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NBA YoungBoy dissed J. Cole a few months ago for allegedly failing to come through on a feature -- a pairing that was NEVER going to happen -- and now Cole is barking back on a new track!!!

On Friday, the Dreamville rapper linked with Lil Yachty -- who's also been in YB's crosshairs this year -- for the track, "The Secret Recipe," a stab at putting lyrical rap back into the commercial spotlight.

Cole addresses the YB dust-up midway through his verse with a dash of GTFOH ... "N***as makin' threats and I laugh, that's 'cause you ain't a threat/Don't ask how I feel 'bout no rappers, s***, they okay, I guess/Incomin' call, press the button, the one that says accept/He FaceTime to ask for a feature and saw the face of death..."

Yep, that collab is firmly in the coffin!!!☠️

Back in May, YB released the fiery “F**k the Industry Pt. 2" taking shots at Drake, J. Prince and Cole ... even threatening the Dreamville rapper for collabing with his nemesis Lil Durk instead of him -- "J a ho, that n***a played it cold, like he was gon’ do a feature
So I texted his line a 💪🏾, I swear it’s gon’ be nice to meet you."

Clearly, Cole's shaking in his Air Jordan 1's and Yachty, who was also sniped on the YB diss track, says he's not looking for peace on the song either.

Rick Ross and Meek Mill are solidifying their union as a dynamic duo with a joint album that'll be here right around the time you're handing out candy to costumed kids.

The Maybach Music rappers dropped their new track "Shaq & Kobe" on Friday, the first sounds from their upcoming project entitled, "Too Good to Be True. " A source close to the album's production tells TMZ Hip Hop it'll drop at the end of October.

On the lead track, Meek sets up the alley-oop to Rozay as they flex jewelry and cars inside an airplane hangar near the Boss' private jet -- the references to winning big like the Lakers legends make perfect sense here.

The album will drop on the MMG imprint and the duo's chemistry in the clip surprised many fans who thought they were beefing after Rozay was absent from Meek's last album.

Our source tells us contrary to public opinion, Rozay and Meek have always remained cool ... Meek's rants in the past year were directed at outside parties as the two never had a dispute over money.

They'll have the opportunity to make even more when the project drops.

The Swifties are crossing the line when it comes to being a passionate fanbase ... so says Travis Kelce's ex-girlfriend, who claims she's been getting death threats from Taylor Swift supporters after speaking out about her past relationship with the Chiefs superstar.

Maya Benberry -- who won the "Catching Kelce" reality show back in 2016 -- has been sharing her dating experience with the All-Pro tight end following Swift's appearance at the Chiefs game on Sunday ... accusing TK of infidelity during their time together.

Benberry's comments apparently set the Swifties off ... 'cause she alleges she has been the target of serious hate, according to Inside Edition.

"Swifties are aggressive," Benberry said. "Very negative, very hypocritical. It's really crazy to me that someone that I think is positive and really nice has such a negative and angry fanbase."

As for Swift, Benberry -- who referred to Kelce as a "narcissist" -- says she has no issue with the "Anti-Hero" singer ... insisting she doesn't care one bit if she ends up dating her ex -- but pointing out, "I had him first."

Benberry also addressed those close to Kelce claiming she's looking for her "15 minutes of fame" ... adamantly denying she's clout chasing.

"It's nothing about Taylor. It's more about, you led me to believe that we had a future. And now, five years later, you're laughing and I feel like you're mocking me."

"I'm not jealous or bitter about Taylor. She's beautiful, she's successful. We're in two different lanes. My issue is more with Travis in the sense of, now you're trying to turn me into, I don't know -- a bitter person, a liar, like I'm delusional, and I'm the furthest thing from that."

Los Swifties se están pasando de la raya cuando se trata de ser una base de fans apasionados. Así lo dice la exnovia de Travis Kelce, quien afirma que ha estado recibiendo amenazas de muerte de los partidarios de Taylor Swift después de comentar sobre su antigua relación con la superestrella de los Chiefs.

Maya Benberry, quien ganó el reality show "Catching Kelce" en 2016, ha estado compartiendo su experiencia con el ala cerrada All-Pro después de la aparición de Swift en el partido de los Chiefs el domingo, y ha acusado a Travis de infidelidad durante su noviazgo.

