It’s been fifteen years since singer/actress/poetess Jill Scott took her first promenade up charts with ‘A Long Walk,’ ‘Getting in the Way,’ and ‘He Loves Me’ all found aboard her critically acclaimed debut album ‘Who Is Jill Scott?’

Fast forward to 2015 and the songstress is still hot as ever – a feat verified by her newly released album ‘Woman’ (her first since 2011’s chart-topping ‘The Light of the Sun’). Kicked off by singles ‘You Don’t Know’ and the R&B hit ‘Fool’s Gold’ (currently #3 on R&B charts), the project – like her releases that have preceded it – is being lauded by critics as one of the year’s “must haves.”

But, even in the height and hype of the critical acclaim, the question remains:  is the public listening?

Find out below as ‘Woman’s first week sales predictions are revealed:

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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 press play on ‘This Used To Be My Playground’ – a #1 hit for Madonna found on the soundtrack of the film ‘A League of Their Own.’  Around this time in 1992 she was just weeks from ascending to the Hot 100’s perch and set to dethrone one-hit-wonder Sir Mix-A-Lot’s claim to fame ‘Baby Got Back.’

Check below to see what other familiar faces you see in the top 20:

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Rihanna‘s hit single ‘Bitch Better Have My Money’ has received the Chris Brown treatment.

Yes, the ‘Body On Me‘ performer threw his support behind the Deputy-produced jam as he continues to create original material for his own album and as anticipation for Rihanna’s new album builds with help from the single.

How he fared?

Find out and weigh in on his endorsement after the jump….

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‘Body On Me‘ couple Rita Ora & Chris Brown are on course to rock the U.S. charts with the Urban-learning single this year but are already making moves in the United Kingdom with their solo releases.

How “Chrisora” is dominating British radio?

Find out below…

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Cash Money CEO Birdman has denied that he was involved in a plot to murder his former friend & business associate Lil Wayne.

Full story below…

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Meek Mill has been branded by a liar by the man he claimed was behind Drake’s Grammy-nominated lyrics.

Full story below…

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Details are finally beginning surface about Rita Ora and Chris Brown‘s hotly anticipated new single.

The cut, which will serve as the first US release from Ora’s upcoming album, now has a confirmed title of ‘Body On Me.’

According to the 24-year-old Roc Nation star, the song’s debut is merely two weeks away.

As such, what time is better than the present to begin cranking up the buzz machine.

Taking to Instagram, C. Breezy shared the snap above of him and Rita on the set of the video for the track (which is said to have been produced by The Monsterz).

Looking good!

Peep our recent interview with Ora after the jump…

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If ever silent slayage had a face it would probably look like The Weeknd.

Sure, the Canadian crooner may not dominate headlines like his more famous Urban/hip-hop influenced counterparts, but the absence from tabloids and blog headlines has not come with an absence of dominance of charts.  Case in point?  A quick peruse of this week’s Hot 100.

Once there, you’ll discover Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd’s real name) not once, but twice in the top 10 with his latest single ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ slowly but surely feeling its way to number 1.  His multiple appearances in the tally’s upper dectet has only cemented less places for females as – much like 2014 – males continue control of the Hot 100.

See what we mean via the full chart check below:

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In 2014 the Grammy-nominated rapper Iggy Azalea saw her artistic credibility drown in embarrassing waters when one of her close friends stepped forward to claim that he had penned her breakout single ‘Fancy.’

Pop audiences struggled to understand why or how the news went a long way to tarnish her already questionable public image.

Now, as UMG sibling Drake faces similar claims a ghostwriter has stepped forward to reveal just how he or she made a fortune building bops in a game where discretion isn’t always 100% guaranteed.

Read below…

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Second single. 

For a new artist who smashed with their debut, following up with another hit is always a tall order.

Undeterred, ‘Somebody’ singer Natalie La Rose makes a bold attempt to cement her name in the minds of the masses with new single ‘All Around The World.’

To aid her cause, the Flo Rida protege – who hit #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 on her first swing of the bat – has tapped MC of the moment Fetty Wap.

Having proved an infallible streaming force with ‘Somebody’ can the Dutch bred ex dancer sustain interest with the ‘World’ visual?

Watch below and let us know!

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Welcome back to TGJ Replay!

Designed much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ features, ‘Replay’ is That Grape Juice‘s newest reflective segment to act as a written quest to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday. Unlike its TGJ retrospective predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase entire albums (and eras) from a library of pop and Urban pop music hits.

Now, as she celebrates her 46th birthday today, we’ll book a time trip back to 2002 to salute the release of ‘This Is Me…Then’ – the third album of media mogul Jennifer Lopez.

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Music fans were thrilled this morning to wake up to the official music video for ‘No Sleeep’ – the long-awaited comeback single of pop queen Janet Jackson.

Enlisting the help of hit rapper J. Cole to breathe new life into the already sultry tune, the buzz around the Dave Meyers-directed visual alone looks to promise a nice boost in the bop’s bid for the top of Urban charts.

And, now that you’ve become acquainted with the finished product, tuck in below to see how the magic all came together:

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