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Eric B.—the DJ best known as president and one half of the iconic hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim—is out of jail after two weeks. He was arrested on a warrant that dates back to 2002, the Associated Press reports. The bench warrant was issued in 2002 for failure to appear in court for a

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Trina is dropping a bombshell about that heated Walmart confrontation with a white woman who called her the n-word — the whole thing started with the rapper trying to help a stranger. The iconic emcee was on “TMZ Live” when she revealed what led up to the madness last Friday

Chicago rapper Lil Reese is in critical condition after being shot, ABC 7 Chicago reports. The shooting allegedly took place around 2:30 p.m. Central, in Country Club Hills—a suburb south of Chicago. Hospital officials identified the shooting victim as Reese (real name Tavares Taylor), telling ABC 7 that the rapper is in critical condition. Pitchfork

Play video content Rough night for Drake, who got booed off stage at his pal Tyler the Creator‘s music festival … due to a crowd that clearly wanted, and expected, to see someone else. Champagne Papi came out as the surprise guest headliner Sunday night at Camp Flog Gnaw, which was held at Dodger Stadium.

Action Bronson has announced a new EP called Lamb Over Rice. The seven-song project is produced by Alchemist, and follows Bronson’s 2018 album White Bronco. Bronson tweeted the news earlier today (November 10), stating that the EP will drop November 22. Find Bronson and Alchemist’s tweets below. Prior to releasing White Bronco last November, Action

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com One of Nelly‘s fans tried shooting her shot and pulling him into her orbit — and she succeeded … ’cause she yanked him off stage, and then got a pass for doing it. The rapper was performing Saturday night at the Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage just outside

Frank Ocean has revived his “blonded RADIO” show on Beats 1 for another week. Take a listen here. Ocean has had an active fall, releasing the new tracks “In My Room” and “DHL” on earlier new episodes of “blonded RADIO.” Last week, Ocean shared an Arca remix of the new song “Little Demon” on “blonded

Miley Cyrus had more issues with her throat than just her inflamed tonsils — her vocal cords were also reportedly jacked up … requiring her to go under the knife. According to People, Miley was recently hospitalized and underwent vocal cord surgery for an unspecified issue she was experiencing — something she supposedly had been

Robert Freeman, the British photographer who shot some of the Beatles’ most iconic album covers, has died. He was 82 years old, as Deadline reports. Though the cause of death has not yet been revealed, the news of Freeman’s passing was announced via the Beatles’ official Twitter account earlier today (November 8). Freeman was born

Play video content Kanye West knows what’s going to put him in the Oval Office in 2024 — he’s reaffirming his plans to run while revealing his platform and a name change … a huge one. Kanye dropped bombshell after bombshell Thursday in NYC, where he spoke at the Fast Company Innovation Festival. Seated next

Colombian singer Karol G has released a new song, which features a guest verse from Nicki Minaj. Watch the pink-soaked video for “Tusa” below. Karol G released her second album Ocean earlier this year, and it reached the No. 2 spot on Billboard’s chart for Top Latin Albums. She collaborated with Snoop Dogg, Migos, and

Exclusive TMZ.com Chris Brown‘s massive yard sale attracted a huge crowd looking for great deals on high-end and vintage items … and one customer definitely got more than what she bargained for. A woman, who says she bought a hoodie at the Wednesday sale at Brown’s Tarzana, CA residence, claims when she got home and

Joe Pesci appears in the new Martin Scorsese film The Irishman, which comes to Netflix on November 27. More importantly, Joe Pesci has announced a new album called Pesci…Still Singing. The album arrives two days after the film’s release (on November 29), and it features Maroon 5’s Adam Levine. At the midpoint of the album,

TMZ/Getty Composite Kylie Jenner and Drake are in a relationship … but it’s the same relationship they’ve been in for a long time — just friends. Sources close to both Kylie and Drake tell TMZ … they are not spending any romantic time together, as other outlets have reported or speculated. We’re told they’ve been

