Play video content Breaking News We’re almost 2 full days into free agency and Kawhi Leonard still hasn’t picked a team … so now singer Bazzi is resorting to using his pipes to recruit the NBA superstar to the Lakers. … and it’s freakin’ beautiful. Of course, the 21-year-old “Paradise” singer is a HUGE Purple
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Exclusive Getty Slim 400 got shot at by gunmen in a passing vehicle, but then the masked attackers hopped out to try to finish the job … TMZ has learned. Sources close to the rapper tell us … Slim was on the phone with his Ice Watar label business partner, Mud Dollaz, Friday night in
Play video content Exclusive Lil Nas X coming out is going to have a ripple effect that will save the lives of LGBT youth across the country … so says Milan Christopher. We got the ex-“Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” star in Los Angeles and ask his thoughts on the rapper revealing he’s gay. Milan
Play video content Exclusive Steve Aoki can’t offer Kawhi Leonard a max NBA contract — but he’s got the next best thing — free pizza for life and a record-breaking pizza party for the Finals MVP. Steve’s Pizzaoki shop in Venice unveiled a massive mural of Kawhi in a Lakers’ jersey over the weekend outside
Exclusive Details TMZ/Getty Composite Taylor Swift is NOT happy about manager-to-the-stars Scooter Braun acquiring the rights to her old music — calling him a longtime bully, and dubbing the business move as gross. T-Swift took to Tumblr Sunday to slam Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Kanye West‘s manager — who just snapped up Taylor’s former
Play video content TMZSports.com A big charity event went down Saturday night at L.A.’s Staples Center, and a huge amount of loot was on the line in a basketball tourney. The stadium was packed with recognizable faces … Chris Brown, Jake and Logan Paul, Tana Mongeau, Lil Pump, Nick Young, Pauly D, Jordan Clarkson, James
Exclusive Getty 9:07 AM PDT — Sources connected to Slim 400 tell us he was shot 8 times and underwent surgery. His good friend and fellow rapper, YG, was at Slim’s bedside for the majority of the night. Slim was conscious. 3:40 AM PDT — We’re told Slim 400 is in critical but stable
Exclusive Getty DaBaby got some good news, bad news to start his weekend — he will NOT serve any jail time in his North Carolina gun case … but there are strings attached. According to the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office … the rapper was convicted Thursday of carrying a concealed gun, a misdemeanor. He
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Blueface is not having a great start to his weekend — cops pulled him over in his luxury sports car and apparently slapped handcuffs on him … and we got video as it was going down. The “Thotiana” rapper was pulled over Friday afternoon in his black Porsche. TMZ obtained
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com NBA YoungBoy and his baby mama got into a heated confrontation with cops when they were busted outside a hotel room … and at one point, a cop pointed a taser at the rapper. In police body cam footage obtained by TMZ … you see NBA YoungBoy and his baby
Exclusive The woman who drove Nipsey Hussle‘s alleged murderer away from the scene of the shooting is terrified she’ll be the victim of a retaliation hit … and as a key witness, police are going all out to protect her. According to grand jury testimony obtained by TMZ … an LAPD detective claimed the female
Exclusive Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler was rushed to the hospital after stabbing himself at his home … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ someone at Adler’s L.A. home called 911 shortly after 6:30 Thursday night to report someone had stabbed themselves. We’re told when cops and paramedics arrived, they discovered
Play video content Exclusive Biz Markie says he’s 100% on board with 50 Cent shaming people into paying their debts … now here’s hoping Fiddy’s cool with food stamps as valid currency to pay off the debt. We got the “Just a Friend” rapper Thursday in D.C. at Reagan National Airport and, of course, had
Tupac Amerikaz Most Wanted … Prison I.D. For $ale 6/25/2019 12:30 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Tupac Shakur is the most famous person ever incarcerated at Clinton Correctional Facility in New York, but he still needed an I.D. when he was behind bars … and now it can be yours — for a few grand. Pac’s first prison
Eminem’s Father Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. Dead at 67 6/26/2019 6:47 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Eminem‘s biological father — who the rapper frequently rapped about abandoning him — has died … TMZ has learned. Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. died this week near Fort Wayne, Indiana … according to family members and neighbors. A family source tells
