Though it’s done little to tarnish her public persona in the eyes of the general public, Pop belle Rihanna has made quite the habit of using social media to mock- and in some cases bully- many a public figure.

One of these, being ‘Overdose’ sensation Ciara, whom she launched a lengthy ‘Instagram assault‘ on upon the release of her #1 single ‘Body Party’ earlier this year.

Now, after taking a seemingly unprovoked aim at Adidas ambassador Teyana Taylor this week, the ‘We Found Love‘ performer has seen thousands of web users from across the globe lend their support to her and victims of domestic violence, after a remark Taylor made pertaining the star’s abusive past.

Support, that now sings to the tune of a petition launched to see Taylor’s contract with Adidas terminated, generating more support with every passing hour.

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Future is on a roll!

As to ensure momentum for his brand new album ‘Honest’ stays sky high, the ‘Love Song‘ writer unveils the brand spanking new video for one of its jams, ‘Sh*t’!

Directed by Alex Nazari, the visual sees the Hip Hop hero ditch the romanticism of the LeToya Luckett assisted ‘Honest’ and take it back to the streets, with a little help from a dramatic storyline.

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‘Google Me’ maestra Teyana Taylor may be renown for her unique sense of style, but today will no doubt see her name dominate many a headline by way of comments she’s made about the fashion of Rihanna‘s personality…warning the ‘Man Down‘ singer against ‘playing with her’.

What went down?

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Justin Timberlake eyes September 30th for the release of the ‘The 20/20 Experience- 2 of 2′, the second part to his #1 album ‘The 20/20 Experience’, boasting the R&B smash ‘Suit & Tie‘.

Markedly darker than its first half, this project features contributions from Drake, Jay Z and the hit that will be ‘True Blood’.

Ready for new JT?

Album stream below!

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Housing two of R&B’s most celebrated songbirds and ‘King of Sorrows‘ belle Sade, Epic Records now enlists the aid of former Def Jam staple Shalik Berry- handing him a role set to see him steer the label to a bigger and brighter Urban future.

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Renown for being consistently inconsistent, Rihanna arrived in China’s Macau recently to fulfil one her ‘Diamonds World Tour‘s few Asian dates.

Though we’d still say she’d benefit from attending the ‘Mrs.Carter Show’ armed with a note pad and pen, her live renditions of hits ‘S&M‘, ‘Only Girl In The World’ and ‘Don’t Stop The Music’ saw her employ a little effort, resulting in a fun outcome.

Will she ever be good as Beyonce or Ciara?

No.

Is the performance below worth watching?

Yes!

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Saturday the 14th brought with it ‘For Sisters Only’, the empowering event which drew the likes of Tamar Braxton, Ciara and Kelly Rowland to Atlanta to rock out as performing acts.

What Kelly performed? Her heartfelt number ‘Dirty Laundry’, lifted from her brand new album ‘Talk A Good Game’ and penned by The Dream- brought to life in the footage you’ll see after the leap…

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Hours after celebrating her latest River Island outing with supermodel Cara Delevingne, Instagram Royal Rihanna made her way to China’s Macau to rock her Asian ‘Navy’ with her ‘Diamonds World Tour’.

Unfortunately, the star’s ‘phoned in’ performance style reared its head during the showing, resulting in what can only be described as a hit driven bore fest- lacking the fire and charisma music lovers can expect to find at Ciara‘s forthcoming stage tour.

Got two minutes to waste?

Stale ‘Birthday Cake’ below…

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With streaming data now counting towards Billboard Hot 100 chart positions, there’s never been a better time for acts to forge music videos that pull in viewers over and over…and over again.

Take Miley Cyrus for example, who’s on course to securing her first US #1 single thanks to the 20 million+ streams afforded to her controversial ‘Wrecking Ball’ visual.

Now, in what will ensure he scores a commendable chart debut with his single ‘Honest‘, Hip Hop’s Future has the video for the single pull impressive numbers, in an impressive space of time.

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Before you know it awards season will be in full swing.

Probably our favorite time of year here at TGJ HQ, we were ever-excited to learn of the Soul Train Awards committee unveiling the nominations for their 2013 showing.

Featuring top heavy competition from the year’s best and brightest in Hip Hop and R&B, TGJ favorites Kendrick Lamar (6), Justin Timberlake (5), Tamar Braxton (5), Robin Thicke (5), Chris Brown (5), and Miguel (5) are leading the pack of nominees for the ceremony.

Set to be hosted by funnyman Anthony Anderson, the show will air on CENTRIC and BET on Dec. 1.  Until then, familiarize yourself with the rest of the nominees below:

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‘Torn’ stunner LeToya Luckett lends her time to an ‘Honest’ cause this month, joining Hip Hop’s Future as the star of the single‘s video.

Directed by Colin Tilley, the video is the first visual to be launched to promote its supporting album of the same name, due out on November 26th.

Arriving after the October 3rd kick off his Drake led ‘Would You Like A Tour?’, the footage you’ll see below sees fans taken behind the scenes of the video, where they may just catch a glimpse of the performer’s long time girlfriend, Ciara.

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After watching his latest LP ‘Trap House III‘ move 2,500 units in its first week in May, September has seen Gucci Mane take a cruel and unusual at a number of his peers via a Twitter rant this evening.

A rant, that saw him claim to have bedded Fantasia, Nicki Minaj, Monica and Ciara…to name a few.

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