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13th Jul

From The Vault: Fugees – ‘Killing Me Softly’

Our From The Vault feature, this week, journeys back to 1996 with the Fugees smash hit ‘Killing Me Softly’. One of the most promising, critically acclaimed (and arguably, influential) groups to emerge in the 90’s, the then fresh faced trio consisting of Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel served up some of that eras defining Hip-Hop/R&B cuts such as ‘Ready or Not’, ‘Fu-Gee-La’ and this, their biggest hit, ‘Killing Me Softly’. Still as impacting today as it was upon its release, the Fugees ‘Killing Me Softly’, no doubt will go down in history:

Having parted ways in 1997, it’s s shame we never got to see what could have become of the talented trio.

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13th Jul

Girlicious Update

Since being revealed as the the winners of ‘The Pussycat Dolls Present Girlicious’ back in April, Girlicious have seldom been seen promoting their single ‘Like Me’ or self-titled LP, save for a few TV appearances here and there.

Things, however, seem to be picking up with their project, as their album will now be released on August 12th in Canada (originally due this month). You may be thinking, why Canada? Well, the girls have experienced the most success there to date, with ‘Like Me’ peaking at #4 on Canada’s official single chart and buzz single ‘Stupid Sh*t’ at #20. A US/International release is tentatively listed as simply ‘2008’.

It’ll be interesting to see if this project actually makes any kind of impact on a larger scale (other than Canada alone). For, multi-tiered releases are becoming a thing of the past, and the few that do tend to end up performing badly in the territory that received it late (See: The UK chart performance of Mary J’s ‘Growing Pains’). Also, does anyone else find it baffling that the group’s project is being launched at the same time as the Pussycat Dolls’?

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12th Jul

‘The Family That Preys’ Trailer

Check out the official trailer for Tyler Perry’s forthcoming movie ‘The Family That Preys’, which stars, among others, Saana Lathan, Alfre Woodard, Robin Gibens, Rockmund Dunbar and Perry himself:

As a fan much of Perry’s work, I’ll most definitely be checking for this one. It looks like it’ll be a winner. ‘The Family That Preys’ hits theatres across the US on September 12th.

Will you be going to see ‘The Family That Preys’?

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12th Jul

Tamia To Release A Live Album

R&B songstress Tamia will be recording her first ever live album, it has been confirmed. Some of you may remember her alluding to toying with the idea, in our interview with her back in May. The recording will take place during her an exclusive show in Washington, DC on August 10th.

Considering Tamia is one of the few artists who sound equally as good, if not better, live, this is one release I’ll really be looking forward to.

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12th Jul

LL Cool J – ‘Baby (ft. The Dream)’

Review in a bit…

In the meanwhile…

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11th Jul

Watch Trey Songz Cut His Hair

As some of you may know already, R&B singer Trey Songz recently cut off his braids (which he’d apparently been growing for over 10 years). Check out this vid which captures his journey to the ‘big day’:

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11th Jul

Soulja Boy – ‘Donk’ Video

Soulja Boy is still cranking out them video’s (had to get that one in lol…), the latest being ‘Donk’. Yes, it’s as bad as it sounds. Check out the mess below:

SMH…

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11th Jul

Christina Aguilera ‘Rocks The Vote’

Pop star Christina Aguilera recently made her contribution to the ‘Rock The Vote’ campaign – to encourage the younger generation to vote in the forthcoming US presidential election. The ‘Ain’t No Other Man’ singer (along with baby son Max) offered a rendition of ‘America The Beautiful’…check it out:

When an artist is out of the limelight for a certain amount of time, it’s often easy to forget how talented they are. Watching this back, really reminded me that Christina is one of the premier vocalists of the new generation. Bring on the next album….

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11th Jul

New Song: Teairra Marí – ‘Finding My Way Back’

As Teairra Marí continues to prep her as yet untitled Interscope debut (due late 2008 / early 2009), a new track from the LP has surfaced. The mid-tempo ballad titled ‘Finding My Way Back’ sees the 20 year old lament on her continued return to a ‘bad relationship’.

Though solid, the track seems to be lacking a certain ‘something’. Vocally it’s definitely a notch above her past efforts, however the production doesn’t really evoke the grandeur that the song’s vocals, subject matter etc call for. Still, I’m rooting to Teairra; she’s deserving of a lot of success IMO.

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11th Jul

Cassie Confirms Relationship (& ‘Split’) With Diddy

In news that is hardly surprising, ‘singer’ Cassie has confirmed that she, indeed, was dating her label boss Diddy, adding that they have since split:

Diddy and singer Cassie are no longer dating, she tells Usmagazine.com — but that didn’t stop them from leaving a NYC party together Wednesday night.

“I will confirm that rumor,” the 21-year-old told reporters who asked her to confirm split rumors at DJ Cassidy’s birthday at Cipriani 23rd Street.

Though Cassie tells Us she’s not seeing anyone special “right now,” a party source spotted Diddy and Cassie “slipping out” together after the soiree ended.

The “Me & U” singer, who is signed to Diddy’s Bad Boy record label, has been spotted out and about with the mogul.

Earlier this month, they reportedly dodged photographers at NYC hotspot Marquee while leaving in the same car. {Source}

We all knew how she got her record deal, I guess we now know how she kept it. SMH…

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10th Jul

That Grape Juice: Your Input

Always looking for ways to better your experience here at That Grape Juice, we are asking for your suggestions as to how to take That Grape Juice to the next level.

Therefore, we’d be grateful if you could share what you feel you’d like to see more (or less) of on the site, new features, interview requests etc. Basically, anything and everything! Please drop them in the comments section.

Your input has, is and will continue to be of paramount importance.

Thanks guys 🙂

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9th Jul

Rihanna Performs On Operación Triunfo

Rihanna performed on the Spanish version of American Idol – Operación Triunfo – last night. You can view her performance of ‘Don’t Stop the Music’ above as well as her rendition of ‘Hate That I Love You’ with Spanish star David Bisbal below:

Though her sheep-bleating vocals and lack of stage presence kinda ruined any chance of me actually enjoying the ‘Don’t Stop The Music’ performance, the ‘Hate That I Love You’ performance was better; weird, as, for the most part, the song doesn’t move me.

What do you think of the performance(s)?

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