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Drake's new album is projected to basically go Gold in a week, but several people within the music industry still aren't convinced his sound is the right direction for the genre.

On Monday, both Juicy J and Wallo blasted the current state of rap from their respective angles -- the Three 6 Mafia rapper skewered hip hop's plummeting stats while the Million Dollarz Game cohost called for industry power players to simply step up their music game.

According to the latest report he read, Juicy says rap music sales are down 40% ... and it's up to rappers, producers, composers and engineers alike to reroute the course.

Juicy thinks industry power players need a big pow-pow on the subject, because everyone's finances are in jeopardy. Remember, the genre went a full year without a #1 Billboard hit!!!

Wallo thinks fans have grown weary of themes of murder, jewelry and cash always tied to the rapper's lyrics.

He also believes recruiting a superstar for a feature isn't the winning formula it used to be, and stressed the need for rappers to actually be good at... well, rapping!!!

Rap's sinking ship has become a popular narrative ... Xzibit, along with his Midwest counterpart Layzie Bone, recently voiced very similar complaints.

Birdman is hinting Bad Bunny owes his massive success to Drake ... claiming the "Un Verano Sin Ti" star's secretly been signed to October's Very Own since the start!!!

The Cash Money boss has been swatting at all Drake's new album critics and backed his star pupil on a recent podcast with Wack 100 where he claimed BB has been an OVO artist all this time and the public was just unaware ... until now.

BB's been releasing music for over a decade and his 2018 studio debut album did indeed feature Drake on the song "MIA" ... all released on Rimas Entertainment with no OVO credits whatsoever.

What Birdman does NOT address is why in the world Bunny and Drake would keep this alleged affiliation under wraps.

BB recently returned the feature favor on Drake's "For All the Dogs" album -- an album Birdman has been fiercely defending against the negative opinions of Joe Budden and Druski. He's also clapped at Gillie Da Kid for allegedly faking like he got rich off his stint with Cash Money.

Kevin Gates nos dijo recientemente que esperáramos explosividad en su gira y hasta el momento no nos ha defraudado en lo absoluto.

Kevin dio inicio a su gira "Only the Generals" el fin de semana en Portsmouth, donde invitó a una fan al escenario y ella rápidamente le dio permiso verbal para "hacer lo que quieras".

A continuación, acompañó a la fan a su trono de silla plegable y le indicó que sacara la lengua y luego procedió a soltar una gran cantidad de saliva hacia su garganta, ¡generando inmediatamente gemidos y quejidos de la multitud!

El ventilador no parecía importarle, podría haber utilizado un babero de ser necesario.

El rapero dijo que se puso en forma a través de la tutela de Kevin Durant y jugadores de baloncesto.

Joe Jonas y Sophie Turner parecen estar progresando en su amarga disputa por la custodia de los hijos. Al parecer han llegado a un acuerdo sobre un tiempo compartido.

El miembro de los Jonas Brothers pasó la mañana del lunes con sus dos hijas por un parque de Nueva York antes de dejarlas con su esposa separada.

Como se puede ver, Joe era todo sonrisas al salir de la casa de Taylor Swift, que es donde Sophie se está quedando mientras ella está en la Gran Manzana.

Todo parece señalar que Joe y Sophie llegaron a un acuerdo sobre la custodia de los hijos. Como informamos por primera vez, la ex pareja está en plena mediación para resolver su divorcio.

Joe y Sophie han pasado mucho tiempo este mes tratando de llegar a un acuerdo de divorcio, recordemos que tienen un acuerdo prenupcial y una de las disposiciones es que van a la mediación para resolver todas las cuestiones pendientes relacionadas con su divorcio.

Nos informan que ambos están de acuerdo con la custodia compartida siempre que puedan ponerse de acuerdo sobre la estructura. Todo parece marchar de la manera más civilizada imaginable.

Kevin Gates recently told us to expect explosiveness on his tour ... and hocking a loogie down a fan's throat totally falls under that category!!!

KG kicked off his "Only the Generals" tour over the weekend in Portsmouth, VA, where he invited a fan onstage, and she quickly gave verbal permission for him to "do whatever you want."

He then escorted the fan to her folding chair throne, and instructed her to stick out her tongue ... and then proceeded to drop a spit missile down her throat, immediately drawing moans and groans from the crowd!!!

The fan didn't seem to mind ... probably could've used a bib though.

KG said he got into tour shape through the basketball tutelage of Kevin Durant and other hoopers ... but we're not sure KD taught him how to swish with spit.

