TMZ Hip Hop - Page 50

Have a bad case of the Mondays??? Cheer yourself up with some hot takes courtesy of TMZ.

Let's start out on "TMZ Live," where Harvey and Charles broke down Tori Spelling's divorce filing ... and how the "Beverly Hills, 90210" actress broke the news to her estranged husband, Dean McDermott, while recording a podcast.

Kanye West and Bianca Censori let his 3 kids go off on their own into a separate SUV after they enjoyed an Easter outing ... and it's raised eyebrows among some.

Ye and his wife took Psalm, Chicago and Saint out on the town Sunday -- hitting up a movie theater in Westwood ... and getting snapped by paps on their way out of the venue. The three kids exit first, with a handler in front of them ... who leads them away to an SUV.

KW and BC, meanwhile, separate from the kids almost instantly ... and board their own SUV.

Beyoncé's fully embracing the Wild West on the heels of her new album -- and you can tell by her getup here ... which is very much so giddy up.

Riding high on the success of "Cowboy Carter" -- which became Spotify's most-streamed album of 2024 in a single day since its Friday release -- Beyoncé leaned even deeper into the music genre, making a bold statement with her head-to-toe denim look Monday in L.A.

The singer accessorized her outfit with a large buckle belt, cool boots and a matching cowboy hat as she headed into a meeting with her 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy in tow.

Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo sold millions of records together as The Neptunes but the two Virginia-made hitmakers are currently entangled in a legal war over use of the group's name.

Recently uncovered court docs show Chad opposing a trademark filing of Pharrell's company PW IP Holdings to lock up the rights to "The Neptunes" for music videos and other downloadable entertainment.

Pharrell's reps told Billboard he was simply going out of his way to ensure no outsiders got hold of the Neptunes' name, but Hugo’s attorney Kenneth D. Freundlich went as far as to declare Pharrell committed fraud by leaving his client's name off the filing ... without any input from Chad.

Drake's got Travis Scott in his sniper scope, and unloaded fake gunfire on a prop representing him ... putting Trav on the impressive list of rappers -- Kendrick Lamar, Future and Metro Boomin -- he's targeting for revenge.

On Sunday, Drake and J. Cole's "It's All A Blur -- Big as the What?" tour rolled into Penn State University Park ... Drake launched into an angry performance of "Meltdown" ... his most recent collab with Travis from last year's "Utopia" album.

But, he ended the verse screaming at the top of his lungs, and then mimicked gunshots on the giant Travis Scott head -- popularized during the Astroworld era -- which Drake had been using as a tour prop during the performance of the song.

Ludacris isn't salty over Katt Williams suggesting he's a puppet for the elite -- 'cause he's taking the remarks with a grain of salt ... noting comedians are supposed to make jokes!!!

The rapper checked in with "The Breakfast Club" on Monday ahead of his iHeartRadio Awards appearance, and he tackled Katt's "Club Shay Shay" digs head-on.

Remember, Katt took aim at Luda and his wife Eudoxie -- and in the moment, it wasn't clear if he was joking or not ... but Luda says he isn't trippin' either way.

Nick Cannon was the ultimate Easter bunny this year – but instead of eggs, he delivered daddy time to all 12 of his kids ... documenting the whole epic journey.

The longtime TV host went all out this weekend ... donning a rabbit costume while hopping around town to ensure his entire brood -- which includes kids from 6 different women -- got QT with him ... and on the face of it, it looks like he was successful.

Things kickstarted Saturday as he stopped by Bre Tiesi's home to chill with their 1-year-old son, Legendary Love ... with NC posting some sweet photos of him with the boy.

Diddy celebrated Easter partly by showing off his cute as a button youngest child Love on Instagram amid his federal sex trafficking probe.

The rap mogul posted a series of adorable IG photos Sunday, showing little Love Sean Combs wearing pink dresses and other spiffy outfits in various settings. In the caption, Diddy wrote, "HAPPY EASTER from Baby Love."

17-month-old Love spent much of Easter with Diddy's fourth baby mama, Dana Tran, at the home of Kimora Lee Simmons.

Lauren London hasn't forgotten Nipsey Hussle -- evident in a touching tribute she shared of her former partner on the the 5th anniversary of his untimely death.