Los comentarios de Benberry aparentemente encendieron a los Swifties, ya que Maya Benberry alega que ha sido objeto de un odio grave, según Inside Edition.

"Los Swifties son agresivos", dijo Benberry. "Muy negativos, muy hipócritas. Es realmente una locura para mí pensar que alguien que considero positiva y realmente agradable tenga una base de fans tan negativa y enojada".

En cuanto a Swift, Benberry, que se refirió a Kelce como un "narcisista", dice que no tiene ningún problema con la cantante de "Anti-Hero", insistiendo en que no le importa ni un poco si termina saliendo con su ex. Pero señaló que ella "lo tuvo primero."

Benberry también se refirió a los cercanos de Kelce que han dicho que ella está buscando sus "5 minutos de fama", negando rotundamente que esté persiguiendo influencia.

"No se trata de Taylor. Se trata más bien de que me hiciste creer que teníamos un futuro. Y ahora, cinco años después, te estás riendo y siento que te estás burlando de mí".

"No estoy celosa ni amargada por Taylor. Es guapa, tiene éxito. Estamos en dos carriles diferentes. Mi problema es más con Travis en el sentido de que ahora está tratando de convertirme en, no sé... una persona amargada, mentirosa, como si estuviera delirando y yo soy lo más alejado de eso."

Yo Gotti just assembled his CMG Avengers for Vol 2. of the label’s compilation series -- a perfectly good reason to celebrate with a huge bash like the one he threw in NYC!!!

Last night at Sei Less restaurant, Gotti, his bae Angela Simmons and his Collective Music Group lieutenant GloRilla popped plenty of bottles and turned the night into a couch-standing affair!!!

Rick Ross was in town reminding Knicks fans "Shaq & Kobe" -- his new single with Meek Mill -- reigned supreme, and he stopped by the event to show love.

Our sources also tell us Conway The Machine, DJ Clue and several other NYC tastemakers also stopped through.

Glo is the face of the project thanks to her collab "Cha Cha Cha" with Fivio Foreign giving the city oochie wally vibes.

*NSYNC's brand-new song, "Better Place," is officially out for the world to enjoy ... and fans are going wild over the first track heard from the group in over 20 years.

The boy band's song officially dropped online Thursday, made for the flick, "Trolls Band Together." As we reported, a teaser of the song debuted a couple of weeks ago, but folks can get the full experience now ... and the consensus is that it's an absolute banger.

Fans have been praising the track since it dropped ... one said it "gets better with each listen," and another said they're loving every second of it -- including "JC's voice esp the adlibs  😍😍😍."

Some pointed out a piece of the song that isn't sitting right with them, though -- the track is credited as *NSYNC and Justin Timberlake.

Obviously, Justin -- one of the stars of the "Trolls" franchise -- is a part of *NSYNC, but fans saw the separation as a sign that JT wasn't back with them.

A source with direct knowledge tells TMZ ... the reason Justin was credited separately is strictly for algorithm purposes. We're told because Justin's the only one who has released hits in the era of streaming, it was decided to put his name next to the group.

Sources say it was Justin's idea to have JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Joey Fatone on the song with him ... as made clear from the BTS video of them having a blast back in the studio together.

Remember, the group doesn't have plans to go on tour, do a residency, or a new album after the "Trolls" song ... but we're told if the gang decides to record a full album, it would have a whole new sound.

Do you like *NSYNC's first new song in over 20 years? Vote below.

La nueva canción de *NSYNC, "Better Place", está oficialmente disponible para que el mundo la escuche y sus fans se están volviendo locos con su primer tema en más de 20 años.

La canción de la boy band apareció oficialmente en Internet el jueves y fue hecha para la película "Trolls Band Together". Como informamos, un adelanto del tema debutó hace un par de semanas, pero ahora los auditores pueden obtener la experiencia completa, y el consenso es que es un hit absoluto.

Los fans han estado elogiando la pista desde que salió. Uno dijo que "se pone mejor con cada escucha", y otro que les encanta cada segundo de ella, incluyendo "la voz de JC, especialmente sus improvisaciones 😍😍😍".

Algunos señalaron que una parte de la canción no calza completamente con ellos, sin embargo, si miramos bien, la pista se acredita como de *NSYNC y Justin Timberlake.

