Just off the dome, Kentucky rapper 2KBABY has one hell of a rollout strategy for his “Scared 2 Luv” album — as in, the giant number “2” tatted smack in the middle of his head!!! 2KBABY debuted the new ink piece on Wednesday, captioning the pic “Scared 2 Luv (S2L) ❤️💔🖤” … which, while undoubtedly
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Bruno Mars‘ first collaborator, “Nothin’ On You” rapper B.o.B., owes several stacks — to the tune of $3 million dollars — to his former managers … at least according to a new lawsuit. In the legal docs, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Round Hill Music and Artists Rights Management claims B.o.B. violated a deal it
Play video content TMZ.com Sean Paul is all set to release his new album “Scorcha” tomorrow … but he first stopped by TMZ Live to get a few things off his chest. The legendary reggae-dancehall artist spoke on his early days of coming up intertwined in the hip hop scene circa 2002 and how he
Eminem‘s celebrating a birthday Thursday for one of his most celebrated multi-platinum albums, “The Eminem Show” … which, believe it or not, is now 20 years old! To mark the anniversary, Slim Shady dropped an expanded edition of ‘TES’ while tweeting the lyrics to his Nate Dogg-featured hit “Till I Collapse” and vintage tour footage.
Kanye West is apparently back on dad duty after some time away in Japan and NYC … grabbing some grub at one of L.A.’s hottest spots with his oldest kid. Kanye and North West were spotted leaving NOBU in Malibu Wednesday — marking the first time we’ve seen Kanye with any of his kids in
Russ is showing his newly founded DIEMON Records can put up visible competition with the major labels. The proud do-it-yourself rapper released the video for his “Handsomer Remix” single … featuring some serious star power cameos from Snoop Dogg and Tiffany Haddish. The superstar actress provides comedy relief inside a mansion party and Snoop, well,
Snoop Dogg‘s done it all — from Super Bowl performances to being Martha Stewart‘s BFF — but there’s another wild moment we’re just hearing about, involving Michael Jordan and a pretty sweet offer. Snoop says he once turned down a whopping $2 million dollars to DJ a Michael Jordan party. Apparently, money can’t buy everything,
J. Cole‘s latest pro-basketball venture tips off Thursday and it might not have happened without his run-in with Drake during a party in Los Angeles. Founding member of Drake’s October’s Very Own brand, Nicholas “OVO Niko” Corino, also co-owns the Scarborough Shooting Stars … the Canadian Elite Basketball League team J. Cole is suiting up
The Doja Cat “rapper” debate will come to an end, eventually, and probably sooner than later based on her new declaration. Doja Cat looked past her latest album “Planet Her” (which broke Billboard and Spotify records) and told Elle her next body of work will be bars-heavy. DC says, “I’ve rapped since the beginning, and
Play video content Instagram / @therealsmilez If you’re invited to hoop at Drake‘s mansion, now you better come prepared … ’cause the rap star’s basketball game has seriously improved!!! The Certified Lover Boy’s friend, Smilez, posted video of the 35-year-old in a pickup game this week … showing the dude going off. Clips show the
Play video content TMZ.com Lupe Fiasco will be dishing out higher learning as part of MIT’s MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars Program, and Jermaine Dupri hopes it’s the start of a new hip hop/schooling trend. TMZ Hip Hop ran into the So So Def Records founder Tuesday at LAX, where he told us not only
Play video content TMZ.com Scott Disick sure knows how to distract himself … while his ex, Kourtney Kardashian, and Travis Barker were celebrating their marriage in Italy, Scott was hitting a packed NYC strip club. Sources inside Sapphire New York tell us Disick rolled in with a group around 2:30 AM Monday, and headed straight
Fat Joe can’t hold his tongue when the topic of Tekashi 6ix9ine and snitching comes up — and now he’s tearing the rainbow-haired rapper a new soul. Joey Crack was the latest guest of Math Hoffa‘s barbershop-style podcast “Expert Opinion,” and he had some choice words … describing Tekashi as “a pussy, a sucka, a
Kanye West is breaking his social media silence to let folks know what he’s been cooking up … a new design for McDonald’s packaging. That’s right. Kanye posted about his new business venture, Monday, on Instagram … after being ghosted from the platform for the last few months. Waiting for your permission to load the
Flavor Flav is making monthly child support payments for his 3-year-old son, but he’s still got a pretty big balance owed to his baby mama. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Flav found out in 2019, shortly after little Jordan was born, that he was the dad, with the help of a DNA test.
