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Offset isn't wasting time, or the momentum he built from his recently released "Set It Off" album ... he tells TMZ Hip Hop he's bringing some heat to February by dropping another one!!!

We linked up with Offset in Bev. Hills outside Mulberry Street Pizzeria, and he hopped out the van to shoot the latest updates with us, including some family collabs.

His eldest son Jordan has been working diligently behind the scenes to earn his place in the production world, and if we're connecting the right dots ... that could score him a credit on his dad's next album!!!

Offset said they were planning to drop something Friday, but apparently, they needed to tweak a few things. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Meanwhile, his "Set It Off" nabbed a Top 5 spot on the Billboard 200 when it launched back in October with a star-studded party ... cohosted by his loving wife Cardi B!!!

Usher tiende a provocar que la piel de sus fans se ponga de gallina cuando sube al escenario, así que es posible que quieran abrigarse cuando vean estas fotos del legendario músico, bien abrigado con sus chaquetas. Y, ¿puedes localizar los cambios? "¡Sí!"

El guapo cantante fue escoltado recientemente por un productor e hizo una rueda de prensa en Nueva York para hablar de su residencia en Las Vegas y su próxima actuación en el Super Bowl LVIII.

¿Puedes ver los pequeños cambios en las dos fotos? ¡Usher, Baby!

Usher tends to give his fans goose bumps when he hits the stage, so you might want to bundle up in these jacket-packed pics of the legendary musician. Without getting "so caught up" in the images, can you locate the switch-ups? "Yeah!"

The studly singer was recently escorted by a badge-official producer and made the media rounds in NYC to discuss his Vegas residency and upcoming Super Bowl LVIII halftime performance, however he's already won HIS ring 😜.

Can you spot the minor changes in the two shots? Usher, Baby!

Kate Bush is being ushered into rock and roll history alongside some great artists who'll share the honor ... but they won't share the stage with her, 'cause she's bowing out.

The British singer-songwriter -- who was huge in the '80s, and who recently gained popularity again through "Stranger Things" -- is one of many who are set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Friday night in Brooklyn ... but she seems to be the only one who won't be there in person.

Kate posted a lengthy statement addressing her being included in this year's class, saying she's completely grateful and humbled ... noting her hit song, "Running Up That Hill," put her back in the spotlight again thanks to Netflix.

She writes, "Last year was such a surprisingly successful time for my track ['RUTH'] and I’m sure that a lot of you who’ve voted me in to the RRHOF also drove that track up the charts. Thank you!" Then, she hits everyone with somewhat unsurprising news.

KB adds, "I’m afraid I won’t be able to attend the ceremony tonight, but for me the real honour is knowing that you felt I deserved it." Kate doesn't address why she's bailing -- but she does extend a lot of compliments to the other artists who'll be enshrined ... specifically pointing out Bernie Taupin, Elton John's writing partner, as one who's quite deserving.

The other inductees, aside from the above-mentioned ones, include ... Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine and The Spinners. As far as we can tell, they're all expected to show face ... but unfortunately, Kate's seat will be empty.

Of course, Kate does have a bit of a rep for being elusive/reclusive -- so the fact she's opting out here might not be a total shocker for longtime fans of hers. It's funny ... not even a fan fave like 'ST' could bring her out of her shell. Just goes to show -- Kate stays true!

Megan Thee Stallion's new "Cobra" track's already slithering under the skin of her ex-bf Pardison Fontaine and his new GF ... and both seem shocked Meg and her fans are going after them!

As we previously reported, Meg seemed to inject some venom Friday with her new song ... suggesting she caught Pardi with his pants down. On "Cobra" she raps, "Pulled up, caught him cheating/Getting his d*** sucked in the same spot I'm sleeping."

That sparked a bunch of backlash against Pardi's new woman, Jada Kingdom ... who fired off a direct response to social media haters for lumping her into Megan and her ex's mess.

