On ET’s The Download, Denny Directo and Cassie DiLaura break down the must-know entertainment news stories from Friday, June 17. We take a look back at some of the most iconic Black music month films, including Prince’s 1984 musical drama, ‘Purple Rain,’ and Angela Bassett shaking her tail feather as Tina Turner in ‘What’s Love
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Pharrell just gave some huge relief to a handful of NAACP student leaders — wiping out all their student debt for good. The artist surprised the group at an NAACP panel on the Black student debt crisis in D.C. Friday … the good news got the 3 students and 2 recent graduates smiling from ear
Hot girl summer has officially commenced for Megan Thee Stallion — partying it up in Ibiza on a yacht — with champagne in hand and her friends along for the ride. Meg was spotted Friday wearing a bikini and having a good time with some of her besties … her boyfriend, Pardi, also joined in
Diddy is dropping his first single in 6 years … with a message to his ex, Cassie … saying he’s gotta move on — and that’s a good thing, ’cause she already has. Sources close to Diddy tell TMZ … the new song is titled “Gotta Move On,” and it’s dropping Friday and includes a
Nipsey Hussle‘s murder trial continued with testimony from another man who was allegedly shot by Eric Holder the day Nipsey was killed — though he remained pretty tight-lipped on the stand. Kerry Lathan was shot in the back during the same incident where Nipsey died. While prosecutors asked Lathan a variety of questions, he didn’t
Murda Beatz and reggaeton megastar Anitta are officially a pair, TMZ Hip Hop can confirm. We’re told the hip hop super-producer and Latina trap star have been dating for a few months, hung out together during Coachella and Murda recently made the trip to her home country of Brazil to meet her family … where
J Prince is sounding the alarm on an alleged Houston gang member who cops say executed his ex’s daughter as revenge for a breakup … Prince says the guy needs to be held accountable Prince, who has a reputation for getting things done in Houston, put the alleged killer on blast Wednesday on social media,
Nipsey Hussle‘s alleged murderer, Eric Holder Jr., is standing trial in Los Angeles and prosecutors just laid out the details of Nip’s shooting death in court … and it’s horrifying. Deputy District Attorney John McKinney told the jury Wednesday — after Holder gunned down Nipsey in a Crenshaw parking lot, Holder walked over to Nispey’s
Play video content TMZ.com XXL just released its hotly debated Freshman List for the 15th year — and there are no noticeable snubs … as far as Yung Bleu can see. The budding star’s the perfect guy to weigh in with his hot take, because just last year he was the center of attention when
Gold-selling Brooklyn drill rapper 22Gz was arrested on attempted murder charges early Sunday morning the moment he landed at JFK airport. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … 22Gz was in Atlanta since the shooting and may have thought the coast was clear for his Sunday Summer Jam performance … but police caught up with him
Gunna isn’t taking his incarceration lightly … evidenced by a fiery letter he’s written from jail where he says America is violating his Freedom of Speech rights. In an open letter dated Tuesday, June 14, the incarcerated “Pushin P” rapper speaks on how his breakout year was flipped after being part of a 56-count indictment
Blue Ivy spent the night out with her pops Jay-Z, and fans had to stop and do a double-take after looking way too much like Beyoncé. The father-daughter duo was at the NBA Finals Monday night in San Fran, and fans couldn’t help but compare her to her mom — the 10-year-old is rocking a
Play video content It’s Tricky with Raquel Harper Trick Daddy is super pissed at Ron DeSantis for Florida’s myriad financial problems, calling the Governor a “white bigot” … but he’s also blaming voters, or lack thereof. The “I’m a Thug” rapper is the latest guest on “It’s Tricky with Raquel Harper,” and he rips into
Damon Dash will not be going rogue and auctioning off Jay-Z‘s “Reasonable Doubt” album as an NFT … he and Roc-A-Fella Records settled the case before it got that far. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Dash and RAF have agreed to terms on a settlement — Dame agrees that only RAF has
Play video content TMZ.com Young Thug still found a way to be at Hot 97’s Summer Jam even though he’s locked up on RICO charges — thanking fans for their support during an uncertain time. We caught Young Thug’s somber, yet uplifting message from inside MetLife Stadium where he urged fans and onlookers to help
