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Nipsey Hussle's archived Marathon Store opened up to the community Tuesday ahead of Thanksgiving ... spreading holiday cheer and enough food to fill their pantries!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained footage of the Neighborhood Nip Foundation & Think Watts Foundation joint Thanksgiving drive -- which was spearheaded by Nipsey's brother, Blacc Sam, who's led several initiatives since the rap star died in 2019.

The turkey drive was a collaborative effort ... Nipsey's partner, Lauren London, made a special appearance to support the cause, as did Real 92.3's Big Boy.

Several of Nip's homies -- such as Marathon Jon, Watts Homie Quan, and J Roc -- were also on the scene, and we're told the respective teams doled out groceries and food to 2,500 families in total!!!

They also teamed up and wore a commemorative Nipsey Hussle x Think Watts T-shirt, exclusive for the occasion.

Sukihana is urging Saweetie to come out of the closet ... and admit to being an elegant lady of the night so she can get more respect in the rap game!!!

The outspoken "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" star recently appeared on Justin Laboy's "Respectfully" podcast, where her brain sparked up on Saweetie after he asked Suki if she has a price tag -- on her poohnanny.

Sukihana admitted she no longer sells sex now that she's out of the hood ... but clarified she firmly believes that women who ask for money on the dresser and those who sleep with rich men after being bathed in the life of luxury -- are all birds of the same feather!!!

Nas and DJ Premier are fulfilling an "Illmatic" prophecy and delivering their first collaborative album, just in time for Christmas!!!

On Tuesday, Nas and Premo officially announced the project is titled "Light-Years" ... and it's set to release on December 12th on Nas' Mass Appeal Records.

Nas' debut is arguably rap's most celebrated album of all time, and Premier produced tracks “N.Y. State Of Mind,” “Memory Lane,” and “Represent" ... solidifying their iconic pairing for the next 30 years.

Chrisean Rock is regretting ever pushing her son with Blueface out the womb ... all because she thinks her ex and his family are the definition of EVIL!!!

The embattled reality star spilled her guts during a candid conversation on the "One Night with Steiny" podcast, where she admitted she often hates having so much evil around her son -- thanks to Blueface's side.

Chrisean especially called out BF's mom, Karlissa Saffold Harvey, who hasn't had any heartfelt feelings for her all the same!!!

Mariah Carey scoffed at Muni Long's cover of her "We Belong Together" classic ... and now Muni is firing back -- puffing up Mimi's weight in her upcoming music video's promo.

Muni has been teasing the music video for her latest single "Delulu" for weeks now, and in the newest mini-clip, captioned "R&B legend interrupts audition to sing Delulu for Muni!" ... a Mariah Carey impersonator struggles to hit the high notes but is too involved in herself to realize her own delusion!!!

The singer, "Miss MC," rudely barges onto another contestant's "American Idol"-style audition before telling Muni how to properly sing her own song.

One of Mario's fans may have taken "Let Me Love You" way too literally during a recent show ... reaching in and rubbing his crotch mid-performance -- and the R&B star clearly wasn't having it.

The incident reportedly went down Saturday during Mario’s tour stop in Detroit at the Masonic Jack White Theatre ... and in a now-viral clip, he's seen passionately serenading the crowd, inching toward the edge of the stage when a front-row fan suddenly slides their hand right onto his crotch.

The fan lingers for a moment -- fully cupping his private area -- until Mario shoos them off and appears to gently scold them.

Godfrey's not convinced Nicki Minaj is going to bat for Christians in Nigeria for all the right reasons ... and he wonders if she's trying to get on President Trump's good side for something down the line.

We got the comedian at LAX on Monday, and our photog asked him about Nicki suddenly being very outspoken about Nigeria.

Nicki's cosigned Trump's claims that Christians in Nigeria are being murdered simply for their faith, and she even went to the United Nations to talk about it ... but Godfrey says a few things got his antennae up.

Time for a smokin' hot guessing game! Do you think you've got what it takes to score the unknown rapper flauntin' her bod in this eye-popping pic?!

Before she was famous, she was a hairdresser ... her stage name and her hair color definitely align! She's collab'd with music's biggest stars, like Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Snoop Dogg.

New-gen rap rager Xaviersobased just completed the first leg of his first-ever tour in Los Angeles ... leaving fans drenched in pure pandemonium!!!

TMZ Hip Hop snagged footage of Xavier electrifying the Fonda Theatre for The Riverside Tour on Saturday night ... alongside his opening acts Ksuuvi, DJ Rennessy, and Backend.

