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‘Real Sisters’ hitmaker Future is keeping it all the way real in the forthcoming issue of XXL, which he also covers.  Dishing on everything from his new Drake-assisted album (set to hit #1 on next week’s Billboard 200) to the ‘Brand New’ beau’s aging beef with Meek Mill, the Atlantan emcee doesn’t exactly bite his tongue nor back down from topics thrown his way.

His brazenness is particularly notable when asked about ex Ciara.  After seeing his previous requests for the diva to leave their son out of her relationship with footballer Russell Wilson, the rapper is bringing his disdain for the duo back to light in his latest mag appearance – even calling her “evil” for ignoring his requests.

“I want to be involved 100 percent in all decisions made. This my flesh and blood.  If I don’t want him to do something, there’s supposed to [be a] compromise or we supposed to talk about it,” he added. “You not supposed to just go behind my back and do it. This is my son, too.” – Future

That’s not all he had to say. Tuck in below to get his full fiery quote:
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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 ‘The First Night’ – Monica’s very first #1 hit on the Hot 100 as a solo artist. Following the history-making success that was ‘The Boy Is Mine’ (the song), Mo’s sophomore effort of the same name would find an impressive follow-up with the Diana Ross-sampled number.  Leap-frogging over her Brandy-tag teamed tune this week in 1998 to hit the #2 spot, ‘Night’ eventually dethroned chart champion ‘I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing’ (Aerosmith) the week of October 3rd that year and not only gave the singer her first #1, but also her 6th top 10 entry.

Fast forward nearly 20 years later and we’re still just as in love with it now as we were then.  Tuck in below to see the other familiar faces that lined the top 20 this week that year:

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Like us, Lifetime are clearly enamoured with their ‘Devious Maids.’

The popular dramedy has officially been picked up for a fourth season.

Details below…

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90s babies rejoice!

After their run on Nickelodeon ended on May 3rd 2001 the comedians that are Kenan & Kel reunited to honour the feature film ‘Good Burger‘ last night on ‘The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.’

It was awesome to say the least.

Check it out below!

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DJ Mustard is to thank for the production on Nelly‘s new single ‘The Fix‘ which features ‘Freak of the Week’ wonder Jeremih!

So, hoping to ensure the jam is given the very best backing the collaborators enlisted the creative force that is Aristotle to serve as its director.

Hit the play button after the jump to catch the Hip-Hop & R&B pals in action!

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16 million viewers tuned in to catch the first episode of ‘Empire‘s second season yesterday evening.

Good news for its co-creator Lee Daniels…bad news for the Gospel singer Donnie McClurkin who found himself on the receiving end of a subtle joke delivered by the show’s latest guest star Miss Lawrence of ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta.’

Spoilers and Donnie’s response below…

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The success of ‘Empire’ is no fluke.

Last night saw the music drama return for its much anticipated second season — and it did not disappoint in the ratings.

Details below…

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Canadian crooner The Weeknd continues to prove himself 2015’s breakout success story.

As if landing his first number one on the Billboard 200 with his sophomore release ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’ was not enough, the singer/songwriter followed suit with a summer-long domination of the Hot 100 with hits ‘Earned It’ and ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ – his first #1 on the tally.

Now, after his history making trek of being the first male artist ever to top Billboard’s album, single, and “artist” charts simultaneously, he etches his name in record books again by replacing himself at #1. Dethroning his own ‘Face’ with hit ‘The Hills,’ Weeknd becomes the first male artist of the decade to replace himself at the top of the summit (11th overall).

All of this while ‘What Do You Mean,’ the comeback singer of fellow Canadian crooner Justin Bieber, logs its third week as the country’s best selling single and ‘Hotline Bling’ (by Canadian crooner/rapper Drake) notches the week sole new entry in the top 10.

Canada is clearly running things on US charts…

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Rihanna may be one of Pop music’s favourite stars but it seems that she and her team rubbed one of the U.K’s most powerful men the wrong way when they met before he was due to interview her.

Find out what happened below…

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FOX smash ‘Empire’ is back for a second season and is playing no games!

The music-drama serves up a super-charged package of sass, drama, glamor, and jaw-dropping storylines revolving around the Lyon family – anchored by Luscious (Terrence Howard) and Cookie (Taraji P. Henson).

After an explosive premiere, next week sees the action continue in episode 2 of season 2. Check out a sneak peek preview below…

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Does your favourite artist struggle to sell albums but soar when tasked with filling seats at live music venues?

If the answer to the question above is yes you’ll be pleased to learn that there’s good news on the horizon.

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It seems not even the all-star combo of Jamie Lee Curtis, Niecy Nash, Lea Michele, Keke Palmer, Nick Jonas, and pint-sized powerhouse Ariana Grande packed enough power to lure viewers into checking out the premiere of new horror/dramedy ‘Scream Queens.’

Receiving less than a royal welcome to small screens, ‘Queens’ was trumped by ABC’s heavily promoted reboot of ‘The Muppets’ – clocking less than half of the classic puppet primetime series’ viewers.

Ouch.

Get the numbers below:

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