Obviamente, Justin, una de las estrellas de la franquicia "Trolls", es una parte de *NSYNC, pero los fans vieron la separación como una señal de que Justin no está de vuelta con ellos.

Una fuente con conocimiento directo le dice a TMZ que la razón por la que Justin fue acreditado por separado se debe estrictamente al algoritmo. Nos dicen que debido a que es el único que ha lanzado éxitos en la era del streaming, se decidió poner su nombre junto al del grupo.

Las fuentes dicen que fue idea de Justin tener a JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick y Joey Fatone en la canción con él, como quedó claro en el video de los cinco chicos pasándolo de maravilla en el estudio juntos.

Britney Spears is trying to put to bed the whole issue surrounding her knives, saying they were rented from a prop store -- while pleading with her worried fans to stop calling police.

In an Instagram message Thursday, Brit says she realizes she scared people with her video post showing her dancing with knives. Some of her supporters were so spooked they called the cops, who arrived on Brit's doorstep for a welfare check.

But, Brit insists the knives are "fake" as she has said before -- and now she claims her team rented them from "Hand Prop shop" in Los Angeles. (She might have meant "The Hand Prop Room.")

Driving the point home, Brit writes, "These are not real knives. No one needs to worry or call the police."

She went on, "I’m trying to imitate one of my favorite performers Shakira … a performance I was inspired by !!!"

Brit ended with ... "Cheers to us bad girls who aren’t afraid to push boundaries and take risks."

All the drama began Monday when Brit posted the IG clip of herself pirouetting with very real-looking knives in each hand. Brit wrote in the caption, "I started playing in the kitchen with knives today." Later on, she added the knives were fake Halloween props.

One of the reasons people were skeptical of her story ... you hear the clanging sound of knives when they touch.

Not long thereafter, Britney posted another video with a bandage around one of her arms and a cut on her leg. She didn't say how it happened, but lots of people were alarmed.

Not everyone believed Brit, and several people called the Ventura County Sheriff's Department out of concern. TMZ broke the story Thursday ... deputies responded to Brit's home for a welfare check ... but Brit's security said she was fine and that was that.

Britney Spears está tratando de dejar atrás todo el asunto de los cuchillos, diciendo que estos fueron alquilados en una tienda de utilería, al tiempo que ruega a sus preocupados fans que por favor dejen de llamar a la policía.

En un mensaje de Instagram publicado el jueves, Brit dice que sabe que asustó a todo el mundo con el video en que aparece bailando con cuchillos. Algunos de sus seguidores estaban tan asustados que llamaron a la policía, los que llegaron hasta la puerta de Britney para chequear si se encontraba bien.

Pero Brit insiste en que los cuchillos son "falsos" como ha dicho antes y ahora afirma que su equipo los alquiló en "Hand Prop shop" en Los Ángeles. (Ella podría haber querido decir "The Hand Prop Room").

Brit insiste: "No son cuchillos de verdad. Nadie tiene que preocuparse ni llamar a la policía".

Y continuó: "¡Estoy tratando de imitar a una de mis artistas favoritas, Shakira, una actuación en la que me inspiré!!!"

Brit terminó diciendo: "Salud por nosotras las chicas malas que no tienen miedo de empujar los límites y tomar riesgos".

Todo el drama comenzó el lunes cuando Britney publicó un clip en Instagram de sí misma haciendo movimientos con cuchillos, que lucían muy reales en cada mano. Brit escribió en el pie de foto: "Hoy empecé a jugar en la cocina con cuchillos". Más tarde, añadió que estos eran falsos y correspondían a accesorios de Halloween.

Una de las razones por las que la gente era escéptica con lo que decía era porque en el clip se oye el sonido metálico de los cuchillos cuando se chocan.

Poco después, Britney publicó otro video con un vendaje alrededor de uno de sus brazos y un corte en la pierna. No comentó cómo sucedió, pero mucha gente se alarmó.

The Sphere in Vegas -- a remarkable architectural and technological wonder -- is finally open for business Friday night in Vegas!

The Sphere -- which took 4 years to build at a cost of $2.3 BILLION -- will open its doors to 17,500 lucky fans who will watch U2 christen the venue.

The stats are breathtaking ... it's 360 feet tall and 516 feet wide ... the largest spherical structure on planet Earth. Another record -- its 580,000 square-foot LED exterior, which can be programmed to display the coolest images y'all have ever seen.

