Pop icon Janet Jackson‘s new ‘Blackgama’ (What Becomes A Legend Most?) campaign made its debut in billboard form this week, overlooking New York’s  famed ‘Time Square. Ms. Jackson looks stunning.

{Pic via Essence}

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Rapper Ludacris kicked off the 5th Annual LudaDay Weekend in Atlanta last night. The anniversary dinner, which was attended by the likes Kelly Rowland and Sean Garrett (both pictured above), served as the first event of the Weekend – which was created as a platform to give back to the community and celebrate unity amongst the city’s taste-makers. {Source}

Tidbit: Kelly is set to feature on the latest Sims 3 expansion pack, ‘The Sims 3: Late Night’. The 29 year old re-recorded her new single ‘Rose Coloured Glasses’ in “sim language” to feature in the game. Anyone who knows about computer games, knows ‘The Sims’ franchise is a huge seller, hence this is a really good look for Ms. Kelly.

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Peep the official single cover for Shontelle‘s latest release ‘Perfect Nightmare’. The Pop-flavoured Darkchild produced cut serves as the next single to be lifted from the Bajan’s forthcoming LP ‘No Gravity’.

In another Shontelle tidbit, what would you want That Grape Juice to ask her if we were to be interviewing her say…next week?

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Here is another track from Kanye West. ‘Devil In A New Dress’ is the 2nd song that Yeezy has made available to fans as part of his G.O.O.D Friday’s weekly special. Give it a listen below:

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Business certainly appears to be picking up with Ciara‘s ‘Basic Instinct’ project. The singer’s label today issued a detailed album press release , revealing a number of new song titles, as well as their concepts. An interesting read, which has us anticipating the record that much more…

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Peep Brandy‘s official promotional shot for ‘Dancing With The Stars’. The R&B star, 31, is set to star in the 11th season of the hit show – which kicks off on September 20th.

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Rihanna was being her usual classy self while filming her new movie, ‘Battleship’, in Hawaii earlier today. Our girl RiRi can’t seem to keep her hands off her crotch now can she? {Source}

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Faith Evans has officially been charged with 2 counts of driving under the influence. The singer, who was arrested on August 21st in Los Angeles, could face up to 6 months in prison if convicted. Evans’ ‘Something About Faith’ LP hits stores on October 5th. {Source}

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Ne-Yo is one of the most outspoken musicians in the game so it comes as no surprise that he would have something to say about T.I’s recent arrest. Shockingly, however, the singer/songwriter does not blame the rapper himself. Rather, he says that T.I simply surrounds himself with the wrong people. Check out what he had to say below:

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Here are T.I & Tiny’s official police mug shots. The duo were arrested on September 1st in West Hollywood after being reportedly found with ecstasy pills in their vehicle. {Source}

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Here is Eminem’s official MTV VMA promotional video. The rapper joins Nicki Minaj, Drake, Kanye West and others as a performer at the  September 12th event. Peep the video below:

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Check out the official cover of Ne-Yo’s upcoming album, ‘Libra Scale’. The record will hit stores on October 19th. {Source}

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