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Nicki Minaj is fully in the corner of the Chicago 14-year-old who shot and killed a man to protect his mom while she was being attacked, saying she’s willing to help him go to college. The rapper chimed in on the viral case, which has spurred a lot of conversation online over the past week

Bow Wow isn’t mincing his words … he thinks today’s wave of hip hop is complete trash and it’s to blame for the lack of #1 hits!!! The veteran rapper didn’t hold back on the BET Awards red carpet when asked by Power 106 about the state of today’s music. Waiting for your permission to

Quavo and Offset stole the show at The BET Awards to honor Takeoff, and while the moment meant a lot for hip-hop, it doesn’t mean fans should expect new Migos music any time soon. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ the former foes have actually been cordial behind the scenes for months. Obviously, Sunday night’s

Kodak Black made a pit stop Monday at a Florida jail for around an hour … but his lawyer says it’s actually a good thing for the rapper. Bradford Cohen, Kodak’s lawyer, tells TMZ … Kodak’s been on a tight leash during his pretrial release for his prescription drug case and he’s supposed to regularly

Lil Uzi Vert and his City Girls girlfriend JT got into a heated argument during the BET Awards … with many fans believing Ice Spice is to blame for the fight. Video circulated of JT from the show Sunday night whacking Uzi Vert with her phone multiple times, accusing him of being a “groupie.” Play

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott certainly have a history — with two kids to prove it — but they’re not working on getting back together … and are happily co-parenting their little ones. Sources close to the former couple tell us Kylie’s primarily the one with 5-year-old Stormi and 1-year-old Aire — they both live

The Glastonbury Festival has come and gone — and with it, so too have the dreams of Britney Spears fans vanished … this after they expected to see her take the stage. Elton John headlined Sunday, and throughout his set … there was a lot of chatter online that Britney might, perhaps, come out and

Play video content Taylor Swift did something super interesting during her performance Saturday night in Minneapolis … she urged fans to lay off one of her exes. Taylor has one song which is a surprise to her fans each night at her “Eras” concerts, and Saturday’s was “Dear John”– a biting song about ex-flame John

Play video content TMZ.com Josh Altman says Jay-Z and Beyoncé dropping $200 million on a Malibu mansion that will serve more as an art museum than a home is a huge flex from the uber-rich celeb couple. We got the “Million Dollar Listing” star at Sunset Plaza and asked about HOV and Bey’s recent record-setting

Justin Bieber either needs a belt, or maybe he needs to go to the bathroom … ’cause the dude couldn’t stop grabbing his junk this weekend after a little morning breakfast. The singer grabbed a meal Saturday in WeHo with the missus, Hailey, and on their way out … Justin got a little handsy —

You’ve heard of King James’ good book — but what about one from The King himself??? Well, now you can say you have … and not that just, you can actually swoop it up, too. A Bible that was once gifted to Elvis Presley — and which features his signature, no less — is currently

Doja Cat is ready to paint multiple cities red on her Scarlet Tour which she officially announced on Friday. The 24-date tour is produced by Live Nation, kicks off on Halloween 2023 and marks Doja’s first-ever North American arena tour!!! In the spirit of her blockbuster album, “Planet Her,” the tour features red-hot female rappers

Cole Bennett‘s “Lyrical Lemonade” compilation is paying tribute to Juice Wrld while coming in hot with the creativity — an AI reimaging of the late rapper and Eminem!!! On Friday, the pioneering music video director dropped the Juice and Cordae collab “Doomsday” to kick off his album rollout. Cole had a 100-foot-long structure built lined

Hidden Hills isn’t big enough for Nicki Minaj and her convicted felon husband … at least that’s what some of Nicki’s neighbors think … and they want the couple out pronto. There’s a petition circulating online from Hidden Hills residents worried about Nicki and her hubby, Kenneth Petty, moving into the fancy neighborhood … and

T.I. is slamming comparisons between his upcoming film and Ice Cube‘s game-changing comedy, “Friday” — because why can’t 2 things be great at the same time?!? The trap music architect called the parallels “a thief to joy” … responding to a meme that polled whether his “Da Partments” flick would top Cube’s classic. It’s not

Kesha and Dr. Luke are no longer beefing in court … because they just announced a settlement in their defamation battle after years of nasty back and forth. The singer says she and the famous music producer agreed to a resolution of the lengthy legal battle … though the terms of the settlement are unclear.

Afroman‘s learning a little ganja goes a long way in preventing you from crossing the Canadian border, where he got cited while trying to get back to the U.S. … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us the Palmdale rapper and his crew were detained Tuesday by U.S. Border Patrol agents while they were

Ice Spice was noticeably absent from the XXL Freshman 2023 announcement on Wednesday — a shocker, for sure, and a side effect of her immense popularity this year. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Sources connected to the situation tell TMZ Hip Hop … Ice had to decline a spot on the