Drake is always teasing big announcements with billboards around Toronto. Today, however, his team handed out flowers across Toronto and posted the below logo for an unknown project called More Life Growth Co. A source close to Drake told Pitchfork that more will be announced soon. Whatever the new project is, it shares a title

Exclusive Getty Megan Thee Stallion‘s taking the beef with her makeup artist to the next level — she’s threatening a lawsuit if the guy doesn’t shut the hell up on social media!!! The “Hot Girl Summer” rapper’s lawyer, Dina LaPolt, fired off a cease and desist letter — obtained by TMZ — to Megan’s makeup

Blur guitarist and songwriter Graham Coxon has shared a brand new song he composed for Season Two of the Netflix series The End of the F***ing World. Listen to “She Knows” below. Coxon has composed additional original music for the the show’s soundtrack and score, which will be released November 8. Coxon also composed the

Exclusive Rapper Gorilla Zoe flew into a violent rage and ended up getting arrested for domestic violence over the weekend … this according to cops. Gorilla Zoe was busted early Sunday morning in Monroe County, Florida after security at La Siesta Resort called cops to say they saw Zoe get physical with a woman on

Tonight at the 2019 MTV European Music Awards, Rosalía took the stage to perform her El Mal Querer songs “Di Mi Nombre” and “Pienso En Tu Mirá.” She was joined by a team of dancers—watch the spectacle below. [embedded content] Rosalía’s last studio LP El Mal Querer arrived in 2018. Since dropping that album, Rosalía

Exclusive TMZ.com Kanye West and his Sunday Service team were wrongly accused of charging $55 for a lousy brunch plate … and now the catering company behind it is taking responsibility. Kanye and crew performed in Baton Rouge Friday night at the annual “Brunchella” fundraising event at Bethany Church. Guests were charged $55 per plate

Lorde has penned a lengthy note to subscribers of her newsletter about the status of her next album and the passing of her beloved dog Pearl. The singer-songwriter opens with an explanation of her relative radio silence, writing, “When we first met I would write little notes for you online, and they would form a

TMZ.com Chrissy Teigen says John Legend got tipsy and then belted out one of his most famous tunes to a theme park crowd … leaving him sounding quite different than his usual self. The model posted a video Saturday of her hubby on stage at Universal Studios from the night before, saying JL had a

Earlier today (November 1), Democratic Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang hosted Yangapalooza!—a campaign rally in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, where he was joined by Rivers Cuomo. Cuomo took to the outdoor stage at Des Moines’ Brenton Skating Plaza to perform a handful of Weezer hits as well as some familiar covers, according to a Pitchfork reporter.

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Famous Dex went down in the middle of a club performance, and appeared to suffer a seizure. The rapper was onstage for a gig at 1 OAK in WeHo in the early morning hours of Friday when we’re told he fainted … and video shows a couple of guys cradling

Kamaiyah is back with a new single called “Back to Basics.” The new track features a prominent sample of Michael McDonald’s classic “I Keep Forgettin’” (which, of course, was also prominently sampled in Warren G and Nate Dogg’s classic “Regulate”). Check out the song’s WeThePartySean-directed video below. Earlier this year, Kamaiyah dropped a new single

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com The wildfires raging in California are forcing tons of farm animals to be packed up and moved to safety … including a pig in a blanket who can play the piano. Nearly 200 animals are being evacuated to Pierce College in Woodland Hills — it has an agricultural program —

Electroclash duo Fischerspooner are calling it quits. “Thank you for everything,” they wrote in an announcement featuring the words, “Fischerspooner is dead. Long live Fischerspooner.” Check it out below. Pitchfork has reached out to the band’s representatives for further comment. Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner formed Fischerspooner as a performance art project in New York

TMZ.com R. Kelly‘s officially got problems from head-to-toe — an infection on one of his little piggies forced him to miss a date … with the judge. The singer’s lawyer, Steven Greenberg, says Kelly was absent from federal court in Chicago Wednesday because he had an infection that required his toenail to be removed. Kelly