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NLE Choppa is officially in the fashion game through a new partnership with a former shot-caller at Kanye West's Yeezy house ... and they're making a splash with a neon yellow "Duck Boot!!!"

On Friday, the Memphis rapper and FCTRY LAb co-founder Omar Bailey rolled out the first of their limited-edition line -- just as NLE doubled up and dropped new music, too ... his "Slut Me Out 2" single.

NLE tells us he first got hip to Omar during his tenure working with Ye, and sought him out to infuse his artistic DNA into the boot's concept. He says the partnership was an easy one, because they've both got an entrepreneurial mindset.

He's not the only hip hop star to introduce custom kicks with a Black-owned brand this week -- Nicki Minaj also debuted her hot pink sneakers, giving the ladies a new reason to strut their stuff.

Choppa debuted the Duck Boot at Rolling Loud, and recently gave the first pair to Kai Cenat ... who was floored by the unique packaging and courtesy rubber duckies in the box.

J. Cole continues to weave a tangled web after backing out of a war with Kendrick Lamar ... as many fans now feel he's guilty of joining the anti-Drake campaign.

The Dreamville rapper is one of the guests on Future and Metro Boomin's new "We Still Don't Trust You" album -- popping up on the velvety smooth track, "Red Leather."

Cole spends his verse chronicling his struggles with monogamy as a rich, married man who could pull Rubi Rose with a single DM, but never addresses the ongoing drama between Drake and Kendrick, or Drake and any number of others, for that matter.

Future and Metro's "Like That" is reigning supreme on the Billboard Hot 100 for its 3rd straight week -- and Cole is just days removed from being a supporting act on Drake's 'Big as the What?' tour.

So, aligning with Drake's enemies ain't a good look, at least from Akademiks and Kai Cenat's POV.

Both streaming juggernauts leaned into the narrative trending on social media that accused Cole of switching sides -- many felt he could've detached himself from "We Still Don't Trust You" in light of recent events.

Ak says Cole sits amongst "the worst of type of people" ... smilin' in your face, while all the time they want to take your place.

Kai had a similar reaction and thinks Cole selfishly plotted against Drake.

TMZ Hip Hop just caught up with Honorable C-Note -- who scored production on both Future and Metro Boomin's albums -- and naturally, he honored Cole's decision to bow out gracefully.

Most fans definitely view it much differently.

Los siameses más viejos del mundo, Lori y George Schappell han fallecido, de acuerdo a los obituarios en línea.

Los gemelos fallecieron en un hospital de Pennsylvania, aunque la causa exacta de su muerte, al parecer el domingo pasado, no ha sido revelada.

Lori y George nacieron en 1961, con sus cráneos parcialmente fusionados. Compartían el 30% de sus cerebros, los lóbulos parietal y frontal.

¡¡¡Future y Metro Boomin siguen ganando impulso en las listas de éxito con su álbum "We Still Don't Trust You", el que incluye una segunda ronda de puñetazos a Drake, esta vez con The Weeknd y A$AP Rocky lanzando los golpes!!!

¡¡¡Weeknd y Drake estuvieron alguna vez alineados para ser compañeros de sello en OVO, pero su relación se esfumó y Abel le está diciendo al mundo que no se arrepiente!!!

En la canción "All to Myself", Weeknd canturrea unas críticas dirigidas a Drake y a su chico Baka Not Nice en las redes sociales que dicen: "Nunca podría disuadir a mis hermanos, nena / Cuando tienen fugas en su operación / Doy gracias a Dios que nunca firmé mi vida / Y nunca tuvimos la gran charla / Ellos tiradores haciendo 'TikToks / Nos tienen riéndonos 'en el Lambo".

Quavo isn't letting Chris Brown's scorned lover disses slide -- and showed he can play the same game of racking up streams with slick talk!!!

On his new track "Tender," Quavo ribs Chris for his history of domestic violence ... "You did the bitch wrong and now the bitch gone, she posted with a thug ... Call the bitch phone, she won't come home, don't beat her up/It must be the drugs, need to cross out your plug."

