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A$AP Rocky is looking back on the terrifying shooting at his Beverly Hills home while he, Rihanna and their family were inside -- and it's clear the whole thing still hits hard.

In a new interview, the rapper says it's "f***** up" somebody tried to harm him and his family ... explaining the incident took away the peace and happiness of just being free.

The shooting went down back in March, with prosecutors saying several bullets struck the property while Rocky was inside with Rihanna and their kids. The alleged shooter -- Ivanna Lisette Ortiz -- has since been charged with attempted murder and multiple felony gun charges. She insisted in court she "wasn't attempting murder."

Tory Lanez is asking a federal judge for a restraining order against a prison guard he fears plans to move him to a dangerous area of prison ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Tory, who is currently housed at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo, claims he is dealing with ongoing threats, intimidation, and harassment ... causing him to fear for his life.

In the paperwork, Tory’s team says a prison guard plans to move him to a more “dangerous housing unit." His team also claims a correction officer referenced Tory’s near-fatal attack last year in a threatening manner.

Jay-Z got a lot off his chest in an epic freestyle ... seemingly dissing Nicki Minaj, her husband Kenneth Petty, Drake, and Kanye West ... and it's all on video.

HOV was headlining Roots Picnic in Philadelphia on Saturday night when he started freestyling ... and it sounds like he clapped back at some of the biggest names in hip-hop.

Fans online think Jay took aim at Nicki and her husband, rapping ... "That lady back on the stuff, she sound like she in love with 'em / Her Ken can't even … Take they kids … enough of them."

Kanye West and Travis Scott are receiving no amore from officials in Italy ... because their upcoming shows have been canceled in one region of the country due to security issues.

Prefect Salvatore Angieri -- a local government official -- announced the rapper's shows, which were set to take place in Reggio Emilia in July, will no longer take place after members of the local Jewish community complained about Kanye.

The regional prefecture acknowledged the cancellation of Kanye's previous shows by other countries played a role in the decision. Remember, Ye was banned from entering the UK due to his past antisemitic comments.

Rick Ross may still be beefing with Drake, but that didn't stop him from running through all their biggest collaborations during the opening night of his new tour.

The rapper kicked off his 17-city "Port of Miami" anniversary tour Thursday night at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, celebrating 20 years since the release of his debut album -- however, while fans know the relationship between Ross and Drake has been rocky lately, you wouldn't have guessed it would make the setlist.

RR was doing hit after hit at the show ... including songs he's collaborated with the Iceman on throughout the night.

After the concert, we asked Ross whether he had ever considered cutting Drake's parts out of the songs, given their public fallout, and Ross told us he simply goes with whatever the DJ plays during the set and doesn't spend time editing or removing parts from the records.

Beyoncé turned heads in Philadelphia after showing up to support Jay-Z during a special preview event ahead of his highly anticipated performance at The Roots Picnic festival.

Before the rapper's official festival performance, Jay-Z gave a select crowd an early look at what he’s preparing, previewing portions of the show during an intimate Philadelphia stop ... but while the focus was on the music, it didn’t take long for attention to shift when Beyoncé was spotted in attendance, quietly supporting her husband from the crowd.

Jay-Z is set to headline Saturday night at the annual festival, where he’ll be celebrating a major career milestone -- marking 30 years in hip hop -- with a performance expected to span his decades-long catalog, from early classics to more recent hits.

Megan Thee Stallion's "Hot Girl Summer" began by baring it all in a tiny one-piece bikini and tight ponytail.

The rapper and actress showed off her revenge bod on a Miami Swim Week runway on Thursday ... wearing a trippy black-and-white swimsuit that made her look like a character from '60s Star Trek.

MTS took a few extra seconds to show off at the end of the runway ... dancing for the cameras while the other models hurried out to shake it alongside her.

Cardi B's sorry for dissing Latto as a "p***y ass" ... but it doesn't sound like Latto accepted the apology ... 'cause Big Mama seems to be dissing Cardi on her new album.

