Hitmaker Juls has crafted standouts for the likes of Wizkid, Burna Boy, and Lauryn Hill. And while he remains one of music’s most sought-after creatives, he is seizing the moment to spotlight his own blazing output.

With his aptly titled album debut ’Sounds Of My World’ due for release in September, the star has unwrapped ‘Wicked’ as the latest taste of the LP.

The British-Ghanaian artist-producer assembled three of the scene’s most exciting names – Sam Wise, Kadiata, and Knucks – on the instantly infectious single.

And the collective has wasted no time lighting a match under the track, which arrived in tandem with its music video.

Directed by Ray Fiasco, the clip – with its party agenda and flavoursome flow – has landed right on time.

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The BET Awards 2021 are almost upon us!

Set to air tonight live from LA’s Microsoft Theater, the show promises a host of must-see moments as it welcomes back live audiences for the first time since the global health crisis.

To celebrate this year’s installment of Culture’s Biggest Night (which boasts the theme ‘Year of the Woman’), That Grape Juice is counting down our Top BET Awards Moments from past ceremonies.

What are you waiting for? Check our picks out below…

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Megan Thee Stallion is making some major moves.

Snap Inc. revealed its list of upcoming Snapchat Originals, and among them is a reality show focused on the ‘Savage’ rapper.

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Cardi B has done it again!

For, the femcee has scored her fifth #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her latest single ‘Up.’

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Welcome to the latest
TGJ Roundtable!

Over the years, That Grape Juice has established a distinguished voice that – whether loved or loathed – sparks discussion, debate, and on occasion drama!

Though comprised of seasoned writers who share a similar outlook on Urban Pop culture, the idiosyncrasies of the TGJ team members often lend for quite heated debates “behind the scenes” about the hottest topics.

Now, we give you a front-row seat to the show. In a format similar to ‘The View’ or ‘The Real’, TGJ editors – Sam, Rashad, Joe, and Ryan – get real in a very candid way.

Today’s roundtable topic asks each anchor their thoughts on the…

GRAMMYs 2021

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With their top-selling hits like ‘Dynamite,’ ‘Life Goes On,’ and the parent projects that birthed them (‘BE,’ ‘Map of the Soul’), BTS‘ short but storied career has already seen them collect stats that put them in Billboard history books alongside the greats.

Now, the K-Pop hitmakers are about to see their name penciled along another hallowed music hall:  ‘MTV Unplugged.’

The iconic TV special, which has seen the likes of Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, Maxwell, George Michael, Shakira, Alanis Morissette, and a host of other legendary acts grace its stage over the years, will see BTS become the latest to bless the platform with stripped/acoustic versions of their greatest hits.

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Whether penciled in history books for reasons good, bad, ugly, and/or everything in between, 2020 brought with it some of entertainment’s most memorable moments.

Now, as the year draws to a close, That Grape Juice is reflecting on our favorite moments that rocked – and to some degree maybe even reshaped – the Urban and Pop cultural landscape as we know it.

Next, we’ll reflect on the year’s biggest celebrity beefs.  Look inside to see whose war of words made our list:

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It’s hard to think of a time where music was made before the pandemic. While not every album released this year was made during the global health crisis, it couldn’t help but shape the listening experience.

There’s a common phrase in the music world: “Life sucked, but great records got us through.” While this could easily apply to individual years of our lives, it inevitably became the most true this year.

And though 2020 could easily be argued as the worst year in history, it brought out some of the best albums in recent times.

Joins us below to find out which albums are That Grape Juice‘s best of 2020…

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With the GRAMMY nominations being announced on Tuesday (November 24), The Weeknd, Harry Styles, and Post Malone are poised to be among this year’s most nominated artists. Each of them could score a nomination in Album, Record and Song of the Year.

However, the likes of Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, and Taylor Swift may well be hot on their tails in a number of key categories.

With each of these categories including eight nominees, join us below as we reveal our predictions…

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October 2 brought with it a packaged celebration of Mariah Carey‘s 30 hit-filled years in the music industry courtesy of ‘The Rarities’ – a career-spanning compilation album of unreleased material to share with her legion of devoted fans (affectionately called “Lambs”).

An accompanying musical piece to her long-awaited memoir, ‘The Meaning of Mariah Carey’ (which opened to rave reviews and sales as we reported here), ‘The Rarities’ – which not only featured some never-before-heard tunes from her prized vault but also never-before-heard mixes of previous released hits – was kicked off by the Lauryn Hill-assisted gem ‘Save the Day.’ .

The highly anticipated set was previously forecasted by industry analysts to land Carey her latest top 20 hit on the Billboard 200 thanks to first-week sales of 21,000 units (as we reported here).

While the final count reveals she surpassed their expectations on the sales front, the effort’s first-week Billboard placement was more than ten rungs below their projections.

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Mariah Carey has lifted the lid on the list of gems that will populate her new album, ‘The Rarities.’

Due October 2, the hotly anticipated project sees Mimi dig into her treasure chest of unreleased material to share with her legion of Lambs.

Details below…

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With his hit, ‘Toosie Slide,’ Canadian rapper Drake became the second artist in history to debut a single atop the Hot 100 three times over his career – an accomplishment only ‘Queen of Billboard’ Mariah Carey could boast at the time.  Later, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande were able to as well (click here to read more).

Granted, the feat of nabbing multiple openings at the tally’s summit is ultra rare, but many will be surprised to know – even in the current era of streaming – how infrequently any act has premiered a song at the hitlist’s peak position at any point in his or her career. In fact, among the 1,120 #1 hits in Hot 100 history (which dates to Aug. 4, 1958), only 51 of them debuted at the top.

To celebrate Drizzy’s addition to the growing index, That Grape Juice thought it a great time time to salute the hitmakers who broke the ground before and after him.

Look inside to see the elite list:

{Updated 4/8/2021}

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