Play video content TMZ.com Mike WiLL Made-It’s 34th birthday is one for the record books, literally … at least in the ATL, where he’s earned the city’s Outstanding Citizen Award!! T.I. and Philiana Williams, the director of mayor’s office of film & entertainment, presented the rap superproducer with a proclamation making March 23 “Mike WiLL
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Play video content TMZ.com Kendrick Lamar‘s Grammy Award-winning collaborator Rance of 1500 or Nothin’ says rap music produced today is missing some serious must-haves for success. We spoke to Rance at LAX this week, and while he praised sampling for being the culture’s core creation process, he frowned upon new producers who don’t understand the
Troy Ave is reveling in the fact he helped put his mortal enemy, Taxstone, behind bars — he just released a very disrespectful track celebrating his pending prison sentence. The Brooklyn MC unleashed the fiery-titled, “Dear Hater I Won (Taxstone Found Guilty)” … dropping it Friday, just hours after a jury in NYC found the
CeeLo Green is responding to backlash over his horseback entrance to a birthday party … he says the idea was all in fun, and he meant no ill intent towards the horse. The singer broke his silence Friday after being dragged for the horse incident, explaining … “I felt like it could be fun and
Jay-Z is still very much a business, mannnn … according to Forbes, the Roc Nation rapper is now worth a jaw-dropping $2.5 billion following the sale of his alcohol brand. The updated ranking from Friday makes Hov the 1,203rd richest person in the world. Back in February, Jay sold his 50% stake of his D’USSÉ
American singer and rapper Matthew Morris, aka MattyBRaps, was just seven years old when he started his music career after sharing his raps and tunes on YouTube back in 2010. He initially became popular after remixing and covering songs … Justin Bieber‘s “Eenie Meenie” being the first of many! Some of his originals like “I’m
Rihanna‘s house became the center of some serious police action after one man showed up wanting to ask for her hand in marriage. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the man, who traveled from South Carolina, walked up to Rihanna’s home Thursday where he was almost immediately greeted by her security. Our sources say the man
Tekashi 6ix9ine might’ve faced an even more brutal beatdown if it weren’t for the quick-thinking gym staff that rushed in to get him to safety after he was ambushed in a sauna. Play video content It’s a bummer for 69 … especially since our sources say he’d actually frequented this gym quite a bit in
Rick Ross can now add top-shelf cannabis distributor to his résumé, thanks to his new partnership with brand High Tolerance, TMZ Hip Hop has learned. The MMG rap star’s strain will be called “Collins Avenue” — after his old Miami-Dade stomping grounds — and he’s put a boss-like stamp on the product. “High Tolerance is
Play video content TMZ.com The men allegedly involved in the brutal beatdown of Tekashi 6ix9ine appeared to have had a plan in place to get to the rapper … as evidenced in new surveillance footage from the gym. Check out the video, obtained by TMZ, showing one man already inside the South FL LA Fitness
Afroman is being dragged to court by the same Ohio sheriff’s deputies who searched his home … because the deputies are pissed the rapper’s using footage from the raid to make money. Several deputies and sergeants are suing Afroman, claiming he’s using videos and pictures from the August raid at his Ohio home in music
Tekashi 6ix9ine was savagely beaten by a group of men inside a South Florida gym … with injuries so bad the controversial rapper was rushed to a hospital by ambulance. 6ix9ine’s attorney, Lance Lazzaro, tells TMZ … the rapper was inside the sauna Tuesday at an LA Fitness when all of the sudden he was
Before J. Cole was smoking his rap competition, he was regularly smoking cigarettes in elementary school — but he credits his mother for setting him straight!!! Cole made the shocking confession on Golden State Warriors General Manager Bob Myers‘ “Lead By Example” podcast and admitted to taking his first tobacco puffs at just six …
XXXTentacion‘s family can finally turn the page over his tragic murder now that 3 men were found guilty of killing him — so says his mother … who’s relieved justice was served. The late rapper’s mom, Cleopatra Bernard, tells TMZ … she and her brood are grateful the jury delivered a guilty verdict, and thankful
Young Dolph was planning to expand his Paper Route Empire into the world of TV and film before he died … a strategy the late rap star expressed to his team in this newly released footage. In the conclusion of “Love For the Streets,” a track that appears on Dolph’s posthumous LP “Paper Route Frank,”