The Jamaican dancehall artist says she has the means to get it at her home, at a hotel, motel and would never stoop to the kinda low-level cheating Meg references in "Cobra."

While Jada was direct, her man Pardi opted for a more subliminal response -- he reposted a meme of Future expressing how it's "a cold world," followed by a snapshot of Tristan Thompson bursting out in laughter.

Nick Carter is remembering his younger brother, Aaron Carter, ahead of his one-year death anniversary ... and it's clear the tragedy still haunts him, 'cause he's choking back tears.

The Backstreet Boys singer was doing an interview with E! News Friday to plug his new single -- and they asked him how he was coping with his sibling's passing almost a year out. As it turns out, NC is still shaken by it ... and you can tell by his reaction here.

Check it out ... gets visibly emotional remembering Aaron, and he even reveals they were at a point of trying to reconcile their fractured relationship before he died suddenly on Nov. 5.

In other words, he's still very much grieving -- and he goes on to explain that this time of the year (right before the holidays) reminds him of not just family memories with Aaron ... but the fact that his baby bro lost his life during this period too.

As Nick says in this interview, he continues to process Aaron's death ... but still can't quite make sense of it -- although he hopes to get clarity one day. The same can be said about other people in Aaron's orbit ... including his GF and the mother of his child, Princeton.

We broke the story ... Melanie Martin filed a wrongful death suit on behalf of her and Aaron's infant child -- alleging there were a number of parties responsible for supplying Aaron with meds that were dangerous ... and which ultimately led to him drowning in his bathtub.

As we told you, Aaron's official cause of death was tied to Xanax and huffing.

Nick Carter está recordando a su hermano menor, Aaron Carter, a pocos días de su primer aniversario de muerte, y está claro que la tragedia le sigue pesando, porque estuvo conteniendo las lágrimas al recordarlo.

El cantante de los Backstreet Boys fue entrevistado por E! News el viernes para promocionar su nuevo single, en donde le preguntaron cómo estaba haciendo frente a la muerte de su hermano a casi un año de su partida. Resulta que Nick Carter todavía está conmocionado, y podemos asegurarlo por su reacción en este video.

Echa un vistazo a la entrevista. En ella, el cantante se ve visiblemente emocionado cuando recuerda a Aaron, e incluso revela que estaban intentando reconciliar su relación, que estaba quebrada, antes de que muriera repentinamente el 5 de noviembre.

En otras palabras, él todavía está muy afligido y sigue explicando que esta época del año (justo antes de las vacaciones) lo recuerda especialmente, no solo por ser el aniversario de su muerte, sino que por la época, la que le trae recuerdos familiares con él.

Como bien dice en la entrevista, sigue procesando la muerte de Aaron. Asegura que aún no puede darle un sentido, pero espera obtener claridad algún día. Lo mismo puede decirse de otras personas en la órbita de Aaron, incluyendo su novia y la madre de su hijo, Princeton.

Fuimos los primeros en dar la noticia, Melanie Martin presentó una demanda por muerte injusta en nombre de ella y el hijo de Aaron, alegando que hubo una serie de actores responsables de suministrarle a Aaron medicamentos que eran peligrosos y que en última instancia lo llevaron a ahogarse en su bañera.

Como les contamos, la causa oficial de muerte estuvo vinculada a Xanax e inhaladores.

Travis Kelce didn't seem to be too keen on answering questions about Taylor Swift while out in Germany on Friday ... especially when the inquires turned to whether or not he was "in love" with his new girlfriend.

Kelce sat down with media members out in Frankfurt to preview the Chiefs' Sunday international game against the Dolphins ... when suddenly, one reporter began prodding the tight end about his latest romantic partner.

First, the journalist wanted a relationship update ... which Kelce kind of gave.

"The latest status is I got to see her last week," he said with a smile. "That's the latest status right there."

Then, the questioner asked straight up, "Are you in love?"

Kelce, however, dodged the question like it was a linebacker in the middle of a football field.

