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Suge Knight is scoffing at Snoop Dogg's claims the incarcerated mogul is "jealous" he no longer owns Death Row Records.

According to Suge's POV, Snoop's making a mockery of Hip Hop music by putting out trash albums that tarnish the label's legacy!!!

Suge's latest rant from prison came recently on "The Art Of Dialogue" ... Snoop's been annoyed his former boss won't stop yapping about him, but Suge says he's crusading for the culture.

Alabama Barker has found love amid her beef with Bhad Bhabie ... 'cause Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler's daughter just revealed her relationship with UCLA football player Scooter Jackson.

The 19-year-old rapper and influencer went public with the romance over the weekend ... showing her sitting in the California native's lap and dancing with him in front of the camera.

No word on how long their coupling has been brewing ... but the cornerback recently transferred to the Bruins after a few years at Utah Tech, so we take it they connected some time after that.

Model Ivana Knoll -- known as the World Cup's hottest fan -- claims she was asked to turn down her hotness at the start of her DJ career ... but she tells TMZ Sports she has no plans to be just one of the guys.

The Croatian beauty -- who boasts nearly three million followers on Instagram -- opened up about her foray into the music industry during a conversation with Lucas Widman ... and revealed one early concern had nothing to do with her abilities on the turntables, but rather her appearance.

Knoll broke down a request from one agent in particular ... who suggested she give off more of a "sexy boy" look.

Paris Jackson's firing back at people online who are criticizing her Paris Fashion Week look ... asking why they're so uncomfortable with the human body -- and pointing out we see other naked animals all the time.

The daughter of Michael Jackson shared a series of videos to social media ... calling out people online for hating on her Paris Fashion Week Outfit -- a sheer gown which didn't hide her breasts or her crotch.

While Paris' outfit was far from the only risqué one at the event, she felt like she was taking a ton of flak online ... which she says she doesn't get 'cause everyone has a body.

Detective Melissa Mercado -- the NYPD detective who went viral for appearing as a stripper in a raunchy music video -- has been taken off active sex crimes cases pending the results of a police review.

Law enforcement sources confirm to TMZ ... Melissa -- who is known as a good investigator -- isn't catching active cases in the Special Victims Unit, which looks into alleged sex crimes, while under review.

We're told police officials have to determine if she submitted off-duty paperwork ... documents every NYPD officer must file if they're working another job off the clock.

Britney Spears is proving she just enjoys a good beat, no matter who's singing on the track ... 'cause she posted a video twerking to her ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake's song.

The singer-songwriter shared another of her famous dancing vids to social media ... wearing a tiny lingerie outfit that let her whole backside hang out.

She starts off by twerking in front of a fireplace before she struts to the camera and starts twisting and turning while staring straight ahead.

6:42 AM PT -- A rep for Gladys Knight tells TMZ … she came down with the flu last night before the show and was treated in Florida. She was released overnight and is currently headed to her home in North Carolina to rest.

Gladys Knight has caught the bug and was forced to cancel her show in Florida over the weekend.

Florida Theatre President Numa Saisselin delivered the bad news at the last minute ahead of GK’s Saturday night show in Jacksonville. He says Gladys and one of her staff members became sick backstage at the venue and had to be attended to by Jacksonville Fire and Rescue. He says Knight “was smiling and in good spirts when she left the building.”

Theatre officials have not yet determined if the show will be rescheduled or not but said they should know by early next week. “If you are unable to attend a new date, as long as you purchased your tickets from the Florida Theatre or FloridaTheatre.com, we would refund your purchase," they said.

We’ve reached out to GK’s reps to get an update on how she’s doing … so far, no word back.

Tupac Shakur's expansive posthumous catalog could grow even bigger ... if any hardcore collectors have the cash to unearth some of his pre-Death Row Records tracks!!!

Momentsintime.com is selling the lyrics and audio capsule of unreleased Tupac music stemming from late 1990 to early 1991, when the late rap martyr was recruited for his budding talent.

Tupac composed and recorded an unreleased album for a group called Jesse and the Kidz ... which never dropped due to the unspecified death of one of the band members.

Justin Bieber seems to be claiming he's got nothing to prove to anyone, and he doesn't owe the world anything ... sharing it all in a cryptic social media post.

The singer-songwriter uploaded a text post on a white background to his Instagram story Saturday morning ... and, he seems to be further addressing all the speculation about his health.

He says straight up that nobody has "anything to prove today" and "Nothing is owed to us. And we don't owe anyone anything."

Joe Rogan's had some controversial guests on his podcast ... but, it looks like he's not planning on making Kanye West one of him -- despite the rapper's claims to the contrary.

Here's the deal ... West shared screenshots that he said were images of talks he's having with Joe about setting up an interview on the host's super successful podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience."

During the chat, this person -- who West claims is Joe -- asks if they can talk about all of the antisemitic remarks Ye has made in recent months ... to which Kanye replies absolutely.

Bhad Bhabie is getting the hell out of L.A. for a bit ... and who could blame her after the harrowing week she's had?!

Bhabie was snapped at LAX on Friday for a flight that appeared to be heading to Atlanta ... the first time she's been seen since a trio of armed gunmen tried to break into her house while she was home.

As we reported ... BB had a horrifying encounter on Thursday when the suspects showed up ... but fled before the cops arrived.

DDG is leveling a pretty serious accusation against his ex Halle Bailey ... and it all revolves around their child.

The rapper, born Daryl Dwayne Granberry Jr., slammed Halle recently when he claimed he's not allowed to see his son, Halo.

DDG first brought up the alleged situation on Friday when he posted to X ... “been fighting to see my son for months now… shoutout to all the Dads who try their best to be there. this s*** sucks.” He eventually scrubbed that post from his account.

Rihanna was finally able to get back to her favorite restaurant Giorgio Baldi for the first time in months ... and she decided to have some me time.

RiRi was snapped at the swanky Santa Monica Italian joint Friday night ... looking flawless as usual in a black trench coat.

Giorgio Baldi was among the few lucky spots spared amid the tragic Palisades fires, which ravaged L.A. in January.

Machine Gun Kelly is still reeling from the death of his best bud, snowboarding star Luke "The Dingo" Trembath.

MGK poured his heart out Friday night in a lengthy Instagram post, in which he said he wasn't even this rocked when his father died ... but Luke was super special.

"I’ve lost a lot of friends, but I've never lost a brother ... We’ll never get another Dingo on this planet. A true rockstar without ever needing to make a song. The most loyal, loud, charismatic, funny, and annoying human I've ever had the honor of knowing," MGK lamented.

Diddy's parties were legendary in Hollywood circles, and he looked like the king of the world in video from his 2010 New Year's party ... footage of which TMZ has just obtained.

The rapper hosted a soirée in Miami, Florida on December 31, 2009 to ring in the new decade ... and, video from the event serves as a reminder of just how popular all his bashes were.

Check out the clip ... the party is going down at a beautiful mansion with a massive pool in the backyard -- and tons of people gathered around Diddy, who's speaking to the assembled group through a P.A. system.

Angie Stone's friends and family will have multiple opportunities to celebrate her historic life ... multiple services are planned for the legend -- and, the guest lists of both are star-studded.

The singer-songwriter will be honored in two separate ceremonies ... one on Friday, March 14 in Atlanta and another the following day in Columbia, South Carolina -- Angie's hometown.

Tyler Perry, Kirk Franklin, Anthony Hamilton, Keke Wyatt, Tamela Mann, Y'Anna Crawley, Musiq SoulChild, Q. Parker and Stout are just a few of the bold-faced names who will speak or perform at Stone's services.