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KXNG Crooked agrees with Wallo's assessment of today's hip hop needing fine-tuning but thinks it'll take an industry overhaul of personnel to really get the job done!!!

ICYMI, the "Million Dollaz Worth Of Game" cohost went viral with a super lengthy, yet effective, PSA criticizing the state of hip hop in '23 ... urging artists and their teams to do more than the bare minimum.

Well, the COB rapper sees Wallo's point and expressed his own frustrations and solutions to rap's quality drought with TMZ Hip Hop this week.

Crook cites a quote he heard from former White House honoree Felecia Hatcher that's all about holding an artist's feet to the fire.

In his career, he's been signed independently and to a major label -- he was once on Eminem's Shady Records alongside Joe Budden and his current collaborator Joell Ortiz -- but Crook believes underground artists show more passion in the music than their mainstream counterparts.

The topic of trash rap music has bounced around several generations ... Ice-T, KRS-One, Bow Wow and Bobby Shmurda have voiced negative opinions this year.

Crook's assessment is pretty simple -- the wrong label execs are greenlighting album rollouts and multimillion dollar budgets, and industry quality will improve once those "bad actors" are ousted.

Kanye West parece tener un próximo álbum en colaboración con Ty Dolla $ign listo para llegar a las masas, y la única pregunta que queda es… ¿Quién lo ayudará a lanzarlo?

De acuerdo con Billboard, Kanye tiene nueva música en el horizonte, incluyendo esta colaboración con TD$, que marcará su primer gran lanzamiento desde su saga antisemita del año pasado. Lo que lo puso al margen de muchos de los grandes de Hollywood.

Parece que las secuelas de ese episodio han afectado sus posibilidades de distribuir el álbum por el momento, pero bueno, esto no significa que no tenga opciones. Billboard dice que sí. De acuerdo con el medio, Kanye está evaluando 5 ofertas diferentes de distribuidoras más pequeños y menos conocidos.

Una de esas ofertas provino de una compañía de publicación de música llamada Too Lost, que se lanzó hace tan solo un par de años y que ya posee los derechos de su música en YouTube. Parece que están intentando lanzar un álbum completo de él.

Aunque no se ha mencionado quiénes son las otras 4 ofertas, Billboard afirma que Kanye tomará una decisión pronto y que el álbum será lanzado en las próximas semanas, incluyendo los principales servicios de streaming que necesitaría para llegar a la audiencia más amplia posible.

Hablando de eso… Billboard señala, citando fuentes, que las principales disqueras se están alejando de Kanye en este momento, y en gran parte es por su retórica antisemita de 2022, que parece seguir en la mente de los ejecutivos de la industria musical en vista de la situación actual entre Israel y Palestina.

Se señalan que su nuevo álbum con Ty no aborda temas de antisemitismo en las canciones, al menos por lo que se ha escuchado hasta ahora. Sin embargo, sigue siendo una figura demasiado polarizadora para respaldarla.

Curiosamente… Kanye parece no haber superado la idea de hablar sobre la comunidad judía, ya que recientemente presentó una solicitud de marca para el término "YEWS", que planea utilizar en productos y servicios. Si eso se refiere al nombre del álbum, quedará por verse. Si ese es el nombre del álbum… aún nadie lo sabe.

Kanye West apparently has a forthcoming album with Ty Dolla $ign that's all but ready to be released to the masses -- the only holdup now is ... who's gonna help him drop it???

Billboard reports that Ye's got new music on the horizon, including this joint collaboration between himself and TD$ -- which will mark his first big release since his antisemitic saga last year ... which put him on the outs with a lot of big-time Hollywood players.

Apparently, the aftermath of that is affecting KW's ability to get this album distributed right now -- but that's not to say he doesn't have options ... Billboard says he does. According to the outlet, Ye is weighing 5 different offers from smaller/lesser-known distributors.

One of those offers came from a music publishing company called Too Lost -- which launched just a couple years ago and which actually already holds the rights to Ye's music on YouTube. Now, it sounds like they're making a play to go all in on him for a straight-up album.

No word on who the other 4 offers are from, but Billboard says Kanye's going to make a decision soon -- and that the album should be released in the coming weeks ... including on all the big streaming services he'd need help from to reach the biggest possible audience.

