Before the release of her debut set ‘Pink Friday‘, Nicki Minaj‘s contributions to several Urban Pop numbers served as the bread and butter of her brand.

In some cases, said contributions did more to support her career than those of the artists who enlisted her to deliver them.

One of these is the R&B royal Mya.

What went down when the ladies collaborated on ‘Ponytail’?

Watch Mya’s side of the story below….

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Welcome to Screen Juice, the TGJ original feature created to keep you in the loop with all things TV & Film related.

Who makes up the ingredients in today’s blend?

‘My Wife & Kids‘ star Noah Gray-Cabey and ‘Cousin Skeeter‘ player Robert Ri’Chard.

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

Today, we make our way to 1990, the year in which the hit series ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?‘ made its way to the world.

Created by D.J. MacHale and Ned Kandel, the anthology series tells the tale of the Midnight Society, a group of teens who gather around campfire at midnight to share stories with one another.

The show’s first run started in 1990 and ended in 1996 and was revived in ’99 before its plug was pulled for good in June 11th 2000.

Fortunately, said run helped to turn many a 90s teen star into a household name, packing performances from Tia & Tamera Mowry (who star in the episode below),Ryan Gosling, Melissa Joan-Hart, Tatyana Ali and Neve Campbell.

Press play to reunite with the Nickelodeon series below…

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The lead up to Chris Brown‘s next studio album faces fresh trouble today after the Urban Pop prince was forced to leave an Ibiza rental home hours ago.

Full story below…

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It’s here!

Fergie has uncaged the video for her comeback single ‘M.I.L.F $.’

Serviced as the lead release from the Black Eyed Peas star’s long-awaited sophomore album ‘Double Duchess,’ the clip was directed by Colin Tilley. 

Joining her in the visual for the jam are Ciara, Kim Kardashian, Chrissy Teigen, and more.

What are you waiting for? Watch below!

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Fans on the fence after reports of Apple Music’s intent to acquire TIDAL can breathe a sigh of relief knowing insiders at the company are saying the rumor is completely untrue.

After a story posted by Wall Street Journal yesterday, numerous outlets began reporting (and analyzing) the acquisition as the long-sought alleviation of the financial and reputational headache TIDAL was becoming for a number of key players – namely Jay Z.

However, just a day after the story got off the ground, it may already be deflated.  Details inside:

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As praise for ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actor/activist Jesse Williams continues to flood in after his impassioned race equality speech at this week’s BET Awards, there have been a small, yet surprising number of critics who felt the speech raised a few eyebrows.

One such critic, whose skepticism comes as a surprise to no one, is ‘Clueless’ star Stacey Dash.  The actress/FOX News puppet commentator took to her blog to slam Williams for a speech she calls ‘an attack on white people.’

Keen to find out what else she said?  Get it below (in case you missed it):

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Nearly seven years have separated fans of singer/songwriter Maxwell from new material from the Grammy winner, but that long wait drew to a close today thanks to the release of his latest project ‘blackSUMMERS’night.’

The second installment of a trilogy of albums of the same name (with different emphases), ‘SUMMERS’ has big footsteps to follow given its predecessor’s whopping 316,000 units sold first week.  And, while the new project’s lead single – ‘Lake By the Ocean’ – has made quite the splash on charts (currently buoyed at #1 on R&B charts) – there is an admitted absence of buzz around this installment compared to its platinum-selling forerunner.

Add to this a change in musical landscape (see:  shift in consumption, trap music, etc.) in conjunction with Drake‘s ongoing domination of streaming (an outlet Max’s overall SPS figure will probably benefit least from), it’s pretty clear the ‘Pretty Wings’ singer has an uphill battle before him.

But, if there’s anything his fanbase is proven, is that they’re patient and loyal…

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Vic Mensa isn’t impressed with Justin Timberlake‘s relationship with music of black origin.

Why the rapper feels Timberlake has benefitted from the field’s highs…and lows?

His explanation below…

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‘Making a Murderer’ is the name of Joe Budden‘s lyrical assault on rivals Drake & Meek Mill.

Named after the controversial Netflix series, the cut houses razor sharp lyrics from the lyricist penned to sting Jay-Z and the aforementioned rivals following his departure from the ‘Love & Hip Hop’ family.

Press play below to check it out…

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