"I'm going to keep my personal relationship personal," he said.

The Swift questions didn't end there, though ... because just before Kelce got off the podium, one reporter wanted to know if Swift would be in attendance for the big game against Miami at Deutsche Bank Park.

But, as he did with the previous questions, Kelce sidestepped the inquiry as well.

Of course, we shoulda seen this one coming ... after all, Kelce promised a few weeks ago he was going to keep his relationship with Taylor a little more under wraps -- and while he's bent the rules here and there, it seems he's done now.

Travis Kelce no parecía muy dispuesto a responder preguntas sobre Taylor Swift, en  su paso por Alemania este viernes, especialmente cuando las preguntas apuntaron a si estaba o no "enamorado" de su nueva novia.

Kelce se sentó con los representantes de los medios en Frankfurt para abordar el partido internacional del domingo entre los Chiefs y los Dolphins, cuando de repente, un reportero comenzó a preguntarle sobre su último romance.

En primer lugar, el periodista quería una actualización de la relación, que Kelce más o menos le entregó.

"El último estado es que fui a verla la semana pasada", dijo con una sonrisa. "Ese es el último estado, ahí mismo".

Entonces, el reportero le preguntó directamente: "¿Estás enamorado?".

Kelce, sin embargo, esquivó la pregunta como si fuera un linebacker en medio del campo.

"Voy a mantener mi relación personal, personal", dijo.

Pero las preguntas sobre Swift no acabaron ahí porque justo antes de que Kelce se bajara del podio, un reportero quiso saber si Swift asistiría al gran partido contra Miami en el Deutsche Bank Park.

Pero como lo hizo con el resto del interrogatorio, también eludió la pregunta.

Por supuesto, debimos haberlo previsto, después de todo, Kelce prometió hace unas semanas que iba a mantener su relación con Taylor un poco más en secreto, y aunque ha flexibilizado las reglas de vez en cuando, parece que ahora sí dejará de hacerlo.

Playboi Carti blocked out all distractions recording his new album -- and likely much of the world -- 'cause he was belting out rhymes inside a freakin' cave!!!

The reclusive rap star told German pub Numéro Berlin he dedicated 3 months of his life recording his latest album inside a hole in Mother Earth -- this while out in Paris, and he says the end results are "chaotic and crazy" ... pretty much his musical MO.

Carti says the key is to stay outta his head ... and his phone in order to make music that meets his standards.

Fans have been drooling for new Carti music since he topped the charts on Christmas Day 2020 with his cult classic album "Whole Lotta Red" and they'll be happy to know he didn't solely rely on cave-dwelling for quality control.

The "Magnolia" rapper explained he tested the album's sonics inside a glass house in the hills, as well as his Atlanta habitat and suggested it met his approval ... although he didn't give a timeline on when he was dropping.

Carti recently pushed his Antagonist Tour back to 2024 so there's a good indicator the album release date will align but fans still have his back -- just ask Jaden Smith, who dressed up like him for Halloween.

There is growing evidence Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are welcoming their son Rocky into the world ... although we don't know for certain she's had the baby, we'll lay out what we do know, and the biggest clue involves Travis Barker and Kylie Jenner.

This past Monday, we began receiving tips Kourtney showed up at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. On the one hand, lots of people know the Kardashians typically give birth at that hospital, so it's not automatically a lock the tips are accurate.

But then, we've been in touch with various people in the Kardashian orbit, and they have been unusually sketchy on the subject. The only clear fact we confirmed is that her due date was this week. One source said labor would be induced.

And that brings us to the next clue ... Travis and Kourtney have said they wanted the baby to be born on Halloween, which was this past Tuesday. If this was an induced birth and she was due this week, that kinda makes sense.

And now, the kickers ... Check out the photo of Travis Barker's reflection from the side mirror as he pulled into Cedars Thursday afternoon.