The woman he's referring to is not Rihanna, but Karrueche Tran -- remember, CB fired the first shot, slicing through Quavo on his new "11:11" deluxe album over his ex-GF Karrueche sliding with Huncho ... years ago, mind you.

Future and Metro Boomin are piling on to their chart-topping momentum with their "We Still Don't Trust You" album -- it includes round 2 of treating Drake like a speed bag, and this time The Weeknd and A$AP Rocky are throwing the punches!!!

Weeknd and Drake were once aligned to be OVO labelmates, but their relationship fizzled ... and Abel is telling the world he has no regrets!!!

On the song “All to Myself,” Weeknd croons slick disses aimed at Drake and his boy Baka Not Nice's social media antics ... "Could never diss my brothers, baby/When they got leaks in they operation/I thank God that I never signed my life away/ And we never do the big talk/ They shooters makin’ TikToks/ Got us laughin’ in the Lambo.”

Travis Kelce reached yet another life milestone on Thursday night, receiving his college diploma from the Univ. of Cincinnati, and in true Kelce fashion, he celebrated by -- you guessed it -- sucking down a beer!!

The Kansas City Chiefs star and his big brother, Jason, were at their old stomping grounds to film a live episode of their 'New Heights' podcast ... and when it came time to put a bow on the festivities, officials at their alma mater surprised them with an impromptu commencement ceremony.

Both dudes had previously graduated from the school ... but neither got to walk across the stage to snatch their diplomas -- so the moment was pretty special for the two.

Ariana Grande y Ethan Slater se están mostrando orgullosamente como una pareja frente al mundo, tal como se ve en este cariñoso clip de una noche de fiesta en Las Vegas.

TMZ obtuvo el video de Ethan pegado al lado de Ariana y totalmente concentrado en la conversación con ella durante una elegante cena en Nobu Caesars Palace. Ambos se turnaron para poner sus brazos alrededor del otro durante la comida, la que fue organizada por Universal después de que la pareja, y también coprotagonistas de "Wicked", llegaran a CinemaCon para promocionar la película.

Aunque técnicamente era un evento de trabajo, seguían estando tiernos y cariños. Ella incluso le acarició la espalda mientras hablaban, con los ojos fijos el uno en el otro.

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater are fully out, and proudly presenting as a couple now ... as seen in this PDA-packed clip from a night out in Las Vegas.

TMZ obtained video of Ethan glued to Ariana's side as they were deep in convo during a swanky dinner at Nobu Caesars Palace. They took turns putting their arms around each other during the meal ... which was hosted by Universal after the couple -- and "Wicked" costars -- arrived at CinemaCon to hype the movie.

While it was, technically, a work event, they were still all about smiles and sweet nothings -- she even caressed his back while they chatted, with their eyes locked on each other.

Nicki Minaj's tour is breaking records and now she getting into the shoe game ... with her new custom sneaker line!!!

On Friday, Nicki and UK-based brand LØCI made their partnership official and debuted her Pink Friday footwear with a futuristic rollout and unveiled a pink low-top casual sneaker with red shoestrings and a portrait of Nicki's mug sealed on the tongue.

We're hearing Nicki's personally gravitated to the brand on account of her keen stylist sense and signed on as an owner and collaborator.

¡¡¡La exitosa gira de Nicki Minaj ha terminado y ahora tiene tiempo para levantar sus pies y tomarse un momento, y qué mejor que hacerlo en sus propias zapatillas personalizadas!!!

El viernes, Nicki y la marca LØCI, con sede en el Reino Unido, hicieron oficial su asociación y dieron a conocer su calzado Pink Friday con un despliegue futurista. La zapatilla tiene un estilo deportivo casual, es de color rosa con cordones rojos y tiene un retrato de Nicki.

Hemos oído que la rapera se sintió atraída por esta marca por su gran sentido del estilo y que firmó como propietaria y colaboradora.

