Rising rapstress Kreayshawn has spent as much time defending her art as she has creating it.  From freestyle fails to conjured altercations, for some reason people still doubt the Oakland native’s creativity- and authenticity.

And, with many of her efforts (including her very signing to Columbia Records) being greeted with skepticism, the ‘Gucci Gucci’ hitmaker has taken to SoulCulture TV to silence critics who say she’s a gimmick and “one-hit wonder”.  Find out her thoughts on these topics and more in the interesting interview the jump:

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Moments ago, a teaser  from Beyonce‘s upcoming ‘Countdown‘ clip made its way online.

In support of her LP ‘4’, the release follows the visuals for the singles ‘1+1‘ and ‘Best Thing I Never Had‘ – both of which have already gone down as fan favorites.

Will ‘Countdown’ follow suit? You decide below…

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Just days before the ‘Michael Jackson Forever’ tribute concert, which will see the likes of Christina Aguilera and Beyonce take to the stage, a brand new album from the King of Pop has been announced.

Aptly titled ‘Immortal‘, the LP is in support of and serves as the soundtrack for ‘Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour’.

Find out when the record drops below…

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Get familiar with ‘Let Me Go In Paris‘, the remix to ‘The Throne‘s ‘Nxxxa’s In Paris‘ recorded by Marsha Ambrosius.

Lifted from her ‘Later Nights & Earlier Mornings‘ mixtape , the surfacing of this cut comes not long after she enjoyed heavy praise for her single ‘Far Away‘ and its supporting video.

Listen to ‘Paris’ below..

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Harsh criticism greeted the premiere of Kanye West debut womenswear collection at Paris Fashion Week this week. Indeed, the Hip Hop maestro was subject to the difficult reviews from spectators who labelled the line both bland and boring.

Now ‘Ride‘ singer Ciara, who enjoyed the show firsthand, has added her two cents to the matter. Weighing  in on her fellow performer’s latest creations.

Find out what she had to say below…

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That Grape Juice’s resident host Patrick gives the business (nee Rundown) on this week’s hottest stories.

Your thoughts?

Sure to excite fans in all corners of the Popverse, it is being reported today  Madonna is to perform at the 2012 Super Bowl XLVI halftime show.

Expected to deliver cuts from her oft celebrated catalog , the news of the icon’s reported showing comes months after it was confirmed she had been recording new material for a 2012 release by her manager Guy Oseary.

More information below…

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Long before she became one of the world’s most celebrated entertainers, Pop force Rihanna– like many an aspiring singer before and after her- found herself frequenting the stages of many a talent contest in a bid to flaunt her skills to anyone willing to pay attention.

Now check out this Throwback Footage of the ‘Music Of The Sun‘ beauty performing Mariah Carey‘s ‘Hero’ at a talent contest less than a year before she was signed to Island Def Jam by on/off mentor Jay Z and X Factor USA judge LA Reid, below…

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Once band-members, then legal foes, Kelly Rowland and LaTavia Roberson have quite the the seasoned backstory.

However, as the age-old adage goes, time heals heals even deepest of wounds. Something Robertson’s recent comments about her former Destiny’s Child cohort highlights.

The 29 year old also had quite ‘interesting’ comments about the group’s former manager, Beyonce‘s father Mathew Knowles.

A lengthy read, yet a great one.

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The sassy Saturdays recently revealed the title of their third studio album, ‘On Your Radar’; the striking cover for which was unveiled today.

Given the group’s continued success and heightened profile, the album’s title is quite apt. ‘Radar’ hits stores on November 21st.

Peep its tracklist below…

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She’s as stiff as a statue, so it’s little surprise Rihanna has been rewarded with a new wax-work at Madame Tussauds London.

Unfortunately, the model (as with all those featured at the famed museum) was made with painstaking diligence and attention to detail, hence couldn’t keep up with the 23 year old’s latest hair do.

Still, a great work of art – even if her talent and music aren’t.

Randomness: Notice how Ms. Fenty stands front centre in front of Britney and GaGa? I guess that’s the only place that’ll ever happen.

Your thoughts?

Last night, the identities of the final 16 acts to make it  through to the X Factor 2011 live shows were announced , much to the delight of many of the show’s loyal fans.

However, and as is to be expected, not everyone was so pleased with some of the choices made,

In particular- the decision to take lead the  singer of  the group ‘The Keys‘ and place him in rival group ‘The Risk‘ at the expense of fan favorite Marlon Mckenzie, who was placed in the latter group during the audition stages after failing to make it through as a solo act.

Now we want you to weigh in, do you think the judges made the right decision and if not- who would you have put through?

Find out who made the cut and chime in below…

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