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Play video content King Akademiks DJ Akademiks is calling out anyone defending today’s hip hop culture — on the heels of Takeoff‘s slaying — because he says the culture’s adopted too many street ethos. Ak went live on Twitch for over 3 hours Wednesday morning … going over key facts in the Houston case, identifying

Kanye West has folks trying to help him regain billionaire status via crowdfunding — but his haters have responded with just as much passion. Here’s the deal … at least one GoFundMe page (possibly more) popped up this week with the goal of making Kanye a billionaire again, soliciting donations … apparently carried out by

UPDATE 7:11 AM PT — In a new video you can hear Quavo on the phone, presumably with a 911 operator, and he’s asking … “What does she need to do?” A woman on the scene had said she was a nurse and was offering to help Takeoff. UPDATE Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE 6:36

Play video content BACKGRID Tory Lanez will soon be on court-ordered house arrest, but if he’s at all sweating his new ankle bracelet, he certainly isn’t showing it. The rapper was spotted outside the Corrective Solution facility in LA Monday, the place where folks go for GPS, alcohol, and drug monitoring. You can see the

Lil Zay Osama is outta jail for the not-so-low low price of $350,000 … marking his first taste of freedom since NYPD arrested him on October 1 for allegedly leaving much more than a tip for an Uber drive. NYPD sources tell TMZ Hip Hop that Lil Zay got sprung Saturday after posting his 6-figure

Kanye West is on a new tear — suggesting what happened to Emmett Till is what’s happening to him as he falls from grace … this while trying to get Ari Emanuel‘s attention. New posts have been popping up on Ye’s IG page of late — ever since he was reinstated — but a string

UPDATE 12:54 PM PT — Chrisean Rock is reversing course, taking back her claims of an attack at the hands of Blueface and now saying she was “on a bad trip” … and that he actually rescued her. UPDATE Play video content @chriseanrockbabyy UPDATE Chrisean says she blacked out and was trying to jump out

Play video content TMZ.com Jadakiss says the remaining people in Kanye West‘s inner circle need to help pick him, dust him off and get him back on his feet — and he thinks fans can do their part too. We caught The LOX legend out in NYC where he called on everyone to pray for

Lizzo dressed up as Blueface‘s girlfriend, Chrisean Rock, for Halloween this year — but the getup is catching some backlash … because some perceive CR as someone not to mock. Lizzo trotted out a costume Friday that was, no doubt, meant to recreate Chrisean’s look — missing tooth and all — and while it was

Play video content TMZ.com Kanye West‘s downward spiral isn’t impacting his music on streaming platforms — not yet, anyway, and Ty Dolla $ign‘s supremely confident their “Ego Death” will be just fine. We bumped into Ty$ at Dash Radio in Hollywood, where he was all about showing off his freshly manicured nails — but we

Rock ‘n’ roll icon, Jerry Lee Lewis has died … TMZ has confirmed. The “Great Balls of Fire” singer’s team released a statement Friday, saying, “Lewis, perhaps the last true, great icon of the birth of rock ‘n’ roll, whose marriage of blues, gospel, country, honky-tonk and raw, pounding stage performances so threatened a young

Kanye West‘s school may be shut down for good … because we’ve learned educators there have been quitting in protest. Sources connected to Donda Academy tell TMZ … the main issue preventing the school from running as usual is a recent wave of staffers quitting due to Kanye’s antisemitic rants. We’re told Kanye’s hateful comments,

Texas rapper MO3‘s manager Brian Rainwater is dispelling persistent rumors his late client was murdered in 2020 due to yet another rap beef. According to Rainwater, MO3’s killer was jealous of the rapper’s relationship with the man’s own children. MO3 was dating the mother, and her kids had proudly posted the slain rapper on social

Drake and 21 Savage are pushing back the release date for their highly anticipated joint album … because the producer is battling coronavirus. Champagne Papi announced the delay Wednesday, revealing on his Instagram story that his longtime producer, Noah “40” Shebib, became infected with COVID while mixing and mastering the album. Drake and 21 Savage’s

SZA is sitting on 100 unreleased songs and it’s apparently time to part with one of them … the Top Dawg Entertainment vocalist just announced “Shirt,” a mini-movie co-starring LaKeith Stanfield. The preview clip is pretty wild … SZA and the “Atlanta” actor are eating in a sketchy diner, seemingly discussing the laws of physics

Antonio Brown is standing firm in his support for Kanye West … releasing a lengthy statement explaining his decision to remain as president of Donda Sports — citing his “dedication to freedom of speech, thought, and opinion.” The NFL receiver — who joined the Donda staff earlier this year — addressed the massive controversy surrounding

Here’s the first look at Jacob Elordi playing Elvis Presley on the set of a new movie about Priscilla … sparking debate about who is the better Elvis, Jacob or Austin Butler. Jacob was in full hair and makeup Monday as the King of Rock & Roll on a movie set in Toronto for Sofia

Play video content B.o.B is finally responding to the 2016 flat-earth controversy that threw his career out of orbit … and he’s still, rather defiantly, dropping a diss-fueled track titled “Ted Talk.” B.o.B. tells TMZ Hip Hop the 6+ years since he released his viral song “Flatline” has rattled his perspective a bit, leading to