While his contemporaries continue to sport a hyper-masculine front alienating them from audiences outside of their immediate fan base, it’s Drake‘s human nature that’s seen him win support from folks from all walks of life.

A unique selling point that’s brought him both praise and criticism alike, today saw his honest nature rear its refreshing head when he penned an open letter to ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine, hours after slamming for them reasons explained here.

Why he lashed out in the way that he did?

A piece of Aubrey’s mind below…

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Ne-Yo celebrates St.Valentine’s Day with his fans this morning, surprising the world with  brand a new EP named ‘3 Simple Rules.’

Packing songs that see him serve the vocals, conviction, melody and soul currently missing from R&B’s male arena, the release touched down minutes ago and is sure to give many a music lover good reason to anticipate his forthcoming studio album.

Got room for a fresh batch of high-end R&B?

Follow ‘Rules’ below…

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Fan of Rap empress Lil Kim? If so, you’ll be pleased to learn that she has no intentions of letting her pregnancy disrupt her ‘comeback’ this year.

How this was revealed? During an interview with US magazine, who the performer caught up with shortly after announcing her good news at New York Fashion Week.

Her words below…

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After penning the smash hits that were Tinie Tempah‘s ‘Children of the Sun’ and Swedish House Mafia‘s ‘Don’t You Worry Child‘, John Martin steps put into his own spotlight this month…doing so with his brand new single ‘Anywhere For You.’

Rising from behind the double Platinum flames lit by the aforementioned ‘Child’, Martin’s ‘Anywhere’ welcomed the release of its supporting music video this morning, and now awaits your first look below!

Check it out!

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Nicki Minaj sent the net into a frantic frenzy last night when she dropped new song and video ‘Lookin Ass N*gga’ like an atomic bomb.

With both the track and its accompanying cover causing controversy in earnest, the Young Money maven phoned in to The Angie Martinez Show on HOT 97 to discuss her return to the scene.

Honing in on the fever-pitch anticipation for Minaj’s new album ‘The Pink Print’, Martinez also quizzed the rapper on when fans can expect to hear the project.

Check out the femcee’s stealth-friendly answer below…

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August Alsina keeps his buzz a”buzzing with the video for latest single “Make It Home”.

The Jeezy assisted jam is the first “official” single to be casino online lifted from the budding star”s debut album “Testimony” (due April 15th) and follows mixtape-turned-chart-hit “I Luv This Sh*t”.

Peep the video, which premiered on Fader, after the jump…

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Nicki Minaj may have struck a positive chord with many a ‘digital critic’ last night, but today has seen her brand new number ‘Lookin’ Ass’  fling itself to the heart of an uncomfortable debate.

This, being her rampant use of the ‘N word’, and the unavoidable part it plays in her material and Rap music at large. So, after learning of the criticism her lyrics had garnered, the performer took her personal Instagram page to weigh in on the matter, while addressing the artwork she allegedly released to support it.

Read below…

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Omarion is back.

The R&B crooner, who is now housed at Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group, is gearing up for the release of his rather literally titled new album ‘Sex Playlist’.

So as to whet appetites (and perhaps more), the former B2K’er has premiered lead single ‘You Like It’. Will you, though? The answer awaits after the jump…

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Tomorrow brings with it the release of must-see movie ‘About Last Night’.

The Kevin Hart comedy, which looks set to extend the star’s catalogue of box-office blockbusters, puts a freshly hilarious spin on the rom-com genre.

That Grape Juice caught up with Hart and co-star Regina Hall to chat about the move, music, and their Valentine’s Day playlist – which featured a few laugh-out-loud choices.

Hit ‘PLAY’ to watch Patrick chat to the dynamo duo above.

Your thoughts?

He may be one of the rapper’s biggest fans, but that didn’t stop Drake from weighing in on Kanye West‘s latest offering ‘Yeezus’, during a recent conversation with ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine.

Alas,much to the surprise of the publication’s readers, today saw Drake launch a scathing Twitter ‘attack’ on them, once he learned that his remarks on West were published in the magazine…despite being shared ‘off the record.’

What he tweeted and later deleted?

Read below…

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Toni Braxton and Babyface continue to blaze the promotional trail in support of their hit album ‘Love, Marriage, & Divorce’.

The dynamo duo, who are celebrating the LP’s #4 placing on the Billboard 200 this week, stopped by the Conan show recently to perform their hit ‘Hurt You’.

Backed by a full band, their rendition reminded why they remain two of R&B’s most notable names.

Peep the performance after the jump…

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With new LP ‘Prism’, Pop starlet Katy Perry has cemented herself as a chart force. Thus far the project has spawned two Billboard #1’s – the latest being ‘Dark Horse’, which topped the Hot 100 tally last month.

The feat was particularly impressive as the Juicy J assisted track was without a video at the time.

Smartly (given today’s visual age), Perry isn’t letting the success of the track diminish the need for an accompanying   music video.

Set to premiere on February 19th – the same day the star performs at the BRIT Awards in London, a sneak peek of the cinematic clip was unwrapped moments ago.

Journey back to Egyptian era with Ms. Perry below…

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