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Coi Leray has a lot to look forward to in 2025 ... the rapper is pregnant and expecting her first child with boyfriend Trippie Redd.

The daughter of rapper Benzino shared her big update on Instagram in honor of the New Year, uploading several pictures of her growing baby bump.

Diplo was trippin’ — literally — during a CNN interview to ring in 2025 — and his back and forth with hosts Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper was one for the history books.

The famous DJ made a virtual appearance on CNN’s "New Year’s Eve Live" with Andy and Anderson who were standing alongside each other in Times Square waiting for the ball to drop.

Check out the video … Andy kicked things off by asking Diplo about the most conventional place where he had done LSD.

Platinum producer RoccStar thinks VH1 is due for some changes in its 'Love & Hip Hop' schedule ... mainly putting him and Hollywood back on primetime and giving the Miami series the boot!!!

TMZ Hip Hop linked with RoccStar in L.A. as the last of 2024 wound down, and we got an explanation on why 'L&HH' has been missing from the Thirty Mile Zone since 2019 ... RoccStar says the network didn't want to pay anyone!!!

Omarion, Soulja Boy, Jason Lee, and of course, Ray J & Princess Love were among his 'L&HH' counterparts -- but RoccStar remembers himself being a ratings draw.

Joe Budden was charged earlier this month ... after authorities claimed his neighbor saw him outside their apartment on Ring Camera footage -- completely naked.

According to court documents obtained by TMZ ... Budden was charged on December 4 in Edgewater, New Jersey for lewdness.

The Edgewater Police Department released a statement on December 30 about the incident after news of the charge broke online ... explaining officers were called to an apartment complex in the area at approximately 7:21 AM.

Jay-Z's attorney says there are a bunch of holes in the rape lawsuit against the rapper ... and he's looking to have the case thrown out.

In new court documents obtained by TMZ ... Alex Spiro, the lawyer representing the rap mogul, says he's gearing up to file a motion to dismiss the lawsuit against Jay-Z ... claiming the statute "Jane Doe" is suing under didn't even take effect until after the alleged sexual assault ... and can't be applied against the rapper retroactively.

As Jay-Z's attorney puts it ... the statute was enacted in December 2000 -- 3 months after Jane Doe claimed she was sexually assaulted by Jay-Z and Diddy at an MTV Video Music Awards after-party.

Drake won't be hard to spot Down Under next month on his upcoming tour run in Australia ... his new "Anita Max Wynn" gemstones will be hogging all the light in sight!!!

Celebrity jeweler Jason Arasheben, CEO of Jason of Beverly Hills, tells TMZ Hip Hop ... "Having done a number of Owl pieces for Drake, I was excited to work with him on a pendant of his alter ego. Just as the cartoon holds more meaning than meets the eye, so does the pendant."

"The back features all the dates of his Australian tour with a secret compartment revealing the Toronto skyline."

Mariah Carey might be vibing to some Silk Sonic tones ... 'cause she was out in Aspen with one half of the band -- and, she and Anderson .Paak certainly kept dating rumors alive.

The Queen of Christmas grabbed dinner at Duemani restaurant with the singer-songwriter and other close pals in the popular celebrity holiday spot in Colorado Sunday ... wearing a svelte black dress and a beautiful piece of jewelry wrapped around her neck.

.Paak kept it classy in a long gray coat and fashionable hat ... flashing a winning smile as he exited the restaurant -- while his hand's in hers!

SZA has the No. 1 album in the country going into 2025 ... but she focused her attention Monday at the section of her rabid fanbase always talking about her body size!!!

After one of her fan pages posted a now-deleted throwback to the "S.O.S." singer wanderlusting during the 2020 quarantine, another fan remarked on her BBL surgery and weight gain, saying they missed that earlier era of her career ... and that set SZA off.

Like most people, SZA says the COVID-19 epidemic was hard on her, having lost her grandmother, and depression eventually took over, and she was working out a lot and not eating.

Bhad Bhabie appears to have had a change of heart and is back with her baby daddy Le Vaughn -- after she said she was breaking up with him for allegedly hooking up with Alabama Barker.

