive and secular lifestyle but soon finds herself back in the fold following the death of a loved one.

An all star cast supported the performer as she delivered a performance supported by Cuba Gooding Jnr.

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Theeyyy’rreee baaaacck!

Following a number of solo releases from the group’s respective members, 112 have rebanded to deliver ‘Dangerous Games’ – the first single from their forthcoming album, ‘Q. Mike. Slim. Daron’ (due later this year).

Coming as their first release from a studio LP since 2005’s ‘Pleasure & Pain,’ the Grammy-award winning foursome have returned with a cinematic ode to jazz’s heyday with the soulful, synth-laden tune (courtesy of Entertainment One).

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Kylie Jenner has a bun in the oven.

Good news for the Reality TV royal below…

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Lady Gaga may be recovering after a health scare, but there’s good news as pertains her acting career.

‘A Star Is Born,’ which she’s co-headlining with Bradley Cooper, has seen its premiere date pushed forward — and for all the right the reasons.

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The YouTuber Tre Melvin has set social media on fire with a video he shot to lambast the black men he feels are weighing the Black Lives Matter movement down.

Named ‘Dear Homophobic Black Men’, the video sees Melvin slam members of the movement who refuse to acknowledge the selfless efforts made by its openly gay leader DeRay Mckesson.

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Lisa Bloom has her eye on Urban culture.

After aligning herself legally with Blac Chyna and Usher‘s current foes, the astute lawyer has found a friend and client in the woman who is accused of trying to extort Kevin Hart.

Her name? Montia Sabbag.

What happened when the ladies launched a press conference to share Montia’s side of the troubling story.

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Jhene Aiko fans rejoice as her official sophomore era is underway.

Just weeks after announcing the title of her second album, christened ‘Trip 17,’ the songstress unveiled news the set would be preceded by a semi-autobiographical short film titled, ‘Trip.’  Written and directed alongside ‘Girls Trip’ writer Tracy Oliver, the flick sees Aiko assume the role of ‘Penny’ – a character who seeks romance to help with the grief of her brother’s death.

A self-described tale of ‘love, loss, and self-discovery,’ ‘Trip’ is currently available for free streaming on YouTube and can be seen below:

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The good news?  The 69th annual Primetime Emmy awards, which aired Sunday (September 17) on CBS, did not draw a viewership audience lower than its 2016-aired predecessor.

As fans may recall, the 68th annual showing rocked the show’s ratings history by becoming its least viewed ever.

The bad news?  Well…the 2017 show didn’t exactly draw in higher numbers either.  Details inside:

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The supermodels Naomi Campbell and Iman joined forces to back the fight for racial diversity within fashion years ago.

Hours ago the ladies reunited for a philanthropic cause in New York City.

The name of the event?

The Fashion 4 Development First Ladies Luncheon.

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