Play video content TMZ.com Rakim Allah‘s perfectly OK with Outkast being considered the best rap group that ever lived … he’s the type of legend perfectly comfortable in his own skin. Hip Hop’s original G.O.A.T. chopped it up with TMZ Hip Hop on the streets of NYC Friday … and we got his thoughts on

Nicki Minaj had a bit of wordplay for Natalie Nunn in her verse on Lil Uzi Vert‘s new album that many considered offensive … but she’s not taking it that way. On the track “Endless Fashion” from Uzi’s long-awaited “Pink Tape” which dropped on Friday, Nicki opens her verse rapping, “Ayo, even if my name

Madonna battled a low-grade fever for a month before her body could no longer take it, collapsing and needing serious medical care … TMZ has learned. Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ, Madonna mostly ignored her symptoms and never got checked out by a doctor because she was laser focused on rehearsing for her

Madonna is not out of the woods after being hospitalized for a serious bacterial infection … we’re told she’s still bedridden and people around her think she’s in no shape to kick off her world tour. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Madonna’s been vomiting uncontrollably since being discharged from the hospital, and the

UPDATE 2:05 PM PT — A rep for Travis Scott tells TMZ, “Travis Scott will not be charged with criminal charges or any wrongdoing for his involvement with Astroworld festival.” UPDATE The rep continues, “Today’s decision by the Harris County District Attorney confirms what we have known all along – that Travis Scott is not

Play video content YouTube star Colleen Ballinger, best known for her Internet character Miranda Sings, is denying grooming allegations against her with a song … and for some folks, it’s falling flat. Colleen picked up a ukulele and recorded a 10-minute video where she sings about the disturbing claims against her being nothing but gossip

Chrissy Teigen has announced she’s a momma once again … letting folks know all about her decision to have baby #4 via surrogacy. CT broke the news on social media Wednesday about their new boy, Wren Alexander Stephens, by saying, “For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted four children” … adding she’d

Diddy‘s ongoing lawsuit with alcohol dealer Diageo just took a nasty turn, with the booze brand announcing they were cutting ties after he filed suit last month … but Diddy is firing back. Diddy’s attorney John C. Hueston tells TMZ Hip Hop Diageo’s attempts to shut out the Bad Boy mogul is essentially like “firing

Nicki Minaj is fully in the corner of the Chicago 14-year-old who shot and killed a man to protect his mom while she was being attacked, saying she’s willing to help him go to college. The rapper chimed in on the viral case, which has spurred a lot of conversation online over the past week

A new lawsuit accuses Nicki Minaj of straight-up stealing the beat for her song “I Lied” from another artist … a scenario sources close to Nicki say is impossible considering she didn’t handle the song’s production. The rapper, along with mega-producer Mike Will Made It, is being sued by Julius Johnson, who says the music

Michael Jackson will effectively be tried for allegedly molesting choreographer Wade Robson when he was a child … TMZ has learned. The California Court of Appeal just cleared the way for Robson to make his case — alleging MJ molested him at the Neverland Ranch when Robson was between the ages of 7 and 14.

Kodak Black made a pit stop Monday at a Florida jail for around an hour … but his lawyer says it’s actually a good thing for the rapper. Bradford Cohen, Kodak’s lawyer, tells TMZ … Kodak’s been on a tight leash during his pretrial release for his prescription drug case and he’s supposed to regularly

Play video content Taylor Swift did something super interesting during her performance Saturday night in Minneapolis … she urged fans to lay off one of her exes. Taylor has one song which is a surprise to her fans each night at her “Eras” concerts, and Saturday’s was “Dear John”– a biting song about ex-flame John

The Glastonbury Festival has come and gone — and with it, so too have the dreams of Britney Spears fans vanished … this after they expected to see her take the stage. Elton John headlined Sunday, and throughout his set … there was a lot of chatter online that Britney might, perhaps, come out and

Matty Healy was called out in a big way this weekend … getting dragged across the coals by none other than one of his fellow labelmates, who put him on blast at Glastonbury. Singer Rina Sawayama didn’t mention Matty by name Saturday during her set, but there’s simply no question who she was referring to