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner appear to be making progress in their bitter child custody dispute ... because it looks like they've come to an agreement on a time-share with the kids.

The Jonas Brothers member spent Monday morning with his two daughters at a park in New York City before dropping them off with his estranged wife.

As you can see, Joe was all smiles as he left Taylor Swift's place ... that's where Sophie is staying while she's in the Big Apple.

The handoff makes it seem like Joe and Sophie hammered out an agreement on child custody ... as we first reported, the former couple is deep in mediation to settle their nasty divorce.

Joe and Sophie have been spending a lot of time this month trying to reach a divorce settlement ... remember, they have a prenup and one of the provisions is that they go to mediation to settle all outstanding issues related to their divorce.

As we reported ... we've been told they are both cool with joint custody, provided they can agree on a structure, and this makes it look like they've done just that.

Some football fans are convinced Travis Kelce went down with an injury Sunday all because Taylor Swift wasn't in the crowd.

In case ya missed it, TK lost his footing on Sunday while the Kansas City Chiefs were up against the Minnesota Vikings ... injuring his ankle after catching a short pass from QB Patrick Mahomes.

While Travis later returned -- and even secured a touchdown -- fans couldn't help but point out Taylor's absence as the reason why he got hurt mid-game.

Folks online chimed in on the so-called "Taylor Swift Curse," with some even calling her impact on Travis the new Madden curse -- a reference to the bad luck that would come to the player who ends up on the cover of the Madden video game each year.

BTW, Swifties quickly came to Taylor's defense, saying the singer wasn't to blame for Travis' ankle mishap ... claiming the artificial turf might've been the culprit instead.

That seemed to get sports fans back on board with Taylor's impact -- with some hoping the uproar would result in the removal of artificial turf on the field.

Drake has a huge sales week on the horizon, but isn't ready to let bygones be bygones over Joe Budden's scathing critique of his new album, "For All the Dogs," and his boyish lifestyle!!!

Drake threw another shot Monday at JB, clowning him for having a bulletproof fedora case and his podcast career ... "I thank god for this life and not having to come to rushed conclusions on Best Buy podcast mics."

HitsDD is projecting Drake to have his biggest opening week since 2021 -- evidence fans weren't digging that dance album that much -- yet, he's still distracted by Budden enough to spend the weekend duking it out with him.

The Canadian rapper went out of his way to discredit Budden's podcast cohost/engineer Parks Vallely, essentially labeling him "cool as Mark Zuckerberg," to which Parks might have trumped Drake with his response -- revealing he actually worked on Drake's 2016 "Scorpion" album.

JB was basking in yet another level-up for his podcast in the wake of his Drake beef ... posting how his anti-"Dogs" episode was competing in the global news market against Israel vs. Hamas and Donald Trump. Hyperbole's also good ratings.

Whether fans hated it or loved it, the new album could be Drake's last offering for a while ... he says stomach issues have been holding him back for some time now.

Britney Spears once again appears to have injured herself in the wake of her troubling knife dance videos -- this time, it's one of her extremities that looks to have been cut.

The pop star posted and deleted this video over the weekend ... which depicts her twirling around in her home like usual -- only this time, she's got her right index finger bandaged up. She's certainly not hiding the injury ... prominently flashing it in her routine.

Like we said, this clip got thrown up on her official IG account ... and it was quickly removed, but not before eagle-eyed fans spotted it and screen-recorded too. In its place is a separate dance video that shows BS dancing with no bandage in sight -- and seemingly fine.

Of course, the fact she seems to have outed herself here -- having experienced another apparent cut -- is deeply concerning after her recent knife prop fascination ... which looks real, despite what she's insisted (namely, that the blades are fake).

Remember ... just a couple of weeks ago, she posted other dance videos that appeared to feature even more injuries, including some on her leg, her arm and her hip. Now, a diced finger?

There's been no explanation from Britney on this newest dance vid ... but her loyal fan base continues to express apprehension over her state of being. Some say she doesn't look well.

Britney Spears se ha lesionado una vez más a raíz de sus polémicos y arriesgados bailes con cuchillos. Esta vez, es una de sus extremidades la que parece haber sido cortada.

La estrella del pop publicó y borró un video durante el fin de semana que la mostraba bailando en su casa como de costumbre, solo que esta vez se podía apreciar que su dedo índice derecho estaba vendado. Claramente no estaba ocultando la lesión y se podía ver fácilmente durante su rutina.

Este clip fue lanzado en su cuenta oficial de IG y fue retirado rápidamente, pero no antes de que los fans con ojos de águila lo vieran y lo grabaran también. En su lugar, hay un video de baile distinto que muestra a Britney bailando sin vendajes y aparentemente bien.

