Nicki Minaj’s inspirational rise to the top has been credited for reintroducing Hip-Hop to the mainstream in the mid ’10s and creating a clear path for female rappers hoping to follow in her footsteps.

Unfortunately, as many of her fans will remember, there was once a time (circa 2007) when the entertainment industry was opposed to investing in lady lyricists after seeing a number of Hip-Hop’s leading lose their selling power in the mid 2000s.

Today, the demo tape which would go on to change the landscape has reemerged.

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Beyonce has long used her platform to champion causes for social change and will be honored for her efforts at this Sunday’s 20th annual BET Awards.

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Fireboy DML has started an inferno and is blazing a trail on a global scale.

Hailing from Lagos, Nigeria, the rising star is riding quite the wave thanks to his flavoursome take on Afrobeats.

Having amassed over 160 million streams thanks to hits such as ‘Jealous’ and ‘Stutter,’ the 24-year-old is powering forward with latest release ‘New York City Girl.’

That Grape Juice caught up with Fireboy, who opened up about the single, his forthcoming album, the world’s embrace of Afrobeats, the importance of mental health discourse, and much more.

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‘Black supremacy’ antagonist Terry Crews is now going on record to admit his initial reaction to Gabrielle Union‘s ‘America’s Got Talent’ discrimination claims was ‘wrong'(as we reported here).

Taking to our friends at ‘ET’ recently, the actor-comedian spoke openly about why he regretted not supporting Union when she spoke out about her negative experience as a judge on the NBC reality competition show – an experience she that not only led to her exit but that she also branded ‘toxic.’

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As if coloring his name atop the Billboard Hot 100 this week with the Nicki Minaj-assisted ‘Trollz’ wasn’t enough reason to celebrate (as we posted here), rainbow-rocking rapper 6ix9ine is adding another color to his collection:  Platinum.

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After months of pressure from celebrities, lawmakers, and concerned citizens, the three men responsible for the death of unarmed Georgia Black man Ahmaud Arbery have been indicted by a grand jury.

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Trey Songz attempted to rally up his celebrity friends in support of a commendable cause.

Yet, it ended in a war of words with rapper Meek Mill. 

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Naomi Campbell is using her platform to ‘Amplify Black Voices’.

The supermodel has used her YouTube channel to create original content and celebrate her peers with interviews and conversations designed to give them insight into their worlds.

Today, she has released a video which sees her do just that by inviting some of her friends to discuss blackness and how it shades their experiences in the world.

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Will Smith‘s ‘Emancipation‘ is faring very well as Cannes.

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As we previously reported, some of entertainment’s biggest Black stars and executives joined forces to demand more representation in front of and behind the scenes of Hollywood.

Now, the list reads over 300 signatures long!

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Doja Cat has had enough!

A month after taking to social media to address rumors that she engaged in racist and homophobic behavior in online chat rooms (as we reported here), the 24-year-old is still being pelted with criticism for the incident.

After one commenter called her ‘ugly’ and another branded her a ‘White supremacist,’ the ‘Say So’ hitmaker launched into a 9-minute tirade to clap back.

Once again asking for her fans’ forgiveness for their disappointment in the original incident, she also schooled the critics on why she nor her chatroom friends are racist.

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Megan Thee Stallion is coming back sooner than you think!

Having recently trotted to the top of the Hot 100 with her radio-dominating single, ‘Savage,’ the Houston Hottie is ready to scorch the Billboard charts again.

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