For one reason or another, recent years have seen Lil Kim‘s stock as a celebrity trip, slip and fall to the pits of Pop culture peasantry.

Struggling to capitalize on hype garnered by 2001’s ‘Lady Marmalade‘, the Rapper’s reign-despite its impact on Hip Hop- has found itself lost in the feuds, legal woes, and recent fan boycotting she has been forced to confront.

Now, in what comes as a fresh new blow to her brand, she has topped a tally made up of ‘90s Fallen Females‘.

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Three consecutive number ones.

It’s a feat many an established act could only fantasize about, yet it’s an achievement Roc Nation star Rita Ora is on the brink of realizing with new single ‘How We Do (Party)’.

Four months on from our last chat, That Grape Juice caught up with the 21 year old, who readily dished on her forthcoming album ‘ORA’, its US incarnation, controlling her brand, and much more. Enjoy.

Editors Note: Once wrapped, Ora revealed that she will be spending an ample amount of time working the project Stateside. So, US fans…look out for that! In the meanwhile, ‘Ora’ hits UK stores on August 27th.

{ Photo Credit: Seye Isikalu / That Grape Juice}

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Mariah Carey dolls herself up for her latest visual piece this week, all in aid of her forthcoming video for her new single ‘Triumphant‘.

Dressed in Gold and directed by husband Nick Cannon, the Platinum diva can be seen heading to a boxing ring in the snap above with collaborators Rick Ross and Meek Mill.

Despite its supporting LP set for a March 2013 release, fans can expect the full visual to premiere in the coming weeks.

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Petite powerhouse JoJo sent the net aflutter last month with the debut of her sizzling new single ‘Demonstrate’.

That Grape Juice caught up with the songstress on the Beverly Hills set of the song’s video, which is poised to mirror the cut’s “grown and sexy” aura.

Watch as she dishes on the clip’s concept, forthcoming album, industry hardships, and the new sound she anticipates will be her ultimate redemption.

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Rihanna hit The Montage Hotel last night, enjoying a dinner at the location’s world renown Scarpetta restaurant.

In Beverly Hills to continue work on her seventh studio album, the former Fefe Dobson impersonator reportely dined at the upmarket spot with a number of close friends.

This, before her tell all interview with Oprah Winfrey airs this Sunday on the OWN Network.

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She may have one of Pop’s better voices, but there’s no denying style has become an integral piece of Willow Smith’s ever impressive puzzle.

For, after wowing audiences with a number of varying looks since her 2010 debut, yesterday saw the starlet unveil a fresh aesthetic in Calabasas while out with a close friend.

Rocking a pixie cut and a collection of piercings , the ’21st Century Girl’ was snapped on her way out of a Starbucks two months after the release of her motivational single ‘I Am Me’.

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Atlanta Rap royal T.I. serves up another taste of his ‘Trouble Man’ LP, with the video for the set’s latest single ‘Go Get It’.

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Previous months have seen ‘Right Thru Me’ maestra Nicki Minaj make all the right moves with a growing list of endorsements that include MAC & Pepsi, just to name a few.  Now, the singer/rapper takes going one step further to a literal sense by forging a partnership with footwear royals Adidas.

As previously reported, the self-proclaimed Harajuku Barbie got to play dress up with the shoemakers, as evidenced by her new colorful campaign making waves on the net and soon television.

Already teasing fans with a shorter version of the ad, the company’s official Youtube page now brings Barbs & Ken Barbs an extended view of the clip.  See it all below:

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As earlier reported, global superstar Beyonce lends her voice to help make the world a better place by supporting the United Nations’-driven campaign for ‘World Humanitarian Day’.

Imparting performances and videos of Diane Warren-penned, fan favorite ‘I Was Here’ (‘4’), Blue Ivy’s mom took a break from bottles & diapers to dish with CNN’s Anderson Cooper about her involvement with the project, what fans can expect from the song’s accompanying/forthcoming clip, and more.

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It was all good until the club owners allegedly lost $4 million as a result…

While at one time only knowing the Billboard charts as the site of their battles, fans were stunned to read R&B stageblazer Chris Brown and ‘Headlines’ hitmaker Drake rocking headlines earlier this year when the two (and their camps) were engaged in some level of brawl at a bar.

With the two constantly making (Twitter, spoken) jabs at each other in the incident’s following week, it seems the final hit may come from the bar where the incident occurred as the two are being jointly sued for their antic.

Find out the whopping figure the bar owners are seeking below and why they allege, as previously rumored, the fight was over ‘Man Down’ diva Rihanna:

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‘I Was Here’ hitmaker Beyoncé was with ‘AC360’ and CNN’s Anderson Cooper before she took to the stage at the United Nations General Assembly Hall to shoot her highly anticipated forthcoming video.

With the visual set for release on August 19th, get into B sharing with Cooper what fans can expect from this ‘Humanitarian Day’ performance and more in this telling clip of her sitdown with the talkshow host below:

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In what has seen her exceed commercial expectations, Elle Varner‘s  ‘Perfectly Imperfect’ has sold over 33K copies in its first week of release, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200.

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