All eyes were on the Queen Bee Lil Kim at tonight’s 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards (October 5).

As previously announced, the network’s annual ode to the year’s best and brightest in Rap music selected the trailblazing femcee to be the recipient of the night’s top honor – the ‘I Am Hip Hop’ award (in recognition of her lifetime achievements).

In addition to blazing the red carpet (as seen in the stunning look above), Kim also hit the stage and helped fill out a performance roster that included the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, Chance The Rapper, Rick Ross, Offset and Lil Jon, DaBaby, T-Pain, Rapsody, YBN Cordae Ft. Anderson .Paak., Saweetie, and more.

Hosted by comedian Lil Duval, look below to see more fashion hits and misses from the carpet ahead of the show’s television premiere on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at 8:00 PM ET/PT:

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Tinashe is on the comeback trail and is drumming up buzz accordingly.

As reported, the R&B belle has been re-tooling her setup – parting ways with her longtime label and splitting with her management.

Now, as she looks to re-introduce herself to the music mass, the singer took to social media to share a teaser trailer for incoming newness.

See what we mean below…

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Sabrina Claudio‘s once promising career seems to have been torpedoed by the revelation that she was behind a Twitter account launched to bully, attack and harass black women.

racists never go platinum

— brandon (@brndnngo) October 4, 2019

Upsetting news for the singer’s loyalists below…

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Wendy Williams has been ordered to hand $250,000 over to her soon-to-be ex-husband Kevin Hunter.

Find out why after the jump…

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Summer Walker‘s ‘Over It‘ is currently the highest-selling R&B album in the United States.

Full story below…

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Tracee Ellis Ross is taking her ‘Girlfriends’ co-stars along for her ‘Black-ish‘ ride!

Exciting news for fans of both shows below…

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Stacey Dash is in the clear.

Good news for the entertainer below….

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R. Kelly is having a terrible week.

Full story below…

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Sheila E. made her way to ‘The Breakfast Club‘ to offer her fans a fresh look into her life as she uses the joys, scars and laughter of the past to create something new spiritually and musically.

Said fans will know that the highly gifted singer/writer/drummer rose to fame alongside her good friend Prince and offered the world her unique perspective by way of song for much of the 80s.

Now, she is using the lessons she has learned to inspire the next generation of musicians and create what may be her best work to date.

It’s an exciting time for an exciting musician.

Watch below…

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‘Bodak Yellow’ beauty Cardi B is seeing her name colored across headlines for a fiery rant she uploaded to social media as a clap back to what she brands as the media using her “name as click bait.”

Hot on the promo trail in support of her role as a judge Netflix‘s new Hip-Hop talent-show ‘Rhythm + Flow,’ the Rap diva sat down with our friends at Access Hollywood to discuss the venture, balancing motherhood with superstardom, and so much more.  However, once the outlet ran the story it appears her statement about being a mom to baby Kulture was taken out of context. So much so, it not only sent Cardi into a ferocious tirade on Instagram live, but made her swear off social media and interviews all together.

Did you miss any of the action? More inside

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Readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.

So, as our retrospective features ‘From the Vault’ and ‘TGJ Replay’  allow us the chance to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday of one artist, our newest feature Chart Rewind – a variation of our current Retro Rewind assay – accedes salutes to an entire era of music history.

This week we think it’s time to jam out to ‘Don’t Think I’m Not,’ the lead single from Kandi Burruss’ debut solo album, ‘Hey Kandi…’

Join us inside:

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Ed Sheeran may not be in a traditional album cycle, but he’s keeping the hits a’coming.

Case in point ‘South Of The Border.’

The Cardi B and Camila Cabello collaboration is the latest track from the Brit superstar’s ‘No. 6 Collaboration Project’ to receive the single treatment.

Having already reached #53 on the Billboard Hot 100 while other cuts were given a weightier push, the track’s spy themed visual (directed by Jason Koeing) looks set to gift this a major streaming boost.

Check it out below…

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