Hip Hop

Nelly is making his grand reentry back to women's fashion -- his famed Apple Bottoms jeans are returning to butts all over the globe!!!

TMZ Hip Hop has learned Nelly is relaunching Apple Bottoms in November 2024 -- the clothing line he launched in 2002 dedicated to women of all shapes, sizes, curves and contours!!!

Nelly tells TMZ Hip Hop, "Our goal as a brand remains the same: celebrating ALL women, all shapes and sizes. We have amazing new styles and are ready to shake the fashion world again ... we're back!!!”

Celebs in costumes always hits different, 'cuz when it comes to Halloween there's no stoppin' these stars from going all out! Sometimes however, they select the same look and it gets real tricky real quick! So, we've gotta ask -- Who'd You Rather?!

It's a given Paris Hilton and Megan Thee Stallion are both classy n' bougie, but which Sailor Moon are you choosing to rock your world?!

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! Celeb couples, Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian AND Maggie Lindemann and Jordan Clarkson dressed to impress ... but which duo hit the spooky 1988 classic out of the park?

It's a "Snow White" showdown between Avani Gregg and Charli D'Amelio ... if you had to choose one gal to hold your apple, who's it gonna be?!

Diddy's sons were about ready to get into an all-out fistfight with Ray J at a recent Halloween party ... but put their plans on pause thanks to an unexpected hero.

Sources tell TMZ ... the rap mogul's 3 sons, Christian, Quincy, and Justin, got into a heated face-off with Ray J outside influencer Tara Electra's Unruly Agency Halloween bash in Los Angeles over the weekend.

We're told that when the party wrapped in the early hours, Ray J made his way to the parking lot along with his crew, Amber Rose, and manager David Weintraub ... but was confronted by Diddy's 3 sons.

12:45 PM PT -- Tekashi 6ix9ine's lawyer, Lance Lazzaro, tells TMZ ... Tekashi was notified 2 weeks ago he violated the terms of his probation. He was ordered to appear before a federal judge today in New York ... but he was an hour late to the hearing -- and the judge dispatched U.S. Marshals to find him.

Lazzaro says Tekashi arrived on his own and surrendered voluntarily.

Lazzaro says there were 3 violations, according to the government -- Tekashi performed in Las Vegas, Nevada without permission from his probation department ... Tekashi failed a drug test, testing positive for meth ... and also failed to take a required drug test at another time.

Adidas and Kanye West reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement 2 years after facing off in a number of lawsuits.

The sportswear company’s CEO, Bjørn Gulden, who oversees the Germany-based business, issued the update in a conference call with reporters Tuesday ... sharing a resolution has been reached after Adidas ended its working relationship with Ye over his past antisemitic comments.

The CEO reportedly said there are no more open issues, "and there is no … money going either way, and we both move on."

50 Cent is no longer cool with Omari Hardwick, the former face of his "POWER" universe ... simply put, he can't associate himself with all the diva behavior!!!

"The Breakfast Club" quizzed 50 about the current standing of his relationship after Omari insinuated over the summer the Diamond-selling rapper was the reason his Starz paychecks weren't anything to brag over!!!

50 feels Omari overvalues himself all because he hasn't seen, heard, or smelled any buzz from his projects after his "Ghost" character transitioned from his series in 2020.

50 Cent says he declined to take the $3 million Donald Trump offered him to perform at his Puerto Rico-slandering Madison Square Garden rally over the weekend ... politics aren't on brand for him!!!

The G-Unit General graced "The Breakfast Club" Tuesday to promote his upcoming Las Vegas residency and revealed Team Trump wanted him to come out and perform -- preferably his "Many Men" track Trump unofficially adopted after the assassination attempt on his life in July.

We know that pleases "Many Men" producer Darrell "Digga" Branch ... who was totally prepared to take legal action to prevent Trump from campaigning with the song!!!

The World Series made its way from L.A. to NYC on Monday ... and a handful of big names were present to watch the Dodgers take care of business yet again against the Yankees.

Derek Jeter got things started off at Yankee Stadium ... throwing out the ceremonial first pitch to try and light a spark in Aaron Judge and the rest of the NY offense.

Queens native Leslie Odom Jr. was picked to belt out the National Anthem ... and Fat Joe brought the pregame festivities to a close by performing renditions of "New York" and "All The Way Up."

