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Quavo's recent concert's getting attention online ... 'cause the crowd looks pretty small compared to the venue -- and, tons of people are convinced it's Chris Brown's doing.

Video from Quavo's concert in Bridgeport, Connecticut is floating around social media ... seemingly showing a damn-near empty venue looking more like a gig for a small-time artist than a former member of Migos.

The crowd in the pit's pressed up close to the stage ... with people in back of the clot no more than 10 or 15 rows removed from the artist.

10:04 AM PT -- Diddy sources tell TMZ, "Aubrey O'Day got her big break because Diddy and Bad Boy cast her in their show with her group, Danity Kane. Last year, when he reassigned his portion of the publishing to Bad Boy artists, an unprecedented move within the industry and which he did not have to do, not all artists signed an NDA, contrary to what she claims."

Aubrey O'Day claims Diddy was trying to buy her and other ex-Bad Boy artists' silence when he gave back their publishing rights ... which she says weren't worth jack.

A new video shows a fight breaking out at a concert ... with a couple people coming offstage to beat on a man they think slapped a performer's backside.

Rapper Stunna Girl -- who's got a solid online following -- performed in Syracuse, New York Friday ... when video shows a fan reaching up and smacking her on the ass.

While the rapper seems to brush it off in the moment, she walks over to a man -- who many fans have identified as her husband RichMula500 -- and whispers something to him ... and, that's when all hell breaks loose.

Lil Pump is picking a side ahead of the big Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight ... telling TMZ Sports he thinks the Problem Child is gonna beat the boxing legend!!

"I feel like Jake is just faster, he's younger," Pump said of the July 20 event while at LAX. "Obviously, Mike's got experience, but Jake's gonna do what Jake's gonna do. It's gonna be a very interesting fight ... but Jake got this one."

The "Gucci Gang" rapper knows firsthand what the 27-year-old former Disney star is capable of -- after all, he took a vicious liver shot after recording an episode of the "BS w/ Jake Paul" podcast earlier this month.

Jelly Roll put a new spin on the country-themed Stagecoach Festival Friday night, cranking out a few rap songs while also bringing out T-Pain to add even more spice to the performance.

The country music star hit the T-Mobile Mane Stage in Indio, California, before a jam-packed crowd in Indio, California -- and announced there would be special guests.

T-Pain then strolled onstage and sang a medley of his rap tunes, which included his hit "Buy U a Drank." Pain and JR also rolled out their cover of the late Toby Keith's "Should've Been A Cowboy."

Kanye West's Yeezy Porn has at least one famous OnlyFans star ready to talk turkey ... 'cause Girthmasterr says he's a big fan -- and, if the star calls, he'll certainly listen.

The big-time porn star says Kanye's hit song, "Hey Mama," inspired him, because he wants to buy his mom a house. He says his mom has worked her whole life to support her children ... and, now Girthmasterr wants to pay her back by helping her retire, and a collab with Ye could help.

Speaking of his mom, we asked Girthmasterr how she feels about her son doing porn ... and based on the clip, sounds like she's totally on board!

If there's one sure thing April brought ... it's a plethora of celebs out under the sunshine, lookin' mighty damn fine! Hollywood was blooming with excitement all month long, with stars eager to strip down and parade their bangin' bods heading into summer!

Kylie Jenner and Teyana Taylor donned eye-popping orange bikinis on vacay, Chloe Bailey also slipped into an orange set showcasing her beautiful curves in a cabana, and although David Beckham wasn't outdoors, he clearly is summer-ready ... case in point, his shredded gym selfie!

Chrisean Rock has been laying low amid Blueface's incarceration and turns out, it's for a positive cause!!!

In a new IG Live session, as she was chowing down in a restaurant with her son Chrisean Jr. in her arms ... Chrisean revealed she's cut out all the smoking and drinking in her life and now works out full-time.

Her newfound focus looks to be geared toward her participation in an upcoming football league, and judging by the precision of her drills, she'll be bustin' out onto the gridiron in no time.