Speaking of that ... Billboard says, citing sources, every major label is staying away from Ye right now -- and a big part of that has to do with his anti-Jew rhetoric from 2022, which seems to be at the forefront of record execs' minds considering Israel-Palestine right now.

They do note that his new album with Ty doesn't touch on any antisemitism in the songs -- at least based on what's been heard so far -- but he's still far too polarizing to get behind.

Interestingly enough ... Kanye himself doesn't seem to be over talking about Jewish people -- as he just recently filed for a trademark for the term "YEWS," which he wants to slap on a multitude of products and services. Whether that's the album name ... anyone's guess.

Taylor Swift has hit cineplexes everywhere -- and so have her fans ... who've turned moviegoing into straight-up concert fare -- and no, they're not staying in their seats for this one.

The 'Eras Tour' film opened internationally Friday -- this after Thursday previews -- and videos of Swifties losing their minds at theaters all over the globe are flooding the Internet ... which are fascinating. That, or disturbing ... depends on how you view this phenomenon.

Check these out ... 'cause they're quite something. The clips are coming in from all over the world -- but these ones in particular seem to be from Australia and the U.S. specifically.

One video shows fans getting out of their chairs and hitting the ground floor right in front of the screen as soon as "Shake It Off" starts to play. Honestly, the way it all plays out -- you could say it was all choreographed ... as it looks like this is straight out of a musical.

When everyone gets down to the lower level, they dance their faces off ... and sing in unison with Taylor. The same was done in yet another theates -- where her fans belted out "22."

Even when the credits roll ... the TS legion can't seem to help but stand up and get together -- which was demonstrated in one viral clip that shows Swifties swinging around in a giant hand-holding circle ... "Midsommar" style. Basically, "Ring Around the Rosie (Taylor's Version)."

Just goes to show what everyone sorta anticipated with this concert flick -- namely, it was going to become a full-blown event ... with people screaming/singing at the top of their lungs.

As far as money, the numbers have been great so far on opening day -- domestically, it's already raked in $39 million between Thursday and Friday screenings ... and at the moment, the 'Eras Tour' film is on pace to make anywhere from $90-$109 mil through Sunday.

Freeway Rick Ross is giving Tory Lanez some hot tips on how to survive in prison ... saying that having a bodyguard is critical while detailing one of Suge Knight's clever maneuvers to stay safe.

We caught up with the former drug lord at LAX Friday, and he didn't pull any punches when it came to discussing Tory's recent transfer from the local L.A. jail to a California state lockup. As you know, Tory is serving a 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot.

Ross - who spent nearly 15 years in prison for his crimes -- says he feels sorry that Tory is incarcerated in state prison with some really bad dudes, but he wishes him well.

He says Tory might run into some issues while he's there because he's no longer with his usual clique; instead, he's rubbing elbows with gang members.

Ross warned Tory about getting involved with any gang, explaining he would be forced to take care of the members by getting into potentially violent situations.

He says Tory's successful background in music is going to be his "biggest detriment" because other inmates are going to hit him up for money all the time.

The ex-con turned book writer also advised Tory to pay $300 a month for an inmate bodyguard to shadow him at California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi.

And, finally, Ross encouraged Tory to follow Suge's lead and buy TVs for his fellow inmates to get into their good graces. Suge is currently serving a 28-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter.

Aquí está el Lamborghini Aventador SVJ de Tracy Morgan viajando por la interestatal ... ¡el problema es que el automóvil supercostoso está viajando sobre la plataforma de una grúa después de sufrir un caro golpe!

TMZ obtuvo fotografías del Lamborghini 2020 de Tracy siendo remolcado en la Ciudad de Nueva York ... y como pueden ver, en el lado izquierdo del vehículo deportivo se pueden ver unos rayones blancos que NO son marcas de rayas deportivas.

Parece que otro conductor le dio un golpe de costado o Tracy raspó algo - de cualquier forma, no será barato arreglar ese trabajo de pintura.

Las fotografías fueron tomadas el pasado domingo y Tracy fue visto conduciendo el vehículo con un valor de 500 000 dólares durante el fin de semana en la Gran Manzana ... por lo que el daño es reciente.

