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Tyler, The Creator is bucking the system and dropping his next album on his own terms ... his new album “Chromakopia” is coming at the top of the week, as opposed to the music industry's generic Friday release dates!!!

The Grammy Award-winning rap star popped the lid off his first single "St. Chroma" and new merch line Thursday ... showcasing a Dr. Doom-ish masked Tyler leading a legion of cloaked soldiers through a dystopian wasteland as he warbles bars on a grungy beat.

Tyler donned the same mask for the "Chromakopia" album cover, which he revealed would be coming on MONDAY, October 28. You get the entire week to enjoy the album!!!

Safaree’s attempt to lower child support payments to his ex-wife Erica Mena has resulted in a volcanic eruption of receipts ... surveillance video appears to show Erica being a human tornado inside his home ... while his mother got a good look at his schlong!!!

Neither are mainstays on "Love & Hip Hop" anymore, and Safaree has been pushing for the courts to lower his child support, which missile-launched a flurry of "deadbeat" allegations from Erica all week.

To defend his name, Safaree dropped a 30-minute vlog capturing Erica in the act of smashing furniture in his home as their children looked on -- but she's willing to cease fire.

T.I.'s son King Harris found himself locked up this week ... the 19-year-old was arrested in Georgia in a run-in with police.

According to reports, the rapper's teenager came onto a police officer's radar in Dunwoody, Georgia after he allegedly almost hit a cop cruiser while pulling out of a gas station Monday.

This prompted the officer to pull over King in the BMW he was driving ... and the officer allegedly smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle.

Ice Spice's weight-loss transformation was no fad -- she just pulled off her first pull-up in the gym, further proving that "phat butt" didn't happen overnight!!!

On Thursday, Ice, fresh from strutting her stuff at the recent Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, set up the camera and climbed up the weight rack like a pro to lift herself well past the bar!!!

Her strength's been building ... she first starts overhand before switching to the underhand technique. Both grips are legit in the military!!!

The infamous co-founder of the Black Mafia Family crime enterprise is out from behind bars ... and now he's finishing his sentence in comfier surroundings in Florida.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons tells TMZ ... Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory was transferred Tuesday from FCI Coleman Low in Wildwood to community confinement overseen by the BOP's Miami Residential Reentry Management Office.

Our sources say Big Meech is now serving his sentence in a halfway house.

Diddy's longtime studio ace King Los says he hasn't gotten to speak to the embattled Bad Boy since he got locked up ... but is still concerned amid all the baby oil jokes!!!

TMZ Hip Hop linked up with Los and Lola Monroe in Bev. Hills this week as they were shooting content for Lola's next rap rollout ... the tenured lyricist was stood next to Diddy back in May during his first public appearance after apologizing for what we saw in the shocking Cassie video.

As you're aware, the feds swooped in on Diddy and a heaping load of charges later, the musical movement Los was attached to was dissolved indefinitely.

News of hip hop stalwart DJ Clark Kent's passing began swirling around social media on Wednesday ... which has turned out to be a complete load of bologna!!!

Radio legend Angie Martinez stepped on the social media soapbox to blast reports from The Source, AllHipHop and a few other pubs who claimed the 57-year-old producer had died suddenly from an illness.

Angie is currently helming production on Clark's life story with the upcoming doc "God’s Favorite DJ: The Story of DJ Clark Kent" ... and she confirmed he was currently at home with his family.

Bianca Censori's mom, Alexandra, ain't hiding from the cameras after Kanye West allegedly said he wanted to "f***" her ... she went out for another day in the sun in Australia, looking drop-dead gorgeous.

Check out these new photos, obtained by TMZ ... which show Alexandra exiting a black vehicle in Melbourne on Wednesday as she wore a long, fitted dress that accentuated her curves. She topped off the outfit with sunglasses, high heels and a purse.

The day before, Alexandra was also out and about in Melbourne, running errands while sporting a red, white and blue dress with heels and a Chanel pocketbook.

Kendrick Lamar made his presence felt at the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards -- without being present -- snagging up 8 of the night's top awards!!!

