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Nicki Minaj has Lil Wayne's back in his beef with the NFL and Jay-Z on their latest collab -- and also found time to fire back at Shannon Sharpe!!!

Wayne just released his "Carter VI" album -- without any features from Nicki but the two convened on Tuesday night with the remix for one of the songs, “Banned From NO.”

Nicki apparently has been waiting on the perfect moment to clap back at Shannon for his "Nicki who?" remarks a year ago and she leaned into her backhanded lyrics on social media ... “If I send a pic of Shannon, you ain’t that Sharpe!!!"

Diddy's ex-girlfriend was back on the stand Tuesday in the 20th day of witness testimony in the music mogul's federal criminal trial ... and she got testy with Diddy's defense team.

In a tense exchange, "Jane" got short with Diddy's defense attorney, Teny Geragos, while testifying about her jealousy over a Chanel bag Diddy gave to another woman while they were in a relationship.

Geragos asked Jane if she got a Chanel bag and Jane shot back, "I only got trauma." Geragos asked Jane about a Bottega Veneta bag and there was a verbal gasp in the courtroom when Jane retorted, "I'm sure you have one."

R. Kelly says his life is in immediate danger behind prison walls, and his legal team has filed an emergency motion seeking his immediate release!!!

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the Pied Piper's attorneys claim they have evidence that outlines a murder-for-hire plot involving prison officials and another inmate to have him whacked inside the North Carolina penitentiary where he's serving his 30-year sentence for sex crimes.

Kelly's legal team submitted a sworn statement from a terminally ill inmate and Aryan Brotherhood gang leader named Mikeal Glenn Stine, who explicitly claimed authorities offered him his freedom to spend his last days on the outside -- in exchange for murdering the singer.

Diddy’s prison getup from one of his first big film roles just hit the auction block -- and it sold for a seriously jaw-dropping price.

An overseas collector just dropped $24,510 on Diddy’s cinematic prison ensemble -- consisting of a gray hoodie, jeans with one pant leg chopped off, and black shoes -- from the 2001 romantic-thriller "Monster's Ball" ... GWS Auctions tells TMZ.

The outfit is worn by Diddy in the early scenes of the movie before his character meets his grim fate on Death Row.

Social media had a field day with Bow Wow during the performance of his cutesy classic "Like You" at the 2025 BET Awards last night -- the duet turned into a solo because Ciara was M-I-A onstage!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Bow Wow outside the Peacock Theater right after the awards ... the rap star started to blame himself for not having Ciara at his side, but tells us it was BET who didn't get their talent ducks in a row!!!

Fans were confused and cracked jokes ... the elephant in the room is they're former flames and now that she's married to Russell Wilson, such a performance is beneath her.

Diddy's ex-girlfriend "Jane" had a tense back-and-forth with defense attorney Teny Geragos ... after getting asked about the price of some designer handbags.

It all played out Tuesday in Diddy's federal criminal trial in New York, with Jane under cross-examination from Geragos, who is 4 months pregnant.

Jane -- who is testifying under a pseudonym to protect her identity -- was talking about an argument with Diddy over a Chanel bag he allegedly gave to another woman.

Anthony 'Top Dawg' Tiffith saw several of his protégés clean up at the BET Awards last night -- and Paul Pierce saw it too!!!

TMZ Hip Hop linked up with the TDE label boss outside the Peacock Theater last night in L.A. ... fresh from racking up new accolades for the empire.

SZA took home Best Female R&B/Pop Artist and Best Collaboration alongside Kendrick Lamar for their chart-dominating “Luther” while Doechii walked away with the Best Female Hip Hop artist -- and a new beef with President Donald Trump!!!

Rae Sremmurd had the world freezing in their tracks over their track "Black Beatles" years ago ... which is now officially a social media challenge for a Diamond-selling song!!!

On Tuesday, the Recording Industry Association of America doled out the award to Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi for selling 10 million records of their 2016 smash hit that featured Gucci Mane La Flare.

The groovy vibe appeared on their sophomore album "Sremmlife 2" and dominated the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 1 for seven straight weeks, and also has more than a billion plays on Spotify and YouTube.