El hecho de que ella haya borrado un video luego de aparecer con vendajes es bastante preocupante, sobre todo luego de la reciente polémica de su baile con cuchillos que pese a que ella dijo que eran falsos, la verdad es que se ven bastante reales (al igual que las heridas).

Recordemos que hace solo un par de semanas, publicó otros videos de baile que parecían presentar aún más lesiones, incluyendo algunas en la pierna, el brazo y la cadera. Ahora, ¿un dedo cortado?

No ha habido ninguna explicación de Britney sobre este nuevo video, pero su fiel base de fans sigue expresando preocupación por su estado de salud. Algunos dicen que ella no se ve bien.

La cantante Toni Braxton está MUY guapa a sus 56 años y lo sabe, por eso ha compartido una foto muy picante para celebrar su cumpleaños.

La estrella de la música publicó una foto casi desnuda el sábado al cumplir 56 años subtitulando la foto: "En mi traje de cumpleaños".

En los comentarios, la gente le deseó "Feliz cumpleaños" y se tomó la molestia de destacar lo guapa que está. Una persona dijo: "¡La mejor foto de cumpleaños!".

Toni ha pasado por algunos momentos difíciles últimamente. Como informamos, se sometió a un procedimiento el año pasado después de que los médicos encontraron una obstrucción del 80% en su arteria coronaria principal, lo que podría haber dado lugar a un ataque al corazón fatal.

Ella también sufre de lupus y perdió a su hermana —Traci— de cáncer el año pasado. Le atribuye esta terrible experiencia a sus constantes chequeos médicos.

Tuvimos a Toni en Nueva York a principios de este año, poniéndonos al corriente de lo agradecida que estaba meses después de pasar por el bisturí y nos dice por qué la muerte de Traci le hizo pensar que estaba triste, no enferma.

Singer Toni Braxton is looking STUNNING at 56, and she's gotta know it ... which is why she shared a racy snap of herself to celebrate her birthday.

The R&B star posted the nearly-nude shot on Saturday, as she turned 56 -- captioning the hot shot, "In my birthday suit..."

Folks in the comments sounded off with their "Happy Birthday" wishes ... and took the time to point out how great she looks. As one person put it, "Best BDAY photo EVER!!"

Toni's been through the wringer lately -- as we reported, she underwent a procedure last year after doctors found an 80% blockage in her main coronary artery ... which could've resulted in a fatal heart attack.

She also suffers from lupus and lost her sister, Traci, to cancer last year ... something she actually attributed to a slip in checkups with the doctor.

We got Toni in NYC earlier this year, filling us in on how grateful she was months after going under the knife -- and telling us why Traci's passing made her just think she was sad, not sick.

Tom Sandoval le mostró sus pasos prohibidos en la pista de baile a una misteriosa mujer en un bar de Tennessee. Al parecer funcionó ya que se fueron juntos.

TMZ obtuvo un video de la estrella de "Vanderpump Rules" en la pista de baile con una morena misteriosa.

La gente que estuvo allí nos dijo que Tom estaba en el Whiskey Row de Dierks Bentley en Nashville, donde Tom se acercó por primera vez a la mujer mientras bailaba con sus amigos.

Nos informaron que la mujer parecía dudar al principio, pero luego empezó a bailar con Tom. Poco a poco se acercaron el uno al otro y estuvieron así durante unos 30 minutos.

Como se puede ver en el video, el baile es un poco incómodo al principio, ya que no pueden ponerse de acuerdo en como es que se debe girar con la pareja.

Suena como que pueden haber congeniado sin embargo ... porque se nos dice Tom y la mujer terminó dejando el bar juntos.

La última vez que vimos a Tom fue a principios de septiembre, cuando salía de un bar en West Hollywood con la cantante y compositora Tii tomados de la mano y entrelazando los dedos mientras volvían a su casa.

Here's Tom Sandoval putting the moves on a woman he took an interest in at a Tennessee bar ... dancing with her before leaving together.

TMZ obtained video of the "Vanderpump Rules" star hitting the dance floor with a mystery brunette ... and it looks like there were sparks.

Folks who were there tell us Tom was at Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row in Nashville, where Tom first approached the woman as she was dancing with her friends.

We're told the woman seemed hesitant at first, but then she started dancing with Tom ... and they started warming up to one another and things got wilder and wilder as they danced for about 30 minutes.

As you see in the video, it's a little awkward at first as they try and feel each other out ... with Tom trying to get her to twirl.

