Welcome to the latest TGJ Roundtable!

Over the years, That Grape Juice has established a distinguished voice that – whether loved or loathed – sparks discussion, debate, and on occasion drama!

Though comprised of seasoned writers who share a similar outlook on Urban Pop culture, the idiosyncrasies of the TGJ team members often lend for quite heated debates “behind the scenes” about the hottest topics.

Now, we give you a front-row seat to the show. In a format similar to ‘The View’ or ‘The Real’, TGJ editors – Sam, Rashad, Joe, and Ryan – get real in a very candid way.

Today’s roundtable topic asks each anchor their thoughts on the…

BET Awards 2021

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Before reminding ‘VERZUZ’ viewers she truly is the baddest b*tch via her epic showdown with fellow femcee Eve (June 16), Trina surprised fans with new song, ‘Receipts.’

Produced by Hitmaka, the braggadocious bop sees the 42-year-old reaffirm her status as one of female Rap’s leading ladies.

“B*tches mad ’cause I brag, but I’m the baddest that these ni**as ever had—that’s facts,” she decrees before continuing, “I’m the mother to the game, time to get these hoes some sitters.”

If ever you needed receipts that this award-winning rapstress is showing no signs of slowing after her 20+year career, it awaits inside:

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Here at That Grape Juice, we love all things R&B! So, fittingly, we’ve teamed up with DJ Ace – one of the UK’s most revered R&B connoisseurs and host of BBC 1Xtra‘s weekly series Everything RNB (which airs Sundays at 10pm).

Each week he’ll be rounding up his latest show and previewing what’s upcoming on the next episode. Right here on That Grape Juice.

Without further ado, check out the first installment with DJ Ace below…

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While most VERZUZ battles have skewed more celebratory, Bow Wow appears to be taking the boxing match approach to his upcoming showdown with Soulja Boy.

The spar, which has been confirmed by Swizz Beatz, will see the 00s stars duke it out with their respective hits.

However, according to Bow Wow, Soulja Boy will have to rely on early tracks. For, he’s claiming that the MC’s well of hits has run dry.

Full story below…

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Fresh off of their hotly-anticipated #VERZUZ battle, The Isley Brothers have returned with their first new single in four years.

This time around, the music icons have teamed up with Snoop Dogg for their track ‘Friends & Family.’ 

Across the track they sing:

“Why don’t we just go and call this party a world reunion? / Let’s reminisce on all the good times we shared through all the years / Let’s take a toast to the ones that we love and we miss and could not be here.“

In the video, Ron and Ernie Isley are joined by their wives as they celebrate at a beach side mansion and Snoop enters the party via FaceTime.

Check out the new visuals below…

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Halle Bailey is continuing to show off her talents.

This time around, she showcased her stunning vocal abilities with a cover of SWV’s 1997 classic ‘Rain.’ The ‘Do It’ singer can be heard singing the second verse of the song, as her voice echoes and she beautifully plays with her range.

Watch the GRAMMY nominee stun below…

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The NAACP Image Awards 2021 will undoubtedly provide many-a-notable moment courtesy of the television, movie, literary, and music stars who are set to take to the stage to accept its honors.

And while the ceremony will air live on BET March 27 at 8 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. CT (and simulcast CBS, BET Her, VH1, MTV, MTV2, and LOGO), the event’s non-televised awards have already been announced.

Look inside to see who took home the award show’s coveted trophies:

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I just want it to be over takes on new meaning for R&B diva Keyshia Cole.

Nearly 17 years after the GRAMMY-nominated songstress first cracked the Pop charts with her introductory hit ‘I Changed My Mind,’ she has seemingly changed her mind about wanting to continue pursuing her career in music.

Details inside:

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A lost Foxy Brown and Lil Kim collaboration could finally see the light of day.

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Having played out on reality TV shows, social media, and more over the years, Keyshia Cole fans are no stranger to her highly publicized family feuds.

As such, it should come as no surprise the R&B diva is in the hot seat again with a family member – this time with younger sister, Elite Noel.

She may be an R&B singer like her GRAMMY-nominated sibling, but Noel’s most headline-worthy moments have come in the name of drama.  Most recently making news for trading jabs with rapper O.T. Genasis after he made light of her mother’s battle with substance abuse (as we reported here), Elite is causing a commotion again – this time against Cole.

See how inside:

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Following an epic spar on #VERZUZ, Brandy and Monica are celebrating ‘The Boy Is Mine’ anew – this time on TikTok. 

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After thrilling #VERZUZ viewers by revisiting their respective catalogs of modern R&B classics (click here to watch), Keyshia Cole and ‘Chapter II’ singer Ashanti hit the ground running to introduce the next chapters of their careers.

The latter took a swing at bat first, unleashing the music video for her latest single ‘2:35’ (click here to watch).

A week later, Cole’s looking to fire up her engine for a ride to the top of charts with new cut ‘I Don’t Want to Be in Love.’

“You can go back to hеr / I don’t wanna be in love with you (You) / Everything that we’ve been through / In spite of love, we always hesitate / I just show up too late / You know and it’s true / You go and make me out to be a fool (Fool),” Keyshia wails on the Elijah Blake-penned tune.

The first single from the 39-year-old’s forthcoming eighth album (her first body of work since 2017’s ’11:11 Reset’), look inside to hear the new song in full:

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