Justin Bieber either needs a belt, or maybe he needs to go to the bathroom … ’cause the dude couldn’t stop grabbing his junk this weekend after a little morning breakfast. The singer grabbed a meal Saturday in WeHo with the missus, Hailey, and on their way out … Justin got a little handsy —

Doja Cat is ready to paint multiple cities red on her Scarlet Tour which she officially announced on Friday. The 24-date tour is produced by Live Nation, kicks off on Halloween 2023 and marks Doja’s first-ever North American arena tour!!! In the spirit of her blockbuster album, “Planet Her,” the tour features red-hot female rappers

Cole Bennett‘s “Lyrical Lemonade” compilation is paying tribute to Juice Wrld while coming in hot with the creativity — an AI reimaging of the late rapper and Eminem!!! On Friday, the pioneering music video director dropped the Juice and Cordae collab “Doomsday” to kick off his album rollout. Cole had a 100-foot-long structure built lined

Play video content Newsflare Louis Tomlinson fans are licking their wounds this morning after a massive hail storm forced them to evacuate his Colorado concert … and nearly 100 concertgoers were injured. The weather disaster went down Wednesday night at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheater — the show was set to start at 7 PM,

Cardi B and Tasha K‘s beef won’t die … the blogger’s stirring ish up again by telling Bardi Gang fans she’s the reason Cardi’s long-awaited sophomore album has been delayed. On Thursday, Tasha dropped a sarcastic bomb masked as an apology … claiming their years-long legal battle (which Cardi ultimately won) drained the “Bodak Yellow”

UPDATE 11:09 AM PT — Just as we suspected … Killer Mike is calling BS on his own claims that André 3000 finally dropping a solo album … after it appears he let the cat out of the bag too soon. UPDATE UPDATE Mike immediately clarified his blunder at the start of his appearance

Kenny G‘s ex-wife is pissed the musician is renting out his swanky pad to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez … urging Kenny to sell off the place so she can get paid. According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Kenny’s ex Lyndie Benson claims she’s entitled to get a hefty paycheck per the details of

Kesha and Dr. Luke are no longer beefing in court … because they just announced a settlement in their defamation battle after years of nasty back and forth. The singer says she and the famous music producer agreed to a resolution of the lengthy legal battle … though the terms of the settlement are unclear.

Bebe Rexha‘s alleged attacker wasn’t trying to hurt her with his phone throw — but rather, just attempting to get her to use his phone personally for some snapshot fun … so says his attorney. Todd A Spodek, a lawyer for Nicolas Malvagna, tells TMZ … “As a fan, Mr. Malvagna’s sole intention was to

Boosie Badazz should be headed home shortly … the judge set his bond at $50,000 in the federal gun case that got him nabbed by ATF agents in San Diego. According to Boosie’s lawyers, Meghan Blanco and Damon Alimouri … the bond was set Tuesday during a hearing, and if all goes according to their

UPDATE 6:21 PM PT — Saucy Santana’s team tells TMZ Hip Hop that One Memphis’ account of the event is completely fabricated and claim they have receipts of their own!!! UPDATE The rapper’s team denies he was ever paid the $25k … insisting he just got half of the deposit before the show. UPDATE Saucy

Morgan Wallen‘s son Indigo took a dog bite to the face … and now the boy’s mother is looking to rehome the pooch. Play video content Instagram / @jombo_imkt The country music star’s baby mama, KT Smith, says her Great Pyrenees bit the two-year-old child she shares with Morgan, and the kid needed stitches. Morgan’s

Play video content TMZ.com Jazz music is all about improvisation, and one eager Jazz Festival fan proved it when her big moment at the famed Hollywood Bowl came crashing down in spectacular fashion!!! So, the Bowl’s annual Jazz Festival is going down this weekend, and on Saturday evening St. Paul and the Broken Bones had

Milton Powell — aka, Big Pokey, a longtime Houston rapper — died this weekend after a scary fall onstage that came out of nowhere … and which ultimately took his life. The Texas-based MC collapsed at a bar in neighboring Beaumont late Saturday night. Video is circulating showing Pokey standing on what appears to be

Some A-list performers will not play on for the Beyond Wonderland EDM festival’s final day as police investigate a mass shooting that killed 2 people and injured several others. The bullets started flying Saturday night around 8:30 PM at a campground near Gorge Amphitheater, where the festival was being held in Central Washington state. Police