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Al Sharpton didn't have a dog in the Super Bowl fight other than rooting for Kendrick Lamar's halftime show -- and he's dropping some historic stats on anyone who says his performance was too Black!

TMZ Hip Hop hooked up with the reverend Tuesday in NYC, just as news broke that Kendrick had broken the NFL Super Bowl Halftime Show record with 133.5 million watching it in real time!!!

Al certifies K. Dot's halftime as the best ever, and will surely buy a mug to hold all those tears conservatives might be shedding over the Super Bowl set.

Blueface is still serving his 4-year prison sentence and fans have started to worry about the "Thotiana" rapper's well-being as he keeps popping up with new face tattoos ... but never fear, we're being told he has heavy support on the inside and out!!!

Wack 100, Blueface's manager, tells TMZ Hip Hop he talks to Blueface frequently and can confirm the rap star is in good spirits, doing his time in peace and is willingly getting the face tats on his own.

Wack calls it social experimentation ... BF is no stranger to facial tattoos and prison time breeds boredom, but he feels BF is going through the same basic experimentation all street dudes experience during their first time locked up.

A$AP Rocky is saving his words for his next album or potential victory speech -- he won't be testifying in his assault trial!!!

On Tuesday, Rocky waived his right to testify when the judge asked his attorney Joe Tacopina if they had finalized a decision, after deliberating over it earlier this week.

It was a busy and important day and Rocky was looking dapper but hurried in the court, causing an iPhone to be faceplanted in the process.

Kanye West bullies his Jewish staffers at Yeezy and rubs their noses in his adoration for Adolf Hitler and Nazis ... at least according to a new lawsuit.

Ye is being sued by a Jewish woman who claims she worked as a marketing specialist at Yeezy until she was unceremoniously fired for having the gall to complain about his antisemitism.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, the woman claims Ye once texted her and another Jewish staffer in a group chat, "Welcome to the first day of working for Hitler."

D.L. Hughley is railing against everyone critical of Kendrick Lamar's halftime show ... coming to his defense in a major way!

TMZ caught up with the outspoken comedian on the heels of the rapper's multi-layered performance, which some detractors dissed as boring ... but D.L. sees the whole conversation as a win win for Lamar.

D.L. feels white Americans only pay attention to Black Americans when they speak up as athletes or entertainers -- y'know, running, singing, dancing, or telling jokes.

Matthew Koma’s got a bold message for Kanye West’s antisemitic merch launch -- and he’s putting it front and center on his own new t-shirt line.

The singer, who’s married to Hilary Duff, just dropped a bold t-shirt line with "F*** YE" emblazoned across the front in big letters.

All proceeds from these shirts are going straight to The Blue Card, a charity supporting Holocaust survivors – basically, another big ol’ "f*** you" to the embattled rapper after he was selling a swastika shirt on his site, which has since gone offline.

Drake and his OVO Sound compadre PartyNextDoor are putting Kendrick Lamar's Halftime Show shots at them in their rearview mirror ... as they they try to respond to that huge moment in the culture.

Drake and Party unveiled the album cover art Tuesday for their new joint project, "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U," which drops, appropriately, on Friday ... Valentine's Day.

The album cover sets the mood featuring 2 models in fur coats braving the Toronto tundra, and Drake has been teasing some of the songs down in Australia during his "Anita Max Wynn" tour.

Kanye West’s website, Yeezy.com, and all the Nazi-loving hate it housed are now off the grid -- the site’s officially offline.

Just a day before the site went dark, it was selling one thing: a white shirt with a black swastika -- something people saw after Ye dropped $8 mil on a 30-second Super Bowl ad directing them to his site.

The merch dropped right after Kanye’s antisemitic, racist, and misogynistic rant, where he straight-up called himself a Nazi and professed his love for Adolf Hitler -- but Shopify, which handled all sales from the site, bailed due to the content.