Play video content TMZ Hip Hop When DJ Akademiks talks, hip hop pays attention — which is why he joined us on today’s episode of “TMZ Hip Hop” to drop jewels and share his intel on some big stories. Top order of business was the Migos breakup rumors, which got gassed up like a Chevron
The Action Jackson nickname for Lamar Jackson just got a whole ‘nother meaning — as in Lights Camera Action — ’cause the Baltimore Ravens star just made an appearance in a music video with Kodak Black!!! The quarterback’s cameo came about two minutes into the vid for Loe Shimmy‘s rap song, “Bounty,” which features Kodak
Play video content BACKGRID Quavo and Offset are on the outs again, and this time it means Migos is done as a group — at least that’s the online buzz, and Quavo isn’t doing anything to put out that fire. Huncho was at LAX Thursday when a photog asked him about reports the trio is
Play video content TMZ.com Bobby Shmurda is dancing for joy … literally, now that the New York State Senate has signed off on the “Rap Music on Trial” bill. The newly proposed law prevents cops and prosecutors from using rappers’ lyrics against them in court cases. The bill has been championed by the likes of
Yo Gotti arguably has the strongest roster in hip hop … an argument just made by Billboard Magazine, which placed him on the cover with his lineup of high-profile Collective Music Group artists. But, once upon a time, the label was named Cocaine Muzik Group — a name Gotti says 50 Cent advised him to
Play video content TMZ.com Master P says no one should be behind bars for low-level marijuana offenses, and he’s not just blowing smoke … he’s actively trying to get people freed from prisons across the U.S. The music icon joined us on “TMZ Live” Thursday and told us about his upcoming benefit concert for Friday’s
Chris Brown wants Rihanna and A$AP Rocky to know he wishes them nothing but the best in welcoming their baby boy to the world. Just about an hour after TMZ broke the story RiRi and A$AP were proud new parents, Brown took to IG to write “Congratulations” with prayer hands, a heart and a pregnant
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are officially parents … welcoming a baby boy to the world. That’s right, it’s the couple’s first kid together — we know he was born on May 13 in Los Angeles — but don’t yet know his name. The last time we saw Rihanna was on May 9 in Los Angeles
Flavor Flav has a new mouth to feed — after taking a paternity test, it’s been confirmed he has a 3-year-old son, who will now bear Dad’s surname. The boy’s name is Jordan and his maternal grandparents, Barry and Parchi, tell TMZ … their daughter, Kate, used to be Flav’s manager for a few years
Play video content TMZ.com Kendrick Lamar‘s new album “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” is officially his last for Top Dawg Entertainment, and that has labelmates, like Sir, pondering what the future holds for K Dot. We got the Inglewood-born crooner Thursday at LAX, and picked his brain about King Kendrick’s departure. He echoed some
Lil Wayne once said “You don’t want to start Weezy, ’cause the F is for finisher” … and he’s proving to back his words with Mark Cuban — firing back in his beef with the Dallas Mavericks owner and saying, “I will piss in ya f’n mouth ho.” The back-and-forth between the rapper and billionaire
Yo Gotti isn’t waiting around for gift cards for his 41st birthday, instead he’s treating himself … to more than a million bucks worth of super-luxury rides!!! The Collective Music Group CEO recorded himself riding around with copious amounts of cash … ultimately choosing to stunt on his haters with not one but two Rolls
Travis Scott is making sure hundreds of Black college students walk across the commencement stage with their diploma … with a seven-figure donation. The rapper awarded $1 million in scholarships to 100 students at HBCUs who are on track to graduate in the Class of 2022 … ensuring they cross the finish line and aren’t
The late Tupac Shakur‘s last studio album “The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory” is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and it’s being pushed into the digital world. That means creating an NFT — non-fungible token — from the original artwork … a controversial piece depicting Pac as Jesus Christ wearing his crown of
Lil Keed complained to his friends and family he was suffering from serious stomach pain in the days leading up to his death … with things getting so bad he had to go to the hospital. Multiple sources close to Keed tell us … the YSL label rapper had his battles over the years with