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RJMrLA recently completed a personal victory lap with his 10th anniversary of his "O.M.M.I.O." mixtape series poppin' off -- and tells TMZ Hip Hop he couldn't have done it without the synergy from his city!!!

We caught up with RJ backstage DTLA at The Novo ahead of his sold-out concert and got his expertise on the one-sided beef brewing in his backyard -- DJ Quik vs. Dr. Dre.

The Inglewood native grew up on both the legendary G-Funk grooves of both hip hop legends and, much to Quik's points, says he sees both producer heavyweights as equals.

Lizzo is getting in on the frenzy surrounding Sydney Sweeney's new ad ... showing her followers what kind of ad they could expect in Biden's America in a joking new post.

The singer-songwriter shared a photoshopped pic of herself in an all-denim 'fit ... lying back in a seductive manner like Sweeney did for American Eagle just last week.

Remember ... people are up in arms about a new advert featuring Sweeney in a denim outfit, claiming she's got great genes jeans -- with some accusing American Eagle of racist dog whistling.

Mickey Madden, the former bassist for Maroon 5, beat the crap out of his wife after she discovered he was sexting teenagers about a rape fantasy ... at least according to a domestic violence restraining order the woman filed.

In the documents, obtained by TMZ, Mickey's wife Kate Bowman claims she confronted Mickey about his alleged communications with teens and he went "insane" ... slamming her against a kitchen counter after she grabbed his phone.

Kate claims she ran out of the couple's home and Mickey chased after her, barefoot and in his underwear. She says he caught up to her and shoved her against a gate, and she says she then escaped his grasp and ran down the street, hiding between parked cars and going through his phone.

Billy Joel's longtime creative director Steve Cohen is explaining how the Piano Man's documentary finally came to fruition ... and he's got a health update on the music legend too.

Steve's known Billy for over half a century and he's an executive producer on the new HBO documentary "Billy Joel: And So It Goes" ... and he joined us Thursday on "TMZ Live" to take us behind the scenes of the production.

Billy was always reluctant to film a documentary because he felt like he told his story through his music ... but Steve tells us what changed to get Billy in front of the camera.

Quavo and the Rocket Foundation the Migos rapper established following the death of Takeoff have launched an "Emergency Therapy Support Fund" in response to 49 shootings in Atlanta.

The bullet-spree spanned across 4 days -- from Thursday to Monday last week -- with 5 reported fatalities, and all the victims transported to Grady Memorial Hospital ... but two people close to Quavo weren't so lucky.

Aaron Hines, AKA 'Coach Ball,' a youth leader from Offenders Alumni Association, was fatally shot ... as was Deshawn Johnson, an 18-year-old who attended Quavo's Rocket Foundation camp in the past.

Famous musicians poured into Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne's English estate Thursday to lay him to rest with his mourning family just over a week after his shocking death.

The Black Sabbath legend is reportedly being buried near the lake on his 250-acre Buckinghamshire property in a private ceremony that includes some of his closest companions, such as Marilyn Manson and his lead guitarist Zakk Wylde, who recently shared their final text exchange.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield and Sir Elton John were expected to pay their respects as well, the Daily Mail reported. Slipknot lead singer Corey Taylor was also seen on the grounds with his wife Alicia Dove.

Justin Timberlake is opening up about his health issues ... recently revealing he has Lyme disease.

The singer-songwriter shared the news on Instagram Thursday morning in a heartfelt Instagram post ... reflecting on the past two years -- both the fun, gratifying times and the physically demanding, grueling times too.

He then says he's been diagnosed with Lyme disease -- a bacterial infection spread to humans by ticks. It's unclear how serious it is ... but, Timberlake says he wants to shed some light on his difficulties, though he adds he's not looking for sympathy.

Safaree had the time of his life at Chris Brown's "Breezy Bowl XX" tour stateside opener in Miami last night, but his ex-wife Erica Mena is calling his theatrics a moment of buffoonery ... she's screaming their kids need his love too!!!

Erica, who's currently partying the day and night away overseas in Greece, saw Safaree jumping for joy as Chris buttered the mic and couldn't contain her anger Thursday morning, raking him through the coals of her Instagram story.