Es más mala suerte para la costosa colección de automóviles costosos de Tracy ... como lo informamos por primera vez, en 2019 estrelló su nuevo Bugatti tan solo minutos después de sacar el látigo de 2 millones de dólares de una sala de exhibición de la Ciudad de Nueva York.

Las reparaciones del Bugatti de Tracy ascendieron a 32 000 dólares para arreglar el parachoques y el guardabarros ... y es muy probable que las reparaciones del Lamborghini asciendan a otras 5 cifras.

Tracy tuvo más problemas con su Lamborghini en abril de 2020 ... entablando un acalorado altercado con un peatón después de un presunto choque.

Here's Tracy Morgan's Lamborghini Aventador SVJ traveling down the interstate ... problem is, the super expensive ride's cruising on a flatbed tow truck after sustaining a very expensive ding!

TMZ obtained photos of Tracy's 2020 Lambo getting towed in New York City ... and as you can see, it the left side of the sportscar has some white streaks that are NOT racing stripes.

It appears another driver sideswiped it, or Tracy scraped something -- either way, it won't be cheap to fix that paint job.

The photos were snapped last Sunday and Tracy was spotted driving the $500,000 car over the weekend in the Big Apple ... so the damage is fresh.

It's more bad luck for Tracy's expensive car collection ... as we first reported, back in 2019 he crashed his brand new Bugatti only minutes after driving the $2 million whip out of a NYC showroom.

Tracy's Bugatti repairs ran upwards of $32,000 to fix the bumper and the fender ... and it's a good bet the Lambo repairs will be another 5-figure tab.

Tracy had more trouble with his Lambo in April 2020 ... getting into a heated conversation with a pedestrian after an alleged collision.

If it wasn't for music, Rick Ross could've been a damn good basketball player ... at least, that's according to famed NBA shooting coach Lethal Shooter, who tells TMZ Sports the rapper's got the goods on the court!

Lethal -- real name Chris Matthews -- came to the conclusion after working with the "Hustlin'" artist earlier this month before he had to take a private jet to Las Vegas.

Matthews spent about an hour with the celeb ... and he was so impressed with Ross' work ethic, he said the dude could've been "elite" on the hardwood if he had chosen ball over hip hop.

"As soon he got out of the car, he didn't waste any time," Matthews said of Ross. "He was looking to train. He only took two breaks. He wanted to learn."

Matthews, of course, didn't say an NBA career would've been in Ross' future if he had picked basketball at a young age ... but he explained to us the 47-year-old could've potentially made it as a college hooper if he wanted.

"I feel like people don't realize Rick Ross is pretty tall and anything that somebody put their mind to, they're capable of," Matthews said.

"What I saw from somebody, the age that he's at, that he was learning so fast I think he could've been capable at a young age to play at an elite level as far as high school and college."

Matthews knows a thing or two about A-listers with hoops skills ... he's trained a bunch of celebs over the years -- and told us guys like Future and Mark Cuban have some underrated games.

"When I was training Mark Cuban a few months back," Matthews said, "I felt like you can tell at a young age he was one of those guys that was always gonna bring it on defense, always gonna bring the intensity."

When the 38-year-old is not helping celebrities with their jump shots ... he's going nonstop at giving back to his hometown Washington D.C. -- telling us he recently donated $18K to three different schools in the DMV area.

¿Tienes pensado visitar Los Ángeles en un futuro cercano? ¿Eres adicto a tomarte selfis en los lugares más icónicos de Los Ángeles, Beverly Hills y Hollywood a la par que conoces todos los secretos de nuestra maravillosa ciudad? ¡Pues tenemos el recorrido perfecto para ti!

Lanzamos el tour de selfis de TMZ el lunes, y -- si podemos alardear un poco-- es el mejor recorrido de todo Hollywood. 'Nuestro autobús te llevará a' todos los lugares donde la gente va para obtener un portafolio impresionante -- la puerta de los Estudios Paramount, el Escudo de Beverly Hills, las Alas de Ángel de Colette Miller, el muro rosa de Paul Smith, el edificio de Capitol Records, la Fuente de Beverly Hills, el Paseo de la Fama de Hollywood, el Teatro Chino TCL, la Fuente de Beverly Hills, la escultura de paz de Ringo Starr, el Hotel de Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive… ¡Y mucho más!