There are 167,000 speakers in the joint, and they say the sound is just incredible.

Of course, there's a big AI presence ... 5 AI humanoid robots will greet visitors as they gawk at what's inside.

The venue will not only host concerts, there will be super cool events like a feature called "Postcard from Earth" directed by Darren Aronofsky.

Jeezy and his estranged wife, Jeannie Mai, are still living under the same roof as their divorce grinds through the legal system ... but it's as awkward as it could be.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Jeezy and Jeannie are still living together in Georgia, but there's very little interaction going down between them -- they cross paths as they come and go from the house, but that's about it.

We're told the priority for both is their 1-year-old daughter, Monaco.

The divorce came as a total shock to Jeannie ... so there's a lot of anxiety and tension in the home.

As we reported, Jeezy filed for divorce in Georgia this month, claiming there was no hope for reconciliation. We're told they have a prenup, and it's likely it does not favor Jeannie ... which just amps up the tension.

Jeannie was also at the center of cheating rumors, with some folks thinking she had a thing with "Access Hollywood" cohost, Mario Lopez ... but a source close to Jeannie told us that was absolutely not true.

Home Depot says Tyrese Gibson is lying about racism in his $1 million lawsuit against them ... and they say there's video evidence backing them up.

Home Depot just responded to Tyrese's lawsuit ... pushing back against his claims of racial discrimination on the part of their cashiers.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Home Depot claims Tyrese came into their store and brought a bunch of items to the cash register, where the cashier scanned everything. HD says Tyrese then went back for more shopping, leaving the register for 25 minutes and forcing the cashier to clear out his transaction.

It's a different story from Tyrese's original complaint, where he claims a computer glitch caused the delay. He also said that because of the alleged delay, people started recognizing him and, feeling uncomfortable, he went to the parking lot instead of staying around to oversee the transaction

Tyrese claimed he told the cashier his two helpers would finish the purchase with his credit card and said she understood his instructions before he left the store ... and said he was told he could go wait outside and she would finish the transaction.

Home Depot claims their surveillance shows Tyrese did NOT speak face-to-face with any of their cashiers.

Remember ... Tyrese also got on FaceTime with a cashier from outside the store and authorized her to complete the transaction his partners were trying to make with his card, but she -- and her manager -- said that wouldn't work, and he would have to come back to the store to show ID.

That's about the only part of the story both sides agree upon -- and, further, Home Depot says its surveillance footage shows Tyrese coming back into the store and getting into a heated discussion, which ends with him showing his ID and the cashier completing his transaction.

Tyrese told us it was hard to sue Home Depot because he's a longtime customer and the store is like his Disneyland ... but Home Depot says they don't know how long he's shopped there and aren't sure how much he's spent over the years -- Tyrese claims it's close to $10 million over 2 decades.

Home Depot dice a Tyrese Gibson que está mintiendo sobre el racismo que acusa en su demanda de $1 millón contra ellos, y aseguran que hay pruebas de video que lo respaldan.

Home Depot acaba de responder a la demanda de Tyrese, contraatacando a sus afirmaciones de que sufrió discriminación racial por parte de sus cajeros.

Según los nuevos documentos legales obtenidos por TMZ, Home Depot afirma que Tyrese entró en su tienda, llevó un montón de artículos a la caja y el cajero escaneó todo. Home Depot dice que entonces Tyrese volvió a hacer más compras, dejando la caja registradora por 25 minutos y obligando a la cajera a borrar su transacción.

Es una historia diferente a la que cuenta Tyrese en su denuncia original, en la que afirma que un fallo informático causó el retraso. También dijo que debido a la supuesta demora, la gente empezó a reconocerlo, se sintió incómodo y se fue al estacionamiento en lugar de quedarse alrededor para supervisar la transacción.

Tyrese afirmó que le dijo a la cajera que sus dos ayudantes terminarían la compra con su tarjeta de crédito y que ella entendió sus instrucciones antes de salir de la tienda. Añadió que le dijeron que podía ir a esperar fuera y que ella terminaría la transacción.

Home Depot afirma que sus cámaras de vigilancia muestran que Tyrese NO habló cara a cara con ninguno de sus cajeros.

