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Rapper JID allowed his personal life to seep into his new album released on Friday -- he's a proud Daddy-O!!!

On the very last waning seconds of the Atlanta native's 4th project, "God Does Like Ugly," JID gets validation for his rapping skills from his son after asking, "Does 'Daddy' have the best bars?" ... revealing his parenthood for the first time.

The album touches on various social commentary topics and features guest appearances from  Pusha T and Malice's revamped Clipse, Ciara, Ty Dolla $ign and more -- and even got love from the Atlanta Falcons ahead of their first game of the 2025 NFL preseason.

Diddy will probably be sentenced to confinement for 1 to 3 years, and his lawyer may ask the judge to let him do the time at his home.

Marc Agnifilo -- the lead lawyer on Diddy's legal team -- tells us Diddy needs and wants therapy for both anger issues and substance abuse ... but says prisons aren't equipped to provide optimal help in those areas.

Harvey asked Agnifilo squarely -- will he ask the judge to place his client on home confinement rather than prison when he is sentenced, and he said that's on the table.

The viral video apparently showing Troy Ave fending off a mugger won't result in further legal action ... 'cause the cops appear to be confirming the clip is fake.

A rep for the San Diego County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... the alleged incident was "not substantiated" -- and, the authorities have closed the case.

Translation ... the video was all a hoax -- which might not be a crime, but certainly won't do any favors for Troy's image.

Diddy isn't going to celebrate his release from prison with an arena tour -- his lawyer says his client will have more important personal matters to address.

Marc Agnifilo -- the lead lawyer from Diddy's legal team who got him acquitted on the 3 main charges -- clarified his comment to CBS News about a possible Madison Square Garden show.

Agnifilo tells us the team's top priority is getting Diddy a fair sentence so he can pay his debt to society as quickly as possible ... and, when he gets out, Diddy won't be focused on music.

Mike Tyson didn't come out victorious in his fight against Jake Paul and is now facing another bout -- a legal one brought by producer Ty Fyffe who claims Iron Mike didn't have permission to use his hip hop banger featuring Jay-Z, DMX, and Ja Rule in his promo video before the fight!!!

According to docs obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Fyffe says he's the co-writer and producer for the 1998 track "Murdergram," from Jay's "Streets Is Watching" soundtrack.

Apparently, Fyffe was watching the placements too.

The microphone Cardi B infamously threw at a fan in Vegas that's at the center of a new lawsuit is up for sale again -- any takers???

If you recall, Scott Fisher, the man who previously owned and listed the microphone, put it up for auction and the winning bid went for $100K ... yet the sale went kaput after trolls were revealed to be driving up the bids.

The mic ended up selling for $2,550 and the new buyer is testing its worth ... hoping to net up to a $1 million for the mic -- but he's of course willing to field any offer that makes cents!!!

Eddie Murphy is openly admitting not every movie in his filmography is great ... but when it comes to his geeky rom-com "Norbit," he feels it earned its place in nerdcore!!!

The Hollywood legend recently sat down with Complex and came clean that his films 'Pluto Nash' and "Holy Man" were not his best work -- but he pushed back on the criticism of 2007's "Norbit."

Eddie says he wrote the film with his late brother/fellow actor Charlie Murphy, and they both approved how the film turned out.

BET Networks has decided to suspend both its Hip Hop and Soul Train Awards as the streaming era surges -- an act of racially-divided gentrification in Fat Joe's eyes!!!

Fat Joe hosted the BET Hip Hop Awards for the past 3 years, and he didn't bite his tongue discussing his newfound job opening slot with Jadakiss on their podcast.

The way Joe sees things, BET's decline started all the way back in 2001 when Robert Johnson sold the network to Viacom for $3 billion.

The two men suing Kodak Black claiming they were shot alongside him during that ill-fated Justin Bieber-hosted Super Bowl after-party in 2022 are trying to score a $10.6 million default judgment ... but the rapper's attorney says it's just a shameless money grab.