And then there's a photo of Kylie Jenner's Range Rover pulling into Cedars Thursday around 3:30 PM. Witnesses eyeballed her as she entered the facility.

All in all, our money is on Kourtney gave birth this week.

Jason Aldean's song, "Try That In a Small Town," might've been a hit, objectively, but it sure isn't worthy of any real accolades, including Grammys -- and Shooter Jennings isn't afraid to say it.

The singer-songwriter lived up to his name Thursday when we got him at LAX, 'cause the dude gave it to us straight when we asked if JA's controversial track should be considered for a prestigious golden statuette next year.

With Grammy nomination announcements just around the corner -- next Friday, to be exact -- Shooter told us quite clearly. 'Try That' shouldn't be in the mix, whatsoever.

Give it a watch for yourself, 'cause it's pretty interesting -- SJ's rationale has nothing to do with the politics of the song, but more so ... on the substance, or lack thereof in songwriting.

BTW, Aldean is not one of the 4 songwriters credited on the track.

Shooter -- son of country legend Waylon Jennings -- says he doesn't find Jason's song to be all that compelling in terms of lyrics or even music, and suggests it's a shallow message-anthem lacking artistry ... and certainly isn't deserving of recognition from the Recording Academy.

Even on the streaming front, he's dubious, saying he suspects 'Try That' wasn't as successful as the charts seem to indicate.

J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar could have predated super collab albums such as Drake and Future's 'WATTBA' and maybe even Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Watch the Throne" -- that is, if the stars, moons and schedules aligned for them.

Cole looked back at a would-be K. Dot pairing that never materialized during his lengthy new podcast with Lil Yachty. -- and he talked about why the rumored project never came to be.

Take a listen for yourself on his breakdown here -- JC says the two formed a friendship in 2010 just as both of their future careers as hip hop legends were beginning to take off ... and right off the bat, it sounds like there was chemistry between them in style and musical taste.

Neither MC had released an album just yet and Cole says he supplied Kendrick with several beats he made, with Dot even using one of them for his 2011 album "Section.80" on album anchor "HiiiPower."

The two teased fans even further by freestyling on one another's beats for Black Friday 2015 ... but it's been radio silence ever since.

Cole says he and Kendrick would need a full year to make the project of their and fans' dreams and points out neither had the time to commit amid their growing careers -- and family lives.

From the sounds of it, Cole and Kendrick put the idea to bed ... although, if they were able to find a convenient schedule for both of them -- perhaps the possibility to pick it back up again could resurface. J. Cole certainly doesn't seem opposed to the idea of a collab.

Cada vez hay más pruebas de que Kourtney Kardashian y Travis Barker están dando la bienvenida al mundo a su hijo Rocky, aunque no sabemos con certeza si tuvo al bebé, vamos a exponer lo que sí sabemos, y la mayor pista implica a Travis Barker y Kylie Jenner.

El pasado lunes, empezamos a recibir pistas de que Kourtney se presentó en el Cedars-Sinai Medical Center en Los Ángeles. Primero que todo, muchos saben que las Kardashians suelen dar a luz en ese hospital, aunque eso no implica que siempre sea así.

Además de eso, hemos estado en contacto con varias personas de la órbita Kardashian, quienes han sido inusualmente escuetos sobre el tema. El único hecho que confirmamos es que su fecha de parto era esta semana. Una fuente dijo que el parto sería inducido.

Y eso nos lleva a la siguiente pista... Travis y Kourtney han dicho que querían que el bebé naciera en Halloween, que fue este martes pasado. Si se trata de un parto inducido, que estaba previsto para esta semana, tiene un poco de sentido.

Y ahora, las mayores pistas... Echa un vistazo a la foto de Travis Barker desde el espejo lateral cuando se detuvo en Cedars el jueves por la tarde, donde se lo ve muy reflexivo.

Y luego está la foto del Range Rover de Kylie Jenner entrando al Cedars el jueves alrededor de las 3:30 PM. Los testigos la vieron mientras estaba entrando en las instalaciones.