Recuerden, Tyrese también afirmó que se conectó  con un cajero de fuera de la tienda por FaceTime y que ella lo autorizó a completar la transacción que sus socios estaban tratando de hacer, pero afirmó que no les permitió pagar los artículos con su tarjeta hasta que regresara a la tienda a mostrar su identificación.

Pero según Home Depot, el cajero simplemente le pidió a Tyrese su identificación y le dijo que FaceTime no era suficiente y que tenía que volver físicamente a la tienda para mostrar su identificación.

Home Depot dice que las imágenes de vigilancia muestran a Tyrese volviendo a la tienda y entrando en una acalorada discusión, que termina con él mostrando su identificación y el cajero completando su transacción.

Tyrese nos dijo que era difícil demandar a Home Depot porque él es un cliente desde hace mucho tiempo y la tienda es como su Disneylandia, pero ellos dicen que no saben cuánto tiempo ha comprado allí ni están seguros de cuánto ha gastado en los últimos años. Tyrese afirma que el momento es cercano a los $10 millones en las últimas dos décadas.

Toby Keith hasn't lost his sense of humor amid his battle with stomach cancer ... providing some levity as he accepted the Country Music Icon Award.

The singing legend walked onstage at the People's Choice Country Awards 2023 Thursday night to receive the inaugural statue for his amazing work as an entertainer, humanitarian and businessman.

And it was none other than country crooner Blake Shelton who handed Toby the trophy after a video montage honoring Keith and showing him through the years.

Toby then stepped up to the mic and quickly hit the punchline ... "Bet you thought you'd never see me in skinny jeans."

Of course, Toby was referring to his weight loss due to his cancer diagnosis, but the audience just loved it, breaking out in laughter.

Toby continued, "I want to thank the almighty for allowing me to be here tonight. You've been riding shotgun with me for a little while."

He also gave props to his family and his team, pointing out "a lot of people go into making a big career like this of 30 years." But, Toby gave the biggest shout-out to his multitude of fans.

Jeezy y su esposa separada, Jeannie Mai siguen viviendo bajo el mismo techo mientras su divorcio sigue su curso en el sistema legal, pero la situación es tan incómoda como podría ser.

Fuentes familiarizadas con la situación dicen a TMZ que Jeezy y Jeannie siguen viviendo juntos en Georgia, pero hay muy poca interacción entre ellos. Se cruzan cuando van y vienen de la casa, pero eso es todo.

Nos han dicho que la prioridad de ambos es su hija de 1 año, Monaco.

El divorcio fue un shock total para Jeannie, así que hay mucha ansiedad y tensión en el hogar.

Como informamos, Jeezy le pidió el divorcio en Georgia este mes, alegando que no había esperanza de reconciliación. Nos han dicho que tienen un acuerdo prenupcial y es probable que no favorezca a Jeannie, lo que solo amplifica la tensión.

Jeannie también ha estado en el centro de los rumores por un posible engaño. Algunas personas pensaban que tenía algo con el co-presentador de "Access Hollywood", Mario López. Pero una fuente cercana a Jeannie nos dijo que eso era absolutamente falso.

Kellyanne Conway no tiene nada más que grandes cosas que decir de su hija Claudia, a quien describe como una mujer independiente que está haciendo grandes movimientos.

Tuvimos a la ex Consejera Senior de Donald Trump la noche del miércoles en la Biblioteca Presidencial Ronald Reagan en California, después de que terminara el debate republicano.

Kellyanne nos contó cómo ha ido la carrera de Claudia, de 18 años, como cantante, unos años después de que se hiciera un nombre en la temporada 19 de "American Idol".

Según Kellyanne, a Claudia le va muy bien fuera de la música también y añadió que se consiguió una beca en la Gran Manzana mientras se tomaba un año sabático de la escuela.

También le preguntamos qué le parece que su hija haya sido parte de Playboy a principios de este año, pero Kellyanne dijo que ella es una chica independiente y empresaria, de quien se siente orgullosa. Aunque asegura que sus días en Playboy podrían haber terminado.

Parece que las dos tienen una relación mucho mejor por estos días. En 2021, Claudia secretamente filmó y publicó un video de Kellyanne gritando y maldiciéndola.

Más tarde, publicó un video de Kellyanne hablando con los policías sobre su explosiva dinámica y fuentes policiales nos dijeron que los policías hicieron un control de bienestar luego de que se compartiera el intenso video.