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Juvenile wants Megan Thee Stallion to back her azz up off the "Hot Girl Summer" grill -- he's reclaiming the warmer months, and brought reinforcements!!!

The Cash Money Records OG tells TMZ Hip Hop his new "Hotboy Summer" record featuring B.G. and Jacquees reflects his "grown man" POV these days ... all love to Meg but she must've forgot who originally put the fire to the BBQ!!!

NBA star Klay Thompson has been occupying Meg's time as of late, so the lane appears to be all Juvie's as the race for "song of the summer" still heats up.

Metro Boomin and DJ Spinz's Atlanta culture-inspired "Futuristic Summa" album isn't streaming so hot, and DJ Akademiks says his A&R sense tingling told him it's because the guest appearances are mostly has-beens!!!

Ak says he didn't listen to the album but noticed Metro kicked things off with rappers such as j money, Young Dro, Roscoe Dash and Travis Porter, predicting that NO ONE on God's "green earth" was going to hop on the wave because they didn't see familiar names. T.I. also somehow caught a stray through the rant.

Ak did skim over tons of superstars reading through the tracklist, however ... Lil Baby, Quavo, 2 Chainz, Young Thug and Future also appear multiple times on the 24-track album.

LiAngelo Ball says his decision to fire up a rap career was purely money-motivated ... the NBA G League's puny paychecks couldn't satisfy this grown-ass man!!!

The "Tweaker" rapper recently joined DJ Clue, Esso World, and Hynaken on the "BagFuel" podcast, where he admitted that just because his brothers Lonzo and LaMelo Ball were rich, it didn't mean that he was.

LiAngelo -- who raps under his nickname Gelo -- told the hosts that the G League only paid him $3,000 every month, and once he learned he could make real money from Hip Hop, he split!!!

Drake's rumored to have an "October's Very Own" release date for his new "Iceman" album -- which is NOT a call for fanfare, if you ask Joe Budden.

On the latest edition of the "Joe Budden Podcast," Drake's current buzz came up, and Joe admitted things were looking lukewarm in the aftermath of his latest single, "Which One," with Central Cee.

Joe spent a good chunk of the segment parodying the record for its Caribbean-riddims -- scoffing that the song will only get spins during filler hours at NYC hotspots Pergola and Sei Less ... like when NBA nepo-brother Thanasis Antetokounmpo requests the record!!!

Bianca Censori looked like a completely different person before Kanye West made her his muse ... and we've got the photos to prove it.

TMZ obtained four images of Bianca from 2021 -- a couple years before she was first linked to Yeezy -- and her face and hair looks awfully different than her current appearance.

Or, maybe it's just the fact we aren't used to her wearing so much clothing.

Juvenile says he had to watch in horror from the sidelines when his fellow Cash Money Hot Boys brother Turk got booted from their reunion tour ... things were contractually out of his control!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Juvenile, who openly admits he saw the tour unraveling the exact same time as the fans -- and his hands were completely tied!!!

Hot Boy Turk was openly vocal against his payout on the tour -- Juvenile tells us they all signed separate contracts -- and had been labeled by promoters as "a security risk" for feuding with B.G. on social media.

If there’s one thing Lizzo’s strutting with pride, it’s her weight loss -- and she’s spilling the tea on how the journey has totally flipped her perspective on body positivity.

The singer got real with Women's Health ... saying she's still rocking plus-size clothes with the same belly, rolls, and thighs, she’s just a smaller version of herself -- and she’s owning it!

Lizzo breaks it down, saying the body positivity movement isn’t about staying the same -- it’s about the radical act of daring to exist loudly in a world that keeps telling you you shouldn’t.

Offset saw a beautiful day in New York City on Tuesday and seized the opportunity -- by creating a traffic jam in Times Square to announce his new album!!!

We obtained video of Offset making his presence felt in the tourist hotspot ... successfully causing a scene as fans waved posters emblazoned with the "Kiari" album cover -- Offset's gov't name.

Offset was dressed in loose-fitting fashion and stood on top of a car while shooting content as the fans screamed "Set it off!" at the top of their lungs.

