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Unfortunately, the “in sickness” part of Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker‘s vows is already coming into play … the drummer was just hospitalized, with his new wife by his side. Barker and Kourtney first showed up at West Hills hospital Tuesday morning for a health issue Travis was experiencing. Apparently, the medical crew at West

Play video content TMZ.com Jack Harlow‘s squashed his beef with Brandy, but now he’s got PETA on his ass … and his manager, DJ Drama‘s speaking up for him, saying the org has the wrong idea about what went down on Jack’s music vid shoot. We caught up with Jack’s Generation Now boss at LAX,

Before this million dollar baby turned into a genius musician and actress, she was just an east coast girl with big dreams, growing up in Portville, New York. This cute kid can play the guitar like no other and has pipes that have landed her band millions of views on YouTube. In the early 2000s,

Play video content TMZ.com Diddy had a lot to celebrate following the 2022 BET Awards, but turned his celebration into work as well — shooting a project with Mary J. Blige and Yung Miami. TMZ Hip Hop obtained video from inside the after party — at Diddy’s L.A. mansion — where he appeared to be

There’s a lot to like and admire about the Brian Shapiro Band’s second album It’s Amazing. One of the chief qualities is how indelible it is. You will not mistake this band or these songs for anyone else. Yes, there are certain echoes listeners may hear throughout the album’s ten tracks, but never for long,

Drake can pop champagne, because he just unloaded the main residence of his YOLO estate. TMZ has learned the deal closed Friday, with an unknown buyer scooping up Drake’s former pad for $12 million … which is well below the $14.8 million asking price. Remember … Champagne Papi’s YOLO estate is made up of 3

Vic Mensa‘s pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance, but he won’t do any time behind bars after striking a deal with prosecutors … TMZ has learned. Kendra Glover, a rep for the Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney, tells TMZ … Mensa pled guilty to one count of possession of a Schedule III controlled substance,

Rapper Shyne is jumping back into the music scene in a big way … he’s set to join a ton of artists at the BET Awards to honor one of the biggest names in the game. The Belizean rapper-turned-politician is gearing up to take the stage for Sunday night’s ceremony … in recognition of Diddy‘s

Move over Hollywood Vampires … there’s an even bigger band on the run. Paul McCartney performed at the Glastonbury Festival Saturday in the UK, and brought out some musicians you may have heard of … Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl. It was a closing-of-the-book type concert — at least that’s the hope — it’s the

Travis Scott is getting dragged for his latest purchase, a $5.5 million luxury car … the family of a 9-year-old who died at Astroworld says it’s just not a good look. Bob Hillard, the attorney for the family of Ezra Blount, tells TMZ … Ezra would still be alive today, enjoying his summer, if Travis

Play video content BBC Olivia Rodrigo used her festival set in England to take a shot at the Supreme Court Justices who overturned Roe v. Wade … saying they couldn’t care less about women’s freedom. Olivia brought out Lily Allen to sing her famous song “F*** You” and dedicated it to five members of SCOTUS

Amber Rose is cooking up her own version of a hot girl summer — she’s now a full-fledged rapper who’s applying some of her Slut Walk magic to her music! Wiz Khalifa‘s ex-wife unleashed her new song “GYHO/Gotcha” … a sexually charged acronym for “Get ya hoe on” and remix to the Big Tymers classic

Lizzo isn’t on board with SCOTUS reversing Roe v. Wade and opening the door for states to ban abortions … so, the “Grrls” rapper put her money — a lot of it — where her emotions are. In a passionate round of tweets, Lizzo revealed she’s taking $500,000 of her upcoming Special Tour money and

Roddy Ricch is shaking off the sophomore slump of his last album with a new EP titled “The Big 3” — and has plenty of wild stories to share about making it. During a new interview with DJ Hed and Chuck Dizzle for HomeGrownRadio, Roddy discussed making up with Kanye after he had the cojones

Play video content TMZ.com Eric Trump must be feeling the vise tightening around his famous family as the Jan. 6th hearings roll on … but on the surface, he seems unbothered, because he was livin’ it up in Vegas. Former President Trump‘s son — along with his wife, Lara — were in Sin City Wednesday

