In the time since his untimely death, Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle has seen his image immortalized in a number of artistic pieces that have compared him to a host of slain community and civil rights activists before him including the likes of Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and more.

However, those who found the previous equations surprising dropped jaws when ‘Confessions’ producer Jermaine Dupri took to Twitter to confess he believed Hussle was Jesus.  Needless to say, the comparison with our Lord and Savior didn’t sit well with many of his followers.

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50 Cent has trademarked the catchphrase Teairra Mari to diss Him.

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Taylor Swift is gearing up for a colossal comeback!

For, moments ago the Pop titan signalled her return – much to the elation of her legion of fans.

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With Fifth Harmony on an “indefinite hiatus,” its members have hit the ground strutting with their solo endeavours.

Smokey-voiced songbird Lauren Jauregui has been steadily building buzz with cuts such as ‘Expectations’ and ‘More Than That’ – all of which have been met with critical acclaim.

Now, as she strives to crank it up a notch, she’s teamed with an industry icon to shepherd her solo charge.

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With attendance north of 120,000 the 2019 Coachella festival is looking to be one of its biggest yet.

Most notably topping headlines for this year’s headliners – Childish Gambino, Tame Impala and Ariana Grande – the annual Indio, California festival kicked off today (April 12th) and its star-studded lineup (beyond its top-billed) is causing fan frenzy.

And, while its diverse performance roster will give all attendees a little bit of something to love, R&B and Hip Hop-heads will be most pleased by performances scheduled to be delivered by the likes of Janelle Monae, Anderson.Paak, H.E.R, and many more.

On day one, Gambino (whose ‘Guava Island’ film premieres tomorrow) closes out the show at 11:25pm PST.  If you aren’t able to join the fun in the desert, the next best option awaits inside…

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Nearly a year after first announcing she and longtime collaborator Ja Rule were hard at work on a long-awaited joint album, Ashanti‘s doubling down on the comment (as revealed in a recent interview with PEOPLE).

While traipsing the promo trail in support of her latest film, ‘Stuck’ (in theaters April 19), the Grammy-winner – nearly four years removed from her last studio effort ‘Braveheart’ – was quizzed on any forthcoming musical ventures.  Already revealing that she was eyeing a summer 2019 release date for new solo music (click here to read more on that), she took the opportunity to discuss her “brother” Ja and reaffirm news the ‘Always on Time’ duo will be dropping a duet LP.

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Chris Brown has long had a supporter in Justin Bieber.

Indeed, the pair routinely hang out and have collaborated on jams such as ‘Next To You.’

Despite their personal friendship, it hasn’t stopped Biebs from being awestruck by his friend’s talents.

C. Breezy shared a clip of new video ‘Back To Love,’ which prompted his 25-year-old buddy to shower him with pronounced praise.

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Supremacy in today’s entertainment game is all about diversifying the hustle and Lady Gaga is proving to be well aware of this.

For, the superstar singer has spread her creative and entrepreneurial wings and nested in many a field – from music, to film, to branding. And she’s been wildly successful in all.

Her latest venture will reportedly see her make a splash in the cosmetics arena and its launch is believed to be imminent.

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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 it’s all about ‘All the Things (Your Man Won’t Do)’ – the inaugural Hot 100 top 20 hit of R&B veteran Joe.
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Jennifer Lopez is pounding the promotional pavement in support of her many ventures.

The diva just added a new single named ‘Medicine,’ a movie, and a US tour to an already packed-plate of activity.

Ever a hustler, J.Lo stopped by HOT 97 and dished on all with Nessa.

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Next week brings with it the long-awaited release of Lizzo’s major label debut ‘Cuz I Love You.’

Easily one of the most exciting new names on the scene, the Atlantic Records chanteuse has been drumming up buzz with jams such as ‘Juice’ and ‘Tempo’ featuring Missy Elliott.  

Now, she’s inviting the masses to see what else she’ll be serving up on April 19th. 

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Ciara is strutting on to the May 10th release of new album ‘Beauty Marks.’

Serving as her 7th studio set, the project is preceded by singles ‘Level Up,’ ‘Dose,’ and newest number ‘Thinkin Bout You.’

The video for the latter received ample praise upon its unveiling two weeks ago and now CiCi is tasked with pushing the song the more.

Ahead of a more traditional performance, she took the Smule app to offer a live rendition of the funkified jam.

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