Summer is far from over and Sexyy Red is in HEAT 🔥🔥🔥 ... the "SkeeYee" rapper is looking for the hoezzzzzzz in Target!!!

An unprovoked but clearly hot and bothered Sexyy dropped a since-deleted raunchy public service announcement on Monday ... clarifying any rumors that she's in a relationship.

No, no ... Sexyy instructed all eligible bachelors within her 5 million Instagram followers to come find her in the department store and turn her out. Her homegirl GloRilla got a big kick out of it in the comments.

Sean "Diddy" Combs isn't going anywhere, at least for now ... he was again hoping for a taste of freedom, but the judge in his criminal case just denied bail, for the second time, pending his upcoming sentencing.

Judge Arun Subramanian ruled Monday against granting Diddy bail ... siding with federal prosecutors and keeping Diddy locked up at MDC Brooklyn as he awaits his October 3 sentencing for his conviction on a couple Mann Act charges.

In his order, the judge said there were no "exceptional reasons" warranting a release before his sentence.

As we first reported, Diddy filed a new motion for bail last week ... with his legal team arguing he's probably the only man in America behind bars for hiring and transporting male sex workers across state lines to bang his girlfriend.

Rod Stewart's A.I. tribute video honoring Ozzy Osbourne might be raising some eyebrows ... but family members of those featured aren't bothered one bit.

The viral video opens with a simulated Ozzy holding a selfie stick next to XXXTentacion -- and the late rapper's mother, Cleopatra Bernard, tells TMZ ... she has no problem with the video.

In fact, she's glad X made such an impact that he's being included alongside the most influential artists to ever do it ... like Ozzy.

Fivio Foreign is no longer locked up in New Jersey, TMZ Hip Hop can confirm ... the "City of Gods" rapper was released on August 1 after a judge sentenced him to probation.

The Bergen County PIO tells TMZ Hip Hop ... Fivio was sentenced to time served for the 196 days he's already spent in jail and 3 years of probation.

We broke the story ... Fivio was jailed in January after being accused of pulling out a gun on a woman in New Jersey, and he later pled guilty to terroristic threats.

Ice-T is using his platform to hopefully prevent his fellow celebs from becoming addicted and dying from fentanyl ... like the tragic ends of Prince, "Euphoria" star Angus Cloud and Tom Petty!!!

The longtime "Law & Order" star was revealed as the host of A&E's upcoming two-hour documentary special “Fame and Fentanyl" ... which chronicles the ongoing drug epidemic in America directly caused by the deadly opioid.

Ice-T lists off his West Coast counterparts, Coolio, and trailblazer Mac Miller as big losses for hip hop. The doc will also detail the death of actor Michael K. Williams ... and thousands of other everyday Americans who became a statistic.

Chance the Rapper was added to Lollapalooza at the last minute, and he made the moment count in front of his hometown crowd -- previewing his comeback album!!!

The Chicago rapper performed in front of more than 100K fans ... introducing new music from his "Star Line" album -- his first in over 6 years.

Chance's last album -- 2019's "The Big Day" -- was clowned online for boasting about his marriage too much, something that won't be a lyrical issue this go around.

Nicki Minaj and Dez Bryant are throwing punches on social media ... and it's getting to the point where it might turn physical in real life.

To catch you up to speed ... this all stems from the ongoing saga between Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons and team owner Jerry Jones over Parsons' new contract. Over the weekend, Jones said he doesn't like dealing with agents during negotiations -- citing a bad experience he apprently had with Jay-Z while hammering out Dez Bryant's deal years ago.

This spurred Dez and Roc Nation into action -- both publicly denying Jerry's allegations.

Charlamagne Tha God and Donald Trump are the headliners of the latest big media battle following his interview with Lara Trump ... resulting in the President being slapped with "Donkey of the Day" on "The Breakfast Club!!!"

On Monday, Charlamagne kicked off his daily roast segment using YG's "FDT" campaign buster hit record and accused Trump of deflecting the main issues after the Prez called the radio host a "sleazebag" and also a "racist."

Charlamagne noted he didn't use race one time to lay into the President's "Big Beautiful Bill" -- which he benefits from tax-wise, but says he can't turn his back on the millions of Americans who will be left out in the cold!!!