En definitiva, apostamos a que Kourtney dio a luz esta semana.

¡¡¡Megan Thee Stallion tiene un montón de cosas que decir este año, y la carga parece estar dirigida a su exnovio y colaborador Pardison Fontaine!!!

En "Cobra", su primer tema en solitario de 2023, Meg cumple su promesa de sacar "temas crudos" a la palestra, dirigiéndose a sus haters (o enemigos en la red), al mismo tiempo que habla de depresión e incluso de ideas de suicidio.

Muchos fans también se quedaron con la impresión de que Meg da un gran mordisco a Pardi cuando rapea: "Tío, echo de menos a mis padres, demasiado ansioso, siempre cancelo mis planes/ ¡¡¡Jalado, le pillé haciendo trampas/¡Cogiendo su p*** chupada en el mismo sitio en el que estoy durmiendo!!!".

Pardi aún no ha respondido a las acusaciones de engaño de Meg, pero él cerró sus comentarios en Instagram... pues sí, los fans de Meg's estaban furiosos!!!

Los dos raperos se unieron como pareja en 2021 y estuvieron juntos durante 2 años, pero las cosas comenzaron a ser un poco inestables cuando Pardi empezó a recitar por primera vez, con un mensaje críptico que apuntaba a la ruptura.

El fin de su relación se confirmó en mayo, cuando Megan fue vista en una boda con la estrella de fútbol Romelu Lukaku. Desde ese momento, la rapera entró en una nueva era, vistiendo un body totalmente transparente, poco después de que Tory Lanez fuera declarado culpable de dispararle.

Pardi también ha dado vuelta a la página: le envió flores a la cantante de dancehall Jada Kingdom poco después de que Meg lanzara su canción, algo que ella publicó con orgullo en las redes sociales.

Pardi y Jada han sido vinculados desde septiembre, y algunos fans piensan que ella es la mujer con la que estaba, cuando Meg supuestamente lo pilló.

Las rupturas suceden, pero el mayor crítico del rap Joe Budden piensa que Meg y Pardi deben resolver sus diferencias por el bien de la calidad musical de Meg.

En otras palabras, Joe cree que Meg necesita la pluma de Pardi, pero ahora la gente puede decidir por sí mismos si les gusta su nuevo material en solitario.

Megan Thee Stallion has a lot of baggage to unpack from this year -- and the load appears to be aimed at her ex-boyfriend/collaborator Pardison Fontaine!!!

On "Cobra," her first solo track of 2023, Meg delivers on her promise to bring "raw topics" to the forefront ... addressing her haters while also speaking on depression and even ideas of suicide.

Many fans were also left with the impression Meg takes a huge bite into Pardi when she raps ... "Man, I miss my parents, way too anxious, always cancel my plans/Pulled up, caught him cheating/Getting his d*** sucked in the same spot I'm sleeping!!!"

Pardi has yet to respond to Meg’s cheating accusations … but he did turn off his IG comments -- yeah, Meg’s Hotties were big mad!!!

The two rappers emerged as a couple in 2021 and were lovebirds for 2 years, but things looked shaky when Pardi took on poetry for the first time ... with a cryptic message that pointed to the split.

The end of their relationship was confirmed when Megan was spotted at a wedding with soccer star Romelu Lukaku in May ... and entered her new era, stepping out in a fully see-through bodysuit, shortly after Tory Lanez was found guilty of shooting her.

Pardi’s moved on himself -- he sent flowers to dancehall singer Jada Kingdom shortly after Meg's song dropped, something she proudly posted on social media.

Pardi and Jada have been linked since September ... and some fans think she's the woman he was with when Meg allegedly caught him.

Breakups happen, but rap's biggest critic Joe Budden thinks Meg and Pardi should work out their differences ... for the sake of her music's quality.

In other words, JB thinks Meg needs Pardi's pen, but now folks can decide for themselves if they like her new solo stuff.