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Nicki Minaj was living it up with the big shots at the White House Rose Garden Lunch ... and she got a shoutout from President Trump who called her hot!

Check out the videos ... Nicki was right at home Monday outside the White House ... and probably felt like a real "Barbie" when Trump decided to voice his appreciation for her and her not-so "small business" ... oh, yeah, and also called her hot -- not beautiful, not sexy ... hot.

Nicki was spotted at the event in a pink dress ... and she sure didn't hate the praise she got from Trump when he said she's "so incredible" ... and "they call it small business, Nicki, but when you add it up, it's bigger than any bank probably in the world, right?"

Lil Wayne is going solo ... and not at his concerts, because he announced he and his alleged fiancée, 23-year-old Madi Cannon, are splitsville.

Check out the video ... Lil Wayne is airing out all the heat he's been facing in the recent days since the beginning of his "20 Years of Carter Classics" tour -- including his reason for snubbing Maine fans at the opening of his tour on June 30 ... and revealing his split from Madi.

Weezy says he was NOT engaged to Madi ... and, in fact, they were far from it ... saying he "had a beautiful thing going with an amazing person," but he didn't "want to be such a burden on such an amazing person."

Lil Wayne pissed off another contingent of his loyal fans after bailing on a show earlier this week ... because he apparently showed up in New Hampshire Friday -- but it took him 'A Milli' years to get there.

Here's the deal ... Lil Wayne was scheduled to play a show at the BankNH Pavilion in Gilford, NH last night which fans say was supposed to begin at around 9 PM ET.

Well, Lil Wayne wasn't there at 9 ... or even 10 PM. According to angry Weezy fans, the rapper didn't show up until 11 PM, played just 1 hour and then bailed.

Rick Ross crashed "TMZ Live" today with enough diamonds to light up the studio ... and enough jokes to keep "Hervis" on the ropes.

Watch the antics, they're hilarious ... Rozay stopped by to chat about his upcoming "Port of Miami" 20th anniversary tour, but before the conversation could get too serious, he was already calling Harvey "Hervis" -- a nickname Rick has long reserved just for our fearless leader.

Harvey fired right back, giving Rick grief over the tour's dress code -- and from there, the interview turned into one long laugh ... with lots of bling.

Chris Brown was leaving very little to the imagination during his live show in Minneapolis ... he called a girl on stage and started simulating very steamy sex with her ... and it's all on video.

CB was thrusting, humping and grinding on the fan while she was on all fours on a mattress on stage, for an arousing rousing rendition of "Take You Down."

She seemed to be enjoying herself, because she was backing it up and twerking on him ... and Chris couldn't help but cop a feel.

It's Saweetie's 33rd birthday ... and she has some sweet surprises to share with us for her special day.

Take a look at the gallery ... Saweetie is serving up some beachside hotness to make you hot around the collar. Guess this rapper's bars aren't the only things that are heat ... we can list a couple of other things that come to mind.

Saweetie has a lot of ways to dazzle us ... whether it's in a sexy pink flower bikini with a bunch of crosses dangling from her neck ... or a hot AF black leopard print two-piece bikini.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding ain't the only party in town -- Michael Rubin held his annual Fourth of July White Party in the Hamptons Wednesday night ... and the turnout was star-studded.

Check out TMZ's clips -- you can see the who's who in Hollywood flooded into Rubin's ultra-luxe $50 million oceanfront estate in the ritzy area of New York. Our cameras caught Jake Paul, Teyana Taylor, Mike Tyson, DJ Khaled, Alicia Keys, Shaboozey and more familiar faces enjoying the evening.

Rubin's iconic shindig seemingly went down without missing a beat ... after he told People he did NOT move the date from Independence Day to July 1 due to Taylor and Travis' wedding this weekend.

Lil Wayne went MIA for his concert in Maine, and now we may know why ... he decided he wanted to party instead of perform.

The rapper was seen present at Michael Rubin's annual Fourth of July White Party in the Hamptons Wednesday night ... alongside other A-listers like DJ Khaled, Alicia Keys, Jake Paul, Kevin Durant and many, many more.

It looks like Weezy didn't flake on Michael's party ... but, clearly, that wasn't the case the night before when he dipped out of his own concert in Maine without even touching the stage.

