Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature launched to take you on a journey into TV and Film’s glorious and informative past.

Today, our journey to the past sees us meet with Oprah‘s as she sought the answers to questions concealed by the horrific, disgusting and inhumane slave trade.

Enslaved Africans faced the threat of torture and death if they spoke their native languages and so said languages and the cultures they came from were lost with every passing generation.

This, making it almost impossible for descendants of enslaved Africans to trace their roots back to the continent…until now.

How Oprah did it?

Watch below…

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Fifth Harmony are firing up the promo campaign for their self-titled third album, which hits stores on August 25th.

And it appears as though the Pop quad have secured one of the most coveted stages of the summer – the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Dive below for details…

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$252.4 million generated at the box office makes Jordan Peele‘s ‘Get Out‘ one of the highest-grossing movies of all time.

This year, as to give the world a fresh look at its story, esteemed movie producers have shot an LGBTQ version of the project starring the actors Andrew Bachelor and Todrick Hall.

Watch its trailer below…

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Dawn Richard‘s discography is gearing up to accommodate a new set.

Hard at work on her new movie ‘Kinky‘, the creative star has announced plans to push a new project by teasing fans with its creation on Twitter.

can’t wait to tell you guys about this next project I’m working on. ?

— D∆WN (@DawnRichard) August 1, 2017

Dawn’s albums, though modest sellers, often fare well on a critical front and stand as launching pads for her innovative live shows.

We look forward to hear what she’s cooking up.

Your thoughts?

Jay-Z recreates the iconic ‘Friends’ intro for his visual for ‘Moonlight’ this year, doing so to support his new album ‘4:44’ with help from some famous friends.

Who they are and who they play?

Rae (Rachel), Jerrod Carmichael (Ross), Tessa Thompson (Monica), Tiffany Haddish (Phoebe), Lil Rel Howery (Joey), Lakeith Stanfield (Chandler), and Hannibal Buress who plays himself!

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Usher is giving fans more reason than ever to say ‘OMG!’

The Grammy-winning singer, who’s been burning up headlines for the last month with accusations of recklessly exposing two women to herpes, is now facing even more lawsuits for that act, a report reveals:

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Beyonce gave birth to twins Rumi and Sir Carter two months ago and is easing herself back into the spotlight.

Last night the superstar singer was snapped out on date with husband Jay Z and has now taken to her social media to share shots from the evening.

Flaunting her curves for all to see, this mother of three is looking all sorts of fly!

Peep more after the jump…

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

So, just 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 shake things up with Destiny’s Child‘s fourth and final #1 on the Hot 100, ‘Bootylicious.’   Featuring a thunderous sample of Rock goddess Stevie Nicks‘ 1982 hit ‘Edge of Seventeen,‘ the tune – released in late May 2001 as the official second single from the group’s third album ‘Survivor’ – found itself bounced to #1 not even 3 months later.

Most famously earning an entry in the dictionary, ‘Bootylicious’ would go on to remain a DC3 favorite well-beyond the trio’s official disbandment in 2005.  In fact, many may not know that some 16 years later ‘Bootylicious’ remains the last song by a girl group to top the Hot 100!

As we ‘cut a rug’ to the 2001 bop, tuck in below to see what familiar faces joined them in the top 25 this week 16 years ago:

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Beyonce‘s quest to takeover the world continues.

More on what could be joining her empire after the jump…

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Camila Cabello‘s solo charge is showing no signs of slowing.

Yesterday, the former Fifth Harmony staple unleashed two new tracks – ‘Havana’ and ‘OMG.’

And while many anticipated folk would gravitate to one over the other – both are slaying out of the gate.

Full story below…

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Sony Music Entertainment seeks fresh glory of the boyband persuasion with the group 5AM.

Lauded for their position as one of Pop’s strongest vocal outfits, the group have honoured NSync by covering their single ‘Gone’ as they continue to create cuts for their debut album.

How the guys fared?

Watch below…

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A star has been born and her name is Cardi B.

Rising to fame as an Instagram personality and enjoying a short and occasionally sweet run on ‘Love & Hip Hop’, the multi-hyphenate entertainer is now on her way to impacting the Billboard Hot 100’s Top Ten with her cut ‘Bodak Yellow.‘

Cheering her on? The Pop culture tastemaker Ebro Darden who celebrates her success as a bonafide rapper with a brand new conversation.

Listen below…

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