The actress -- who shares her son Kross with the late rapper -- posted a photo of Nipsey on Instagram Sunday, admitting March is always a tough month for her after his murder several years ago ... with her post coming on none other than the anniversary of his murder.

She added ... "31 days of holding my breath. This day decided to fall on Easter Sunday this 2024. Interesting …. considering your name #GodWillRise." Lauren signed off her note by declaring her love for Nipsey, who she was engaged to before his passing.

Doja Cat is butting heads with her fans once again ... this time putting her followers on blast for comparing her natural hair to pubes.

The singer dropped new cover art for her single, "Masc," on Instagram Friday, which featured a close-pic shot of her tight, blonde curls. But it didn't take long for the comments section to take a negative turn ... resulting in DC disabling the comments on the upload.

Doja also hopped on IG Live to address the harsh criticism. A clearly irritated Doja asked her followers to stop comparing the hairstyle to "sheep and pubes and carpet and popcorn."

50 Cent took another shot at his ex Daphne Joy ... continuing to suggest she’s a “sex worker,” only now at a Nicki Minaj show.

Fiddy joined NM on stage during her show at Madison Square Garden Saturday night -- and he used his moment in the spotlight to call out his love for "sex workers" ... a clear dig at his baby mama.

He said the phrase quickly on the mic, but the audience heard it … and got a kick out of it too, it seems.

Kanye West's wife, Bianca Censori, knows how to turn heads, for sure, as she and her hubby once again hit up the Cheesecake Factory at The Grove in L.A.

Bianca left little to the imagination in a sheer, busty getup as they headed in for lunch.

There's a perplexing question here ... how does she stay in amazing shape when they hit up a restaurant -- their go-to eatery these days -- where the sweet corn tamale cakes have 1,340 calories and the quesadilla with kalua pork weighs in at 1,250 calories?!?

This is something you don't see every day ... Robert De Niro, Austin Butler and Snoop Dogg hanging out at a private home -- and having a blast!

Well ... that's exactly what happened at Snoop's Malibu estate Friday and the iconic rapper's son, Cordell, posted a bunch of footage to Instagram showing all the fun during the mini star-studded event.

Check it out ... in one pic, De Niro, Butler, Snoop, and Cordell were sitting together with big smiles on their faces. De Niro and Snoop were also flashing peace signs.

Al B. Sure! seemed to suggest his coma from a couple years back might be tied to Diddy somehow -- and he's also opening up about where things stand with his son Quincy.

The R&B singer showed face Friday at the Equal Justice Now Awards in L.A. -- where Al was promoting his equal access to healthcare initiative alongside Ben Crump -- and he addressed the crowd at one point ... with a cryptic nod to the Diddy situation going on.

Al says he's working on a filmed project that'll tell his life story ... and in the same breath, he said the public will finally get a chance to see how he really ended up in a coma in 2022.

Diddy is out and about in Miami -- and he's even speaking now too ... evidenced in a new clip that an influencer took of the mogul out in the wild, who also captured Stevie J.

Fitness trainer and life coach Wes Watson -- who has more than a million followers on Instagram -- posted a video and a photo on Friday that shows Diddy at a cafe in town called Pura Vida ... and it looks like Puff was in a good mood, flashing a smile and even chatting.

Unclear which location this was at specifically -- there's a zillion of these in the area -- but our bet is that it was one of the ones close to Diddy's homes there on Star Island.

Kevin Gates' 'Ceremony' Tour rolled into L.A. this week and the Louisiana-bred rapper gave one lucky fan a heavy dose of southern hospitality -- maybe more than she bargained for, actually!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained video of KG performing his bedroom banger "Me Too" for a lucky fan he summoned onto the stage to get the princess treatment.

The concert went down inside The Novo in L.A., and the fans lapped up all of Kevin's lyrics as he catcalled to the crowd while holding the young lady's hand ... and thrusting through the sexually charged performance.

Kevin's dancers can also be seen adding an exotic flavor to the song as they crawled across the stage before they ended up p-poppin' on a handstand ... twerky twerk!!!

Before she exited stage left, Kevin surprised the fan with flowers and a gigantic bear hug while warning her not to get all mushy on him!!!

It was a tad too late ... the romantic gesture caused the fan to burst out into tears of joy -- KG even called it a moment of healing, possibly for himself as well.