TMZ Hip Hop - Page 40

Don't think for a second Fat Joe's social media and political ambassador career is making him forget his roots as an MC ... he's returning to music with a new album in August!!!

Joe was feeling all the way up and spilled the tea Tuesday in Bev. Hills. It's been nearly 2 years since his last project, and he should have a lot to rap about!!!

Hip Hop music has been experiencing a renaissance lately ... Nas + DJ Premier and Common + Pete Rock are both releasing collaborative albums and like Joe, Rakim and LL Cool J are also returning to the solo front.

Diddy is going to be indicted any day now ... at least according to an attorney representing one of his alleged sex trafficking victims.

Adria English's attorney Ariel Mitchell-Kidd joined us on "TMZ Live" Wednesday and told us a possible criminal indictment against the Bad Boy founder is coming sooner than later, and perhaps even "very shortly."

Mitchell-Kidd is definitely in the know here ... her client is the former porn star who recently filed a bombshell lawsuit accusing Diddy of sexual assault and sex trafficking.

Flau'jae Johnson is advising women to wear their fake lashes no matter what Aries Spears or anyone else is saying to the contrary ... do you, boo!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the LSU hoops star in Hollywood on Tuesday and she hit a fast break on Aries' recent comments slamming the current fashion trend of oversized eyelash extensions.

Women of all nationalities and races are gluing the bristle brushes to their eyelids but Aries primarily targeted his "beautiful Black queens" in his viral PSA ... before calling the lashes ridiculous wastes of time.

Nicki Minaj fans are pissed off -- this after they paid big bucks for tickets, only for her to show up over 90 minutes late for her Dublin gig ... leaving them stranded in the rain.

The rapper was supposed to rock Malahide Castle at 8 PM Saturday as part of the European leg of her "Pink Friday 2" world tour. Instead, she waltzed onstage just before 10 PM and played for less than an hour.

Not even that ... during her brief set, Nicki kept vanishing for ages thanks to endless costume changes, all while fans shivered away in the rain.

Lionel Messi's Argentina squad ruthlessly trolled the hell outta Drake on Tuesday ... evoking his nemesis Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" diss track after he bet against them in the Copa America semifinals.

Drake shared his lucrative wager on social media prior to the match ... throwing $300K on his home country Canada to beat the heavy favorites -- which would've resulted in a $2.88 MILLION payout.

Things went south for the North in the contest, though ... as Messi and Julian Alvarez each found the back of the net to get the 2-0 win and advance to the final.

Consequence's "No Apologies" is now out with Ye yelling out the song title on the chorus and opening with an inspo quote ... "Real love is allowing people to be themselves/Showing vulnerability is actually being strong."

Kanye West is having a change of heart regarding his rap career and he's been texting his closest collaborators that the end may be near!!!

On Tuesday, Rich The Kid shared a text sent by Ye informing them he's run outta gas ... "I am retiring from professional music ... Not sure what else to do," the message read.

A source close to the situation tells TMZ Hip Hop that Ye feels that he's being sucked dry putting so much heart, soul, time and energy into the music industry ... what you've seen on TV over the years has been him giving it his all.

Here's Jonathan Majors doing his thang at an after-party for his girlfriend Meagan Good's new movie ... and the guy's a dancing machine when Kendrick Lamar's Drake diss comes on.

Jonathan went off on the dance floor Monday night in New York City, momentarily stealing the spotlight during the premiere bash for Tyler Perry's "Divorce in the Black," which stars Meagan.

Folks who were there whipped out their phones to record Jonathan going HAM to "Not Like Us" ... sure looks like he's having a good time dancing getting in the middle of a group to show off his moves.

Charlie Wilson says fans recording with their phones at his concerts are A-OK in his book, but he completely understands why Busta Rhymes is drawing a hard line on the topic.

We spoke to the R&B/Funk legend Monday at LAX, fresh off his own performance at the 2024 ESSENCE Festival of Culture in NOLA -- the same place Busta had his latest outburst.

Busta was one of the festival openers and the crowd was still filling in as he and Spliff Starr revved things up.

