It’s been a good year for a number of Hip-Hop’s brightest stars.

After making major moves in their respective lanes with their respective business ventures the likes of Drake, Nicki Minaj (above) Jay Z & Diddy have seen their earnings place them on Forbes’ Hip-Hop Cash Kings list this year.

How the list is formulated? Forbes bases it on “pretax income from touring, record sales, streaming, publishing, merchandise sales, endorsements and other business ventures. Management, agent and attorney fees are not deducted. Earnings are calculated from June 2014 to June 2015 and based on data from Nielsen SoundScan, Pollstar, the RIAA and from interviews with managers, lawyers, executives and a handful of the artists themselves.”

Find out who came where after the leap…

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Her debut album ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’ showcased a way with words, vocals and poetry  that places her ahead of most (if not all) her contemporaries…at least on a talent tip.

Alas, it’s the stories Azealia Banks creates for the media and not her music that has seen her pull in the most attention since she touched down on planet Pop four years ago, and for all the wrong reasons.

Today, footage captured her of calling an air steward a f***** saw her stripped of her “verified” status on Twitter and come under fire from critics who blasted her for what they’re calling a homophobic verbal assault.

Now, as she continues to function as an artist outside of the major label system we ask this simple question…

What’s next for Azealia Banks?

Here at TGJ HQ we feel her unique gift will see her follow in the footsteps of Grace Jones and dip in and out of mainstream approval and outlast a number of her unoriginal musicality-deficient rivals.

However, if the reaction to this scandal is anything to go by the rapper will have a long way to go before reaching the heights her talent should have already elevated her to.

Do you agree?

Weigh in below!

Banking on controversy to keep her in the headlines has been the foundation of Azealia Banks’ career. Now, as recent footage evidences, the Yung Rapunzel is not letting up or down on that expectation.

Recently demonstrating her fury is not limited to land, the rapstress took to Delta airlines to wield insults to crew members and passengers – even slamming the flight attendant with homophobic slurs.

Did you miss all the ruckus?  Catch the video below and see her interesting response:

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Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj have found a friend in ‘GQ’ magazine.

Keen to push their relationship to the forefront of their respective brands the couple posed for snaps shot by Ellen Von Un Werth after hitting the road for Minaj’s ‘The Pinkprint Tour.’

Hit the link below for Minaj as you’ve never seen or heard her before.

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Chris Brown serves up the cinematic in the newly unleashed video for singles ‘Liquor’ and ‘Zero’ – the lead releases from new album ‘Royalty.’ 

Co-directed by the singer himself, the joint clip (which clocks in at 9 minutes) finds the star navigating though a break-up, romancing a new love interest, and turning all the way up. Naturally, the visual – which features partying playboy Dan Bilzerian, sees C. Breezy dancing up a seismic storm too.

Check out the video, via MTV, below…

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Tinashe isn’t playing any games with her second studio album.

Indeed, another major name has jumped aboard her ‘Joyride’ project — R&B bad boy Chris Brown.

Details below…

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Perseverance.

It’s a trait Leona Lewis clearly possesses.

The songbird, who is the most successful X Factor winner of all time, unfortunately hasn’t enjoyed similar success with her latest album ‘I Am.’

Released September 11th, the set charted at #38 on the Billboard 200 after selling 9,125 copies. On home soil in the UK, it didn’t fare much better – opening at #12 with first week numbers of 8,500.

Nonetheless, the promotional push continues and led Lewis to the ‘Late Late Show With James Corden’ last night where she performed current Stateside single ‘Thunder.’

Peep the performance below, as well as the singer’s take on her sales…

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CBS’ ‘The Good Wife’ has welcomed the actress/singer Vanessa Williams to its cast this year.

Why her character’s arrival on the show is set to spell trouble for those already in the dramatic mix?

A brilliant storyline below…

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New music alert!

After he became the latest musician to record an original song for the James Bond movie empire Sam Smith has generated attention for the release by releasing a snippet today.

Its name? ‘Writings on the Wall.’

Its location? Below…

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As charts are on track to reveal, it’s a great time to be Drake and Future.

For, with anticipation for their mixtape ‘What A Time To Be Alive’ (in stores now) reaching an almost feverish pitch, industry analysts are already lending predictions for what the set will move its first full week of availability.

After Future’s last project ‘DS2’ and Drizzy’s ‘If You’re Reading This…’ mixtapes both landed at #1 upon their respective release weeks this year, the expectation for ‘Time’ is undoubtedly high.

As the predictions roll in, find out below if the dynamic duo will live up to the hype:

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Next month brings with it the season 3 premiere of ‘Being Mary Jane’ on BET.

If fireworks were lit at the end of the show’s sophomore run, they look set to pop all the way off this go round – based on a newly released trailer.

The titillating clip, which is a meaty three minutes, picks up after the crash which left viewers jaws ajar at the climax of its second season.

What happens to Mary Jane? How are those around her affected? What about their own dramas?

Answers await below. Gabrielle Union stars.

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That Janet Jackson reign just won’t let up!

The Queen of Pop brought even more heat to the hyper hot Miami last night when her ‘Unbreakable World Tour’ pulled into the American Airlines arena.

Jackson, 49, journeyed through 32-hits including ‘All For You,’ ‘Feedback,’ and ‘Nasty.’ As well as performing fan favorites such as ‘All Night (Don’t Stop),’ she was also sure to weave in new material from her upcoming album ‘Unbreakable’ including the Missy Elliott assisted ‘BURNITUP!’

It goes without saying that the sold-out crowd of 19,000 enjoyed in earnest.

Peep Janet, who is still very much in ‘Control,’ werk it after the jump…

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