The event was hosted by Fat Joe and held at Drai's Beachclub & Nightclub in Las Vegas for the first time ... 2 Chainz, Soulja Boy, Lola Brooke, Bossman DLow, LightSkinKeisha and many more graced the carpet.

Of course, Kendrick's battle attack against Drake made him considered the top dawg in rap by many this year -- and apparently, BET felt so too.

Diddy used a TV remote to rape a woman as payback for her telling him she believed he had something to do with Tupac Shakur's murder ... at least according to a new lawsuit.

The Bad Boy founder is being sued by a woman named Ashley Parham, who claims Diddy sexually assaulted her in a gangbang-style rape after she dissed him on a FaceTime call.

According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Parham met a friend of Diddy's at a bar in February 2018, and he called Diddy on FaceTime ... but Parham says she wasn't impressed by the man's famous friend, telling Diddy to his face she thought he played a part in Pac's death.

Prepare to see a lot of Diddy's at costume parties this year, and even out trick-or-treating ... because his arrest and indictment are sparking a wave of new Halloween costume ideas ... and there are some creative ones out there.

With Diddy in the news and on everyone's social media timelines for all the wrong reasons these days, small businesses are looking to cash in ... in the form of Diddy costumes for Halloween, with the holiday falling just as his criminal case gets tons of attention.

Diddy's got a new nickname ... lots of folks call him the "Diddler" ... and vendors are selling shirts with an animated Diddy holding a bottle of baby oil, looking similar to the Riddler.

Diddy says federal prosecutors are making it impossible for him to mount a defense, because they refuse to give up the names of his accusers in the criminal case against him.

Diddy's legal team filed new docs Tuesday asking a federal judge to direct the U.S. Attorney's Office to identify the anonymous alleged victims referred to in the indictment ... so, he can specifically address the allegation he "abused, threatened and coerced" women, and others, to satisfy his sexual desires.

In the docs, Diddy says once the names are revealed, he believes there will be "voluminous evidence" the interactions with the alleged victims were consensual. He wants the feds to be more specific about who exactly is claiming non-consensual acts.

Trina is exceptionally proud of today's women-driven hip hop establishment -- she was one of the female rappers who helped establish the order!!!

The Diamond Princess joined TMZ Live on Tuesday and couldn't gush enough about the wave of female rappers dominating the spotlight and their newfound camaraderie -- especially in the case of GloRilla ... Trina says Glo has flat-out impressed her the most this year!!!

Trina remembers a time when female rappers weren't all that chummy -- but those times have changed.

Kanye West allegedly told his wife Bianca Censori he wanted to sleep with her mom ... which is bringing a bit of extra attention to Alexandra Censori, who stepped out Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia.

The Yeezy architect's mom was seen running errands and looking amazing in the wake of allegations that Kanye expressed a desire to "f***" her.

Bianca's mom accessorized with a Chanel purse and high heels ... looking like she's ready to walk down one of Kanye's runways.

Kanye West's move to Tokyo to finish his "Bully" album appears to be time well spent -- he's back in his OG producer bag à la "College Dropout" era.

On Tuesday, Ye fired off the completed version of his latest track "Beauty and the Beast," on Instagram ... a song he first streamed during his "Vultures 2" listening sesh in Haikou, China at the end of last month.

Ye's estranged producer pal Mike Dean labeled the song a "'Donda' leftover" -- but fans have been receiving the song well, especially with him returning to his OG soul-sample sound!!!

10:07 AM PT -- Fat Joe tells us he's been diabetic since his teenage years and Ozempic was just ONE of the countermeasures he used ... can't shortchange the years of discipline, diet, and exercise he's also applied to his health before Ozempic was even invented!!!

Unlike the dozens of celebrities suspected of secretly using weight-loss drugs, Fat Joe has no shame in his health game -- he admits Ozempic helped him drop some serious pounds!!!!

The Bronx rap legend says he also changed his diet in addition to taking Ozempic, which contributed to him losing 200 pounds.

“Ozempic says you may only have two pieces of your favorite stuff,” he tells Us Weekly -- "favorite stuff" being the carbs he had to curb.