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Roddy Ricch is shaking off the sophomore slump of his last album with a new EP titled “The Big 3” — and has plenty of wild stories to share about making it. During a new interview with DJ Hed and Chuck Dizzle for HomeGrownRadio, Roddy discussed making up with Kanye after he had the cojones

Lizzo isn’t on board with SCOTUS reversing Roe v. Wade and opening the door for states to ban abortions … so, the “Grrls” rapper put her money — a lot of it — where her emotions are. In a passionate round of tweets, Lizzo revealed she’s taking $500,000 of her upcoming Special Tour money and

Play video content TMZ.com Post Malone has been on a promotional spree — for his new “Twelve Carat Toothache” album and newborn baby — and his “Tommy Lee” collaborator Tyla Yaweh couldn’t be happier!!! We chopped it up with the rager rapper Thursday outside LAX, and he says seeing Post Malone adapt to fatherhood is

Prosecutors want Nicki Minaj’s husband to do serious jail time — not home confinement — for failing to register as a sex offender in California … TMZ Hip Hop has learned. According to new legal docs, federal prosecutors don’t think 6 months behind bars followed by supervised release is sufficient punishment for Kenneth Petty, who

Play video content TMZ.com Irv Gotti ripping Drake’s new album as the “demise of hip hop” isn’t sitting well with K Camp — an artist who’s nabbed platinum plaques with his own brand of melodic music. We bumped into the RARE Sound architect at LAX and picked his brain about the notion Drake dominating the

Add Lil Wayne to the list of superstar rappers taking the stage for the 2022 BET Awards … TMZ Hip Hop‘s learned he’ll be performing Sunday. Weezy F. Baby is a late addition to the award show’s lineup, but you can expect nothing short of an uproar performance — and it’s a big treat for

Beyoncé haters can take several seats as far as Robin S. is concerned … because Bey’s “Break My Soul” is opening all kinds of doors for the 90s hitmaker. Beyonce’s first single from a studio album in 6 years samples Robin’s smash 1993 hit, “Show Me Love” — and if your ear didn’t pick that

Britney Spears is back from where she came — Instagram!!! Britney re-activated her account Wednesday, with a post about marriage, swimming and steak. In other words … authentic Brit. For starters she shared a pic of her, wearing a bikini in her new swimming pool … the pool attached to the new house she’s sharing

Johnny Depp is getting the band back together — prepping for an overseas tour with The Hollywood Vampires — all in the name of rock and roll. Depp and the Vampires — consisting of Joe Perry, Alice Cooper and Tommy Henriksen — had previously canceled their tour back in March because of COVID restrictions, saying,

Play video content TMZ.com Drake’s new album, “Honestly, Nevermind” is getting doused with mixed reviews, and Irv Gotti is definitely seeing it as a glass-half-empty … one that makes him think hip hop needs a new kinda icon. We chopped it up Tuesday at LAX with the visionary behind Ja Rule and Ashanti‘s wave of

Play video content TMZ.com Flavor Flav is 63 years old and living a very busy life, courtesy of a very large crew of kids and grandkids — which is why his energy in this clip is pretty shocking! We caught up with the Public Enemy legend when he touched down at LAX … fresh off

Play video content Joe Budden TV Drake, and now Beyoncé too, are sending shockwaves through the music industry with new dance music releases … which has Joe Budden and co. wondering if hip hop and R&B’s days are numbered. Frequent ‘Joe Budden Podcast’ caller Vince Staples was around to answer one of these questions when

The deafening silence between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West is slowly becoming audible … because we’ve learned the couple is communicating again and even able to attend events together with their kids. As we reported, both mom and dad attended North’s basketball game over the weekend … and while they didn’t sit shoulder to shoulder,

Play video content Instagram / @frenchmontana French Montana says he and his mopstick are ready to clean up the rap competition this summer with his album “Montega” — an album that now has certified approval from NYC Mayor Eric Adams. French & fam were out in The Big Apple last night at Sei Less restaurant

If Antonio Brown ain’t performing on the field, he’s damn sure doin’ it on stage — ’cause the NFL star just put on a dope show at the Summer Smash festival in Chicago. And, he even jumped into a pit of fans for some crowd surfin’!! Brown — rap name AB — hit the stage

Rapper Obie Trice was busted in Michigan for allegedly threatening an ex-girlfriend … and cops say he told her family he was going to harm them too. The “Got Some Teeth” rapper was booked Thursday afternoon in West Bloomfield for using a telephone to harass or threaten someone … according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s

Play video content Instagram / @iamcardib Offset got the royal treatment on Father’s Day — ’cause Cardi B and his kids were all over him as soon as he woke up … with a morning buffet that would make IHOP blush. The rapper was treated to breakfast in bed Sunday, with 4 of his 5

What Quavo wants, Quavo gets — and in this case, that would be a haircut … no matter who’s in line in front of him. Check out this video that’s now going viral … it shows the Migos rapper walking into a barbershop with a small crew, and immediately getting the attention of the clipper