En el camino, nuestros increíbles guías te entretendrán con montones de videos y fotos que le darán vida a todo. ¡Descubre los secretos más exclusivos de Hollywood! También habrá juegos y premios.

El recorrido comienza en el corazón de Hollywood, y al finalizar, tendrás tantas selfis épicas que harán que tus amigos sientan envidia.

For Taylor Swift, it pays to take her show on the road -- and into theaters, too -- she could be raking in a whopping $4.1 BILLION from her super popular "Eras" tour.

The eye-popping figure would mean Taylor owns the most lucrative concert tour in U.S. history -- and, in the process, she'd not only be lining her pockets, but also boosting the American economy.

Taylor's multi-billion dollar windfall is an estimate from Peter Cohan, who teaches MBA students at Babson College in Massachusetts. He says he crunched the numbers for The Washington Post, and came out with some astounding figures.

Get a load of this ... Taylor's estimated cut would be larger than the yearly economic output of 42 countries, and a $4.1 billion profit is also enough to send every American a little more than $17.

Swiftee stimulus checks, imagine that!!!

Taylor's making the most of her money from ticket sales and her highly-coveted merch ... while hotels in cities where the "Eras" tour stopped are said to have added $208 million to their coffers, and that's only counting the actual night of the concerts. Realistically, most fans stay at least one extra day.

The economic impact of the "Eras" tour is huge too. For instance, her 6 shows at SoFi Stadium in L.A. injected $320 million into the county's economy, while her Denver shows resulted in a $140 million boost ... and her Kansas City and Cincinnati stops brought in $48 million to each of those cities.

Taylor's sharing the wealth ... as we reported, she dished out over $50 million in total bonuses to her concert crew, and gave every truck driver hauling her tour equipment around the country an extra $100k.

Jeff Bezos está expandiendo su cartera de bienes raíces… desembolsando 8 cifras por una extensa propiedad en la isla "Búnker de los Multimillonarios" de Florida… ¡Y está al lado de una casa que ya posee!

El fundador de Amazon pagó $79 millones por la mansión de 19,064 pies cuadrados de su vecino en Indian Creek… una isla barrera en la bahía de Biscayne llena de multimillonarios.

El nuevo lugar de Jeff cuenta con 7 habitaciones, 14 lujosos baños y todas las comodidades de ensueño: un cine en casa, cava, biblioteca, cuartos para el personal, piscina y sauna.

Incluso el prometido de Lauren Sanchez obtuvo un descuento en la propiedad… la propiedad fue anunciada en mayo por $85 millones y Jeff la adquirió el jueves por $6 millones menos.

Jeff ya había adquirido una casa de 3 habitaciones al lado de esta nueva mansión en agosto, en una jugada fuera de lo común, desembolsando $68 millones. La gran pregunta es… ¿Qué hará con estas propiedades vecinas?

¿Alguien más huele a un complejo de multimillonarios en construcción?

Todas las mansiones en Indian Creek cuentan con acceso al mar y muelles para botes… Y todos sabemos que a Jeff y Lauren les encanta un buen yate.

Offset didn't hold any expenses in helping Cardi B celebrate her birthday, gifting his wife 3 new crocodile Birkin bags ... a disgusting gesture as far as PETA is concerned.

PETA Vice President Lisa Lange fired off a scathing statement to the couple Friday, writing, "Instead of using his wealth and influence for good, Offset chose to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars into a gruesome, violent industry that electroshocks crocodiles, shoves metal rods into their heads in an attempt to scramble their brains, and mutilates them while they’re still alive."

Lange feels Offset and Cardi are out of touch, adding, "PETA reminds everyone that people who still spend their money on a closet full of dead animals’ body parts either are clueless or simply don’t care about the extreme cruelty they’re perpetuating—it’s just not worth it."

PETA says they learned of the heinous treatment of reptiles through research and an internal investigation sprawling across Asia, praising luxury brands like Chanel, Burberry, HUGO BOSS and Vivienne Westwood for correcting their practices.

Cardi's birthday celebration continued last night as a dual party for Offset's new album "Set It Off" where she fed the crowd burgers ... which is another issue for the animal rights org.

The "F*** Dallas" shirt George Kittle wore during the Niners' tilt against the Cowboys over the weekend will cost the tight end a pretty penny.

