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The voice behind Capitol Records’ very short-lived artificial intelligence rapper project is speaking out … and he’s actually thankful the label treated the contract like toilet paper. Real-life rapper Kyle The Hooligan hit Instagram following Capitol’s decision to end its FN Meka deal and says the creators — Factory New heads Anthony Martini and Brandon

Offset’s legal filing against his ex-label Quality Control has opened up a can of worms … and they’re crawling in every direction! Quality Control CEO Pierre “Pee” Thomas reacted to the breaking news that Offset was suing for solo independence with disdain — calling the estranged Migos rapper’s complaints “lame.” Offset — and his wife

Capitol Records is pulling the plug on its AI rapper FN Meka, and calling the unconventional and controversial signing an insensitive move on their part — in retrospect, that is. The label went public with Meka’s contract on August 12, but Tuesday it did a complete 180° … apologizing to the Black community for not

Florida rapper Hotboii’s career stalled last year when he got caught up in a RICO case that authorities claim involved warring gangs … but he just scored a legal victory that may help his chances of being released on bond. Hotboii’s lawyer, Bradford Cohen, tells TMZ Hip Hop his client’s Miami gun possession case was

Vanessa Bryant had some emotional support Monday in her trial against L.A. County over crash-site photos … walking in shoulder to shoulder with Ciara and Monica. The 2 singers arrived with VB and her daughter Natalia … all the women forming a united front. They sat behind Vanessa during testimony from an internal officer with

Fetty Wap will be sentenced to at least 5 years behind bars after pleading guilty to a federal drug charge. Fetty was in court Monday where he pled guilty to one count of intent to distribute controlled substances including cocaine, heroin and fentanyl for his arrest back in October. Two of his co-defendants, Robert Leonardi

Play video content Instagram / @ab Antonio Brown‘s decided to treat himself following the success of his new song and dance by copping an insane “The Godfather” watch … that’s filled with 666 diamonds! TMZ Sports has learned the former NFL wideout hit up Jacob and Co. earlier this week to pick up the timepiece

Play video content TMZ.com If you were at the Encore in Vegas Saturday, it looked like the TMZ Celebrity Tour, because The Weeknd, Travis Scott and Tyga all showed up in the same lobby!!! Travis was the first to show at around 4 PM … the father of Kylie Jenner‘s 2 kids was hangin’ alone

Johnny Depp has played many roles, but never a Moonman … and that’s all going to change at the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards with a planned surprise appearance from the movie star. VMA production sources tell TMZ … Depp’s been in talks with show producers to dress up as the network’s famous Moonman —

Play video content BACKGRID UPDATE 10:37 AM PT — A rep for Quando tells TMZ … “Quando was present during a shooting yesterday evening which resulted in the untimely death of another young man’s life.” UPDATE The rep continued … “He himself didn’t sustain any injuries during the shooting and is safe. We ask that

Play video content TMZ.com Tank and Jamie Foxx co-hosted a live performance of “R&B Money Show” last night, which capped Tank’s album release career and brought out some energetic moments along the way. The R&Blowout went down inside The Peppermint Club in West Hollywood with impromptu appearances from Pleasure P, J Valentine, Jon B and

Dr. Dre‘s January 2021 brain aneurysm was a lot scarier than he initially revealed — his family actually gathered in his hospital room to say their final goodbyes. The legendary producer’s podcast interview with Dolvett Quince continues to leak across social media and he painted the eerie picture rather vividly. Waiting for your permission to

It’s party time for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez — the newlyweds just touched down in Georgia — and are taking in the sights and sounds before their weekend bash. Ben and Jen were spotted in Savannah Thursday hitting local shops and walking with at least one of their kids … a pretty low-key stroll

Nappy Roots rapper Fish Scales is lucky to be alive after he was shot, robbed and kidnapped outside an Atlanta brewery he co-owns. Police say two suspects first robbed a customer in the parking lot before entering Atlantucky Brewery and forcing Scales into his car at gunpoint. The robbers then drove Scales up the road

UPDATE 3:45 PM PT — A source close to Selena tells TMZ the two aren’t dating, they were there separately to see different people, and their groups ended up hanging out together inside. Selena Gomez and Tyga appear to be hanging out … spending time together into the wee hours of the morning at a

Play video content TMZ.com A$AP Rocky has pled not guilty to felony firearms charges. A$AP showed up at the Downtown L.A. criminal courthouse Wednesday all suited up for his arraignment. Arraignments are quick, and this was no exception. A$AP entered his plea to both charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. A$AP walked confidently to

Swizz Beatz and Timbaland created a super popular rap battle show, and now they’re doing legal battle with the company to which they sold their idea … in the form of a $28 million lawsuit! The big time music producers are suing Triller, claiming the video-sharing social networking service failed to pay up for the

Manti Te’o — the college football superstar who fell for one of the most famous catfishing scams to date — is opening up on his decision to go public with his side of the hoax … saying attending a Jay-Z concert helped him come forward. Remember, the former Notre Dame linebacker reportedly lost his grandma

A$AP Rocky is now facing criminal charges for an alleged shooting in Hollywood, where he’s accused of firing multiple shots at a former friend. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Monday his office has charged the rapper with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Play video content 4/20/22 TMZ.com Prosecutors say

R. Kelly wants anyone who has seen the ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ docuseries to be banned as a potential juror in his trial … saying there’s no way they can give him a fair shot. R. Kelly and his team filed a motion Monday to disqualify jurors who have seen any portion of the docuseries, as