Destiny’s Child has shown us that unity is strength with their new project already blowing up the charts. “People ask why," Beyoncé says to MTV.Com while perched on a velvet bench with her band mates. "We're friends. We enjoy each other. We sound good together. We grew up together and hopefully we can set an example for other groups, and other female groups especially, that you can support each other and not be insecure and be happy for one another. And it's OK to do solo projects and to grow up and get a life. But it's also OK to come back together. You know? It doesn't always have to be what the media tries to make it out to be. Women can get along and be businesswomen and be smart and not be catty all the time." Beyoncé, Kelly and Michelle's relationship is clearly what brought the women back together, which might explain why it's also the nucleus of their new album, Destiny Fulfilled.

Fabolous returns to the game in grand style on November 9th with the release of his eagerly awaited new album, REAL TALK. The Brooklyn-based rapper's third full-length set features the smash single, "Breathe" which is already a smash on radio stations across the country. The companion video for "Breathe" is in the Big Ten at MTV, where it is already in the top five.

The Fugees are close to mounting a comeback. The hip-hop group consisting of Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill and Pras broke up after its 1996 album "The Score" sold 17 million copies. Last month, funnyman Dave Chappelle got them to reunite for a super-se cret gig in Fort Greene that was filmed by arty director Michel Gondry. And yesterday, the formerly feuding trio huddled at the Pierre to talk about reuniting for an album and tour. "They're going all the way," says a source close to the group.

You can now officially dub it the War of the Worlds. Lawyers for R. Kelly filed a $75 million lawsuit against Jay-Z (who is rumored to be tapped as the next president of Def Jam), various business associates working on the failed ‘Best of Both Worlds’ tour, and the tour's promoter. Kelly, who alleges in the suit that Jay worked with the tour's original lighting director to sabotage his lighting during certain concert dates, is seeking $15 million in lost income from the tour being cancelled and $60 million in punitive damages. The lawsuit was filed in New York State Supreme Court. Isn’t the concert really about the fans? Grow up everybody.

Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins is hoping she can encourage as many African Americans as possible to donate blood in an effort to help those who suffer from sickle cell anemia. The 34-year-old, who has battled the disease herself since age seven, is a spokeswoman for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. Black sickle cell patients are considered less likely to have an adverse reaction to blood from an African-American donor, therefore, the TLC star is urging more to come forward. "We need more blacks to give blacks blood because... we need each other," she said. "I was put here for a reason. And God covered me; I was told that I'd be on disability my whole life. But everything I ever wanted to do, I did. I'm all for taking over the disease instead of letting it take care of me. I don't sit around and wait to be sick. They used to say that sickle cell patients don't last past their 30s. But, hello, that's been proven not to be true!"
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Compiled by Odette Flemming