DaBaby is in good spirits ahead of his Rolling Loud Miami performance this weekend, and it’s probably because his checks clear on time. DB was the latest guest on the Nelk Boys podcast and he addressed his artist Stunna 4 Vegas’ recent claim Dua Lipa‘s team coughed up $350,000 to get the Billion Dollar Baby
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DJ Khaled is riding a tidal wave of buzz going into his next album and he’s just impressed the person who probably matters the most for the project … his Roc Nation boss Jay-Z!!! Khaled and HOV closed off a private listening session in New York City yesterday for his upcoming “God Did” album —
Play video content TMZ.com Kim Burrell, the gospel singer who came under fire for insensitive comments made in church, will NOT step down — she’ll be ministering again after deep introspection and counsel from her pastor. Kim and Pastor Dr. Mike Freeman of Spirit of Faith Christian Center in Maryland, tell TMZ … the backlash
Beyonce and her famous friends have the Internet in a Thursday tizzy for her new album, which is still a week away … but now we know, it’ll be hip-hop heavy when it’s released. The megastar revved up her 269 million Instagram followers with a slick “Renaissance” tracklist drop that revealed popping song names like
UPDATE 8:17 AM PT — We’re told Ricky was on zoom during the court hearing but never addressed the court nor did he make any statements. His nephew put a quick end to the case by saying he wanted to drop it. Ricky Martin just won his case against his nephew who accused him of
Jay-Z is saying yes to Jermaine Dupri‘s request to sample a classic track — even though he recently admitted he rejects many collab requests — but Jay’s approval comes with a disclaimer. So, JD is producing Drake‘s artists, the duo dvsn, and on Wednesday he posted a text convo with his “Money Ain’t a Thang”
Polo G complains about not being able to enjoy his birthday on his latest hit song “Distraction,” but his son certainly doesn’t share his father’s pain. This past weekend, the “Hall of Fame” rapper went all out for his son Baby Cap as he celebrated his 3rd year around the sun. Here’s what we mean
Play video content UPDATE 8:30 AM PT — A Delta spokesperson tells TMZ Hip Hop, “Delta teams will look into this described situation and reach out to the customer to address.” Joey Badass is currently in the middle of a national tour and just hit a speed bump named Delta — he’s blaming the airline
Kodak Black claims he had a perfectly good reason for having several oxycodone pills when he was busted last weekend … his legal team insists he needs them to deal with serious pain. Kodak’s attorney Bradford Cohen tells TMZ … the “Super Gremlin” rapper has battled chronic pain after getting shot in February during a
Desus and Mero’s Showtime series’ untimely demise put the spotlight on internal negative intentions … at least that’s Charlamagne Tha God‘s take as he digests the surprising news. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Charlamagne pointed out how numerous outlets rushed to cover the breakup in spite of D&M’s 6-year TV run
Jason Derulo and Jena Frumes are co-parenting their son without a hitch, under completely different roofs — and she’s doing so under a brand new one … TMZ Hip Hop has learned. The R&B/pop star leveraged his Billboard and TikTok success to purchase a $3.6 million, nearly 5,000-sq foot fortress back in March, but it
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck will soon be surrounded by their closest friends and family to celebrate their marriage at his estate in Georgia … a plan almost IDENTICAL to how things were supposed to go down 20 years ago. Sources familiar tell TMZ … back when the couple got engaged in 2002, they planned
Play video content Lil Durk says he’s taking a break from social media, but that’s not why the Chicago rapper is trending — that’s all about a wild casino brawl, where some folks think Durk got slept! The viral footage shows a man with blonde dreadlocks KO’d. There’s no doubt the guy goes down, but
Kanye West is out, and Kid Cudi is in at Rolling Loud Miami — an interesting swap, considering the two have been beefing these past few months. Festival organizers made the announcement Sunday, saying that — for reasons beyond their control — Kanye wouldn’t be performing at their event later this month as one of
Play video content TMZ.com Ne-Yo just dropped his first album in 4 years, and he says the hiatus is largely because COVID took a massive toll on his emotional state and creativity. The R&B singer joined “TMZ Live” Friday to talk all about his 8th studio album, titled “Self Explanatory” … an album that was
Drake‘s kinda doing an about-face after his team denied he was busted in Sweden — confirming he did have some sort of run-in with cops … but the details are still hazy. The rapper posted a series of photos Sunday, apparently documenting his recent adventures — one of which was a shot of a print-out
Kanye West may have been hit by the supply chain crisis, because his floor-to-ceiling renovation of his Malibu home is far from completion. Ye paid just a skosh over $57 million for the Malibu beachfront home. He’s using a famous architect … Tadao Ando, but even he can’t seem to accelerate the process. Then again,
Play video content TMZ.com It took some time, but Brandy says she’s now on board for Ray J‘s “unique” leg tattoo he got to honor his sister … and now she’s considering getting one to honor him in return!!! We ran into the R&B legend as she was getting a ton of fan love outside