On her new track "Gimme Dat" Latto raps ... "Bitch said what? Let’s clock it / Really got a Hermes store in my closet / Talkin’ ‘bout buyin’ big mama a bag like my n**** ain’t already bought it."

Latto's lyrics appear to be in response to a leaked phone call Cardi and Ice Spice's manager, where Latto catches a stray as Cardi threatens to knock Ice Spice "the f*** out," adding ... "You think I'm f***ing p***y-ass Latto?!"

The Freedom 250 event has just announced the first wave of performers for the Great American State Fair ... and some of them are already backing out.

But not C+C Music Factory, who's taking a metaphorical -- and literal -- dump on critics who are upset he's performing at a MAGA-coded event.

In a wild 7-minute rant from his toilet, the group's lead rapper, Freedom Williams, insisted he doesn't "f*** with Trump" and almost told his agent he was out ... until people started calling for his cancellation.

Philly native Khia was 25 years old when her 2002 hit song "My Neck, My Back" reached Number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

This bop was the lead single from her debut studio album, "Thug Misses," and it found international success as well -- reaching Number 4 in the U.K., Number 10 in Greece, and Number 12 in Australia.

"Shake your body, don't stop, don't miss. Just do it, do it. Do it, do it, do it now" ... you know how the rest goes ... 😜!

DaBaby’s ex DaniLeigh’s brother testified about what he says the rap star told him before their bowling alley fight ... and it sounds like things were about to get violent ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained the transcript for the deposition of DaniLeigh’s brother, Brandon Curiel -- who goes by Brandon Bill$ -- in which he testified about his version of what transpired prior to the fight, saying he was beefing with DaBaby publicly due to the rapper disrespecting his sister on the internet. He claims DaBaby was “humiliating her” and speaking about his family publicly.

Brandon said he responded by telling DaBaby it was on when they saw each other in person and says blogs posted about it.

DeenTheGreat is spending at least some of his Wednesday behind bars instead of on a live stream ... because the influencer boxer was arrested in Miami-Dade County.

According to jail records, obtained by TMZ, Deen -- whose real name is Nurideen Shabazz -- was booked Wednesday morning and is currently being processed at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami.

Records show he was arrested on a felony charge of robbery/strongarm/attempt ... with bond still listed as "to be set."

Kanye West and Bianca Censori were in a funny mood on Memorial Day, hitting L.A.'s Improv for some laughs ... but the real show went down afterward.

TMZ obtained photos of Ye and Bianca exiting the Hollywood Improv through a back door Monday night -- and Bianca looked as if she was hitting the catwalk.

The model was clad in ... well ... her usual tight leggings -- when she's not mostly naked. She also sported a long, thin piece of leather wrapped around her chest that barely covered her you-know-what!

Ray J checked himself into a Vegas hospital hours after being knocked out by Supa Hot Fire, TMZ has learned. 

Sources close to Ray J tell TMZ he decided to go to the hospital two hours after the event on Saturday. 

The source tells TMZ Ray has been in the hospital for two days as the doctors continue to run tests to figure out what is wrong. 

We're told the medical team is investigating whether Ray had a concussion, and he is also experiencing issues with his heart beating slower. 

Drake's producer-turned-musical artist, Elkan, spoke out about his work with the legendary artist while addressing whether he still listens to Kendrick Lamar.

Elkan, who was behind one of Drake's biggest hits, "Nokia," talked about working with the legendary star on his latest 3-album project.

Our camerawoman asked the musician if working with Drake means you no longer listen to Kendrick ... to which Elkan had an interesting answer.

Lil Wayne is officially off the market ... the rap superstar is secretly engaged ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Wayne popped the question earlier this year to a woman in her 20s from Indiana.

Wayne's love life has made headlines for years. He was previously engaged to model La'Tecia Thomas before their split in 2020. He was also once engaged to singer Nivea, with whom he shares a son. He also shared a son with Nipsey Hussle's longtime partner, Lauren London, and had a high-profile relationship with rapper Trina.