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Bankroll Freddie got himself in a pinch Thursday night when cops pulled him over for speeding, but ended up busting him on a slew of other charges.

Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office jail records show the Quality Control MC -- whose real name is Freddie Gladney — was booked for resisting arrest, drug and firearm possession, and speeding.

Arkansas State Police says they pulled over 27-year-old Freddie on an interstate 55, and during the stop officers allegedly found guns and narcotics in his pick-up truck.

We're told he's being held on $2,870 bond and, for some reason, he's now in FBI custody.

Bankroll Freddie had just released his latest single, "Pickin' Sides," last week, and it features Icewear Vezzo.

Lil Durk is arguably the hottest rapper out -- his "7220" album topped the Billboard 200 chart last month -- so, it's not surprising fans would literally lose their minds, or even bodily fluids, over him.

New footage just surfaced of Durk's recent Phoenix tour stop, and it shows the Chicago rap superstar's candid reactions to a fan who was in some kinda trouble. He actually stopped the show, and seemed genuinely concerned about her.

But, then he found out the apparent emergency was that she'd peed herself!

Lil Durk fans know his repertoire involves a bit of kink and had to clarify if it was fandom ... or simply the inability to get the bathroom inside the Arizona Federal Theater last Friday that spurned her urination.

Nevertheless, Durk was a good watersport about the situation and told the fan to go clean up, so she could enjoy the rest of the show.

Artists have been extra cautious with fans since November 2021's Astroworld Festival tragedy that left 10 people dead.

We've seen several shows temporarily stopped down so security and paramedics can tend to fans in distress.

That being said, the biggest safety precaution Lil Durk might need for the remainder of his tour is having mops on standby.

Check below to see if the 7220 Tour is infiltrating your city this year.

Friday, April 15, 2022 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center

Saturday, April 16, 2022 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore New Orleans

Monday, April 18, 2022 – Miami, FL – FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily's Place

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater

Saturday, April 23, 2022 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater

Sunday, April 24, 2022 – New York, NY – Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom

Tuesday, April 26, 2022 – Pittsburgh, PA – UPMC Event Center

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 – Cincinnati, OH – Andrew J Brady Music Center

Friday, April 29, 2022 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Saturday, April 30, 2022 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park

There's a story buzzing around that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky split because he cheated on her, but a source directly connected to both artists -- who has regular interaction with them -- tells TMZ ... neither the breakup claim, or the cheating is true.

The story that's circulating claims Rihanna called it quits with A$AP after she caught him cheating with shoe designer, Amina Muaddi. Muaddi does have a connection to RiRi -- she's a shoe designer for Rihanna's Fenty brand.

Our source first said, "100% false on both counts," and then added, "1 million percent not true. They're fine."

Worth noting that yesterday -- as the rumor was bubbling up -- Amina reposted recent pics of Rihanna out and about in West Hollywood. That would have been an odd move if she really were cheating with A$AP.

As you know, Rihanna is pregnant with A$AP's baby. Unclear when she's due, but based on pics she seems to be far along. She's on the cover of Vogue this month, and in the issue, she gushes about A$AP and their relationship.

The couple got together back in November, 2020. They had been friends for years before hooking up.

DaBaby called 911 after shooting a trespasser who entered his North Carolina estate, and you hear the trespasser writhing in pain and DaBaby giving the 911 dispatcher lip.

DaBaby is standing right next to the guy he had just shot in the leg, who is whaling as the dispatcher solicits info. The rapper says the trespasser clearly knew it was his property because he mentioned him by name.

The dispatcher wants to know the condition of the trespasser, and when he asks if the shooting victim is alert, DaBaby goes on on him, saying, "Do you not hear this man, bro?"

DaBaby follows it up by advising the dispatcher not to ask the same question over and over.

Then the dispatcher asks DaBaby to secure his weapon, and the rapper makes it clear it's plenty secure in his hand. He refuses to put the gun down because the trespasser could still be a threat and there may others out there.

The trespasser was taken to a nearby hospital. His wound is not life-threatening.

Tekashi 6ix9ine's bragging he's back on the music scene, and flashing tons of cash ... but he's also gonna be back in court, because a streaming service claims he ripped them off and bailed on 2 concerts.

Tekashi's been hit with a lawsuit for $2 million, filed by Streamusic -- an app that streams live shows, and says they'd arranged for 6ix9ine to perform 2 shows in Hollywood in December 2021 ... both of which the company would stream live.

In docs, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Streamusic says it paid Tekashi $150,000 to play the shows, and promote the gigs on his Instagram. The company says the rapper went silent in early December when they tried to get him to create the IG promos ... and ultimately, he blew off both scheduled concerts.

According to the suit, Tekashi finally resurfaced in January and they made a new deal ... rescheduling the concerts for later that month. You know where this is going, right?

Streamusic says 6ix9ine went MIA again ... ignoring 7 letters they'd sent trying to get him to fulfill the contract, and he never performed.