Xavier was coming in hot with his recently released EP, "once more," and fans not only knew all the words, they opened up the floor to slam dance in the mosh pit ... and catch free shoulder rides from their homies!!!

King Combs talked to TMZ today at LAX where he was confident his dad won't have to serve his full 50-month sentence.

The 27-year-old rapper said the family will be playing his song "Diddy Free" throughout the holidays ... and King also told us they might not have to ... "Watch out, he might come home before then."

King told us his dad is doing well behind bars ... but he's still keeping his fingers crossed for an early release.

Offset is actively looking to put Stefon Diggs in a blender for knocking up his estranged wife Cardi B ... if the claims of one of his side chicks are to be believed!!!

Jordyn Gorr -- an IG model whose bio puts her location in Miami -- shared several alleged leaked DM messages between herself and Offset Monday ... revealing an intricate plot to have Cardi's new baby daddy tackled -- off the field.

Gorr accused Offset of "violating" her ... yet still badgering her to give him Diggs' location so he could get his revenge. The messages appear to show Gorr being down for the setup ... before she grew frustrated with the rapper.

A source close to Offset tells TMZ Hip Hop that "this girl has an ongoing beef with Set and is now looking to blow this up into something it's not. Their feud has no connection to Diggs."

Ja Rule is finally admitting to having his noggin punched up a bit backstage at Brandy and Monica's NYC tour stop ... and firmly believes had he been a white rock star named Bruce Springsteen instead of a Black rap star, his attackers would be arrested!!!

Ja addressed the entire situation on his IG Live Sunday morning. From his account, he and his homeboys were backstage and set to go onstage as part of Brandy and Monica's star-studded cameo rollout when 3 dudes socked him in the back of the head, causing him to fall and tussle on the ground.

Ja initially claimed the entire ordeal was fake news and the jumping was only attempted ... he's now owning up to the scuffle.

Newly freed rapper Max B was also backstage at the time ... but Ja was adamant Max had nothing to do with the fight and cleared his name.

Ice-T is cooling folks off about the chatter over his lighter "Law & Order: SVU" screentime ... telling us straight up, it’s not drama -- it’s the budget.

TMZ caught up with Ice as he and wife Coco -- who celebrated daughter Chanel’s 10th birthday at New Jersey’s American Dream Mall on Saturday -- and he told us SVU bosses basically had to pick who got the bigger budget ... his Sgt. Odafin “Fin” Tutuola, or Kelli Giddish, AKA Detective Amanda Rollins.

While we might feel a little offended on his behalf that they didn't choose him, Ice says it’s all good ... the cutback means more family time, more side projects -- and he even dropped some inspo: "Give me free time, I find free dime."

Donald Glover shocked fans with a jaw-dropping confession ... revealing a stroke and multiple health scares were the real reasons behind the sudden cancellation of his New World Tour.

The artist opened up during his set at the Camp Flog Gnaw Festival on Saturday, telling fans things got serious fast while he was on the road last year.

"I had a really bad pain in my head in Louisiana, and I did the show anyway," he told the crowd. "I couldn't really see well, so when we went to Houston, I went to the hospital, and the doctor was like, 'You had a stroke.' And the first thing I thought was like, 'Oh, here I am still copying Jamie Foxx.'"

Trevor Jackson is a "Call Of Duty" superfan ... but he's not so crazy about sharing Billboard Chart space with artificial artists!!!

TMZ Hip Hop linked up with Trevor on Saturday afternoon at Monster Energy's epic "Call of Duty: Black Ops 7" Launch Party in NYC and got his thoughts on the growing A.I. trend within the music industry.

Xania Monet isn't a real person but has a very real presence on the Billboard Airplay Chart and even has fans confusing her for an actual Grammy-winner ... Victoria Monet!!!

Prolific Hip Hop producer Statik Selektah is losing his mind over the growing support for "Sample Snitching" -- highlighting the source of obscure rap beats -- and is having a hard time wrapping what's left of his mind around Spotify purchasing the sample database credits website WhoSampled!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Statik this week as fans on the internet rage on in debate about sample snitching and why it's ruining the game.

The East Coast-bred producer by way of Boston and NYC has carved out beats for everyone from Eminem, Bun B, Mac Miller, Freddie Gibbs, The LOX, Joey Bada$$, and more ... he and tells us FLAT-OUT anyone who opposes his views just isn't part of the Hip Hop culture!!!