It goes without saying that there is no love loss between Drake and Chris Brown.

Indeed, since “that” brawl last year the pair have incessantly been pit against each other. And while Brown hasn’t dodged questions about his rival when on radio, Drizzy had maintained a silence of sorts…until now.

The Young Money maestro sat down with our friend Elliott Wilson today on East Village Radio, opening up about a number of topics including new album ‘Nothing Was The Same’, as well as his current status with the Lil Wayne empire. Most notably, though, the-26 year-old addressed the “Chris Brown issue” directly – offering up a number of explosive quotables.

His words after the jump…

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For all the mainstream acclaim Frank Ocean received following “that” letter, the talented singer is admirably still doing things his way. Case, point, his freshly released video for ‘channel ORANGE’ number ‘Lost’, which the reclusive star unwrapped via Vimeo today.

Watch below as the Grammy winner invites you on his journey…

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Kelly Rowland is set to ‘Talk A Good Game’ this Summer when her hotly anticipated new album hits stores.

With lead single ‘Kisses Down Low’ still blazing Urban radio, the Destiny’s Child graduate has been coy about when fans can expect its parent LP. Until now.

Details after the jump…

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It’s finally here!

Two weeks before Fantasia‘s new album ‘Side Effects Of You’ drops on April 23rd, she releases the hotly anticipated ‘Without Me’, featuring ‘Simply Deep’ sweetheart Kelly Rowland and Hip Hop/R&B Queen Missy Elliott.

Check it out below!!

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Jason Derulo is bringing the EDM fire with brand new single ‘The Other Side’, lifted from his forthcoming album set to touch down later on this year.

Tonight, before the full song airs on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS FM on Tuesday, the ‘Breathing’ star shared a teaser from the cut and its supporting video with the world.

In all honesty, after hearing a snippet of the song we have to say we’re kinda sold on it and hope it fares just as well as it sounds.

Watch him in action below…

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A new Janelle Monae album is on the way!

Yes, following the 2010 release of ‘The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)’, the ‘Peachtree Blues’ singer is now gearing up to launch its follow up, named….’The Electric Lady‘.

Before that, she plans to unveil its lead single. A single, featuring none other than ‘You Got Me‘ vocalist Erykah Badu.

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As she continues building her brand new album, ‘He Loves Me‘ beauty Jill Scott made her way to South Africa recently to perform at the ‘Cape Town International Jazz Festival’, storming the event with a killer performance of ‘It’s Love‘ and a collection of her most celebrated numbers.

If you watch just one of the performances, make it her latest serving of ‘He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)’…epic on all levels.

Watch below!

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Much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ segments, readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.  So in a quest to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday we introduced a new retrospective segment – ‘TGJ Replay’.

Unlike its ‘Rewind’ and ‘Vault’ predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase albums (and eras) from a library of pop music hits.  Today, we lend a look back at Letoya Luckett‘s self-titled, solo debut album…

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Justin Bieber Fever may be dimming these days, but the teen star is eager to show and prove that his “global” status remains intact.

Case, point, the video for his aptly titled song ‘All Around The World’.

Unveiled moments ago, the clip is the latest to be lifted from the original (not acoustic) version of the 19-year-old’s third studio album ‘Believe’.

Journey with Justin after the jump…

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To the world, she’s an icon, a Pop queen, and in many ways…other-worldy.

Yet few see what goes into the making of Beyonce, and even fewer are privy to be part of the process.

Acclaimed Creative Director Frank Gatson Jr. belongs to the latter and has been an integral component of ‘Beyonce – The Performer’ from her early Destiny’s Child days right through to her ‘Grown Woman’ status of today.

And while details surrounding King B’s new ‘Mrs. Carter Show World Tour’ have been soaked in secrecy, the key players in the trek – Gatson and her team of dancers (some familiar, some new) – have spoken to Dance Spirit magazine about what the build-up to the tour has been like.

Peep more pics and quotables below…

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As far as the critics go, Cassie has scored a winner with brand new mix tape ‘Rocka Bye baby’. 

Of course, while her vocal limitations will see her struggle to deliver its gems live, there’s no doubt this release has made the wait for her return well worth it.

Thematically deep enough to be taken seriously by the Hipsters but catchy enough to have the Pop fiends swooning, there’s a lot R&B’s leading ladies could learn from the project.

So, after giving it a few spins here, we decided to share one of our favorite songs from it with you guys today.

Get ‘Addicted’ below!

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Rap Prince Tyga may see the bulk of his brand based in the US, but the last week has seen his new album ‘Hotel California’ received with open arms in the UK.

So much so, he’s set to top the nation’s Hip Hop charts and land himself a spot in the Official Top 40.

Good news after the jump…

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