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Play video content A Russian rapper who was opposed to his country’s invasion of Ukraine jumped from a high-rise building to his death … after being drafted to fight in the war. 27-year-old rapper Walkie posted a video in which he said, “If you are watching this video, then I am no longer alive. I

Play video content TMZ.com Vanilla Ice got pretty emotional, recalling the last time he had a heart-to-heart with Coolio about being a parent … adding he’s put a brief hold on his tour following the rapper’s death. Ice tried keeping it together while talking about their last convo … and it sounds like Coolio’s kids

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band did not hit the stage Saturday night, because the famed drummer has fallen ill. The plug was pulled at the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, Michigan after the 82-year-old former Beatle realized he could not perform. Whatever he has, it affected his voice, so just a few hours

Play video content TMZ.com Kanye West engaged in some high-fashion mudslinging this weekend in the City of Light. Ye and a gaggle of models walked the runway in getups slathered in mud. Yeah, it’s a look and, we’re guessing, an acquired taste. Kanye’s ex, Kim Kardashian, did not join, but 3 of his kids were

When “MJ: The Musical” meets “The Producers” … you get a little something like this. John Branca — one of the guys behind Broadway’s biggest spectacle right now — went backstage Friday night with his wife, Jenna, to meet the show’s lead star … Myles Frost, who plays Michael. They had a cool little photo-op

It’s that time of the year again — when everyone makes jokes about Billie Joe Armstrong … and he’s totally in on it, despite how difficult of a time this is in reality. The Green Day frontman tried to get ahead of all the memes and posts that inevitably were posted anyway — taking to

Remy Ma was in early talks to become the first rapper-turned-‘Real Housewife,’ but she ran into a major problem — because as any realtor would tell her, it’s all about location, location, location. Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … ‘RHONY’ star Eboni K. Williams brought up Remy’s name to casting several months ago

Fat Joe is suing his Chicago-based accounting firm, claiming it was running a Ponzi scheme that misappropriated his funds and those of some MLB players, too. According to legal documents, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Joe claims tax hub BDO, its longtime CPA Andre N. Chammas and his assistant Vanessa Rodriguez defrauded him in several

Gov. Gavin Newsom is making Cali the first state to block prosecutors from freely using rap lyrics as evidence in criminal cases — and the move has some high-profile supporters. Newsom looked like he was hosting a hip hop award show Friday as he put his John Hancock on Assembly Bill 2799. The signing went

Play video content Chocstarr313 Coolio‘s sudden death comes as a total shock to fans who interacted with him less than a week before he passed, and they say he gave no indication he was having health issues. TMZ obtained these photos and videos of the “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper traveling last Friday through the Houston airport,

Play video content UPDATE 11:37 AM PT — Retired FBI Agent Dan Craft is backing up former D.A. Michael McCaan’s statements —telling TMZ that Boosie Badazz‘s racial disparity regarding Netflix’s ‘Dahmer’ series is off base. UPDATE Craft tells TMZ, “No, Dahmer was absolutely not racist. He had white and Hispanic victims as well. It had

A father and son have both been charged with murder in the shooting death of rapper PnB Rock. L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón made the announcement Thursday, saying Freddie Lee Trone and his 17-year-old son were both charged with one count of murder and conspiracy to commit robbery as well as two counts of

Kanye West has hired yet another divorce lawyer, this time tapping into the same attorney who represented Melinda Gates in her multi-billion dollar divorce case with Bill Gates. Sources with direct knowledge tell us Ye’s retained Robert Stephan Cohen of Cohen Clair Lans Greifer Thorpe & Rottenstreich LLP as his sixth divorce attorney in the

UPDATE 6:47 PM PT — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ no drugs or drug paraphernalia were found at the scene of Coolio’s death. An autopsy and toxicology test will be used to determine an official cause of death. UPDATE 6:24 PM PT — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … paramedics were called to a house

R. Kelly‘s not just going to prison for his sex crimes in New York, but it also looks like he’ll be ordered to pay a fortune to some of his victims … including picking up the tabs to deal with their STDs and their psychological trauma in the aftermath. There was a restitution hearing in

Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s recent brawl in Dubai won’t be his last one … not if the DJ he punched that night has anything to say about it!!! TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the DJ, Lucasdirty … who wants to resolve the whole thing mano a mano in a real boxing ring. Play video content TMZ.com

Adam Levine and his pregnant wife Behati Prinsloo are still going strong after his cheating scandal … in fact, things appear to be so good between the two, they hopped on a jet to hit Sin City together. Adam and Behati took a private jet from Santa Barbara to Las Vegas Tuesday for an apparent

UPDATE 11:16 AM PT — A source close to Diddy tells us the woman was not terminated because she was pregnant, and that she was terminated for cause. What’s more, the source claims the woman is not related to Diddy or Kim. Sean “Diddy” Combs is being sued by Kim Porter‘s niece … who claims