Madonna Graphic ‘God Control’ Music Vid … Mass Shooter Scene 6/26/2019 2:14 PM PDT Madonna‘s new music video is a shocking and graphic recreation of a mass shooting scene … that seems to emulate the horrific Pulse Nightclub murders. Madonna dropped the video Wednesday for her politically-charged track, “God Control” — a play on gun
Native American Dude in The Village People ‘Memba Him?! 6/26/2019 12:01 AM PDT New York-born Felipe Rose was in his early 20s when he strapped on a Native American costume and shot to stardom as a founding member of 70s disco and soul supergroup, the Village People. Felipe Rose shared the stage with some other epic
Rapper Dave East Considering NBA Tryout ‘It’s Gotta Be the Knicks’ 6/25/2019 3:10 PM PDT EXCLUSIVE Is Dave East the solution for the New York Knicks’ struggles?? The team might wanna give him a call … ’cause the rapper says he’s considering an NBA tryout … but only for his hometown squad!! Now, before you
Cardi B I Plead Not Guilty, Your Honor … Faces Judge in Strip Club Case 6/25/2019 12:39 PM PDT Cardi B is entering her plea on all the new charges in the strip club beatdown case. Fresh of her Album of the Year win at the BET Awards … Cardi arrived at the courthouse in Queens
YG Traffic Stop Combative Cop Out of Line … Will Receive Counseling 6/25/2019 12:40 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE The Sheriff’s deputy who was screaming at bystanders as YG got handcuffed by a swarm of cops crossed the line and will get a talking to … so say his bosses in the L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. The
Mary J. Blige on BET Awards Here’s the 411 on Cardi’s Big Win … No More Drama, Please 6/24/2019 6:48 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Some folks were upset Cardi B won Album of the Year at the BET Awards — but not Mary J. Blige … whose opinion MIGHT just matter more than yours. The Queen of
Kat McPhee & David Foster Making Out in Mykonos … Before Our Big Day 6/24/2019 10:03 AM PDT Katharine McPhee and David Foster are looking madly in love — kissing and hugging on each other like school kids — and it’s great timing, considering they’ll be tying the knot any day now. Katharine and David
Cardi B and Offset Drop $100,000 … On Birthday Bling For Kulture!!! 6/24/2019 1:00 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Cardi B and Offset are making sure Kulture is one blinged-out baby … spending a huge chunk of change on a super lavish present for their daughter’s upcoming first birthday party. Our sources tell us, Kulture is getting
BET Experience Cardi B, Migos, Lil Yachty Rock the House 6/23/2019 7:50 AM PDT The 7th Annual BET Experience Saturday night did not disappoint … not by a long shot. The big event celebrating BET Weekend in L.A. went down at Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles, and featured the likes of Cardi B, Migos,
YG Swarmed by Cops and Cuffed … In Tense Traffic Stop 6/23/2019 7:28 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE YG was swarmed by cops early Sunday morning and handcuffed for reckless driving, and the situation became tense. The rapper was on his way to appear at 1 OAK during BET weekend at around 1:45 AM and cops claim
Soulja Boy Dodges Huge Bullet … Kidnapping Case Rejected 6/23/2019 12:50 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Soulja Boy won’t be charged for allegedly kidnapping a woman and tying her to a chair in his garage … because prosecutors have rejected the case. The Ventura County District Attorney tells TMZ … they’re declining to file charges against the
‘L&HH’ Star Teairra Mari Arrested for DWI … Sparks Fly in NYC 6/22/2019 4:46 PM PDT EXCLUSIVE “Love & Hip Hop” star Teairra Mari was arrested in New York for driving while intoxicated — and it sounds like her vehicle was an early Fourth of July show on the road. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ
The Rolling Stones Mick Back in the Game … After Heart Surgery 6/22/2019 6:57 AM PDT Mick Jagger is unreal, and for that matter, so are all of The Rolling Stones. They performed for the first time since Mick’s heart surgery and looked incredible … but there’s something even more shocking. The Stones entertained 60,000
Lil Durk Not Taking Newfound Freedom for Granted … Enlists Pastor’s Guidance 6/22/2019 12:30 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Lil Durk – the rapper accused of attempted murder — wants to stay on the straight and narrow path after bonding out of jail … and his childhood pastor’s taking up the cause. We’ve learned Durk’s going back to
Nicki Minaj and Boyfriend We Got Our License To Get Hitched!!! 6/21/2019 6:16 PM PDT Nicki Minaj and her bad boy boyfriend are taking a big step towards tying the knot … the rapper says the couple got a marriage license. Nicki made the announcement Friday on her “Queen Radio” show … saying, “I think