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Joey Bada$$ is back on par with the execs at his label, Columbia Records, after ordering them to go down on him ... his album got the green light and he's paying homage to the rap greats!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Joey in NYC this week ... his newborn son with his R&B singer fiancée Serayah is doing well, so it's time to pound the pavement and promote his "Lonely At The Top" album!!!

Joey got his dark aura from the pro era, so we got his thoughts on his fellow New York MC Cardi B's latest hit, "Imaginary Playerz," which samples the '97 Jay-Z song of the same name.

Britney Spears is singing "Gimme More" about her homemade bread ... 'cause she can't stop gushing about it in her latest Instagram post!

Check it out ... the singer raves about her homemade bread, which she says she gets done in 6 hours. She nearly salivates as she thinks about the baking loaf making the entire house smell like cake.

Brit -- whose voice sounds raspier than usual in the video -- says her bread is not quite like cake, but not bread either. She calls it "weird" as she strikes some ... unique poses to go along with her words.

Madison Beer and Justin Herbert are sending a charge through social media right now ... getting romance rumors swirling just weeks before the NFL regular season kicks off.

The pop star and the Pro-Bowl QB were photographed together at what looks like a shoot for one of Madison's new music videos in Los Angeles ... chatting and smiling while Beer occasionally introduced Herbert to members of the crew.

Beer looked angelic on set ... literally, she's got angel wings and a tiny white dress on. Herbert dressed more casually in a blue sweater and cap -- flashing a shy grin while in conversation.

Chicago rapper Dreezy is looking back at her 6-year relationship with R&B heartthrob Jacquees with a taste of 💩 in her mouth ... she says he's a liar and a cheater who snuck around with Deiondra Sanders behind her back!!!

In a new interview on "The Jay Hill Podcast," Dreezy says the blame ultimately falls in Jacquees' lap, who says Deiondra was introduced to her in person ... and the next thing you know -- boom, the other woman was pregnant.

Dreezy defended her explosive social media posts where she made alleged texts from Jacquees public that had him begging to get her pregnant after he slipped up with Deiondra.

Kid Rock is here to troll Gavin Newsom 'All Summer Long' -- and that's exactly what he's doing in a clapback to the California governor.

Check out his hilarious post on X -- the singer ain't laughing at Newsom's image posted Sunday depicting KR dressed as Uncle Sam, encouraging Americans to support Newsom.

Instead of simply ignoring it, he had posted a rebuttal Monday night that could have come out of any middle schooler's mouth -- "The only support Gavin Newscum will ever get out of me is from DEEZ NUTZ"

Xavier Worthy appeared shocked when Taylor Swift name-dropped him during Travis Kelce's "New Heights" podcast last week ... admitting on-camera the moment was "crazy."

The Chiefs' social media team played the clip for their wideout on Monday and filmed his reaction ... and it's not hard to see he was thrilled with the shoutout.

"I ain't going to lie," he said, "she's the biggest pop star in this generation. So, it's crazy to have somebody running around the house screaming, 'We drafted you.'"

Scooter Braun is keeping things classy when it comes to Taylor Swift -- even after she got candid about one of the darkest chapters in her career.

We got the music manager out in Beverly Hills on Monday and asked him about Taylor getting emotional on Travis Kelce's podcast where she opened up about her fight to buy back her masters.

Scooter kept his response short and sweet, telling us, "I wish everybody the best" before heading to his car.

Ghostface Killah is set to do the unthinkable — create a sequel to his ultramagnetic rap classic album “Supreme Clientele” — at the end of the week.

TMZ Hip Hop checked in with the Wu-Tang’s Wizard of Poetry at his “Supreme Clientele 2” listening party — held at the Supreme store in Los Angeles on Friday … do you see what Mass Appeal did there?!?

The New York Giants were definitely in the building … Nas pulled up to show love, draped in the custom Supreme jacket that bears his likeness from the movie “Belly” — as did A$AP Rocky to spread love too!!!