Sounds like they may have hit it off though ... because we're told Tom and the woman ended up leaving together. We don't know where they went.

The last time we saw Tom out was in early September when he was leaving a bar in West Hollywood with singer-songwriter Tii ... holding hands and interlocking fingers as they went back to his place.

No word about how things worked out with Tom and Tii ... but he's not known as a one-woman man.

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Drake may say he's over Rihanna -- but she's the one who truly seems to have moved on ... just peep how happy she looks celebrating A$AP Rocky's big birthday weekend!

The songstress and her baby daddy were raging Friday night after hitting the town on the East Coast to ring A$AP's 35th born day ... which was actually on Oct. 3. Nothing like a prolonged party though -- and that's exactly what RiRi and AR had on their hands here.

It appears to have been an adult-only rager ... sans any sign of their 2 little ones. As far as where exactly they were -- apparently, they started in the Big Apple, and made their way to a go-kart joint in Jersey City after -- though, unclear if that's where this shindig went down.

In any case ... they were living it up big time, dancing up on each other and boogeying on down with their close friends nearby. Rihanna, specifically, made sure to bust out the moves.

We must say, post-delivery of her 2nd son in August -- she's looking pretty damn good ... and about as spry as ever. And dare we say ... she's still hot as hell, despite what Drizzy might be claiming now.

Of course, we're referring to the shots he took in his new song 'Fear Of Heights' -- where he lamented the fact people felt he hadn't moved past RiRi ... while also claiming he'd been with way hotter women than her -- and also, he suggested A$AP was "stuck" with Rihanna.

In the wake of his latest dig at his ex ... Drake's been getting dragged across the coals by Rihanna fans -- who were quick to point out how obsessed home boy was back in the day. Remember, he infamously declared his love for her on live TV during the 2016 VMAs.

They actually dated for a bit after that ... but it didn't last, and the relationship fizzled.

A couple years later, Rihanna kinda shaded Drake in a Vogue cover story ... saying this about the status of their relationship, "We don’t have a friendship now, but we’re not enemies either. It is what it is." The outlet also noted her "eyes glaze[d] over with cool indifference."

She hasn't talked much about him since, but Drizzy's still going on about her ... a mom of 2, who's in a committed relationship ... and who's billionaire fashion mogul.

Drake puede decir que ha superado a Rihanna, pero ella es la que realmente parece haber seguido adelante, ¡solo hay que ver lo feliz que se ve celebrando el gran fin de semana de cumpleaños de A$AP Rocky!

La cantante y el papá del bebé llegaron a la ciudad de la Costa Este para celebrar el cumpleaños número 35 de A$AP, que en realidad era el 3 de octubre. Nada como una fiesta prolongada ¿cierto?

Parece que la fiesta era estrictamente para adultos, ya que no había señal de sus dos pequeños. En cuanto a dónde estaban exactamente; al parecer, encendieron los motores en la Gran Manzana y después se dirigieron a una pista de go-kart en Jersey aunque, no está claro si ahí es donde se llevó a cabo la fiesta.

En cualquier caso, se lo pasaron en grande, bailando uno encima del otro y compartiendo con sus amigos cercanos. Rihanna, en concreto, se aseguró de bailar a lo grande.

Debemos decir que después de dar a luz a su segundo hijo en agosto, tiene muy buen aspecto y está más ágil que nunca. Nos atrevemos a decir sigue siendo hot como el infierno a pesar de lo que Drake podría decir.

Por supuesto, nos referimos a las cosas que dijo en su nueva canción "Fear Of Heights", donde lamentó el hecho de que la gente sentía que no había superado a la cantante, mientras afirmaba que había estado con mujeres mucho más atractivas que ella, además de sugerir que A$AP estaba "atrapado" con Rihanna.

Drake ha recibido mucho hate de parte de los fans de Rihanna debido a esta última canción, además se apresuraron a señalar lo obsesionado que estuvo alguna vez por la estrella del pop. Recordemos que él, infamemente, declaró su amor por ella en la televisión en vivo durante los VMA 2016.

La verdad es que salieron un poco después de eso pero no duró, y la relación se esfumó.

Un par de años más tarde Rihanna mencionó a Drake en una portada de Vogue, diciendo esto sobre su relación: "No tenemos una amistad ahora, pero no somos enemigos tampoco. Es lo que es". El medio también señaló que sus "ojos brillaban con fría indiferencia".

Ella no ha hablado mucho sobre él desde entonces, pero Drake todavía habla de ella; una madre de 2 que está en una relación comprometida y que es una magnate multimillonaria de la moda.