After a lengthy break on the bench, ‘TGJ Replay’ is back!

Designed much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ features, ‘Replay’ is That Grape Juice‘s newest retrospective segment – a written quest, if you will, to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday.

Unlike its ‘Rewind’ and ‘Vault’ predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase entire albums (and eras) from a library of pop and Urban pop music hits.

As this month brings with it the 19th anniversary of ‘You Put a Move on My Heart’ – the triumphant debut single of one of R&B’s brightest unsung starlets, Tamia, we are going to ode the official LP that birthed it. From Quincy Jones compilation album ‘Q’s Jook Joint’ to ‘Tamia’ the album…read all about its delivery below:

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Continuing on her in bid to be taken seriously as a “hip and happening” bad girl is Disney star Zendaya, the entertainer originally tapped to portray the late ‘Aaliyah’ in her ‘Lifetime‘ biopic.

Alas, while fellow children’s TV star Ariana Grande built her “cool” on stellar material and faultless vocals with relative ease, Ms. Coleman is still yet to find relevant footing on ground outside of Disney‘s front door.

The answer to her branding problem? Good music.

What she decided to do to score a few cool points?

A sorry scene below…

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Much like the iconic “Panic Attack” scene in the comedy ‘Airplane‘, it seems every one and their mom waits in line to lay one on Rap superstar Iggy Azalea.

For, after being called racist and self-absorbed by ‘Salon’s Sonia Saraiya, the ‘Beg For It’ lyricist has now seen her ethics thrown into disrepute by ‘Hollywood Stars’ rapper Gangsta Boo, who has accused the rapper of “paying for awards.”

This, after DeadMau5 mocked her ability as a rapper and after her ex ‘Interscope’ sister Azealia Banks slammed her for racially charged remarks she made before the release of her hit single ‘Fancy.’

Boo’s words below…

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When he isn’t building bops for other artists, Eric Bellinger can be found pushing his own material to his growing fan base, swelling in numbers after the release of the ‘Rhythmic’ radio smash ‘I Don’t Want Her.’

Now, with his short-lived “spat” with Nicki Minaj behind him, the chart-slaying hit maker made his way to ‘Club Avec’ to perform for fans recently, and then went on to celebrate the success of Usher‘s ‘The UR Experience‘ with the ‘Good Kisser’ himself and his touring buddy August Alsina.

Work and play below…

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After getting off to a shaky start performance wise, the Urban Pop force that is Tinashe continues to give her competition good reason a run for their money this year with a set some might agree is one of her best to date.

That’s right…best to date. Where it happened? Power 106‘s ‘Cali Christmas’, the event which saw a number of Hip Hop and R&B’s brightest stars arrive to rock music lovers with their material in celebration of Christmas.

However, few could say they rocked the stage quite as hard as Tinashe, who now moves more naturally than she did earlier this year.

Why it won’t be long before she’s billed the “new Beyonce.”

Performance perfection below…

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The good people of Canada were treated to Usher‘s ‘UR Experience‘ recently, taking to ‘Rexall Place’ to catch the entertainer rock the venue with his latest stage show.

There, after sales of his groundbreaking album ‘Confessions’ crossed the 25 million units sold mark, did he perform his hit single ‘U Remind Me‘, pulled from his third studio album ‘8701.‘

Check him out below!

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Just another reason why we love Nicki Minaj…her funny bone.

As if cranking out soon-to-be hits ‘Only’ and ‘Bed of Lies’ wasn’t enough from last night’s ‘SNL,’ the rap diva also threw out her best impressions of fellow bootylicious divas Beyonce and Kim Kardashian.

Did she render a flawless impersonation of the 17-time Grammy winner and the sextape specialist?  Peep her performance on the James Franco-hosted episode and tell us below:

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Ever keen to broaden our musical scope, recent months have seen That Grape Juice venture into a number of new musical landscapes including, most recently, gospel.

Spearheaded by well-received interviews with gospel singers Yolanda Adams, Hezekiah Walker, Twinkie Clark, Fred Hammond, Kierra Sheard, Dorinda Clark Cole, Israel Houghton, Marvin Sapp, Micah Stampley, Joshua Rogers, J. Moss, and more, TGJ is now offering readers ‘The Overflow’ – a collection of the top gospel-themed news stories from the week.

Tuck in below for the latest news on Dorinda Clark Cole, John P. Kee, Anita Wilson, Jason Nelson, 2015 gospel Grammy nominees, Tasha Page-Lockhart, ‘Preachers of Detroit,’ and more:

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Fans of ‘Only’ lyricist Chris Brown were met with the most surprising of tales when they woke up this morning, when their “fave” hit with them a story that has to be seen to believed. A story, that sought to expose an “affair” his girlfriend Karrueche Tran had with…Drake.

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The latest series of The X Factor UK continued in fine form last night. With the Live Show segment of the season in full swing, the hopefuls are tasked on week 9 with pulling out all the stops to progress onto the next week. Judging the contestants are Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Mel B, and  Louis Walsh.

Barely a week separates fans from ‘The Pinkprint,’ the latest full length LP from rap’s top femcee Nicki Minaj.

With a promo schedule that’s seen her hit every stage from ‘Fashion Rocks’ to the ‘American Music Awards’ in support of the project, it’s only fitting that she’d drop by ‘SNL’ to continue her media onslaught.

Bringing two blazing performances in the form of ‘Only’ and ‘Bed of Lies,’ tuck in below for a peek at how she fared on tonight’s James Franco-hosted episode:

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Since the success of her breakout hit ‘Fancy,’ the lens has truly been on Iggy Azalea.

Despite launching a host of hits from her debut album ‘The New Classic,’ rap’s new girl on the block has not exactly received the warmest of welcomes from the genre’s current tenants.  In just one year she’s broken Lil Kim‘s record for longest run at #1 on the Hot 100 and even bested nemesis Nicki Minaj by receiving an American Music Award win and Grammy nod during her first official era.

Be that as it may, Azalea’s wins are consistently questioned (as is her credibility).  While some have been led some to label her this generation’s Vanilla Ice, the Aussie rapstress seems to take the scrutiny in stride.  In a recent interview with Billboard, read below how she addresses the “haters,” has love for her female rap foremothers, and more:

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