Despite multiple setbacks, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign‘s long-awaited duet album ‘Vultures 1‘ finally migrated to digital music services on February 10.

Coming as the first of a three-volume affair, the 16-track project boasts guest appearances from Travis Scott, Chris Brown, Lil Durk, Lil Baby, Future, Playboi Carti, Freddie Gibbs, and more as well as a who’s who of production contributors like Timbaland, 88-Keys, No I.D., and, of course, West himself (to name a few).

The postponement of the LP’s release from January 12 to January 19 and eventually to the week of February 9 put it smack dab beside Usher‘s ‘Coming Home‘ – creating the year’s most exciting musical showdown yet.

And while the latter opus was aided by a Hot 100 top 40 hit (‘Good Good’), an aggressive promotional run, and increased visibility for its performer via the most-watched Super Bowl in history, the joint superpower of Kanye and Ty still seem poised to overpower the R&B singer on the Billboard 200.

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‘Summer Too Hot‘ will take on a new meaning for fans of Chris Brown (affectionately called #TeamBreezy) as the R&B bad boy set social media alight this week with news he will be embarking on his next tour in the coming months.

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Kanye West may not only be en route to watching his latest album, ‘Vultures 1,’ soar to #1 on the Billboard 200 but he could also see cuts from the project – namely the Ty Dolla $ign, Rich the Kid, and Playboi Carti-assisted ‘Carnival‘ – fly as high as the top 10 of next week’s Hot 100.

In an effort to block the latter, fans of his longtime nemesis Taylor Swift (affectionately called #Swifties) are joining forces to help Beyonce‘s latest singles – ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ and ‘16 Carriages‘ – ride past West to the all-genre chart’s top spot.

Once word of their endeavors landed on Kanye’s desk, he took to social media to respond. Hop inside to see what he said.

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Drake sprung a surprise on fans today with the video for ‘Rich Baby Daddy’ – a fan favorite from his latest studio album, ‘For All The Dogs.’

Directed by the rapper himself, the comical clip sees Drizzy joined by Sexyy Red – who appears on the track alongside SZA.

During the visual, the pair are seen preparing for their bundle of joy and some scenes appear to have been shot in tandem with the femcee’s real-life hospital stint after giving birth.

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Lady Gaga is set to light up the big screen in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ – the eagerly anticipated sequel to 2019’s ‘Joker.’

Starring opposite Joaquin Phoenix (who reprises the titular role), the Oscar-winner will star as Harley Quinn in the Todd Phillips-directed Warner Bros/DC production.

Dancing into theaters on October 4, the film will arrive as a musical of sorts.

With Valentine’s Day upon us, a fresh look at the dysfunctional lovebirds has been unwrapped.

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Check out Beyonce!

Queen Bey stuns on the cover of ESSENCE Magazine‘s March/April issue.

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In life, Bob Marley blazed an inimitable trail and etched his name into the fabric of music and culture in perpetuity.

Now, the legend’s layered story is being brought to the big screen in the aptly titled biopic, ‘Bob Marley: One Love.’

Kingsley Ben-Adir leads in the role of the icon and stars alongside Lashana Lynch who plays his beloved wife Rita Marley.

That Grape Juice‘s Alana Taylor was on hand and caught up with the stars of the film and more. All of whom shared their excitement about the big screen celebration of Marley’s life.

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Usher is a married man once again.

For, the superstar has confirmed that he has indeed tied the knot with his longtime partner Jennifer Goicoechea.

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Chris Brown continues to pour out more from his aptly titled eleventh studio album, ’11:11.’

And the latest is for the opening track from the LP, ‘Angel Numbers / Toes.’

As ever with C. Breezy, the whimsical clip is a cinematic affair. This go round, one which sees him venture into a mythical world.

Directed by Jamar Harding, the striking visual follows the clips for singles such as ‘Summer Too Hot,’ ‘Sensational’ and ‘Nightmares.’

Watch the video for ‘Angel Numbers / Ten Toes’ after the jump…

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Bob Marley‘s legendary life story has made its debut on the big screen by way of the biopic, ‘Bob Marley: One Love.’

Powered by Paramount Pictures and the Jamaican treasure’s family, the eagerly awaited movie delivers a raw and unvarnished look into the layered life of the late superstar.

Ahead of the global release of ‘One Love’ today (February 14), That Grape Juice sat down with Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana Lynch. The potent pair opened up in earnest to TGJ’s Feyi Adebanjo about capturing the relationship between Bob Marley and Rita Marley as well as the broader impact of the film.

We also caught up with director Reinaldo Marcus Green, who delved into the importance of authenticity with this resonating offering.

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After ample teasing, Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey have made it official.

The diva duo is dropping the remix to the former’s chart-topping single ‘yes, and?’

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As the Shannon Sharpe-hosted ‘Club Shay Shay’ continues its rise in notoriety on the back of internet-breaking interviews like Katt Williams and Monique’s, so has increased criticism of the podcast.

Among the many headline-grabbing slams of the platform, those coming from Mike Epps seem to be ringing loudest as he took time during a recent standup gig to insinuate Sharpe was a closeted homosexual.

“That ni**a Shannon called me trying to do an interview,” the 53-year-old said to the crowd before calling the podcaster “Madea’s sister.” “I said ‘no Madea, I ain’t doing no interview with you’ – so you can sit across from me and look at my balls.”

Once the clip got to the desk of Sharpe, he offered a fiery clap back.

“When I see you, I’m going to see if you’re about that. I’m going to see if you want to say what you’ve been saying, getting off some jokes,” the football icon said before relaying, “Tell your little jokes, get your little laughs off, have fun. But, just don’t lie.”

That’s not all that was said.

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