Megan Thee Stallion is re-charged and ready to roll.

The GRAMMY-winning femcee had been on a self-imposed hiatus since April, after an action-packed year.

Now, she’s back and it looks like the ‘Savage’ rapper is re-engaging with her alter-ego Tina Snow; a name she first introduced on her like-titled 2018 EP.

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DMX‘s final album ‘Exodus’ has been unleashed to rapturous applause.

The rapper completed much of his lyrical contribution to the LP prior to his death on April 9 and, after the tragedy, the baton was taken on by his longtime friend and collaborator Swizz Beatz.

Serving as the late, great lyricist’s first LP since 2012’s ‘Undisputed’, the set benefits from elite guest features – including JAY-Z, Usher, Alicia Keys, Nas, The Lox, and U2’s Bono.

Critics have christened the set one of the best of X’s career, which naturally presents the question of what the numbers saying.

The first-week tallies are in and bring forth the answer.

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New music could be on the way from DMX.

For, Swizz Beatz revealed that there is more unreleased music from the rap icon apart from what was shared on his ‘Exodus’ album.

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Lil Baby and Lil Durk are hot on the promotional trail for their new album, ‘Voice of the Heroes.’

Case in point, the pair just shared the video for the title track. In the clip, both rappers are seen strutting around Baby’s hometown of Oakland City.

The pair’s new album was originally postponed a week out of respect for the late DMX’s first posthumous album, ‘Exodus’ (stream it here).

‘Voice of the Heroes’ will be available on June 4.

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Mere days after the release of DMX‘s final album ‘Exodus,’ executive producer Swizz Beatz is on the promotional trail for the project.

One such stop, was a stop The Breakfast Club, where he revealed if there will be a second posthumous album from the famed rapper or not.

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Jay-Z is getting candid.

The music legend recently appeared on LeBron JamesHBO series ‘The Shop,’ where he shed light on DMX‘s incredible stage presence.

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Usher, Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, and The Weeknd may have been among the megawatt music stars who shut down the stage at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards (as we reported here), but they still couldn’t eclipse the night’s biggest star – its trophies!

Look inside to see who walked away with the coveted awards from this year’s ceremony.

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Another one!

April 30 brought with it ‘Khaled Khaled’ – the latest album from DJ Khaled.  In the month since, he’s released a whopping seven music videos in its support: “Body in Motion” (featuring Bryson Tiller & others), “We Going Crazy” with H.E.R. and Migos“Where You From” featuring Buju Banton, Capleton, Bounty Killer, Barrington Levy“Thankful” with Lil Wayne and Jeremih“Sorry Not Sorry” featuring JAY-Z, NasJames Fauntleroy, and Beyonce, and the Lil Baby and Lil Durk-assisted “Every Chance I Get” (click here to watch them all).  The aforementioned came after the official ‘Popstar’ music video, which preceded the arrival of ‘Khaled Khaled.’

Now, the 45-year-old is adding yet another visual to the collection.

Tapping Dave Meyers to direct, the ‘Khaled’ track ‘I Did It’ is the latest to get the visual treatment.  Featuring Megan Thee Stallion, Post Malone, DaBaby, and Lil Baby, look inside to her the heat the quintet of acts brought to the track.

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The BET Awards is back and set to blaze on Sunday June 27.

As always, all eyes are on who’ll be up for nominations at Black entertainment’s biggest calendar night. A ceremony that’s even more notable this year, given that it marks a return to the live-audience format after a year like no other.

Well, wonder no more. For, the nominees list has been revealed.

After unprecedented success, Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby lead with seven each.

Drake and Cardi B follow closely with five.

Elsewhere, the likes of Beyonce, The Weeknd, and Chloe X Halle are amongst the stars who also scooped notable noms at the show/

What are you waiting for? The full list of nominations awaits below…

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A rousing round of applause is exactly what Gwen Stefani and Saweetie got after they unveiled their first joint live performance of ‘Slow Clap,’ the latest single from Gwen’s forthcoming studio album.

Fans of the No Doubt frontwoman know ‘Clap’ is no stranger to the live circuit as Stefani’s delivered a number of solo renditions of the upbeat cut.  On Tuesday (May 25), however, she joined forces with Saweetie at ‘The Voice’ finale to render the inaugural televised performance of its remix.

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New music from JoJo could be just around the corner.

For, the ‘Too Little Too Late’ songstress has taken to social media to hint that new tunes could be coming “soon.”

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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…

Billboard Music Awards 2021

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