The "Gucci Flip Flops" rapper posted an Instagram video Sunday night, showing her and Le Vaughn enjoying an intimate moment ... with her guy leaning in to kiss her neck. In her post, Bhabie wrote, "Forever my baby," with two heart emojis.

However, Bhabie was singing a very different tune earlier this month when she posted a video on social media blasting Alabama for allegedly linking up with Le Vaughn.

Tina Knowles is well aware some are popping off over Beyoncé's Netflix Christmas Day halftime show performance ... and she's not having it.

As you know, Beyoncé took the stage at the Texans-Ravens game earlier this week in her hometown of Houston ... but of course, there were some -- such as Dave Portnoy -- who bashed the show and the superstar.

Momma Knowles recently took to Instagram to clap back at haters, saying in part ... "It is mind-boggling to me that you would take your precious Christmas day and watch a performance of someone you hate and you don’t think has talent so that you can go talk ish about it later😂😂."

11:03 AM PT -- OG Maco's family has released a statement, summarizing the rapper's life and career as a "testament to resilience, creativity and boundless love."

OG Maco passed away last night surrounded by family in a Los Angeles hospital, TMZ Hip Hop has learned.

The "U Guessed It" rapper had been hospitalized since December 12 after suffering a gunshot wound to the head. Sources close to the situation tell us Maco's coma took a turn and he went into critical condition, and he was unable to be revived.

Doctors had been struggling to get a proper brain scan in attempts to flush out all the toxins in Maco's system since he was admitted earlier in the month.

Professional boxer Paul Bamba -- who recently became the first fighter to sign with Ne-Yo's management company -- has died, the singer announced Friday. He was just 35 years old.

"It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of beloved son, brother, friend and boxing champion Paul Bamba, whose light and love touched countless lives," Ne-Yo and the Bamba family said in a joint statement.

Bamba held a 19-3 record over the course of his career ... and most recently defeated Rogelio Medina Luna in New Jersey this past Saturday to be named the WBA Gold Cruiserweight world champion.

Damon Dash is claiming his former Roc-A-Fella heyday wasn't the musical dynasty it cracked up to be -- because its top dawg Jay-Z had to string along Memphis Bleek by always writing his lyrics!!!

The weathered music mogul unloaded the clip on his ex-protégé in his latest interview with "The Art of Dialogue."

Bleek staked his claim as the hungry rap rookie from up the block on Jay's "Reasonable Doubt" debut album, but Dame says he was too lazy (or incapable) to move his own career along!!!

Luigi Mangione is not hanging out with Diddy at one of America's most notorious jails ... because they're being held in totally different cell blocks.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Luigi and Diddy are not in the same jail unit at MDC Brooklyn.

Reports surfaced last week speculating Luigi and Diddy would soon be held in the same protective jail unit, but we've learned that's not the case.

Drake and super streamer Adin Ross played Santa Clauses on their 'Drizzmas' stream the day after Christmas … plenty of cash for their home teams, and coal for the foes!!!

The 6 ½-hour stream leveraged plenty of Kick and Stake promos while emulating Drake's legendary "God's Plan" video, where he gave away thousands of dollars in charity to the community ... but he also had some fun leaning into the mega rap beef sparked by Kendrick Lamar that dominated this year!!!

Drake spent plenty of time scanning fan mail and almost caught himself saying “F*** Kendrick” while reading one fan's letter ... and then later laughed off Kendrick's "Euphoria" diss lyrics aimed at his Sexyy Red friendship.

Jamie Foxx isn't turning the other cheek when it comes to the alleged assault where he took a glass to the face ... TMZ has learned he wants the perpetrator prosecuted.

A source with direct knowledge tells us the actor -- who is fully cooperating with the investigation -- wants to press charges so this type of incident does not happen to others.

No arrests have been made yet. While not named a suspect or person of interest in the investigation, we're told cops want to speak with Jasper Dolphin -- a "Jackass" stuntman who was apparently at Mr. Chow's on the night in question ... in connection to the alleged assault.