A Justin Bieber impersonator landed in hot water over the weekend after he tricked the staff at a Las Vegas hotel into believing he was actually The Biebs -- and ended up performing onstage in front of a packed crowd ... TMZ has learned.

The bizarre incident went down Saturday night at the Wynn Las Vegas after DJ Gryffin was told Bieber was in town and wanted to crank out a surprise performance at XS Nightclub, according to sources with direct knowledge.

Our sources say Gryffin thought the Bieber imitator was the real deal and he even invited fake Justin into the booth before the impersonator hit the stage in the club to sing several of the hitmaker's songs.

It was apparently time for Britney Spears to clean house ... but not before she took a rare moment to actually sing for her fans on Instagram.

Brit posted a new video Monday morning ... and it was pretty shocking, since she usually just shares risqué, nearly-nude dances from inside her home -- never uttering a peep.

It's hard to say how much effort she was putting into singing -- it's arguably a tad shrill -- but she was having fun, adding the caption ... "Messing around with lighting and cleaning my house like no tomorrow 😳😳😳😂😂😂."

Diddy's twin daughters found themselves in a little trouble at the fair recently -- 'cause they got booted from a rollercoaster ... and, it was all caught on video.

Jessie and D'Lila Combs -- Diddy's 18-year-old twins -- were spotted at the Orange County Fair in Southern California on Saturday around 9 PM ... they were sitting on a rollercoaster waiting to take off.

Check out the clip ... a worker is speaking to the group -- the Combs twins in matching pink sweatsuits with some pals -- and, it seems he tells them to take a hike.

It was a new day and a new countdown for Taylor Swift on Monday ... and now we know the big moment was to reveal another glimpse of her upcoming album.

At the stroke of 11 AM PT, Taylor Swift pulled a surprise move -- dropping a brand new vinyl cover for her hotly anticipated 12th album, "The Life of a Showgirl" -- and true to the title, she’s serving full-on showgirl fantasy ... and this time, it's easily one of her sexiest looks yet!

As you can see, Taylor’s rocking a glittering bodysuit, fishnets, and heels -- striking a seductive pose against a wall alongside some smokin' hot kaleidoscope visuals ... and Swifties are absolutely losing it!

Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland's rendition of "Let Me Love You" at a team meeting was so good, it's getting top praise from the original artist himself -- Mario!!

TMZ Sports spoke with the popular R&B musician about the 10th pick in the 2025 draft's recent performance as part of his rookie initiation ... and he couldn't say enough good things about how the former Michigan star made it his own.

If you haven't checked it out yet ... Loveland had social media on fire for singing (and moving) along to the 2004 smash hit -- with most folks applauding his effort.

Offset brought vibes and stuff to New York City last night to boost the awareness of his upcoming "Kiari" album for the ultimate test amongst the Big Apple's club crowd!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained video of Offset and his merry band of amigos inside NYC's The Boiler Room ... the rap star hyped up the crowd behind the DJ booth as he ran through some of his new tracks.

The album drops Friday, and judging by the crowd's reaction, he'll have "bodies" moving on the dance floor ... or maybe the bedroom.

Bad Bunny's weekend concert in Puerto Rico drew a bunch of A-listers -- among them Jon Hamm and Becky G -- who danced their buns off during the show!

Jon and Becky got into a dance-off of sorts ... with Hamm hamming it up in a bucket hat and Hawaiian-style getup, while Becky sported a red bra with matching thong.

The "Mad Men" actor was striking poses with his posse as Becky -- ever the singer -- mouthed the words to one of Bunny's songs and sashayed her hips.

Jade Thirwall says she feels the appeal toward Ozempic ... and, her past eating disorder makes it a fight not to use the drug.

The singer got real about her struggles with weight loss in an interview published Saturday by The Guardian ... and, she said it's a "daily battle" to keep herself from indulging on Ozempic. .

Thirwall says, "I don’t judge people that do, but because I have a history of eating disorders, I don’t know where taking something like that would end for me.”