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Play video content BACKGRID A$AP Rocky is currently out in Barbados, connecting with the locals on the same land where both his dad and his girlfriend Rihanna call home. On Friday, Rocky was filmed shooting a music video, presumably for his long-awaited 4th studio album … while also spreading joy with the local community amid

Play video content TMZ.com Robin S.‘s classic house track “Show Me Love” is the gift that keeps on giving for many artists and music fans alike. Just ask Beyoncé, who used its sample to create her song “Break My Soul,” the lead single from the “Renaissance” album she’s currently touring. TMZ Hip Hop chopped it

Play video content TMZ.com Metro Boomin‘s longtime production partner — Southside — is pleased with Young Thug‘s “Business Is Business” album … revealing the project came together super fast. We parlayed with Southside at LAX this week, who told us he was hoping YT’s new project topped the Billboard 200, especially with all the MacGyver

Play video content TMZ.com Rakim Allah‘s perfectly OK with Outkast being considered the best rap group that ever lived … he’s the type of legend perfectly comfortable in his own skin. Hip Hop’s original G.O.A.T. chopped it up with TMZ Hip Hop on the streets of NYC Friday … and we got his thoughts on

Nicki Minaj had a bit of wordplay for Natalie Nunn in her verse on Lil Uzi Vert‘s new album that many considered offensive … but she’s not taking it that way. On the track “Endless Fashion” from Uzi’s long-awaited “Pink Tape” which dropped on Friday, Nicki opens her verse rapping, “Ayo, even if my name

Play video content TMZ.com Kodak Black didn’t let a quick stint in the slammer jack his groove … the “Super Gremlin” rapper made bail and quickly hit up a charity event where he raised thousands of bucks!!! Bradford Cohen, Kodak’s lawyer, tells TMZ Hip Hop, his client was released from the Broward County jail only

Madonna is not out of the woods after being hospitalized for a serious bacterial infection … we’re told she’s still bedridden and people around her think she’s in no shape to kick off her world tour. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Madonna’s been vomiting uncontrollably since being discharged from the hospital, and the

Madonna is back home and recovering after a serious bacterial infection sent her to an ICU, but there’s still a large looming question as to when her highly anticipated tour will kick off. The “Vogue” singer is reportedly on the mend and feeling better after her recent health issue … reports Thursday from both BBC

Play video content TMZ.com DC Young Fly is staying strong with the support of God and his children following the sudden death of his partner Jacky Oh! … telling us it’s important to stay positive, even when things get tough behind the scenes. DC was back to work in NYC Wednesday, sharing he’s understandably broken

Play video content YouTube star Colleen Ballinger, best known for her Internet character Miranda Sings, is denying grooming allegations against her with a song … and for some folks, it’s falling flat. Colleen picked up a ukulele and recorded a 10-minute video where she sings about the disturbing claims against her being nothing but gossip

Casanova was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison … but the Brooklyn rapper’s girlfriend says their fort is secured. In a series of IG posts, Cas’ partner Swaggy Jazzy disputed reports from earlier this month that Cas had his face damaged after being attacked in prison. Jazzy scoffed at haters who predicted Cas

Taylor Swift asking her fans to chill out on John Mayer is having quite the opposite effect … because her ex-boyfriend is seeing tons of hate come his way online. Play video content 6/25/23 Here’s the deal … Taylor pled with Swifties to take it easy on John when she performed “Dear John” at her

Nicki Minaj is fully in the corner of the Chicago 14-year-old who shot and killed a man to protect his mom while she was being attacked, saying she’s willing to help him go to college. The rapper chimed in on the viral case, which has spurred a lot of conversation online over the past week

Play video content Adele is just like the rest of us — piling onto Tom Sandoval with her Vegas audience … even though she’s kinda just figuring out the backstory and pertinent details as she goes. The singer was back to bantering with the crowd Monday, only this time she wasn’t talking subs … she

Quavo and Offset stole the show at The BET Awards to honor Takeoff, and while the moment meant a lot for hip-hop, it doesn’t mean fans should expect new Migos music any time soon. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ the former foes have actually been cordial behind the scenes for months. Obviously, Sunday night’s

Michael Jackson will effectively be tried for allegedly molesting choreographer Wade Robson when he was a child … TMZ has learned. The California Court of Appeal just cleared the way for Robson to make his case — alleging MJ molested him at the Neverland Ranch when Robson was between the ages of 7 and 14.

Lil Uzi Vert and his City Girls girlfriend JT got into a heated argument during the BET Awards … with many fans believing Ice Spice is to blame for the fight. Video circulated of JT from the show Sunday night whacking Uzi Vert with her phone multiple times, accusing him of being a “groupie.” Play

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott certainly have a history — with two kids to prove it — but they’re not working on getting back together … and are happily co-parenting their little ones. Sources close to the former couple tell us Kylie’s primarily the one with 5-year-old Stormi and 1-year-old Aire — they both live