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Just off the dome, Kentucky rapper 2KBABY has one hell of a rollout strategy for his “Scared 2 Luv” album — as in, the giant number “2” tatted smack in the middle of his head!!! 2KBABY debuted the new ink piece on Wednesday, captioning the pic “Scared 2 Luv (S2L) ❤️💔🖤” … which, while undoubtedly

Bruno Mars‘ first collaborator, “Nothin’ On You” rapper B.o.B., owes several stacks — to the tune of $3 million dollars — to his former managers … at least according to a new lawsuit. In the legal docs, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Round Hill Music and Artists Rights Management claims B.o.B. violated a deal it

Brandon Thomas Lee and his brother Dylan just closed on a house in Encino, shelling out just under $4 million for their new digs … TMZ has learned Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson‘s sons didn’t just scoop up a 4-bedroom home, the place is more like a palatial estate! The ranch-style property — for which

The National Rifle Association will be without one of its performers this weekend … singer Don McLean will no longer play at the event after the elementary school shooting in Uvalde. McLean tells us, “In light of the recent events in Texas, I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform

J. Cole‘s latest pro-basketball venture tips off Thursday and it might not have happened without his run-in with Drake during a party in Los Angeles. Founding member of Drake’s October’s Very Own brand, Nicholas “OVO Niko” Corino, also co-owns the Scarborough Shooting Stars … the Canadian Elite Basketball League team J. Cole is suiting up

Play video content TMZ.com Lupe Fiasco will be dishing out higher learning as part of MIT’s MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars Program, and Jermaine Dupri hopes it’s the start of a new hip hop/schooling trend. TMZ Hip Hop ran into the So So Def Records founder Tuesday at LAX, where he told us not only

The Doja Cat “rapper” debate will come to an end, eventually, and probably sooner than later based on her new declaration. Doja Cat looked past her latest album “Planet Her” (which broke Billboard and Spotify records) and told Elle her next body of work will be bars-heavy. DC says, “I’ve rapped since the beginning, and

Kanye West‘s failed presidential bid just took another hit … his campaign committee claims they fell victim to a fraud scheme where thousands went to pay off someone’s credit card. Kanye 2020 told the Federal Election Commission someone unaffiliated with the campaign accessed the committee’s bank account, swiping $3,999 to pay off their own credit

Britney Spears spared no expense on a weekend getaway to Sin City with her fiancé Sam Asghari … shacking up in a lavish hotel suite with its own backyard and pool!!! Britney went all out for a two-night stay at Resorts World Las Vegas … where she stayed in one of the casino’s over-the-top “Palace”

Kourtney Kardashian is changing her name to Kourtney Kardashian Barker … at least on social media … taking her husband’s last name after marrying Travis in Italy. Kourtney made the name change Monday on her official Instagram page, which now shows Travis’ last name tacked on to her name, with a flaming heart emoji. KKB

Kanye West is breaking his social media silence to let folks know what he’s been cooking up … a new design for McDonald’s packaging. That’s right. Kanye posted about his new business venture, Monday, on Instagram … after being ghosted from the platform for the last few months. Waiting for your permission to load the

Travis Barker did NOT hurl a homophobic slur when he was getting pranked on Ashton Kutcher‘s old MTV show … so says the actor from a resurfaced clip that’s stirring up controversy. Here’s the deal … Kourtney Kardashian‘s husband is getting slammed online by folks who claim he used the f-word in an old clip

Kim Kardashian took to the streets of Portofino, Italy Sunday … and she was like a Pied Piper. Kim strolled through the streets with North and Penolope, with an entourage — including her glam team — and bodyguards in tow. It’s pretty clear … Italians are at the very least curious about the big fuss

Flavor Flav is making monthly child support payments for his 3-year-old son, but he’s still got a pretty big balance owed to his baby mama. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Flav found out in 2019, shortly after little Jordan was born, that he was the dad, with the help of a DNA test.

Play video content @richforever Rick Ross‘s Georgia estate looks more like 5 different dealerships on one lot — because his first annual Car and Bike Show is underway … and it’s a who’s-who of automobiles. The hip-hop mogul is hosting the debut event Saturday, and he’s been documenting all the goings-on on his social media

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are living it up in Portofino, Italy, ahead of their ceremonial wedding, aka wedding ceremony #3! The already-married couple couldn’t keep their hands off each other — or their tongues — as they strolled the streets of the scenic city. Kourt and Trav took her son Reign for a stroll

“American Idol” finalist Caleb Kennedy is getting sprung from jail, but he won’t be free, as he awaits his fate in his deadly DUI case. The singer has been locked up in South Carolina since February after he was arrested for felony DUI resulting in death. Cops say Kennedy drove his 2011 Ford pickup truck

Play video content TMZ Hip Hop When DJ Akademiks talks, hip hop pays attention — which is why he joined us on today’s episode of “TMZ Hip Hop” to drop jewels and share his intel on some big stories. Top order of business was the Migos breakup rumors, which got gassed up like a Chevron