Diddy wants to dismiss some of the claims in one of his sexual assault cases ... claiming he can't be sued under laws that didn’t even exist at the time of the alleged incident.

According to new docs, obtained by TMZ ... Diddy's lawyers are firing back at claims made by Joi Dickerson-Neal -- a woman who filed a suit against him in November claiming he drugged and sexually assaulted her back in 1991.

Joi filed six causes of action against Diddy ... and, now his team's claiming she can't sue him for several of those claims because the laws didn't exist when she says he assaulted her.

Chris Brown is treating his beef with Quavo as an afterthought, at least for the moment.

Up-and-coming rapper Skylar Blatt hails from Cincinnati and Chris added his golden singing chops to their "Wake Up" song/video collab released Friday ... but don't think the singing softened his stance.

Chris croons in his verse ... "Got whole lotta problems / Lot of n***** turned down the squabbles, so I'm here" before going into further detail about some of the firearms he owns.

Drake's making amends with Tupac's estate, complying with the cease and desist demands it made after he used an AI Tupac voice on his diss track, "Taylor Made Freestyle."

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Drake's team and representatives from Tupac's estate have had productive talks after the estate sent its C&D letter on Wednesday -- and it's already led to serious progress.

Drake's taken down the track from his Twitter and Instagram -- the only places he posted it -- and, his team is trying to get it removed from other sites that redistributed it.

Eminem is saying goodbye to the alter-ego that made him a megastar -- he's proclaiming his next project will put Slim Shady in a coffin, and he's making a mini-movie to hammer home the point!!!

50 Cent makes a cameo in Em's rollout for his 12th album ... a mock "Unsolved Mysteries" news broadcast probes the suspicious murder of Slim, who appears to have been offed by a knife through the chest.

Eminem also includes himself in the clip and the album -- fully titled "The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)" -- his first new project in over 4 years.

Soulja Boy is campaigning hard for TikTok, declaring he's the platform's best hope now that President Biden's put a ticking timebomb on it -- so, Soulja's screaming let's make a deal!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Soulja Boy this week on the heels of him speaking out against the legislation Biden signed to outlaw TikTok in America, if it doesn't divest from Chinese ownership.

TikTok's head honcho Shou Zi Chew vowed to fight to the very end ... a cause SB believes is hopeless, but tells us he's willing to take the reigns and keep the app in its original essence.

Chris Brown and Quavo are currently tangled in a gnarly rap beef -- and it's all about Karrueche Tran ... who just addressed how she feels about it all on camera.

The actress spoke to a pap at LAX Thursday -- who asked her how she felt about the fact her two exes have been trading bars back and forth over the fact they each dated her at separate times ... and you can tell she wants to stay out of the drama.

At first, she claims not to have heard either Chris or Quavo's diss tracks yet -- but eventually caved and admitted she actually has when faced with a listening session on the spot.

8:47 AM PT -- R. Kelly's lawyer Jennifer Bonjean tells TMZ ... "Our fight is not over. We will see review from the USSC (SCOTUS) on the statute of limitations questions at a minimum. And he has habeas remedies at his disposal. And if we win in NY. He will be entitled to resentencing in Illinois. So this story is far from over."

R. Kelly's crusade to make a dent in his lengthy lockup in prison has crashed and burned ... a federal appellate court just upheld his conviction and sentence to cap off the week.

The "Ignition" singer was sentenced to 20 years in prison in his child porn case out of Chicago, and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals just affirmed that sentence -- this after Kelly tried having it tossed, citing the statute of limitations had passed as his defense.

Doja Cat is fuming about parents who have the nerve to bring kids to her concerts, and then complain about what they see -- after all, she has a hit entitled "Wet Vagina" for cryin' out loud!!!

On Friday, Doja used equally colorful language while lashing out at adults who, apparently, can't find able-bodied babysitters.

It's unclear what exactly set her off, but her recent Coachella performances back up her rant.