GloRilla is sharing the Kansas City Chiefs' grief in losing the Super Bowl -- after betting on Patrick Mahomes and the boys, and coming back more than $100K poorer!!!

A dejected GloRilla revealed she lost her $128,000 wager immediately after SBLIX ended last night ... a complete 180 from her earlier post when she was giddy with Megan Thee Stallion in a luxury suite.

But wait, there's more!!!

Diddy had a one night stand with a street performer ... problem is, the guy says he was raped ... at least according to a new lawsuit.

The Bad Boy Records founder is being sued by a John Doe who claims Diddy orally raped him and sexually assaulted him anally after spiking his drink.

In the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the man claims he was singing and playing guitar on the street outside a popular Los Angeles nightclub in November 2022 when a man claiming to be a talent scout for Diddy invited him to a Diddy party.

Kodak Black sent fans into a tizzy over the weekend after being filmed inexplicably lying in the street scarfing on chicken wings like they were the last of their kind.

That should make for an entertaining final visual ... we're being told it's all for his next project!!!

Kodak's attorney Bradford Cohen tells TMZ ... the star rapper is not in any trouble ... nor is he on drugs.

The Philadelphia Eagles had plenty of energy left after routing the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX -- and they spent it partying with star rapper BigXthaPlug and their diehard fans!!!

TMZ Hip Hop and Sports both obtained footage of the Eagles' official SB after-party in NOLA last night ... the "Take Care" rapper commanded the stage in the same fashion he did during his sold-out tour, and the Eagles winners stood in the back like hype men boosting the show!!!

BigX hails from Texas but the Eagles used his music for fuel this season ... they even walked out to his inspirational hit track "Change Me" -- and you can't argue with the results!!!

Kanye West pulled some very expensive, very antisemitic wool over the eyes of FOX when he purchased his Super Bowl Sunday TV ad ... TMZ has learned.

The 30-second spot, which Kanye says he shot on his iPhone, shocked a lot of viewers ... seeing as how the rapper had just gone on a horrible antisemitic rant -- flatly declaring on Friday, "I'm a Nazi."

Sources with direct knowledge tell us FOX actually approved the ad Friday to air Sunday in 3 markets -- L.A., Philly and Atlanta -- but that process was purely based on 2 things ... the content of the ad, and the website it was promoting, yeezy.com.

Gillie Da Kid has the last laugh over Tech N9ne now that his Eagles stomped out the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX -- and he celebrated by rubbing Tech's fight song in his face.

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Gillie in NOLA right after the Eagles put their talons all over the Lombardi Trophy, and the "Million Dollaz Worth of Game" podcaster had two words for T9: Red Kingdom!!!

Remember, Gillie's had to endure the Kansas City anthem the past few years as the Chiefs built their dynasty and he licked his chops -- but not this year.

Gille was on TMZ Live last week and explained how both Cameo's "Candy" and Too Short's "Blow The Whistle" became the Eagles' theme songs ... adding "Red Kingdom" to the playlist feels downright diabolical!!!

Back in Philly, Eagles fans shared Gillie's energy by lighting their own city up.

Kanye West is using his $8 million Super Bowl commercial to sell $20 shirts featuring nothing more than a hate symbol.

The rapper's website, Yeezy dot com, has only one thing for sale at the moment ... a white shirt emblazoned with a black swastika.

Kanye shelled out $8 million for a 30-second ad during the TV broadcast for Super Bowl LIX ... encouraging folks to go to his website ... and anyone following through is now being greeted by a swastika shirt.

Michael Blackson is throwing serious salt in the argument only white people couldn't vibe with Kendrick Lamar's artistic Super Bowl halftime show ... the comedian witnessed it live from Caesars Superdome, and he was less than impressed.

TMZ was on site and got Mike's honest and raw take on K. Dot's big show ... he's under the impression it was probably better on TV.

Kendrick was praised by some viewers for his pro-Black dance troupes that also sniped Drake with subtle shots ahead of the grand finale.