One of R. Kelly‘s many victims thinks the feds’ recommendation of 25 years in prison is too low, and instead, he should spend the rest of his days behind bars. Play video content TMZ.com Lizzette Martinez tells TMZ … Kelly’s more than earned a life sentence due to the fact he’s hurt so many people
Teyana Taylor‘s looks over the years are super sweet! Here’s a 22-year-old version of the quadruple threat showing off her natural beauty while rockin’ a white jumpsuit backstage while hanging at the BET studio in New York City back in 2012 (left). She was spotted alongside other music icons like Common, 2 Chainz, Pusha T
It looks like Iman Shumpert and Teyana Taylor are about to be officially done with the West Coast … ’cause TMZ has learned, they sold their L.A. area house. Property records show they accepted an offer for their house back in April, and real estate sources tell TMZ … they’ll be closing next week, unloading
Roddy Ricch won’t be on stage for his Governor’s Ball performance in NYC today — instead, he’s in NYPD custody for multiple gun charges … TMZ Hip Hop has learned. Roddy and his crew were stopped at a security checkpoint for the huge festival going down in Queens this weekend, and according to law enforcement
Saucy Santana is in the throes of a would-be cancelation via Twitter — one he’s fiercely pushing back on … and it all has to do with old tweets about Beyonce and her kid. The Florida rapper started responding to folks who were apparently dogging him and demanding he say sorry for messages he posted/reposted
Play video content TMZ.com Azealia Banks says she’s getting screwed over, and even though her anger doesn’t seem to be at fans … she still took it out on them during a Pride performance in Miami. Azealia was onstage early Saturday morning — around 3 AM — for the Wynwood Pride concert, and was VERY
YNW Melly appears to have been the triggerman in the murders of his two friends … at least according to a police detective who is set to testify at Melly’s upcoming trial. According to new legal docs, police detective Christopher Williams will be called by prosecutors as an expert witness, where he will tell the
Two people have been arrested in the shooting death of rapper Slim 400, months after he was gunned down while sitting in a driveway … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources say they arrested a man and a woman Thursday in connection to the December murder, we don’t yet know their identities or if they
Play video content TMZ.com Atlanta hip hop culture is having a really rough go of it this year — but one of the city’s beloved rappers, Trinidad James, says the ATL will power through these hard times. We caught up with the “All Gold Everything” rap star Wednesday at LAX, and it’s clear he was
Rae Sremmurd are back as a unified front and the brothers, Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi, are celebrating in a majorly blinging way. Swae put on for Gemini season at Poppy nightclub in West Hollywood with a live performance Tuesday night, and big bro Jxmmi surprised him with a diamond-encrusted chain to make his 28th
R. Kelly needs to be locked up for more than a quarter century … according to federal prosecutors, and that’s just for the one case for which he’s been convicted. Federal prosecutors out of the Eastern District of NY — who won a conviction against Kelly last September — just filed their recommendation for his
Rap music’s first song to go No. 1 on Billboard — Vanilla Ice‘s “Ice Ice Baby” — is still one of its most controversial, as one of Ice’s collaborators comes forward claiming the rapper’s a total fraud. Mario “Chocolate” Johnson — the man Suge Knight infamously appointed as co-writer of the eventual blockbuster track —
Play video content TMZ.com Ray J hit the nail on the head when he said straight men should do more to support members of the LGTBQ community, so says Da Brat, who believes even more can be done when it comes to straight men in hip hop. Da Brat and her wife, Judy Dupart, joined
Kanye West has another female friend in his life, and she’s someone he’s previously mentioned in his music … swimwear and OnlyFans model Monica Corgan. Ye had previously been linked to model and Kim Kardashian look-alike Chaney Jones, but sources tell us they’re no longer a thing. Corgan and Ye popped up together at a
Alicia Keys is setting the record straight about her song choice at the Queen‘s Platinum Jubliee — saying her NYC-based hit wasn’t her pick — it was the Queen’s. Alicia’s been facing some backlash ever since performing “Empire State Of Mind” at Queen Elizabeth’s royal ceremony on Saturday, with many thinking the song serves no
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