The 3 men accused of killing XXXTentaction have just been found guilty of murder in the 2018 shooting. The verdicts came in Monday for Michael Boatwright, Trayvon Newsome, and Dedrick Williams. The decisions follow the jury’s deliberations, which started March 8. As we reported, 20-year-old XXX was at a South Florida motorcycle dealership almost 5
Play video content TMZ.com Rick Ross has a home, a BIG one, where his pet buffalo roam … yet the giant beasts still range onto his neighbor’s yard, and she’s worried because her young kids play outside. The neighbor, who lives on a plot of land behind RR’s Fayetteville, GA compound, tells TMZ … the
Travis Scott‘s skills as a fashion innovator are coming under fire by Dennis Rodman … who’s accusing the superstar rapper of copying the look of his signature sneakers. Dennis went after Travis at Got Sole‘s recent sneaker convention in Chicago as the NBA champ pointed out his high-top kicks originated the reverse Nike Swoosh logo
Play video content TMZ.com Ja Rule is literally laughing out loud at Melle Mel‘s claims he ruined his own “New York” song by copying 50 Cent … simply because the timelines don’t add up!!! The Furious Five rap legend recently accused Ja of mimicking 50’s hood nature on the 2004 track, thus losing the NYC
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott want to make their son’s name change official in the eyes of the law … TMZ has learned. The famous parents filed new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, asking to switch the kiddo’s name from Wolfe Jacques Webster to Aire Webster. The docs say Kylie and Travis are both on
Play video content TMZ.com Mod Sun has seriously loyal fans who have his back in the breakup with Avril Lavigne … and they proved it in NYC with a profanity-laced chant toward Avril’s new love interest, Tyga. Rapper Travie McCoy set it off when he got onstage during Mod’s Wednesday night show at Irving Plaza.
Play video content BACKGRID Kanye West won’t face any charges for grabbing and throwing a photog’s phone … TMZ has learned. A release from the Ventura Co. District Attorney’s Office Wednesday revealed the phone suffered minor damage — only affecting the $30 case around the device — and stated the female paparazzo declined to press
Diddy is officially throwing his Sean John hat in the ring to purchase BET, a necessary buy in his eyes as he believes Black Entertainment Television should be … well, um, Black-owned!!! As far as Diddy’s concerned, media is the world’s most powerful industry and Black people should control their own narratives and timelines. Waiting
Veteran Atlanta rapper Yung Booke has assembled the A-Town Avengers — T.I., Killer Mike, and Skooly — on his latest track, but we’re no longer dealing with the “Magic City” celebrated by Jermaine Dupri and Ludacris. Instead, these guys are rapping about big trouble in their once lil’ city! On Wednesday, the quartet rolled out
Play video content Young M.A is addressing the viral video that sparked concerns over the condition of her health, telling TMZ Hip Hop she’s bouncing back after a string of medical scares. M.A tells us, “As many of my supporters know I’ve been dealing with various personal health issues the last few years. I recently
Lil Nas X is known to crack jokes online, but even the “Old Town Road” rapper knew his joke about transitioning crossed a line … so he’s issuing an apology. LNX had originally posted a photo of social medial influencer Glow Princess, and quipped “the surgery was a success” … causing many clueless fans to
DJ Quik‘s time in Michael Jackson‘s presence proved to be off the wall — considering the late King of Pop forced him to face the corner as he walked past him!!! The prolific producer says he was recording out of Westlake Studios in L.A. back in the day … when it was announced MJ would
Upstart Bronx MC Connie Diiamond is currently basking in the glow of a King’s cosign … after LeBron James publicly approved of her show-stealing “Move” freestyle!!! LBJ has been nursing a right tendon injury in his foot for weeks now … but the NBA scoring champ’s ears are just fine, and Tuesday he posted a
Megan Thee Stallion had no regrets admitting she pinged Beyoncé for the favor of all favors in 2023 … tickets to the highly anticipated Renaissance Tour, which had fans debating taking out bank loans when they saw the prices. A gushing Meg relayed to ET at Sunday’s Vanity Fair party that she actually dialed up
Play video content TikTok / @tmbrwolftone, @n0cturnalsky Polo G and Lil Xan both deserve gymnastics medals for blazing the stage under “slippery when wet” conditions, and yes … they both hydroplaned while performing!!! The rappers recently co-headlined the Springfest Kickoff Concert in Fargo, ND … but they had to do so on a fairly soaked
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