Chart-topping female rappers Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea may not have the best documented history with each other, but their respective fan bases – #Barbz and #Azaleans – figured their nearly decade-old rivalry had cooled as the two exchanged pleasantries as recently as last year (as we reported here).

Has something changed?

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Sexyy Red may be busy turning heads nationwide aboard the ‘Hood Hottest Princess Tour‘ (in support of her recently expanded sophomore mixtape of the same name), but she’s still finding time to hop on the records of fellow rappers.

Just a week after lifting the lid on the ‘Yonce Freestyle’ music video alongside Kevin Gates and B.G., Red’s colored her name in the featured credits of Dominican rapper and songwriter Tokischa‘s new song ‘Daddy.’

“I love a thottie, she got a body / Drink margaritas, smoking…/ ¿Qué lo que, papi? They call me Sexyy / Coke bottle shape, I don’t do Pepsi,” she spits on the Yeti Beats and El Guincho-produced cut.

Watch the tune’s official Raymi Paulus-directed music video inside.

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With new song ‘Airplane Tickets,’ producer extraordinaire Pharrell Williams is undoubtedly looking to fly back to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and is bringing Swae Lee and Puerto Rican hitmaker Rauw Alejandro along for the journey.

“Eye contact, she stare me down, wanna wear me out / She said that without sayin’ it (Sayin’ it) / We link up, proper plannin’ (Plannin’) / We take trips and she tellin’ you / Feeling East Coast air / I got airplane tickets with your name on them,” Lee croons on the new bop.

Believed to be the latest taste of new music aboard Williams’ 2024-due project, ‘Phriends Vol. 1,’ hop inside to hear ‘Tickets.’

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After ample teasing and delays, Nicki Minaj has finally lifted the lid on her fifth album ‘Pink Friday 2.’

The conceptual successor to her debut album, 2010’s ‘Pink Friday,’ the new project comes as her first body of new music to land on digital shelves since she conquered charts with 2018’s ‘Queen‘ (marking her longest time between studio efforts to date).

Bolstered by ‘Red Ruby Da Sleeze,’ ‘Last Time I Saw You,’ and the history-making chart-topper ‘Super Freaky Girl,’ ‘PF2’ – which feature guest appearances from her longtime Young Money collaborators Lil Wayne and Drake as well as J. Cole, Lil Uzi Vert, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, and others – arrives as the GRAMMY nominee’s birthday and is her first LP since announcing her retirement in 2019.

Ahead of the recently announced world tour designed to support the highly anticipated effort, stream ‘Pink’ inside via Spotify and Apple Music.

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With the clock racing toward the January 5 release of the fifth installment of French Montana‘s ‘Mac & Cheese’ musical series (that dates back to 2009’s ‘Mac Wit Da Cheese‘), the GRAMMY nominee (born Karim Kharbouch) is whetting fan appetites with a new single: ‘Okay’ featuring GRAMMY-winning rapper Lil Baby.

Surprisingly their first collaboration, the tune’s December 8 delivery comes after weeks of ample teasing.

“She wanna ride with the star (Star) / Ended up droppin’ my top, okay / My ex told me she needed space (Space) / I guess we both goin’ to Mars, okay,” French raps on the ATL Jacobs-produced cut.

Arriving alongside its official music video (directed by Kid Art), get acquainted with ‘Okay’ inside.

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As Michaela Jae‘s growing fanbase anxiously awaits news about her yet-titled debut album, the ‘Something to Say‘ songstress has something to say for the Christmas season and is tiding them over with her latest single ‘Snow Globe.’

A 2000’s-inspired R&B jam, ‘Snow’ sees the Golden Globe winning singer-actress call out to a former flame that’s grown cold over the holidays.

“Underneath the mistletoe/You are the that let me go/Hoping, dreaming, wishing, and thinking/Santa’s gift from you to me / Make my Christmas wish complete,” she croons on the sizzling number.

Hear it in full inside.
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Award-winning actors Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, and Kevin Bacon join forces for the 2023 adaptation of the science-fiction psychological thriller ‘Leave the World Behind.’

Based on the 2020 Rumaan Alam novel of the same name, the film – written, directed, and produced by Sam Esmail – tells the story of a group of people having to strategize on how to best survive a potential crisis that could lead to the end of the world as they know it. .

Released in select theaters on November 22, the critically acclaimed movie makes its streaming release by Netflix on December 8.

Ahead of its premiere, see the official trailer inside.

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Frank Ocean looks set to make a splash back onto the music scene. And it may be sooner than folk think.

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‘Wonka’ is almost here!

Led by Timothée Chalamet in the titular role, the whimsical musical tells the tale of a young Willy Wonka and how he came to meet the Oompa-Loompas on one of his earliest adventures.

Directed by Paul King, the film boasts an all-star cast that includes the likes of Oscar winner Olivia Colman and Keegan-Michael Key. 

Ahead of its release, That Grape Juice‘s Samuel Eni sat down with the duo as well as Tom Davis – all of whom dished on ‘Wonka’ and…chocolate. Naturally.

Check out the fun-filled interviews above and below…

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Some billed it as a “chart showdown,” but it’s all love between Brenda Lee and Mariah Carey.

As reported, Lee’s holiday classic ‘Rockin Around the Christmas Tree’ pipped Mimi’s annual chart-topper ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ to secure its first-ever stint at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100…65 years after its debut.

And while some may have wondered if there was any ill-feeling, the ladies are making clear that there is not. Quite the contrary.

Full story below…

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Doja Cat is taking ‘The Scarlet Tour’ global.

Presently playing to arenas across North America, the Billboard chart-topper has lifted the lid on dates for the UK and Europe leg of the electrifying trek.

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With ‘The Color Purple’ drawing nearer its release on Christmas Day (December 25), more material from the film’s star-studded soundtrack has been unlocked.

The latest is the Usher and H.E.R.-led anthem ‘Risk It All.’

A stirring piano-driven hymn, the soulful track sees the potent pair trade verses about risking it all for love, which, by design, mirrors the themes explored in the Blitz Bazawule-directed movie: risk, love, and liberation.

As reported, ‘The Color Purple’ soundtrack (due December 15) will feature the film’s stars Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Halle Bailey, and Ciara. Additional names in the mix (beyond Usher and H.E.R.) also include Ciara, Megan Thee Stallion, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, and more.

In the here and now, take a listen to Usher and H.E.R.’s ‘Risk It All’ below…

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