Diddy's ex-girlfriend "Jane" says a threesome they had with a male escort had them feeling like NBA ballers ... testifying she and Diddy compared themselves to Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan.

During cross-examination Tuesday in Diddy's federal criminal trial, Jane told jurors Diddy referred to a particular three-way as a "trifecta" and compared them to three NBA Hall of Fame basketball stars.

Jane -- who's testifying under a pseudonym to protect her identity -- said the trifecta included a male escort, Paul ... and she told jurors in this scenario she was Kobe, Diddy was MJ and Paul was Shaquille O'Neal.

Diddy's ex-girlfriend says the music mogul was so addicted to having sex with her he called her "crackpipe" ... and the jury heard it straight from Diddy's mouth in a voicemail.

During cross-examination, jurors in Diddy's federal criminal trial on Tuesday heard a voice message Diddy sent to "Jane" in March 2023 ... where he told her, "You are the crackpipe. That's my new nickname for you: crackpipe."

Diddy's defense attorney Teny Geragos asked Jane -- who's testifying under a pseudonym to protect her identity -- what Diddy meant by "crackpipe" ... and Jane said he was addicted to having sex with her.

Diddy's ex-girlfriend "Jane" took the stand on the 20th day of his federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial, saying the disgraced music mogul’s favorite show was the true-crime TV news magazine, "Dateline."

Jane -- who's testifying under a pseudonym to protect her identity -- dropped the "Dateline" info during cross-examination by Diddy's defense attorney, Teny Geragos.

Geragos kicked off her questioning by asking Jane if she loved Diddy. Jane said she loved spending time with her partner, prompting Geragos to ask Jane if she wanted to cuddle and give Diddy foot rubs.

Kevin Hart showcased a masterclass of hosting abilities at the 2025 BET Awards -- an opinion shared by his celebrity peers in real-time!!!

TMZ Hip Hop was everywhere on the scene after the BET Awards let out in DTLA last night ... Deon Cole gave us his review of K. Hart's performance -- a rousing 10/10!!!

Kevin Gates told us the hosting magic is all in the name, Tiny Harris and Jermaine Dupri felt this year's show was the best in a long time and Tamar Braxton thinks Kevin should return in 2026 ... it was a hit!!!

Kai Cenat made Wale go viral for all the wrong reasons at the 2025 BET Awards ... after the top Twitch streamer thought the rapper was simply a fan shaking his hand!!! 🤣

Ahead of the show, Kai was filmed making his way through a parking garage when he encountered Wale and dapped him up, addressing him as "broski" and asking about the Nintendo Switch game in his hand.

Kai's fans in the chat immediately began to flag the impromptu celebrity linkup, but Kai didn't see it that way ... he pronounced his name "Wally" and asked his videographer, "What he do?!?" 🥴

Massive rough patch for Macklemore -- masked bandits hit his Seattle home, swiping thousands in jewelry and bear-spraying the nanny while kids were inside the house.

Check out this dramatic doorbell footage -- the nanny, shaken and desperate, banged on a neighbor’s door, seeking refuge ... after two men wearing black outfits, vests and face masks broke into the home very early Saturday morning through a patio door.

The nanny reportedly told police the intruders sprayed her in the face with bear mace and demanded to know where the jewels were kept ... she said one of the men yelled at her, "Where are the jewels, b****?"

The 2025 BET Awards were absolutely lit -- especially 'cause performers Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Teyana Taylor and more absolutely crushed it onstage.

Dive into our gallery for the juiciest highlights from L.A.'s Peacock Theater Monday night... Ashanti, Jennifer Hudson, T.I., and Bow Wow didn't just bring the house down -- they demolished it!

The judge has finally weighed in on whether to grant Diddy a mistrial ... and he's giving the disgraced music mogul a big thumbs down.

Hell no, Judge Arun Subramanian told Diddy as the 20th day of his federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial kicked off Tuesday.

Remember, this whole issue came up last week when Bryana Bongolan -- Cassie's friend -- took the stand and testified Diddy dangled her over the edge of a 17th-floor balcony at Cassie's Los Angeles apartment around September 26, 2016.