Alex Rodriguez has been retired from Major League Baseball for a while, but he's still hitting home runs -- at least in the kissing department!

The former New York Yankees superstar connected with a hottie at Michael Rubin’s White Party in the Hamptons on Wednesday night -- and we do mean connected.

Check out these sizzling photos ... A-Rod plants a huge lip smacker on the beautiful brunette while both are decked out in all white in the spirit of the soiree. Other pics show A-Rod chatting with the sexy woman, who is definitely digging the hunk.

If Soulja Boy doesn't pay what he owes his ex soon, his current $4.2 million dollar debt is going to pop off ... by about $1,000 in daily interest!

Soulja's ex-girlfriend -- who filed a lawsuit against the "Pop Off" rapper as a Jane Doe -- is still looking to collect the huge debt ... and with every passing day, she says the tab is getting bigger and bigger ... with $1,165 in daily interest, according to legal docs obtained by TMZ.

If you don't remember, Soulja's ex was awarded nearly $4 million following a jury trial which found Soulja liable for sexual battery, infliction of emotional distress, and other claims.

Lil Wayne was a no-show for his concert in Maine last night ... and fans are obviously pissed he pulled this stunt again.

Weezy was supposed to play the Bangor waterfront with special guest 2 Chainz ... and was scheduled to take the stage at 10:45 PM -- but minutes after the scheduled start time, the crowd was told he wasn't coming out, per a local report.

No explanation was offered ... and fans lit Weezy up on social media for being rude and disrespectful to his fans -- noting this isn't the first time he bailed on a show.

Sexyy Red wrote an emotional letter to the judge presiding over late music producer Tay Keith's lawsuit over unpaid music royalties ... TMZ has learned.

Sexyy wrote the note, obtained by TMZ, on June 6, 2026 ... just days before Tay's death. He was suing her label when he died.

In her letter, Sexyy disputes the claims made in Tay's case and says she recently learned that she was named as a defendant ... adding, "I am appalled and furthermore hurt by the allegations made."

Lil Durk says the feds pulled a fast one ... claiming prosecutors completely changed their case against him just weeks before trial ... and now he wants the judge to either break apart the case into separate chunks or throw the whole thing out.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Durk says his lawyers have spent 19 months getting ready to fight the murder-for-hire case tied to the 2022 killing of rapper Quando Rondo's cousin in Los Angeles ... only for prosecutors to call an audible.

Durk's lawyers Drew Findling, Brian Steel Marissa Goldberg and Christy O'Connor, say prosecutors have suddenly piled on a bunch of new allegations and charges -- including drug trafficking, robbery, and an old Atlanta shooting -- turning the case into something entirely different.

Kanye West and his former personal assistant Lauren Pisciotta are nearing an agreement to settle her bombshell lawsuit, which featured sexual harassment allegations and a slew of other disturbing claims.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, counsel for each side met June 4 for mediation and agreed in principle to settle the case. The court took the next hearing off the calendar to give the parties a chance to finalize the deal.

TMZ broke the story ... Lauren sued Ye in June 2024, claiming he fired her after sending her vile sexual texts and videos. One alleged text read, "See my problem is I be wanting to f*** but then after I f*** I want a girl to tell me how hard they been f***ed while I'm f***ing them. Then I want her to cheat on me."

Druski's saxophone gag at the BET Awards hit all the wrong notes with one of hip hop's biggest power players ... because TDE President Terrence "Punch" Henderson says the comedian did SZA and Doechii wrong.

The Top Dawg Entertainment boss blasted Druski after the host's running "wrap it up" bit cut short his artists' acceptance speech Sunday night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Check out the clip ... as the pair accepted the BET Her Award for "girl, get up" the saxophonist suddenly took the stage and started playing over them ... drowning out the rest of their remarks.

If you thought Cardi B had finally run out of steam after that jaw-dropping performance at the BET Awards ... think again.

The rapper kept the party going Sunday night at the 2026 BET Awards after-party in Hollywood, where all eyes were on her boobs in a plunging cutout dress that hugged every curve.

Let's be real, Cardi was impossible to miss ... finishing off the glam with a bouncy blowout and her best accessory of all -- that megawatt smile.