A league source confirmed to TMZ Sports on Friday that the NFL fined the San Francisco star $13,699. According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, the NFL dubbed the under-tee that Kittle rocked during the Sunday Night Football blowout as "abusive language."

The league has not yet publicly commented on the punishment.

Of course, Kittle can certainly afford the fine ... he's in the middle of a five-year, $75 million deal. Although based on the interviews he's done this week regarding the shirt, it seems he wouldn't have cared either way.

The 30-year-old told reporters on Thursday it was "100 percent" worth it ... adding, "I'd do it again."

Un magnate de los negocios de Florida está demostrando que el cielo es el límite cuando se trata de recuperar el Rolls-Royce robado de su esposa.

Bob Benyo utilizó un avión para sobrevolar Miami con una enorme pancarta en la que se leía, "RECOMPENSA POR ROLLS-ROYCE ROBADO". El mensaje también incluía el número personal del teléfono móvil de Bob. ¿Qué les parece eso para ir con todo?

Benyo -- el director general de Aerial Banners, Inc. -- estaba muy molesto después de que el 21 de septiembre le robaran a su esposa Olga el lujoso automóvil con valor de 250 000 dólares que tenía en la cochera de su casa frente al mar en el sur de la Florida. Una cámara de seguridad de un vecino captó a los ladrones subiendo por el camino de entrada y después huyendo en el Rolls.

Benyo le dijo a Fox News Digital, "está asegurado por un importe superior a su valor, pero ese no es el punto. El punto es que esta es exactamente la razón por lo que las tarifas de mi seguro son tan altas y las suyas son tan altas, y ya estoy harto de ello. Estoy cansado".

Continuó diciendo ... "Inmediatamente pensé, voy a pilotar un avión desplegando un mensaje ofreciendo una recompensa de 5 000 dólares".

Benyo también dijo que los investigadores creen que los sospechosos "clonaron" el control remoto de la cochera para obtener acceso y robar el RR Wraith, dejando atrás su Aston Martin Vanquish y su 1979 Chevelle.

Pero, Benyo piensa que también intentaron robar su Aston Martin porque la llave de 1500 dólares de su vehículo está desaparecida.

Drake's wallet will be a whole lot fatter if Logan Paul eviscerates Dillon Danis on Saturday ... 'cause the rapper just placed a massive, $850,000 bet on the WWE superstar to score a knockout victory!!!

The "God's Plan" crooner put down the money on The Maverick on Thursday ... revealing he'll get back $1.35 MILLION if Paul comes through.

Drake said he's backing Paul because of all of the trolling Danis has done in the leadup to their much-anticipated boxing match -- which has included a slew of digs at Paul's fiancée, Nina Agdal.

"Never bet against personal vendetta and settling scores," he said of the wager on his Instagram page.

Paul was clearly happy to have Drake in his corner ... he tweeted in response to the bet, "Easy money."

Danis, meanwhile, was pretty pissed, writing in a statement of his own, "850 on my head is disrespect."

It all, of course, nearly didn't happen ... as on Thursday morning, Danis threw a microphone at Paul that opened up a gash near the YouTuber's right eye. Fortunately for fans of the fight, Paul said it didn't do too much damage, and the match is still on.

Jeff Bezos is expanding his real estate portfolio ... dropping 8-figures for a sprawling estate in Florida's "Billionaire Bunker" island ... and it's next door to a house he already owns.

The Amazon founder plunked down $79 million to buy his neighbor's 19,064-square-foot mansion in Indian Creek ... a barrier island in Biscayne Bay that's chock full of billionaires.

Jeff's new place has 7 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms and it comes with all the bells and whistles ... we're talking a home theater, wine cellar, library, maids' quarters, pool and sauna.

Lauren Sanchez's fiancé even got a discount on the property ... the estate was previously listed in May for $85 million, and Jeff bought it Thursday for $6 mil less.

Jeff reportedly bought a 3-bedroom home next door to this new one back in August for $68 million in an off-market deal ... so it will be interesting to see what he does with the neighboring properties.

Anyone else smell a billionaire compound in the making?

All of the homes in Indian Creek are on the water with boat docks ... and we all know Jeff and Lauren love a good yacht.