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TikTok star Bella Poarch‘s entire life seems to be on display to her 92 million followers, yet the fact she’s married is her best kept secret — until now, anyway, because she’s filing for divorce. According to legal docs obtained by TMZ … Denarie Poarch, aka Bella, filed docs in Los Angeles County to end

Megan Thee Stallion‘s lawyer says hip hop artists — like Drake, apparently — who side with Tory Lanez in the shooting case are gonna look like fools, and he adds there’s already plenty of evidence backing her up. Meg’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, joined us Friday on “TMZ Live” to remind everyone … she’s the victim

Play video content TMZ.com Diddy rang in his 53rd year on the planet in true Diddy fashion Friday night … Big party!! BIGGER names!! Lotsa liquor!! And dancing galore!! The legendary rap mogul threw his fancy B’Day bash at his L.A. mansion … and the stars came out mostly dressed to the nines to lap

Fans of R&B and soul music could be livin’ it up in a pretty monumental home … if, of course, you can cough up a ton of cash for Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown‘s former pad. The 8,022-square-foot property is out in Alpharetta, GA … hitting the market last Thursday for $1.9M — a big

Play video content TMZ.com DDG is one of the most visible rappers on social media with nearly 4 million followers on TikTok alone — so, he thinks any ban of the Chinese-backed app would be a huge setback for artists worldwide. TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the “Moonwalking in Calabasas” rapper amid the FCC

Drake is firing a direct shot at Kanye West on his new album, saying there was no love gained between them following their 2021 reunion concert — but, in an odd twist, Ye is reacting calmly, saying he wants no more beef. On Drake and 21 Savage‘s “Her Loss” track “Circo Loco” … Drake revisits

Play video content TMZ.com Method Man isn’t trying to hide his frustrations … not only over Takeoff‘s death, but also over hip hop culture shouldering the blame for rap slayings. We caught up with him Thursday in NYC and asked about escalated violence taking out so many more artists … especially compared to his peak

Takeoff‘s shooting death shocked the world, but especially his hometown of Atlanta, where a graffiti artist was moved to honor the Migos rapper with a mural … in little more than an instant. TMZ Hip Hop spoke with Armondo Monoletti, the artist who painted Takeoff’s likeness underneath the John Lewis Freedom Parkway bridge near downtown

There were two other people shot in the gunfire that killed Takeoff — and one of those people is Quavo‘s assistant — TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us Joshua “Wash” Washington is the 23-year-old male who was shot and rushed to a local hospital by someone at the scene in the minutes following

Chief Keef is in legal hot water … a California judge issued a bench warrant after the rapper failed to show for a court date. Chief Keef was MIA from a Wednesday court hearing relating to his DUI case, so the judge issued a $10K bench warrant. Things seem to have been unraveling for Keef,

Jay-Z wants to sell his D’Ussé cake and eat it too … at least according to Bacardi, his partners in the top-shelf liquor, who now claim he’s trying to double the brand’s value and make a bundle. Bacardi’s subsidiary, Empire Investments, responded to Jay’s lawsuit, and in the docs it says both parties actually had

The head of Takeoff‘s label wants his fans, the public and hip hop, in general, to take one thing from his death … violence isn’t the way to go when things get heated. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Pierre “Pee” Thomas, CEO of Quality Control, posted an emotional message late Tuesday

Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE 5:38 PM PT — Takeoff‘s manager just broke his silence on the rapper’s shooting death, suggesting Takeoff was killed by a stray bullet. UPDATE The Migos rapper’s rep released a statement late Tuesday on social media, saying … “Senseless violence and a stray bullet has taken another life from this

Shock and outrage continue to pour in over Migos rapper Takeoff‘s shooting death, and Rich the Kid is especially reeling over the tragic news. In a series of heartfelt posts, RTK shared his love, old pics and text messages between him and Takeoff … revealing they used to share clothes and shoes back in the

UPDATE 7:11 AM PT — In a new video you can hear Quavo on the phone, presumably with a 911 operator, and he’s asking … “What does she need to do?” A woman on the scene had said she was a nurse and was offering to help Takeoff. UPDATE Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE 6:36

Play video content BACKGRID Tory Lanez will soon be on court-ordered house arrest, but if he’s at all sweating his new ankle bracelet, he certainly isn’t showing it. The rapper was spotted outside the Corrective Solution facility in LA Monday, the place where folks go for GPS, alcohol, and drug monitoring. You can see the

A Boogie Wit da Hoodie isn’t taking any chances his new album will be overlooked due to Drake and 21 Savage‘s upcoming joint project … so he’s delaying things once again. A Boogie revealed the new drop for his “Me vs. Myself” album will be in December. TMZ Hip Hop got more specifics … the

Patriots owner Robert Kraft sponsored an ad Sunday … asking people watching NFL games to “stand up to Jewish hate” in the wake of Kanye West‘s antisemitic comments. The Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS) released the 30-second ad during the first quarter of the Patriots-Jets game … “calling attention to the concerning rise of antisemitism.”