Turns out real estate's not all about location, location, location ... 'cause Kanye West's gutted Malibu mansion's not a hot ticket item -- and he's slashed the cost a lot to sell it.

TMZ has learned the mansion's price came down Wednesday ... It started with a $53 million price tag in January ... and has now dropped to $39 million this week. For those bad at math ... that's a $14 million price reduction.

The drop isn't totally shocking ... the house doesn't even really have walls, and it basically feels somewhat uninhabitable at this point -- so, whoever buys it needs to make serious renovations to the property, and it'll probably end up costing a ton of dough to do that.

En el mundo de los bienes raíces no todo depende de la ubicación, la ubicación y la ubicación, porque la mansión desmontada de Kanye West en Malibú no es un inmueble apetecible... y él ha tenido que rebajar mucho su precio para venderla.

TMZ ha averiguado que el precio de la mansión bajó el miércoles. Comenzó con un valor de $53 millones en enero y esta semana se ha reducido a $39 millones. Para los que son lentos con los cálculos, eso es una reducción de $14 millones en el precio.

La caída no es totalmente sorprendente. La casa ni siquiera tiene paredes y básicamente se siente algo inhabitable en este momento, por lo que quien la compre tendrá que hacer profundas renovaciones y probablemente le terminará costando un montón de dinero.

Sisqó costarred on Mýa's debut single "It's All About Me" all the way back in 1997 -- and the two R&B forces are now combining their talents again for a long overdue sequel ... TMZ Hip Hop has learned.

Sisqó's team tells us he and Mýa have always kept a strong rapport on social media, and when seeing each other on the road.

Fans have been asking for a follow-up track for ages, and Sisqó and Mýa bowed to popular demand. They snapped a pic in the studio and confirmed the record is hot off the presses and should be dropping soon on Sisqó's new album!!!

They're often booked on the same R&B circuits -- they have a big concert this September -- and are known to surprise the crowd with a performance of their classic song.

The album is titled "Exodus" and will mark "The Thong Song" singer's first project in almost a decade, and his 4th overall.

Sisqó's team says the music is so electric, that it needs to drop when it’s hot outside ... so they're eyeing a late spring/early summer independent release.

Polo G's New York City trip to gear up for his long-delayed 4th album came to a screeching halt on Wednesday ... 'cause he was busted for gun possession.

Our law enforcement sources tell us ... the NYPD's 1st Precinct was notified that an employee of The Dominick Hotel found a loaded firearm inside one of their rooms.

We're told officers were able to ID Polo as being the occupant of the room ... and our sources say it was registered under his name, Taurus Bartlett, and the DOB also matched up.

Manhattan District Attorney's Office executed a search warrant for the hotel room and found a loaded Glock 23 firearm inside the bedroom side of the hotel room.

We're told a firearm trace came back negative and the weapon wasn't flagged as stolen ... and an arrest warrant for Polo was drawn up as a result. NYPD officers arrested Polo around 12:50 PM Wednesday and charged him with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in both the 2nd and 3rd degree.

Cops also say Polo was carrying more than $23k in cash at the time of his arrest. It's been a rough few months for Polo and his family.

We broke the initial story in November ... Polo's caught a separate gun charge and his brother Trench Baby was arrested for murder in California.

To make matters worse, Polo's mother and sister just engaged in a very nasty spat on social media that started with a fistfight on Easter Sunday.

We just caught Polo in NYC this week ... he was genuinely excited about finally launching his "Hood Poet" album and promised big surprises along the way.

Jeezy is now asking for primary custody of his and Jeannie Mai's young daughter amid their divorce ... claiming Jeannie isn't even taking care of their kid herself.

The rapper just filed new legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- asking a judge to toss out the current custody and parenting time arrangement he hashed out in mediation with his estranged wife ... and requesting that his daughter be allowed to live with him full-time.

Jeezy says he initially agreed to move to the basement amid their breakup. However, he says Jeannie later moved out of their family home, and took their little girl with her.