10/29/24 6:52 AM PT -- Attorney Shawn Holley is strongly denying allegations Tory Lanez brought in an ethics complaint he filed with the State Bar of California last week.

TMZ has learned of a letter sent by Holley's counsel to the State Bar in November 2023 ... saying in no uncertain terms that Holley "has no relationship whatsoever with Roc Nation." The letter goes on to emphasize "Ms. Holley has never represented Roc Nation, nor has Roc Nation ever been a client of our law firm."

One of the most stunning Diddy allegations yet comes from an accuser who claims he was just 10 years old when the Bad Boy mogul forced him to perform a sex act to get his shot at stardom.

The new lawsuit was filed Monday in NY state by a John Doe accuser, and according to the suit, he flew to NYC with his parents in the summer of 2005 for an audition with Diddy. He claims Diddy said he wanted to meet him alone, before meeting his whole family.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, the plaintiff says he met Diddy at a hotel near Madison Square Garden, and he says he rapped several songs, which went well -- Diddy allegedly said he could make the kid a star.

Plies is no friend to Donald Trump, and put his outspoken political views into digital format to pre-seat Kamala Harris into the Oval Office -- with a rap song tribute!!!

On Monday, the Florida rapper toned down his usual rambunctious act and got serious on his new song "Mrs. 47" -- not only dedicated to the potential President Harris, but to Plies' late grandmother ... the track fulfills a promise he made.

Plies refers to KH as a highly qualified woman over the somber instrumental and rips voters who call her things such as "slut" or "tramp."

Naughty By Nature's Treach, Vin Rock and DJ Kay Gee haven't been seeing eye to eye for years, but a spark happened in New Jersey last night -- the music turned on and they couldn't help but blaze the microphone!!!

Hip Hop radio vet Miss Jones threw her "Scorpio Soiree" bash last night and her partygoers' jaws dropped when Treach, Vinnie and Kay Gee all hopped on stage together to perform their "Uptown Anthem" ... their classic contribution to Tupac Shakur's iconic film "Juice."

The moment was said to be unplanned ... DJ Bookeem Styles and comedian Mike Shawn understood the severity of the moment, which came as the icing on the cake after NBN's fellow '90s stars Christopher Williams and Monifah hit the stage.

Eminem and Kid Rock are showing folks how to put politics aside and unite behind a common cause ... in the most American way possible ... finding common ground over football!!!

Yes, the NFL's Detroit Lions are bringing Eminem and Kid Rock together ... despite them taking opposing positions on the upcoming presidential election.

Eminem, as we reported, introduced Barack Obama at a Kamala Harris rally in Detroit last week ... and Kid Rock's been an outspoken Donald Trump supporter who performed this summer at the Republican National Convention.

Sandra "Pepa" Denton gave her former groupmate DJ Spinderella the shock of a lifetime at her annual Halloween party -- but in a good way!!!

We got the proof ... on Sunday, Pepa crashed Spinderella's annual Halloween Boo Bash and stuck around to perform their classic cuts "Push It," "Shoop" and "Whatta Man"!!!

Pepa played the cowgirl and Spinderella was dressed as the Beetlejuice ghost host with the most when she hopped out the DJ booth to perform her "Whatta Man" verse.

Shyne completely distanced himself from his Diddy past after the Bad Boy mogul got arrested last month ... and it was all one big phony act, according to Funkmaster Flex!!!

The Hot 97 radio vet recently admitted he's been stewing over Shyne's claims that he was the fall guy in the infamous 1999 nightclub shooting that sent him to prison for 8 years, before being deported to Belize.

Shyne is currently promoting his upcoming documentary "The Honorable Shyne" ... but Funk Flex says he's capping, and raked him through the coals on the airwaves!!!

The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York -- where music mogul Diddy is currently being held as he awaits his sex-trafficking trial -- was subjected to an "interagency operation" Monday ... feds confirm to TMZ. Investigators from several federal agencies arrived at the facility early this morning.

A spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons tells TMZ ... the operation at the federal jail is a collaboration between the FBOP, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, and other law enforcement partners as part of "intensive efforts to improve conditions" at the controversial facility.

The rep said the agencies' "interagency operation" was "designed to achieve our shared goal of maintaining a safe environment for both our employees and the incarcerated individuals housed at MDC Brooklyn."