Prosecutors want Nicki Minaj’s husband to do serious jail time — not home confinement — for failing to register as a sex offender in California … TMZ Hip Hop has learned. According to new legal docs, federal prosecutors don’t think 6 months behind bars followed by supervised release is sufficient punishment for Kenneth Petty, who

Play video content TMZ.com Irv Gotti ripping Drake’s new album as the “demise of hip hop” isn’t sitting well with K Camp — an artist who’s nabbed platinum plaques with his own brand of melodic music. We bumped into the RARE Sound architect at LAX and picked his brain about the notion Drake dominating the

Play video content TMZ.com Calabasas moonwalkers Blueface and DDG are running pretty tight these days, makingmusic and even cutting their teeth in the world of boxing. We ran into the 2 rappers Wednesday in Los Angeles during what appears to be a music video shoot. They were pretty tight-lipped on the subject … but told

Beyoncé haters can take several seats as far as Robin S. is concerned … because Bey’s “Break My Soul” is opening all kinds of doors for the 90s hitmaker. Beyonce’s first single from a studio album in 6 years samples Robin’s smash 1993 hit, “Show Me Love” — and if your ear didn’t pick that

Play video content TMZ.com French Montana‘s good mood dampened Wednesday morning when news broke that Lil Tjay was shot and rushed to surgery … a moment he tweeted about with passion. pray for my lil bro lil Tjay 🙏🏽 — French Montana (@FrencHMonTanA) June 22, 2022 @FrencHMonTanA We caught up with French in NYC, and

Rapper Lil Tjay is undergoing emergency surgery after being shot … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Tjay was shot just after midnight in Edgewater, NJ. We’re told at the time of this post the rapper is in surgery. The extent of his wounds and his condition have not been revealed. We’re

Play video content TMZ.com Drake’s new album, “Honestly, Nevermind” is getting doused with mixed reviews, and Irv Gotti is definitely seeing it as a glass-half-empty … one that makes him think hip hop needs a new kinda icon. We chopped it up Tuesday at LAX with the visionary behind Ja Rule and Ashanti‘s wave of

Play video content TMZ.com Flavor Flav is 63 years old and living a very busy life, courtesy of a very large crew of kids and grandkids — which is why his energy in this clip is pretty shocking! We caught up with the Public Enemy legend when he touched down at LAX … fresh off

Play video content Joe Budden TV Drake, and now Beyoncé too, are sending shockwaves through the music industry with new dance music releases … which has Joe Budden and co. wondering if hip hop and R&B’s days are numbered. Frequent ‘Joe Budden Podcast’ caller Vince Staples was around to answer one of these questions when

The deafening silence between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West is slowly becoming audible … because we’ve learned the couple is communicating again and even able to attend events together with their kids. As we reported, both mom and dad attended North’s basketball game over the weekend … and while they didn’t sit shoulder to shoulder,

Play video content Instagram / @frenchmontana French Montana says he and his mopstick are ready to clean up the rap competition this summer with his album “Montega” — an album that now has certified approval from NYC Mayor Eric Adams. French & fam were out in The Big Apple last night at Sei Less restaurant

Play video content Instagram / @lizzobeeating It’s only Juneteenth’s second year as a national holiday, but it’s been official with Lizzo for much longer than that, and — like many other celebs — she’s going big to celebrate. The singer says she’s been celebrating Juneteenth since her childhood in Houston, but for the third straight

Tommy Lee isn’t letting his 4 broken ribs stop him from enjoying all aspects of being back on the road with his Mötley Crüe bandmates — he’s still getting in some pool time between shows. TMZ got these pics of Tommy in R&R mode Friday at the Conrad Hotel in Fort Lauderdale … and Crüe

Play video content Instagram / @iamcardib Offset got the royal treatment on Father’s Day — ’cause Cardi B and his kids were all over him as soon as he woke up … with a morning buffet that would make IHOP blush. The rapper was treated to breakfast in bed Sunday, with 4 of his 5

Father’s Day 2022 is here and so is a blowout of adorable pics of rappers with their kids! Even with a ton of money at their disposal for diamonds and diapers — being a rap dad can be tough! You’re always on the road, in the studio or on a video shoot making your time