‘Moonlight’ has emerged as one the biggest success stories in recent years.

A testament to the power of stellar storytelling, the independent flick – which explores Black homosexuality – has enjoyed a slow and steady ascend.

Last month saw its rise culminate in a Golden Globe win and tonight it’s in contention for a number of awards at the 2017 Oscars.

This week, That Grape Juice caught up one of ‘Moonlight’s lead actors Trevante Rhodes at the 2017 American Black Film Festival Honors to discuss the film’s resonating impact.

Rising star Rhodes also opened up about his exciting role in rebooted blockbuster ‘The Predator.’

Peep the interview above…

Your thoughts?

Meek Mill‘s brand continues to find itself sullied by drama.

Slammed for the part he is said to have played in giving Remy Ma information on her friend turned foe Nicki Minaj, the rapper has now been scolded by thousands online after fresh footage of him surfaced online.

What happens in it?

An uncomfortable encounter between he and a homeless man.

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Is Kmart dispensing some bargain brand shade? Let the Barbz tell it the answer is “yes.”

Shade or maybe coincidence, an unofficial account (@KmartFashions) took to Twitter today – amidst Nicki Minaj having the worst day ever after a recently released diss track from Remy Ma – to reveal the retail giants will be discontinuing sales of her collection of clothing due to “dramatically low sales.”

Announcing a slash of prices on the urban-inspired wear, moments after fans uncovered the account was potentially a hoax they were stunned to learn the retail giants confirmed the departure of Minaj’s threads from their roster via their official account.

Opting not to clarify the exact reason, tuck in below to see how Kmart shared the news with its followers:

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Nicki Minaj wasn’t exactly lovin’ recent comments made by her ‘Touchin, Lovin’ co-star Trey Songz when he weighed in on the blistering beef between her and the rapstress Remy Ma.

As the internet is still catching its breath from Ma’s monstrous ‘Shether’ – a direct clap back at subliminal shots taken by Minaj – a line from the diss track alleges Songz engaged in a sexual encounter with the ‘Harajuku Barbie.’

Needless to say, the Young Money maven wasn’t pleased when the singer’s first response was not him denying the claim.  See the exchange inside:

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Turn on those grills, because it’s officially beef!

Remy Ma is fed up with the subliminals and has come swinging at Nicki Minaj with new diss track ‘Shether.’

Clocking in at 7+ minutes, the track arrives after Onika served up two back-to-back verses seemingly sending for the ‘All The Way Up’ femcee.

What are you waiting for? Listen below!

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Welcome to another edition of Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature which seeks to unearth some of TV and Film’s hidden/forgotten gems.

Today, we revisit 2005’s ‘The Seat Filler’ which starred Kelly Rowland, Mel B, Duane Martin, Kyla Pratt and Shemare Moore.

In it, Rowland plays a popular R&B singer who meets a man she believes is a high profile entertainment lawyer at an awards ceremony. However, it isn’t long before she discovers that all isn’t as it seems prompting romance and comedy to ensue.

Never seen the movie?

Press play to catch the Tisha Campbell and Duane Martin creation below…

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Though sales of her latest LP ‘The Pinkprint’ have stalled around the 700,000 units point mark, Nicki Minaj continues to stand as one of the highest-selling artists to have debuted within the last decade…sans streams.

Indeed, with ticket, single, album and merchandising sales that see her dwarf Pop stars and Hip-Hop veterans alike, the rapper’s gargantuan brand has now become the standard for success for anyone hoping to assert themselves as a market leader in her field.

Alas, one of these artists is the gifted Remy Ma.

For, after releasing a number of cuts which gave many good reason to believe she had a bone to pick with Minaj, industry fanatics set their sights on the release of her new studio album to see just how loyal her fanbase was.

Click here to find out how she fared.

Unfortunately, its worrying low numbers have now given the Nicki fans she offended the confidence to make her the butt of their jokes on social media.

More below…

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Jay-Z has something to say about the way radio platforms operate in 2017…and it isn’t pretty.

How and why he feels the business penalises creative and credible acts when creating playlists?

Peep what he said during the launch of Frank Ocean‘s radio platform on Apple Music, below…

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The Voice returns for what seems like its 100th season next Monday, February 27th.

To build buzz for its latest cycle, the show has released a viral video of its coaches performing a TLC classic.

Alicia Keys and Gwen Stefani, who will serve as the first female duo to serve as on the panel at the same time, tackle ‘Waterfalls’ alongside Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.

How did they do?

Watch below and let us know…

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Future may have lawsuits and baby mama drama, but musically he’s winning.

The tally has been counted for last week’s new releases and the Rap star has come up on top.

His numbers, as well as those of Remy Ma, Fat Joe, and Jidenna, await below…

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Fifth Harmony has the Pop world eagle-eyeing their every move following the member re-shuffle that saw them shrink to a four-piece after the departure of Camila Cabello.

And while we’ve been loving their “no off days” approach (see: touring, recording a new album, and maintaining a presence in the spotlight), we’re not quite sure what to make of their latest step.

Find out why below…

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Bad news for fans of Mariah Carey and Lionel Richie.

The pair’s planned tour, initially scheduled to to kick off next month, has been postponed.

Find out why below…

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