The companies gotta be very interested in a video Tekashi posted late Thursday. He just so happens to be counting out about $2 mil in cash in his driveway, and bragging about his lifestyle.

The video's most likely intended to be a jab at his rap rival Fivio Foreign -- they've been beefing about who's the real "King of New York" -- but Streamusic's gotta see it and think that's our cash!!!

Justin Bieber is traversing the United States of America so he can shock fans on opening night with a surprise performance.

Coachella production sources tell TMZ ... Justin will take the stage with fellow artist Daniel Caesar for their rendition of "Peaches."

As you know ... "Peaches" is JB's song, featuring Daniel and Giveon ... unclear if Giveon will pop out too.

Justin performed in Miami Wednesday night and doesn't have another "Justice World Tour" concert until next Tuesday, when he'll perform in Cincinnati. Since he's making the trek across the country, he may perform more than one song ... TBD.

The Coachella stage has played an important part in Justin's career. He joined Ariana Grande at the festival in 2019 -- following the cancellation of his last tour.

Rapper Blanco Brown is taking his musical abilities to a whole new level ... joining a band on stage and playing everyone's favorite instrument -- the spoon!

Blanco's performance at The Barbershop Cuts And Cocktails in Las Vegas wasn't planned - he and his crew were there Wednesday night enjoying the band, The Commonwealth, and he decided to jump on stage with nothing but a pair of spoons.

The hip hop star joined Commonwealth to perform a cover of Chris Stapleton's "Tennessee Whiskey," and the crowd was loving it! Toward the end of the song, Blanco busted out his pair of rhythmic spoons for a very ... unique solo.

If you didn't know ... Blanco's known for playing spoons as part of the signature sound he calls 'Trailer Trap.' The guy even taught a spoons class for CMA's Summer Music Camp.

Blanco's hit, "The Git Up," blew up in both rap and country music, and led to the viral TikTok challenge.

Cash Out, the Atlanta rapper who scored a pair of Billboard and Platinum and Gold hits in the early 2010s, plus shared screen time with Adam Sandler in "Uncut Gems" is facing some hefty prison time.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Cash Out and five other individuals in a 41-count indictment that includes allegations of rape, aggravated sodomy, human trafficking and even holding victims at gunpoint.

The deputy district attorney Earnelle Winfrey says the rapper, known for the songs "Cashin' Out" and "She Twerkin" is facing 25-to-life in prison.

Cash Out stands accused of using his celebrity status and social media as means to "lure" women.

According to the prosecutors, he and others used a hotel room near Fulton Industrial Boulevard and a residence in the city's Carroll Heights neighborhood to carry out the crimes.

Cash Out soon after took to his Instagram Story to clear his name with an ominous message that called for his name to be cleared.

After signing a short-lived deal with Epic Records that funneled the "Cashin' Out" record, CO would go on to collaborate with Future, Migos, and Lil Durk -- but saw his musical career stall and sputter in the past few years.

It took 8 months, but Cardi B and Offset are finally revealing their baby boy's name and showing him off to the world -- so get ready to meet Wave Set Cephus!!!

The proud parents both posted pics Thursday of their little bundle of joy, already iced out in Cuban link chains ... with Offset revealing the unique name in the caption.

Cardi posted a different shot of her son ... wearing a baby blue puffy jacket, and you can see Wave Set has a huge iced-out pendant hanging off those Cuban links.

Don't worry ... he'll grow into it.

For the big reveal, the proud parents gathered the whole fam for an Essence photoshoot.

Remember, Cardi gave birth to WS back on Sept. 4, but she and Offset kept the kid's name as secret as the White House nuclear codes.

Back in October, we got Cardi at LAX ... and while talking to us about Offset's upcoming birthday she almost slipped and dropped Wave Set's name. Almost!!!

This is the second child for Cardi and Offset, and his big sister Kulture is now 3-years-old.

Offset also has 3 other children from previous relationships ... 11-year-old son Jordan, 6-year-old son Kody and 6-year-old daughter Kalea.

Quavo's hopes to ball up with Jack Harlow again -- after their NBA All-Star Weekend victory -- are officially dashed.

20th Century Studios says it's picked a costar for Jack in its reboot of "White Men Can't Jump" ... and it won't be Quavo filling the role of hustler Sidney Deane, which Wesley Snipes played in the OG. Hip Hop film lure, it's not the Migos rapper.

Hip hop fans were hoping for a Huncho and Harlow pairing -- especially after TMZ Sports got the Migos rapper last month, sounding focused on landing the gig.

Even though Quavo has real life hoop skills, the studio went another direction -- as they say in La La Land -- and cast veteran actor Sinqua Walls ... who also stars in the upcoming horror film, "Nanny."

Even minus Quavo, 'White Men' appears to be in great hands. Director Calmatic has racked up plenty of high-profile video credits with the likes of Pharrell, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X, among others. Plus, "Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris is co-writing the flick.

Don't cry too much for Quavo's acting career -- he's already set to star opposite Robert De Niro in "Wash Me in the River" later this year.