According to Erica, Safaree's been fibbing in court about his finances and never visits his kids ... accusations he's disputed in the past.

Five years after calling it quits, Teyana Taylor is back on the album front ... and she had to tell everyone on the TMZ Tour Bus all about it!!!

We caught up with the "Gonna Love Me" singer in Hollywood, causing pure pandemonium in the area, but she still had time to greet our guests with a warm celebrity welcome.

She even has the same name as our driver!!!

Anyone who's been to a Drake concert knows he has a story for nearly every city, and Amsterdam especially ranks high for him ... it was the spot he conceived his son with Sophie Brussaux!!!

The Canadian-bred star proudly told his summer tour crowd last night inside Ziggo Dome that they were all one like Frankie Beverly -- without Amsterdam, there would be no Adonis!!!

Drake and Sophie hooked up in January 2017 -- spotted canoodling through the city ... and Adonis was born in October of that year, several days before Drake's 31st birthday.

Eve, the former "1st Lady" rapper of DMX's Ruff Ryders group, wants you to remember she was a "rich girl" before she got married -- and that still hasn't changed one bit!!!

Angie Martinez sat down with Eve for her "IRL" podcast to tackle the longstanding internet rumor and the memes that Eve got hitched to an English "billionaire" and lived happily ever after.

The rapper began dating Gumball 3000 rally race founder Maximillion Cooper in 2010, and they married in 2014. They have a son together.

Justin Trudeau was totally vibing as he heard Katy Perry "Roar" at Wednesday's "Lifetimes" tour!

Several videos posted by fellow concertgoers show the former Canadian Prime Minister with a cautious grin on his face ... swaying and completely locked in on KP as she belted out her biggest hits.

We even caught him in a full-teeth smile as he sang along to "Roar" ... while the pop star flew over him in her oversized mechanical butterfly -- yes, the one that nearly threw her into the crowd a few weeks ago.

Diddy wants his conviction on 2 counts of the Mann Act overturned, and if not, he's demanding a whole new trial on those charges ... according to new docs filed late Wednesday night.

It's pretty stunning, but in the docs, obtained by TMZ, Diddy and his defense team make the case for Judge Arun Subramanian changing the Mann Act conviction to an acquittal. Here's why ... the Mann Act involves transporting someone across state lines for the purpose of sex.

But, Diddy's team says they believe he's the only person ever convicted under this statute who did not make money off prostitution, did not have sex with an alleged prostitute and did not arrange the prostitute's transportation.

Ozzy Osbourne's go-to guitarist, Zakk Wylde, is pulling back the curtain on the final message he received from the rock legend before his passing.

In a recent interview with Guitar World, Wylde says he got a text from Ozzy shortly after  Black Sabbath's final concert in Birmingham, England. The backstage dressing room was packed, so he decided to give Ozzy some space -- assuming he'd see him soon.

The two never ended up seeing each other again ... with Ozzy's last message to Zakk reading, "Zakky, sorry, it was like a madhouse back there. I didn’t see you."

No summertime sadness here ... Lana Del Rey is reflecting on marriage with alligator tour guide Jeremy Dufrene by sharing a never-before-seen snap from her wedding!

Check out the rare pic ... she stands in her ruffle-neckline wedding gown holding Jeremy's hand while staring lovingly into his eyes. Judah Smith, the lead pastor of Churchome along with his wife Chelsea and pastor to Justin Bieber, recites lines behind them as an archway frames the trio.

She captioned the sweet post ... "May 12 angels guard you while you preach tonight."

Justin Trudeau attended Katy Perry’s Montreal concert … 2 days after being spotted having dinner and cozy drinks together.

The former Canadian Prime Minister was seen in great seats at the singers concert Wednesday night.

We broke the story ... the couple had dinner on Monday night in Canada. Friends close to Trudeau told us they’re just pals however, we obtained video of them on a cozy drink date and out walking Katie’s dog earlier in the day.

As you know, Katy's been enjoying single life following her split from Orlando Bloom -- the two share a daughter. Meanwhile, Trudeau and his ex-wife Sophie separated in 2023 after an 18-year marriage.