The head of Takeoff‘s label wants his fans, the public and hip hop, in general, to take one thing from his death … violence isn’t the way to go when things get heated. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Pierre “Pee” Thomas, CEO of Quality Control, posted an emotional message late Tuesday
Aaron Carter has certainly had his fair share of run-ins with cops … but his latest one might be one of the more bizarre, and ended in the pop star clearing his name. Law enforcement sources with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department tell TMZ … deputies pulled the singer over Tuesday around 10:45 AM
Play video content TMZ.com An armed man, standing just feet away from Takeoff and Quavo moments before the fatal shots, is now a person of interest in the rapper’s death … TMZ has learned. We obtained this video — a new angle of what went down only seconds prior to the gunfire — and you
UPDATE 9:55 AM PT — Offset was scheduled to perform at MGM Music Hall in Boston tomorrow, but an employee at the venue says that’s no longer happening due to Takeoff‘s passing. We’re told the event will still go on as planned, but Offset won’t be there. Offset has yet to speak out about the
Migos rapper Takeoff was shot multiple times, resulting in his death … according to the report from the medical examiner’s office. The Harris County Medical Examiner lists Takeoff’s primary cause of death as “penetrating gunshot wounds of head and torso into arm.” As we reported, Takeoff was gunned down after shots rang out following an
Young Thug and Gunna‘s label head Kevin Liles is campaigning for their freedom, and he’s also dismissing the notion hip hop culture played a part in Takeoff‘s death. Kevin helped foster Migos’ career with Coach K and Pee Thomas and Wednesday morning on “The Breakfast Club,” he lamented Takeoff’s slaying — blaming it more on
Gucci Mane and his newly signed artist Baby Racks have parted ways … which wouldn’t be all that shocking — if the rookie rapper wasn’t under contract for only 24 hours. La Flare laid down the stern A&R hand Wednesday, making the grand announcement to his 9.4 million Twitter followers he had dropped Baby Racks
Play video content King Akademiks DJ Akademiks is calling out anyone defending today’s hip hop culture — on the heels of Takeoff‘s slaying — because he says the culture’s adopted too many street ethos. Ak went live on Twitch for over 3 hours Wednesday morning … going over key facts in the Houston case, identifying
Play video content TMZ.com “Halloween” star Omar Dorsey isn’t just dealing with spooky stuff when he’s at work … he says he’s actually talked to ghosts during what sounds like a very freaky encounter. We got Omar Thursday at LAX and he shared his crazy ghost experience, which he says went down while he was
Play video content Strangers in a Strange Land Leslie Jordan will be gracing the silver screen one last time … because the last film he ever starred in is on its way to being completed. Writer and director Tracy Pellegrino tells TMZ … “Strangers in a Strange Land,” Leslie’s last listed film credit in post-production,
Canadian actress Aryana Engineer was just 8 years old when she was cast as Max Coleman — the little girl who is hard of hearing and uses sign language to save herself from being killed — in the horror film “The Orphan” back in 2009. Aryana shared the big screen with Isabelle Fuhrman as the
Zac Efron is blowing people away with his transformation in the upcoming film, “The Iron Claw” … and he’s got a seal of approval from a very important person — Kevin Von Erich, the wrestling legend Zac’s portraying. Kevin tells TMZ … not only does Zac’s depiction get a big thumbs up … it sounds
Play video content BACKGRID Diddy‘s ultimate transformation into Heath Ledger‘s Joker this Halloween was so well done, his antics almost baited an actor into fighting him on the street!!! The Bad Boy Records mogul was making his rounds in Los Angeles over the weekend … when he almost came to blows with actor Michael J.
Play video content BACKGRID D.L. Hughley‘s got some strong words for Kanye West, and believes the only thing preventing Kanye from being in a conservatorship is his gender. D.L. told his truth at LAX Monday, he thinks Kanye’s gone off the rails, and believes his actions alone should be enough reason to put him in
Kylie Jenner dressed up as Elvira for Halloween — and she’s got the horror queen’s stamp of approval, with one proviso. Elvira tells TMZ … “I didn’t get a heads up that Kylie was doing the costume, but she did the costume justice and it was very flattering.” While it sounds like Elvira was digging
Disney and 2-time EGOT winner Robert Lopez are being taken to court by a songwriter that claims his 2001 track was stolen and used in “Frozen 2” … and he allegedly came to the conclusion while in the theater with his kid. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, musician Daniel Grigson first heard the
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have moved on — at least for the time being — from being a couple … and are not still in communication, despite some recent reports. Sources close to the former pair tell us stories that Pete’s been reaching out to Kim in light of Kanye‘s latest episodes are flat-out
Play video content Diane Sawyer / ABC News Matthew Perry revealed the depth of his addiction in an interview Friday night, and it was shocking. Perry, who told Diane Sawyer during the run of “Friends” he would sometimes pop 55 Vicodin pills a day, said in real life he traded out friends for drug dealers