Hip Hop

Timothée Chalamet can neither confirm nor deny the rumors about his alter ego ... keeping mum when asked whether he's the masked rapper EsDeeKid.

The actor appeared on the "Heart" radio show in the United Kingdom Thursday ... when the hosts asked him straight-up if the rumors about his side career in rap are true.

Check out the clip ... Chalamet tightens up -- telling the pair he's got nothing to say about that question before offering the short response, "All will be revealed in due time."

Blueface is publicly fending off his own mother, Karlissa Saffold Harvey, from his tender loins ... according to the "Thotiana" rapper, she wants to buss it open for him!!!

The bizarre rant came out of the blue on X, but Blueface appeared to be adamant he doesn't want his mother meddling in his affairs any longer.

Blue boldly wrote, "Mom we could never have sex I’m not into that please stop being so invested in the women I’m laying down with it’s kinda weird like you jealous or some we can never lay down together you not my type !"

He continued ... "Anytime you guys see my mom targeting my lady friends please let her know 'this is what your son is talking about' cuz I don’t get the correlation…I just want her to stop sabotaging my relationships !

Snoop Dogg just added another unexpected side mission to his résumé -- Team USA’s first-ever Honorary Coach -- starting with the 2026 Winter Games!!!

Snoop broke the news Thursday ... The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is enlisting "Coach Snoop" to be a chief hype man and sideline supporter for America’s fearless Olympic and Paralympic athletes in Cortina, Italy in February!!!

After all, Tha Doggfather's successful youth football league is renowned for developing future NFL players, so motivation is virtually his middle name!!!

The Game doesn't want to hear your Top 5 West Coast rapper list or Mt. Rushmore picks -- if he's not in front of the lineup. Kendrick, Snoop, YG, Cube -- are you listening???

The "Documentary" architect was the latest guest on Shannon Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay" and didn't flinch a muscle when he inserted himself in the history books as the best rapper from Compton -- and then the West Coast as a whole!!!

The Game faced the music and sour notes regarding his sexual tryst raps about Kim Kardashian in the past and apologized ... with some coaxing from Shannon Sharpe!!!

The West Coast rap aficionado had nowhere to run on "Club Shay Shay" when Shannon asked why he chose to rap, "I held Kim Kardashian by the throat, n***a. I made her swallow my kids until she choked, n***a", back in 2019, when Kim and the artist -- then known as Kanye West -- were still married!!!

Nas -- and his recently knighted Resorts World execs -- got an early bird tour of the developing hip hop museum in the South Bronx on Wednesday morning ... a $2 million investment that'll prove to be priceless in the long run for the culture!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained video of Nas and reps from Resorts World New York City, fitted in hard hats and protective gear, in the active construction zone ... you can hear workers clanging their tools in the background as the legendary rapper gets the low-down.

Tank is giving Mariah Carey her flowers for "All I Want for Christmas Is You" being an everlasting gift ... but thinks her composition has to take a backseat to the Cooleyhigh classics!!!

TMZ Hip Hop recently caught up with Tank at LAX, and he tackled the future of R&B -- namely, Usher and L.A. Reid's latest protege ... a budding vocalist named JayDon.

The singing upstart has gotten cosigns from the likes of Chris Brown, Vedo and now Tank, who acknowledges the R&B torch has to be passed at some point, but giving JayDon the flame is a great bet.

Ludacris is back in the studio, gearing up for a new album, and reminded everyone how an Atlanta rap legend can hail from Chicago ... with a few of his "44 Bars" aimed at Scottie Pippen!!!

On Wednesday, Luda released the visual for his "44 Bars" single, where he flexes punchlines galore -- à la previous smashes such as "Hip Hop Quotables" and "Cry Babies (Oh No)" -- and quipped, "Wishin' you fake rappers slide down a giant switchblade / Cut the nonsense, boys, you know you trippin / 'Stop the 'Bullsh*t', ya nose growin' bigger than Scottie Pippen's!!!"

Scottie has gone lengths to destroy the lore of the Chicago Bulls dynasty after hating the way he was portrayed in Michael Jordan's "The Last Dance" doc ... even claiming MJ was once a "horrible" player in his eyes -- the type of nonsense Luda is referring to.

Diddy's most successful "Making The Band" product, Danity Kane, is back on tour ... well, most of the group, at least!!!