Bhad Bhabie says she's confused at the reaction she received after posting video of her getting thrown to the ground by her boyfriend, Le Vaughn, and then revealing a horrendous eye injury ... she says she never said she was staying with him, but the reality is ... that's essentially what she said.

Someone who saw the footage commented on BB's most recent post, "If you cared you'd leave that man. He will abuse you in front of her."

To that Bhad Bhabie responded, "I wasn't gonna speak on this but who said I was staying? What about that post made y'all think I'm staying? Bc I said I love him? Bc I said he's gonna get help? I'm so confused and apparently so are yall."

Diddy might have unwittingly waived the proverbial red flag in front of a bull, because his social media posts showing him enjoying life have further motivated his ex Cassie Ventura to respond through her attorney.

Cassie's lawyer, Douglas Wigdor, tells TMZ ... "I don't think white water rafting will prepare him for the choppy waters that lie ahead."

Adria English's attorney Ariel Mitchell-Kidd also weighed in, saying "After seeing Defendant Combs white water rafting and jetting around on his personal plane, seemingly enjoying life despite all the atrocities he has caused and has been accused of by countless individuals over decades, Mrs. English is even more motivated to ensure justice prevails."

Julia Fox -- the actress and ex-girlfriend of Kanye West -- just revealed she's a lesbian.

Julia appeared Monday in a brief video posted to TikTok to respond to a woman talking into a camera on the social media platform.

The woman, under the username @emgwaciedawgie, stated, "I love when I see a lesbian with their boyfriend. It's like 'Aww, you hate that man. You literally hate him.'"

The Democratic National Committee is taking shots at Donald Trump for working with Fyre Festival honcho Billy McFarland, saying convicted felons flock together.

Here's the deal ... Rolling Stone reports Billy is helping connect Trump with different rappers to boost his campaign and "court Black voters."

Billy, of course, is famous for his failed Fyre Fest a couple years back in the Bahamas -- a disaster that landed him behind bars for wire fraud and sparked a couple documentaries about the festival.

50 Cent's growing TV and film empire is impressing Tyler Perry to no end -- so much so, he tells TMZ Hip Hop he's open to pairing their powerhouse studios for a future project.

Tyler was singing 50's praises when we saw him Monday in NYC ... where we got his reaction to a recent meeting they had at TP studios in Georgia, and from both accounts, things went well enough to blossom future meet-ups.

Tyler told us he couldn't be more proud of the strides 50's made, and tells us he's game for whatever collabs 50 and his team might want to do!

Kendrick Lamar highlighting his hometown burger joint in his "Not Like Us" video is paying big dividends ... as the folks at Tam's Burgers say they're stacking bread and cheese, just like their signature dish!

TB manager Lauro Hernandez and his son Bryan Noe tell TMZ Hip Hop ... customers have been flooding their Rosecrans Ave location in Compton all weekend, after K. Dot released the smash music vid on July 4.

They say many fans who came in, told them "Not Like Us" was the reason for their visit -- and while they still have steady support from locals, Lauro and Bryan say they're picking up lots of tourist business.

Eminem's wasting no time pumping his new collab, recruiting Lyrical Lemonade director Cole Bennett for his new "Tobey" video -- a CGI-heavy project that goes heavy on Slim Shady nostalgia for his alter-ego's last hurrah!!!

The track -- featuring Big Sean and BabyTron -- dropped last week, and all 3 Detroit rappers put their best mic forward in the fast-paced mini-movie.

Em opens his verse with a blast from the past ... with a digitally re-created visit to his "8 Mile" childhood home that was immortalized on his Diamond-selling 'Marshall Mathers LP' album cover art.

Ice Spice isn't here for fans disrespecting her BFF Taylor Swift -- no matter where she is, or what she's doing!!!

That was the case for the "Barbie World" rapper when she was met with fans who weren't thrilled with her decision to play her TS collab "Karma" during her performance Sunday in Austria for the Rolling Loud Europe festival.

Ice closed her set with the sound of Taylor singing on "Karma" but fans rejected the vibes with thumbs-down gestures in unison!!! 👎🏻