10:21 AM PT — In a statement to TMZ, Blake Lively says …  ”I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted.” Blake Lively has declared legal war on her former “It

Lil Baby stayed quiet behind the scenes throughout the entire 2024 Rap Wars where Kendrick Lamar and Drake battled it out … turns out, he’s not a fan of being one of K. Dot’s “examples” on “Not Like Us!!!” Play video content Out Of Context The Atlanta rap star broke his silence in a one-on-one

Snoop Dogg doesn’t have any pride to hide when it comes to Eazy-E‘s diss track “Real Muthaphuckkin G’s” being a stone-cold classic … and he got dusted on the song!!! Tha Doggfather got the honor of headlining the 500th episode of “The Bootleg Kev Podcast” Wednesday and came clean about Eazy’s infamous 1993 missile aimed

Play video content The Skip Bayless Show Lil Wayne‘s ick over getting “snubbed” for Super Bowl 59 in his New Orleans hometown seems to have blown over … Wayne is now cheering on Kendrick Lamar to have a helluva halftime show!!! Play video content TMZSports.com Skip Bayless made attempts to push Wayne over the edge

Kendrick Lamar opened the door for California rapper Lefty Gunplay to make history — a move Wack 100 is calling a historic FAIL!!! Play video content BackOnFigg While speaking on ‘Back on Figg’s podcast, Wack expressed his disgust for Lefty’s feature on Kendrick’s “TV Off” from his chart-topping “GNX” album. Lefty closes the track with

Andrew Schulz got even more spicy responding to Kendrick Lamar in his recent podcast … insinuating that if push came to shove, he’d physically push up on K. Dot in a prison cell — and have his way with him. 🤨 Play video content Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant with Akaash Singh Just like his “Flagrant” podcast

Khloé Kardashian is once against facing off against Blac Chyna‘s mom Tokyo Toni … after making seemingly shady digs about the Internet personality’s charitable acts at Thanksgiving. Here’s what went down …. Tokyo documented her decision to feed the homeless while her granddaughter Dream Kardashian‘s other relatives — including other grandmother Kris Jenner — celebrated

Drake aimed a couple jabs at Mustard on a live stream chat last night … turning Kendrick Lamar’s viral shoutout on their newest collab totally AGAINST HIM!!! YouTuber Los Pollos TV was ranting about Kendrick’s current No. 1 record “Squabble Up” being a terrible follow-up listen to Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” album. Play video content

Drake‘s claiming UMG and others steered the masses toward Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us” diss to spite him, but Apple Music is reporting fans couldn’t get enough of the song … so much so, it’s their biggest song of the year!!! Apple Music rolled out its Top Songs of 2024: Global and Replay recap on

Play video content NBA on TNT Jalen Rose wasted no time letting the zingers fly on the “Inside the NBA” set … cracking a joke about Drake‘s UMG lawsuit in his debut on the iconic show — and his cohosts ate it up!! The funny moment happened at halftime of the Lakers and Suns’ NBA

Play video content Joe Budden Network Joe Budden has always had a complicated relationship with Drake on the Hip Hop front but isn’t cutting him ANY slack for the lawsuit he’s filed targeting Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us” — Joe says Drake had it coming because he’s a Grade A 💩!!! On the latest episode

Kendrick Lamar had SMH vibes for Lil Wayne on his new “GNX” album and according to Joe Budden, the “Not Like Us” rapper made the situation more tense by leaving him on read!!! Play video content Joe Budden Network The bombshell rumor was made on the new episode of “The Joe Budden Podcast“… a little

Kendrick Lamar just disrupted the hip hop game once again for 2024 — with a surprise release of his new 12-track album “GNX” hot off the presses and straight to the DSPs!!! On Friday, Kendrick popped out of nowhere, raining on pre-announced albums from artists such as Ice Cube and Blxst … going lyrically crazy

Play video content xQc Drake is rejecting all the deposits Kendrick Lamar‘s surprise “GNX” album floated in his direction with his nose up high and calling make-believe on everything being said about him!!! Over the weekend, Drake kept it close to the home base on popular Canadian live streamer xQc and let his thoughts be

UPDATE 6:40 PM PT — A spokesperson for Universal Music Group tells TMZ … “The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue. We employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns. No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission

Play video content The Hip Hop podcast community is in absolute shambles in light of Drake‘s bombshell lawsuit targeting UMG and iHeartRadio for Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us” boom … and Genius’ Head of Artist Relations Rob Markman claims, Drake was playing shiesty behind the scenes himself!!! Markman also hosts his independent “Not a Podcast”

Drake fired off his final shot at Kendrick Lamar during their rap battle in the form of “The Heart Pt. 6” — a title hijacked from K. Dot’s long-running series … but the Compton MC is saying “aht aht aht” … that storyline belongs to me!!! On his surprise drop album “GNX,” Kendrick conjured up

3:26 PM PT — Snoop Dogg has admitted to Kendrick Lamar that it was indeed the edibles that caused him to even be halfway curious about Drake‘s “Taylor Made Freestyle” with the artificial Tupac Shakur. K dot new album GNX 💥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤 It was the edibles 🤦🏾 😆👊🏿 west west king 🔥🎶💫 — Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg)

Future and Metro Boomin were named GQ’s 2024 Hitmakers of the Year … but Mr. Hendrix isn’t completely satisfied. If Kendrick Lamar, Drake and J. Cole make up the “Big 3” of rap, how’s he supposed to be called chopped liver and not take it as BEEF?!? That was the question Future floated regarding his

Metro Boomin says his participation against Drake in the 2024 Rap Wars stems from a personal issue with Champagne Papi that left him shaking his head!!! The super producer was instrumental in the entire battle, literally. Metro crafted the “Like That” beat where Kendrick Lamar initially snapped on Drake … and later led the “BBL

Play video content TMZ.com Shyne says Funkmaster Flex is a well-known hater and you don’t have to take just his word alone … he says ask Jay-Z or Nas directly, or any diehard Tupac Shakur fan!!! TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Shyne amid his vigorous press run for his upcoming Hulu doc “The Honorable

Jake Paul had a massive victory over Mike Tyson on Friday night … and he wasted no time once again trolling Conor McGregor for an MMA fight. Jake beat Tyson by a unanimous decision after what many considered a lackluster bout … and immediately turned his sights to CM … reigniting the feud. In his

Chrishell Stause is back on “Selling Sunset” … this despite saying she’d only film with Nicole Young again if the show forked over some serious dough. Sources connected to the show tell TMZ … Chrishell and Nicole are currently filming season 9 of the hit house-selling show after Chrishell said publicly in September that she

Ice Cube has been questioned to oblivion about making up with his ex-Westside Connection groupmate Mack 10 … and it just may happen … if a passive blip of body language is to be believed!!! Bootleg Kev shot his Hail Mary WS Connection question in a new interview with Cube after swelling the Don Mega’s

Martha Stewart‘s ex-husband and his wife are speaking out … saying he was in an “abusive” relationship with the businesswoman — this, after Martha admitted to cheating on him. Shyla Nelson Stewart — wife of Andrew Stewart, who was married to Martha from 1961 to 1990 — released a statement on Facebook before the documentary

Jimmy Kimmel got choked up during the opening monologue of his late-night show, telling his audience it was “terrible” that Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. The comedian came out onstage Wednesday evening for “Jimmy Kimmel Live” one day after Trump beat Harris at the polls, delivering a somber speech that

The Zach Bryan and Brianna LaPaglia split just got a whole lot uglier … with Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards releasing a ruthless diss track aimed at the country music star. The song — titled “The Smallest Man” — dropped Tuesday night … with Portnoy and Richards continuing to show support for their “BFF’s” podcast

It’s been two years since Draymond Green punched Jordan Poole in practice … but the two clearly haven’t entirely buried the hatchet — ’cause the NBA stars got testy with each other during Monday night’s game. Poole and his Washington Wizards hosted Green’s Golden State Warriors … and unsurprisingly, the former teammates taunted each other

Play video content TMZ.com Sharon Osbourne is not a big fan of Simon Cowell after their publicized falling out … but she doesn’t care if her daughter Kelly is chummy with the guy, she tells TMZ. We ran into SO while she was leaving Kelly’s 40th birthday party in Hollywood … and we just had

Drake made his feelings toward DeMar DeRozan crystal clear on Saturday … targeting the former Toronto Raptor in an apparent retaliation for appearing in Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us” music video. DeRozan’s Sacramento Kings were in Toronto to play against the Raptors … and, despite suiting up for Drake’s beloved team from 2009 to 2018,