Rapper Archie Eversole, best known for his hit song "We Ready," has died.

Archie's family tells TMZ he passed away Sunday, April 3. His cause of death has not been revealed.

Archie was only 17 when he recorded his first album, "Ride Wit Me Dirty South Style." The album went gold, with the help of the track "We Ready" with Bubba Sparxxx.

"We Ready" became one of the most popular anthems at football games and other sporting events.

Archie was handpicked by the soccer team Atlanta United in 2018 to write its theme song, "United We Conquer."

Fans have been paying respect to Archie after his passing, including NFL pro Robert Griffin III, who calls his hit song "the greatest Game Day anthem ever." There's locker room video of high school football players singing "We Ready" as inspiration.

The song was so popular, the NFL even used it in an ad.

Archie clearly touched a nerve, because social media is filling up with tributes.

Archie was 37.

RIP

Say this for T.I. ... he's got the comedy world buzzing about his venture into stand-up, but after a couple of viral boo-fests, Luenell's offering some perspective -- which he may or may not appreciate.

The resilient rapper got a heavy dose of Brooklyn jeers at Barclays Center last week, and all clashed with another comedian, Lauren Knight, during a smaller gig in Atlanta -- but he told us he's good with learning lessons the hard way.

That's good, because comedy vet Luenell told us he should expect more of that. She hopped on the TMZ Celebrity Tour bus Tuesday in WeHo, and said Tip's just gotta crawl before he can walk onto stages in huge arenas.

You gotta watch how Luenell says it, but she clearly feels T.I.'s music legacy shouldn't get him a pass from playing coffee shops, and other small venues, like most comics do to sharpen their skills.

The crew on "TMZ Hip Hop" (our new TV show) includes some stand-up comedians, and they had a similar take ... saying he needs more stage time, and to learn some mic etiquette.

Luenell, of course, has over 4 decades of comedy under her belt -- on stage and in feature films -- so her advice should carry some weight.

NBA pro Iman Shumpert and his singer-songwriter wife Teyana Taylor have put their house on the market, and they're angling for a $4 million buyer.

The 5-bed, 6-bath home in Studio City, CA is loaded with cool stuff, including the obligatory pool, movie theater, and even a waterfall. And the big bonus for dog-lovin' buyers ... a custom dog house!

The master bedroom has a massive walk-in closet and a meditation balcony that overlooks the Zen-themed yard.

This isn't the first time Iman and Teyana tried to unload the house -- the couple bought the property in 2018 for just under $3M, listed it for rent and tried to sell it 2 years later for $3.695M. They took it off the market and just relisted it.

We're told they're selling because they spend most of their time on the East Coast so no need for a big place in La La Land.

Sean 'Eitan' Constine of Nourmand and Associates Beverly Hills has the listing.

Before this young chick behind the mic turned into an actress and a Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter, she was just a girl with big goals and even bigger dreams from Murrieta, California.

This cute kid got her start being in an Old Navy commercial, which eventually landed her prominent roles on Disney Channel ... a full circle moment considering her idols growing up were fellow Disney stars Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato.

Still not sure who this pop princess is? She recently celebrated her birthday with DJ Paris Hilton. If you know who she is ... well then, Good 4 U!

Ben Affleck may be a Leo, but his sign on Wednesday was Starbucks ... a sign preventing him and his fiancee from their daily fix.

Ben and Jen were driving to Starbucks in West L.A. Wednesday when he got a sign stuck in his back rim while navigating a tricky turn. A couple paparazzi sprung into action, pulling the sign out from under the car as the actor maneuvered around the curb.

Ben actually asked the paps to help traverse the area so he could roll up to the drive-thru.

As for why they used the drive-thru rather than walking in ... probably the last thing they wanted to hear inside was, "J Lo, grande skinny Frappuccino!!!"

And, this is interesting ... Ben's smokin' a cig inside the car, with J Lo by his side. She must be in love with him, 'cause that's kinda gnarly.

Ben might want to check the mirror before leaving home, because the t-shirt partially displayed underneath his flannel shirt makes him seem like a ..... well ...

Iggy Azalea stopped short of a Twitter meltdown in reaction to Playboi Carti's claims in a new interview.

The New Zealand-born rapper, who shares a 2-year-old son with Playboi Carti, reacted to his claims that he paid her bills and took care of her.

Carti -- who's gearing up for the follow-up to his 2020 Billboard-topping album, Whole Lotta Red -- rarely does interviews but is on the cover of the new XXL magazine and gave Iggy Iggz plenty of props as a mother.

But, what really set her off was when Playboi Carti insinuated he paid her bills ... and the bombshell revelation their verbal communication ended because she claims Carti speaks so extremely badly to her.

The unfortunate twist is fans have seen this before. When Carti was poised to get the Billboard crown with WLR circa Christmas 2020, Iggy Azalea played the role of the Grinch in Vampville by outing him for spending more time with a mistress than his then newborn son.