Kodak's lawyer Bradford Cohen tells TMZ Hip Hop ... "We are not paying them a thing -- it's us who are the victim of a legal assault by these two people."

Cohen highlighted that Kodak was never properly served and they only found out about the lawsuit yesterday when a media outlet reach out to them.

The incident was a wild-wild-west scenario that luckily resulted in no casualties ... Kodak, Mark Schaefer, and Adam Rahman were all shot outside of The Nice Guy nightclub in Hollywood after Super Bowl LVI ended and the streets filled with crowds.

Busta Rhymes is facing a lawsuit from a former personal assistant who claims the megastar rapper assaulted him ... however, Busta tells TMZ Hip Hop his allegations are complete BS.

We broke the story back in January ... cops questioned Busta over an alleged physical altercation between him and a man named Dashiel Gables.

Busta ultimately wasn't charged ... but Gables is preparing to host a press conference in New York later today to announce a lawsuit against the rapper for wage theft, emotional harm, and assault and battery.

Diddy isn't done with the stage and he's already planning a huge comeback performance at Madison Square Garden after his prison release ... at least according to his lawyer.

Diddy’s lead attorney, Marc Agnifilo, sat down with Jericka Duncan for his first interview since the highly publicized trial — airing tomorrow on "CBS Mornings" — where he opened up about Diddy’s post-release plans.

Agnifilo starts off by saying Diddy's looking forward to being reunited with his family and taking care of his mother ... but then the high-profile defense attorney spills on one of Diddy's post-release career goals.

The real Slim Shady stood up in NYC ... making a surprise appearance at his documentary, which had fans losing themselves.

It all went down Wednesday night on The Rooftop at Pier 17, when Eminem showed up to a sold-out theater full of his stans -- fitting, since that's also the title of his newly produced documentary.

In the video .... Eminem talks about the impact his song "Stan" had on people and how he didn't realize it would be such a big deal when he was writing it.

Lizzo is riding Sydney Sweeney's jeans as a way to sell some new music ... rapping about the controversial American Eagle ad campaign in an upcoming track.

Check out this snippet of a new Lizzo song she just teased on social media ... Lizzo raps, "Fat ass, pretty face with the titties / B*tch I got good genes like I'm Sydney."

It's unclear when the song will drop, but it looks like Lizzo already filmed a music video. She doesn't give the track a title either ... but the Sydney lyric has folks buzzing.

Damon Dash says he's found a way to resurrect his dearly departed girlfriend Aaliyah ... by signing the white, lesbian version of her -- who also happens to be a rocker!!!

The embattled mogul introduced his latest protégée, Nicky Licky, during his recent interview with "The Art of Dialogue" and gushed over her talent and fashion sense, claiming she was a spitting image of the late "One in a Million" singer.

Judging from Nicky's perplexed reaction, it was the first time she had heard the comparison ... we're not sure if the tagline will stick.

Offset didn't miss a beat on the Joe Budden Podcast to flex on his ex ... not just Cardi B but ALL OF 'EM!!!

The "Active" rapper got looped into participating in a "dating up vs. down" game scenario between Budden and Melyssa Ford, where they argued which outcome had the best leverage for a new relationship.

Ya know ... with Cardi now dating NFL star Stefon Diggs and all. 👀

Faizon Love is facing potential jail time after being charged with assault for allegedly giving a hotel clerk a concussion after throwing a credit card reader machine at her noggin ... he's claiming innocence, your honor!!!

The veteran "Friday" actor addressed the incident during his latest Vlad TV interview ... he never actually says he didn't do it -- he was more in disbelief he could be arrested in the city that raised him, San Diego.

Faizon was in court last week, where he pleaded not guilty to charges of felony assault with a deadly weapon and enhancement for inflicting great bodily injury, after an altercation at the Sheraton hotel in the Mission Valley neighborhood in August last year.