112′s Q Parker finds his song ‘Yes’ remixed by fellow R&B crooner Willie Taylor this week, taking over the second verse to serve his take on the underrated number.

A hit that should have happened but the lacked the means to do so, ‘Yes’ springs from the same stream that later gave us Ciara‘s ‘Body Party’, here’s hoping this remix goes some way to introducing more listeners to the cut- featuring verses from ‘Hey Lover’ MC LL Cool J.

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Before their Young Money sibling Drake drops ‘Nothing Was The Same’ on September 17th, Rap collective ‘Rich Gang’ have found themselves a Streaming smash with their scorching single, ‘Tapout’.

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Guess which mezzo-soprano rocked the Ditch Fridays at Ditch Pool & Dayclub at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday!

Hint: Her voice boasts of 2 octaves, 3 notes and one semitone.

Still not sure?

OK. One more hint.

She first entered the industry as one third of a girl group.

Find out who she is below!

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Lady GaGa is well and truly back.

The above…being in every sense of the word, and confirmed via a Twitter Q&A session that took place on the social media outlet minutes ago.

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If ever there was an act- besides Janet– that the likes of Ciara could benefit from pulling from…it’s Paula Abdul.

The Bob Fosse inspired dancer who first rocked the charts upon signing to Virgin Records in 1987, her run atop her scene-albeit short- saw her serve as the blueprint for imagery spawned by Britney Spears and her contemporary/alleged student Janet Jackson.

Today, in celebrating her work, we step back in time and land in June 15th 1989- the day her third single from her ‘Forever Your Girl‘ was released to the world.

‘Cold Hearted‘.

Produced by EMI‘s Elliot Wolff and marking one of the highest selling ‘New Jack Swing’ cuts to come from a female artist, the single saw its video placed in the hands of director David Fincher and pull from Fosse‘s 1979 classic ‘All That Jazz‘.

Unfamiliar with the project?

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Stepping into a Nicki Minaj world this year, comes Shan Rob– the sassy Female Rapper hailing straight from Atlanta.

Touring with the likes of Ciara, Neyo and LeToya Luckett in recent years, 2013 sees the Southern belle storm the scene with a style and sound that’s already has us banking on her becoming one of her field’s most celebrated contributors in the coming months.

Meet what the game’s been missing below!

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Referenced and revered by the likes of Janet Jackson, Britney Spears and Ciara, Paula Abdul stands as one of Pop’s most innovative entertainers, albeit an underrated one.

It makes sense then, that in continuing on in her efforts to take the world of dance to the masses, she has launched an exciting new dance championship- set for launch this year!

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This October, TLC will welcome the release of their ‘CrazySexyCool’ biopic via VH1.

So, as to turn the movie’s lemons into a commercial lemon meringue, the ladies have announced that they are to release a brand new album via LA Reid‘s EPIC...and welcoming Lil Mama to the group.

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As one of the most active online destinations for Urban Pop, things move at a rapid pace here at That Grape Juice. However, each week, there’s always select stories that resonate most amongst our millions of monthly readers. Happen to miss one of them? Fret not, you now have…The Refill!

No frills or trills, The Refill simply recaps the hottest topics on the lips of the TGJ faithful over the last seven days. The metrics used to compile the list weekly are comments, social media shares, and page views.  So without further adieu…

That Grape Juice’s Top 5 Stories Of The Week!

1) The Carters Visit Trayvon Martin’s Family

2) Lil Kim: “I See Myself In Rihanna”

3) Jay-Z Tops Billboard 200 / Ciara Opens At #2

4) Timbaland & Keri Hilson Prep New Apology Track

5) Lady GaGa Poses Nude For ‘V’ Magazine

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With ‘Pour It Up’ now on its way to double Platinum seas, Rihanna has watched its EDM sister ‘Right Now’ begin its journey to the top this week, watching it sales push it even closer to Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40.

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Check out the 18th episode of the hit YouTube all star parody series ‘The Necki Menij Show’.

Parodying Pop‘s brightest stars in alternate world designed by YouTuber ‘GingerTheHorse’, episode 18 of the show welcomes his take on ‘Body Party’ chart topper Ciara for the very first time.

Click here for the full series, and watch ’18’ above!

500,000 units.

The above figure will no doubt be of significance to Lana Del Rey today, as its the number of copies her sleeper hit ‘Young & Beautiful’ has sold thus far, earning it Gold status in the market.

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