While some acts have microwave success and mirroring longevity, Rak-Su are taking a brick-by-brick approach to building their empire.

The Pop quad rose to prominence in 2017 after winning The X Factor and have been widely hailed as being one of the show’s most credible offerings in years. For, having formed long before their appearance on the platform, they dazzled on a weekly basis with original songs that were both self-penned and self-produced.

In the time since their stint on the show, they’ve toured intensely and fed fans with fresh material.

The latest of the latter comes in the form of new EP ‘Rome.’

That Grape Juice caught up with the group (which is comprised of Myles, Ashley, Jamaal, and Mustafa) to discuss the project, their future plans, their X Factor journey, and more.

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Cop a gander of J. Cole!

The Hip-Hop titan has been unveiled as GQ magazine’s April cover star.

It serves as an interesting pivot for the notoriously introvert star. One, his feature piece, highlights is part of a broader shift happening within the man himself.

Now 34, the Charlotte native has largely achieved success on his terms – flouting the traditional means of promotion and “celebrity” in favor of carving a path that is definitively “him.”

It appears the wins he’s amassed by doing so (see: five-Platinum albums and citations as one of the greatest rappers of his generation) has seen armored Cole with a willingness to embrace what he once felt an aversion to. That and the changes in his personal life, which include getting married and becoming a father to a son.

Head below for insights into the mind of one of modern Rap’s most gifted talents…

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Lady Gaga capped off a colossal campaign for ‘A Star Is Born’ with a wins at the Golden Globes, Grammys, and Oscars.

Now, it looks like the ‘Shallow’ hitmaker is gearing up for the next phase of her musical journey.

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The 2020 Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson has received praise following a stellar interview on ‘The Breakfast Club’.

There, she mapped out plans to rebuild America by encouraging it to examine its past and find exciting ways to build its future by investing in its entrepreneurial spirit.

Marianne Williamson makes some really great points on the breakfast club.

She’s running for president

— JuJu (@JuJu_Bee53) March 13, 2019

Watch her fascinating conversation (which addresses her feelings on the two-party system, why she believes America owes African-Americans and why she feels the political establishment is detached from the general public)below….

@marwilliamson Thank you for your #breakfastclub interview it was enlightening. I honestly didn’t believe rich white people understood poor & black people issue. I can’t wait to hear more about what you’re doing.

— Brian Clincy (@clincy) March 13, 2019

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Beyonce hasn’t released a solo album in three years. However, a new report suggests that’s all about to change later this year.

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Latin Popstar Sofia Reyes recruits Rita Ora and Anitta to declare ‘R.I.P’ to “BS” on fiery new single.

Produced by The Fliptones, the flavorsome jam was penned by Reyes alongside Shari Short, Omar Tavarez, Thomas Augusto, and Chaz Mishan. 

With the track being Big, bold, and blazing, the rising star pairs it with a magnetic video, which sees her, Ora, and Brazilian belle Anitta turn all the way up.

Watch below…

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Check out Ciara!

The R&B siren scorches like only she can in the April issue of InStyle magazine.

Rocking Givenchy, the stage-blazer poses it up for a feature that also sees her open up about launching her own record label (Beauty Marks Entertainment), her new album, and overcoming doubt.

Peep pics and quotes below…

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Azealia Banks wants to make amends with Nicki Minaj.

Azealia literally threw a tantrum over Nicki wearing a mermaid tail and said she had chicken cutlet breasts and wonders why she wasn’t invited on tour??girl YOU’RE the problem

— this is a Carol Danvers stan account (@blerdybebe) March 11, 2019

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Justin Timberlake has a long, storied history with hitmaker Timbaland and it seems the pair will be adding fresh chapters imminently.

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The Urban Pop force that is Pretty Ricky are receiving wave after wave of good reviews from fans who are attending B2K’s ‘Millennium Tour’ and has been called upon to launch its own headlining tour as a result.

Ready to see why the group stands as one of the show’s highlights?

After seeing some of these video of the #MillenniumTour, I need to see Pretty Ricky ??

— Rude ? (@DaRealBree_) March 11, 2019

Watch Spectacular and his boys in action below…

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As we reported here, MGM‘s much touted Aretha Franklin biopic, ‘Respect,’ is coming together at quite a hurried pace.

Just five months after the Queen of Soul’s passing, reports surfaced Academy and Grammy Award-winning singer Jennifer Hudson would be assuming the role of the late legend in the film while lauded Broadway director Liesl Tommy has been appointed to helm and its script to be penned by Academy Award winner Callie Khouri.

Already in production, the flick’s highly anticipated premiere date has been revealed.  See it inside:

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The latest chapter in Iyanla Vanzant’s ‘Fix My Life’ story introduced to a group of siblings who were molested by their foster “carers” after they were given up for adoption.

Today, after vowing to support the family as it heals, thousands of viewers have urged Vanzant and her OWN boss Oprah Winfrey to alert the authorities and bring their abusers to justice.

The reason situations like this can exist is because way too many people think . . . this is too much; I don’t want to hear this, know this, see this . . . and they/we act like it isn’t going on. In the process children suffer. #FixMyLife

— Iyanla Vanzant (@IyanlaVanzant) March 10, 2019

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