On Tuesday, Aubrey O'Day, Aundrea Fimbres, and D. Woods kicked off the latest iteration of DK in San Francisco for their "The Untold Chapter Tour" -- minus OG members Dawn Richard and Shannon Bex.

The 11-stop date is being billed with a daunting tagline ... "This isn't a comeback. It's a revelation," which speaks volumes following their former Bad Boy Records boss' highly publicized criminal trial.

Grammy award-nominated singer Klypso hosted our 12:30 PM brunch bus for his birthday weekend, and we caught all the madness as it went down!!

The "Stray Cat" artist serenaded passengers with amazing singing performances as we went to some of the best brunch spots in West Hollywood -- The Henry, where everyone got free mimosas ... Lisa Vanderpump's TomTom, where we took watermelon shots ... and finally, The Butcher, Baker, Cappuccino Maker, where we got free empanadas and hot chocolate!

Even better, Klypso created an epic TMZ moment by dancing on the hood of the bus! He said it was the most amazing way to spend his bday and he wants to host more tours ... he even had a pic of himself on top of the bus on his birthday cake!

A music superstar, an Oscar winner, and a tennis legend take over the Met Gala ... we don't know if there's a punchline yet -- because we'll have to wait and see what happens since Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams have been named co-chairs of the event!

The three stars have been tapped to work with industry icon Anna Wintour -- who always heads up the annual fashion extravaganza -- on next year's edition of the event ... with Vogue announcing the news via Instagram Wednesday morning.

The gala has a "Costume Art" theme in 2026 ... essentially a celebration of the intersection between human body and art -- so, expect to see stars celebrating their own skin as they march up The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Zoë Kravitz, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Lena Dunham, Teyana Taylor and many more stars are also helping out with the event ... either as committee co-chairs or as members of the host committee.

Clinton "Clintnlord" Adams, a social media influencer and hip-hop artist, has been hit with multiple felony charges after prosecutors accused him of sexually assaulting two women he allegedly lured to a vacant area still scarred by California's January wildfire destruction.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday that Adams is charged with three felony counts of forcible rape and one felony count of assault with intent to commit rape. Prosecutors also allege the crimes involved multiple victims, an enhancement that could significantly increase his prison time.

District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman called the alleged attacks "predatory," saying they occurred in an isolated, fire-damaged zone that remained impacted by the devastating winter wildfires. Adams allegedly targeted the women in separate incidents over the summer, bringing each to the remote location where the assaults allegedly occurred.

Asian Doll went full sun goddess on a tropical vacation, and she was kind enough to share some pictures!

The artist -- who goes by Asian Da Brat on Instagram -- dropped jaws revealing designer bikinis while lounging poolside, on the sand, and out grabbing something to eat.

Not bad for a woman who just gave birth to her first child, daughter Mi'Lani, in September.

Gunna has been running the hip hop game all year and running the exercise circuit with his Wunna Run Club ... which infused its movement with the science-tech products of Cymbiotika during Art Basel 2025!!!

The superstar rapper led a pre-race warm-up last week at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach in part of the Target Wellness Tour, which led participants onto a 5K course that sported immersive art installations that touted the brand's bioengineered focus.

Grey/Ven CEO Scott Weissman opened up his home to host the fashion company's third annual Miami Art Week Bash ... and we're told that the star-studded event raised $20K so far to aid some of the Palisades/Malibu wildfire's toughest first responders!!!

We're hearing the party was well-attended and lasted until 4 AM ... Cuba Gooding Jr., Lil Pump, designer Ugo Mozie, and crypto czar Michael Terpin were just a handful of the who's who on the guest list.

Weissman posted up for a flick with super producer Scott Storch and DJ Brooke Brazelton, who spun on the turntables alongside Willy Monfret.

Busta Rhymes' energy was so soured after being labeled "Tracy Morgan" by a trolling content creator, he walked down and cursed out the next guy who approached him for a tense confrontation!!!

As you recall, yesterday, we shared a video of Busta giving a young lad a serious tongue-lashing outside an Art Basel event in Miami, which another content creator -- GTV Reality -- witnessed.

GTV's footage unfolds with Busta sending the TikToker -- who called him Tracy Morgan -- on his merry way, and shows him then scolding another autograph seeker for calling him the N-word.