‘The Real’ faces a fresh batch of trouble this week.

Following Tamar Braxton‘s problematic departure from the series, the actress Tatyana Ali has filed a lawsuit against its creators.

Why?

Find out below…

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Grammy winning soulstress India.Arie joins the long list of artists using their talents to raise awareness and speak out against social injustice.

Courtesy of an intimate, stripped down black-and-white video, Arie does not mince words as she delivers heartfelt lyrics to shine a spotlight on the subject matter surrounding the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

Hear it in full below:

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‘Hotline Bling’ beau Drake has rung up yet another record on Billboard charts thanks to the performance of his latest album ‘Views.’  Amassing a sales equivalence of over 2.6 million since its April premiere, the album and its contents continue to dominate every applicable chart.

Debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 and holding tight for 9 consecutive weeks, ‘Views’ and its #1 hit ‘One Dance’ were jointly one week shy of breaking Michael Jackson‘s record for longest consecutive control of both the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 simultaneously among solo males this time last week (read more on that here).

Yet, while falling one week short of the achievement this week thanks to a brief Blink-182 induced dethronement from the top of the album charts (read more on that here), the fall still helped Drizzy see his name scribbled in history books for another accomplishment.

Curious to find out what it is?  We thought so…

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Looks like after some unearthed controversial comments from last year, 2016 sees ‘F**kin’ Problems’ performer A$AP Rocky with just that on his hands – a f**kin’ problem.

Indeed, the hitmaking rapper took to Time Out magazine last year to dish on new music and other happenings in his career at the time.  However, when quizzed on his thoughts about the shooting of Michael Brown at the hands of policemen in Ferguson, MO, he replied:

“I did not sign up to be no political activist..I don’t wanna talk about no f*cking Ferguson and sh*t because I don’t live over there. I live in f*cking Soho and Beverly Hills. I can’t relate.”

Going on to say he’d much rather talk about drugs, alcohol, fashion, and women, the year-old comments somehow found new life recently in light of similar tragedies that have taken over headlines this month. The heat got so intense it led Rocky to go on a Twitter rant to address his detractors.  Read his now deleted tweets below:

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Is Fetty Wap eyeing yet another hit via the new Tiffany Evans tune ‘On Sight?’  Fans say yes as the infectious tune makes its rounds across the blog-o-sphere.

Accompanied by a colorful Renzo Henderson-directed video, the song – found aboard Evans’ forthcoming ‘All Me’ EP – sees the R&B starlet and rapper swap verses over a bass-heavy cut.

Need some new Ms. Evans in your life?  Lend your ears and eyes to ‘On Sight’ below:

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It appears M.I.A. is no longer interested in being missing in action from Stateside charts.

For, just a day after premiering her new Skrillex and Blaqstarr-produced tune ‘Go Off,’ the starlet drops a bomb on fans via its accompanying music video.  Playing double duty as the clip’s “star” and director, ‘Off’ is an explosive visual that sees M.I.A. draw inspiration from a simplistic, war documentary-inspired filming style.

While its intent (be it political or not) may leave a few heads scratched, it certainly fits in the rapper’s eclectic list of visuals.  See what we mean below:

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If for some strange reason you thought Rihanna‘s reign was “local,” then you’ll probably be equally surprised to learn that her domination of the Canadian Hot 100 is almost as extensive as her rule over its American counterpart.

In fact, up until this charting week, the island beauty and her gal pal Katy Perry were tied for the most #1s over the chart’s history.

Well…that was then.

For, with the ascension of her Calvin Harris-crafted hit ‘This Is What You Came For’ to the top spot this week, Riri came for claim of Canadian Hot 100 queen.  Curious to know how many she has to her name?

Check below to find out:

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There’s one place M.I.A. will certainly be missing in action from – this year’s Afropunk Festival.  The ‘Bad Girls’ beauty may have recently lived up to the title of her song more than the event organizer’s would’ve liked when she spoke out against the current ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement.

As we reported here, just a few weeks ago she took to Twitter to silence the rumor mill who initially suggested she was no longer participating in the fest:

However, the fest’s organizers later cleared up the confusion by taking to Instagram to announce she would remain the headliner for its inaugural London run.

Well, that was then…

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The stairway to the top of the Billboard 200 for Schoolboy Q found a serious block in the form of Canadian emcee Drake.

The hitmaking ‘Views’ rapper, whose 9 week grip on the tally’s top spot was interrupted by Blink 182 this week, is already reportedly on track to reoccupy the #1 position next week.

Details inside:

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‘Law & Order’ is heading into the deep and dark world of true crime.

Full story below…

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Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature carved out to celebrate TV and Film’s glorious past.

Today we make our way back to 1993, the year in which the world was introduced to ‘The Ricki Lake Show.’

Following her standout performance in John Walter’s ‘Hairspray’, Lake caught the attention of Columbia Pictures Television who, with the full support of the Garth Ancier and Gail Steinberg, built the series for the 24-year-old.

A staple in many a 90s baby’s entertainment diet, the show would become one of the decade’s highest-rated series, rivalling ‘The Jerry Springer Show’, Jenny Jones and Sally Jesse Raphael’s ‘Sally’ with support from a memorable theme tune created by Madonna’s ‘Holiday’ producer,Jellybean Benitez.

Reunite with Ricki and her neck rolling guests after the jump….

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Gwen Stefani continues to pound the promotional pavement in support of new album ‘This Is What The Truth Feels Like.’

The “era” has been quite the roller-coaster for the No Doubt diva; indeed, despite opening at #1, the LP’s accompanying tour has been marred by so-so ticket sales.

Still, she’s not stressing, she’s pressing…on.

The TODAY Show Summer Concert Series was the 46-year-old’s latest stop.

There, she performed a mix of her most memorable hits including ‘Hollaback Girl’ and ‘The Sweet Escape,’ as well as new numbers such as ‘Make Me Like You.’

Watch Stefani in action after the jump…

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