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Gear up Swifties — Taylor Swift could be this season’s Super Bowl halftime show act … at least, that’s what the musician’s fans are thinking after the NFL appeared to drop a big clue into it all on Thursday night. Here’s the deal — back in May, Pepsi pulled out of its longstanding partnership with

Play video content Desiigner is trying to complete his next album, but it looks like all hopes of snagging red-hot rapper EST Gee‘s contributions are in the crapper. According to Desiigner, he reached out to Gee for a feature verse … only to learn the tab would run him a cool $75k. Desiigner used to

Play video content TMZSports.com Don’t sleep on Drake‘s ability on the basketball court … ’cause the hip hop superstar can flat out hoop, so says Dribble2Much, Drizzy’s longtime trainer. TMZ Sports recently talked to Dribble2Much — AKA Johnny Stephene — and we asked him, who is the best hooping rapper. “Big shoutout to my boy

Play video content TMZ.com Ludacris‘ manager, Chaka Zulu, has been arrested for murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a man outside his restaurant — but new video from the incident shows Zulu getting beaten by a group of men before he fired — giving way to a self-defense argument. We’ve obtained surveillance footage

Jadakiss‘ past life as Diddy‘s ghostwriter still haunts him … mostly because he hated everything about the process!!! The LOX rapper was chopping it up on Smoke DZA‘s ‘Personal Party’ podcast, revisiting his stint on Diddy’s Bad Boy Records — which was very early in his career, and, apparently, incredibly challenging. Waiting for your permission

Looks like Adam Levine and his wife are on the same page when it comes to weathering the storm of cheating allegations — they’re already laughing together, even as more women come forward. Behati Prinsloo had a big smile on her face as she and Adam were out and about Wednesday in Montecito, CA. At

PnB Rock‘s murder investigation is taking a deep dive into his past — because, apparently, cops are under the impression this might’ve been more than just a random robbery … on the contrary, it may have been a planned execution by a foe. LAPD sources tell us the case is moving in several concurrent directions

Play video content TMZ.com Lil Baby is feeling it from fans after he was spotted partying in Vegas, hours after canceling a show in Vancouver … but he certainly didn’t wanna talk about it. Baby hit Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills with some friends Tuesday, and while we asked him several times about the incident

Future‘s joined the ranks of Drake, The Weeknd and Kanye other artists flipping their publishing rights into big fat paychecks — he’s sold off his entire catalog to Influence Media Partners. The deal is said to be worth a “high eight-figures,” according to Variety, and includes collaborations with the aforementioned superstars over the course of

Play video content TMZ.com Lil Baby says his body “shut down” from tour exhaustion — and forced him to skip out on a Vancouver gig — but new video shows he felt good enough for the Vegas nightclub scene. TMZ Hip Hop got these images from inside Zouk Nightclub, where Canelo Alvarez was celebrating his

Play video content TMZ.com The Fall Back In Love Comedy & Music Jam tour creator Rip Micheals says Tory Lanez flat-out assaulted August Alsina … and now Tory has been booted from the rest of the tour. Rip spoke to us about the alleged beatdown that took place Saturday night during their stop in Chicago

“Moonwalking in Calabasas” rapper DDG is now facing 2 counts of firearm possession and one for reckless driving … both related to his June 2022 arrest while joyriding his Lambo. According to new court docs obtained by TMZ Hip Hop … DDG was hit with one count of carrying a loaded weapon, one count of

Justin and Hailey Bieber‘s home had an unwanted visitor … the security team spotted a guy who broke into the backyard and it ended in a mad foot chase. LAPD sources tell TMZ … cops were called to the couple’s home in an exclusive gated Los Angeles community last Saturday … after Justin’s security said

Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE 10:16 AM PT — Post Malone just sent an update to his fans, letting them know he’s okay … while also explaining what exactly happened to make him eat it. UPDATE love you guys so much 💕 pic.twitter.com/eneJWf30fM — Post Malone (@PostMalone) September 18, 2022 @PostMalone UPDATE The singer says

August Alsina claims Tory Lanez and a bunch of goons rolled up on him and attacked — showing off a photo of himself as proof … although, Tory’s calling BS. The singer took to IG Sunday with a pic that shows himself leaning up against an elevator wall with blood running down his mouth and

Vic Mensa‘s giving the people what they need and what they want — helping folks in Chicago deal with the high price of gas … and also get a little high. Just a little. Ever the savvy businessman, the Chi-town rapper put a lot of smiles on faces when he recently donated $10,000 to pump

Play video content Enrique Iglesias got a little handsy with a fan during an apparent meet and greet in Vegas this week — not just grazing her ass, but planting several kisses on her as well. The singer was in Sin City Friday Friday — where he’s got two shows back to back — and

PnB Rock‘s body is ready to be released to his family, but the process behind the scenes has been drama-filled between them and officials … and actually required police intervention. Sources tell TMZ … PnB Rock’s mother wanted her son’s body right away because of religious reasons, but the medical examiner wouldn’t give it up

Rapper Tee Grizzley‘s not only mourning his friend, PnB Rock … he’s also got drama at home after burglars made off with $1 million in bills and bling. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … burglars smashed a window at Tee’s house about 2 weeks ago in his Porter Ranch neighborhood outside Los Angeles. We’re told

50 Cent says an innocent photo he took with a surgeon is being used to falsely imply he’s a plastic surgery client who had a penis enhancement procedure … and now he’s suing. Fifty is suing plastic surgeon Angela Kogan and her businesses, Perfection Plastic Surgery and MedSpa, claiming they keep circulating an old photo

Sports and rap fans patiently waiting for Antonio Brown to release his “Put That S*** On” music vid can stop waiting — the former NFL superstar just dropped it with huge cameos from Young Thug and Gunna. On Friday, AB released his “Get In My Bag” video … a collab with the now-incarcerated Young Thug,

Lawyers for Britney Spears and Jamie Spears are in talks to end their contentious legal battle … sources with direct knowledge on both sides tell TMZ. Our sources tell TMZ … Britney’s attorney, Mathew Rosengart, has reached out to both Jamie’s lawyer and lawyers for Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group to settle up. As

Play video content Instagram / @_stak5_ Ex-NBA hooper Stephen Jackson is speaking out in the aftermath of Philly rap star PnB Rock‘s murder in South Los Angeles … saying he “checks in” whenever traveling to another city or state. By checking in, Stak means if you’re visiting a city that you’re not from or familiar

Hip hop’s most unpredictable couple, Blueface and Chrisean Rock, claim they’re on the sunny side of their relationship now — after 2 public fights — and proved it on a NY Fashion Week runway!!! The couple grabbed the spotlight Wednesday night at Natalie Nunn, Daniel’s Leather and Zeus Network’s NYFW party and fashion show. They

Play video content TMZ.com “Flex” rapper Rich Homie Quan is fired up these days as he’s plotting a comeback to the top spot … but he realizes things are much different in the game today than they were in 2013 when he got rich rapping. TMZ Hip Hop spotted RHQ Wednesday in NYC, and gauged

UPDATE 3:36 PM PT — U.S. Attorney John Lausch says sentencing for Kelly will range from 10-90 years. R. Kelly is guilty of 6 of the 13 charges he faced in his Illinois federal case … the jury just came back with its verdict. The jury convicted him Wednesday on the child pornography counts he

Eminem‘s doing a bit of closet cleaning … in an extensive and rare interview where he details his past drug use and reveals his biggest influencers currently in the rap game!!! In a first-person spill with XXL, Eminem admitted he still takes his music seriously these days — so much so, he has the likes

Detectives from the LAPD are working around the clock to track down PnB Rock‘s killer, even alerting local pawn shops to keep an eye out for the jewelry stolen off the rapper’s neck. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … investigators are confident they’ll make an arrest, and have spoken with those close to PnB to

Play video content TMZ.com Tamika Mallory says there’s an underlying problem that explains why PnB Rock was murdered in cold blood — and, to her, it all has to do with economics. We got the activist in NYC Tuesday where she gave us her take on Rock’s killing … and she’s pretty passionate about her

Play video content Nick Gulotta Cardi B really believes in public education … because she went back to her old middle school in New York for a surprise visit, and even whipped out her checkbook. The Bronx-born MC hit up I.S. 232 Tuesday morning in NYC’s Morris Heights neighborhood. Cardi did 3 years there —