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Erykah Badu is finally getting to play her dream stage while under quarantine at her home in Dallas, Texas. She kicked off her “Quarantine Concert Series: Apocalypse One” two weeks ago, charging fans $1 per ticket to watch her and her band perform songs from her bedroom.

“I’m the laziest artist in the world. My dream was…

The coronavirus is infecting New Yorkers of all stripes.

A 4-year-old Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the COVID-19 bug after developing a dry cough, the Wildlife Conservation Society said in a statement Sunday.

“Nadia, a 4-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo, has tested positive for…

A famed hip-hop photographer who used his iconic image of Biggie Smalls to sell snowboards claims the rapper’s estate has been trying to ruin his business after a payment dispute.

Chi Modu, known for his shots of legends like Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dog, the Notorious B.I.G. and others, is suing the company that manages Biggie’s…

“Def Comedy Jam” is to return for the first time since 1997 with the special “Healing Through Laughter,” a stand-up show to help raise funds for protective equipment for “workers and people in vulnerable and underserved communities” struggling with the pandemic.

The show — which aired on HBO from 1992 to 1997 — will be revived as a…

Kevin Hart has clapped back at 50 Cent after the Queens rapper jokingly took aim at him, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Deion Sanders for embracing their grey hair during the coronavirus quarantine.

The “Power” producer, 44, trolled the three stars on Instagram Friday afternoon, posting photos of the trio and their greying…

Floyd Mayweather’s daughter Iyanna was arrested early Saturday in a violent confrontation over rapper NBA Youngboy, according to reports.

Iyanna, 19, was busted on charges of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, law enforcement sources told TMZ.

The undefeated boxing legend’s daughter allegedly went to…

A three-member Jamaican court of appeals panel has upheld reggae dancehall recording artist Vybz Kartel’s 2014 murder conviction. The Kingston court released a 235-page opinion Friday (April 3) detailing its reasoning in dismissing the appeals of Kartel and his co-defendants, Shawn Campbell, Kahira Jones and Andre St. John,…

Playboi Carti was arrested on gun and drug charges in Georgia on Thursday.

The “Shoota” rapper was pulled over in a Lamborghini with an expired tag by members of the police department’s “elite COBRA strike force,” the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.

Cops said the 23-year-old artist,…

The 911 phone call from the night of Pop Smoke’s murder has been released.

TMZ obtained audio of the chaotic call made by someone from the rapper’s Hollywood Hills home, just moments after Pop Smoke was shot in February. The operator on the other end tries to assist and ask questions, but the caller hesitates to provide more…

Janet Jackson has a message for Americans who aren’t taking social distancing seriously while coronavirus cases soar across the country.

“Can y’all just stay inside?,” Jackson tweeted with a smiley face emoji on Thursday, “I got s–t to do in June.”

The singer’s cheeky plea may have to…

A Manhattan federal court judge has ordered rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine released from federal custody and into home confinement amid the coronavirus outbreak in New York, according to court papers unsealed Thursday.

The order by Judge Paul Engelmayer said the rapper-turned-snitch should be released “immediately” from the private prison in…

Chuck D has admitted the monthlong feud that saw Flavor Flav fired from Public Enemy was just a hoax — finally coming clean in time to promote a new record on April Fools’ Day.

Dubbing it “April ‘FlavChuck’ Day,” the legendary rapper admitted the plan was initially to reveal all during Coachella, but that was scuppered when the…

Taraji P. Henson and fiancé Kelvin Hayden will have to wait a little longer before saying, “I do.”

Speaking recently to Extra, the “Empire” actress, 49, revealed the couple will be pushing back their June nuptials due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“It’s…

After it was reported that 6ix9ine could be released from prison as soon as April Fools' Day, Fifty took to Instagram to take shots at another alleged Nine Trey Blood gang member: Jim Jones.

The hip-hop mogul shared a screenshot of a years-old Instagram Live broadcast that 6ix9ine filmed following his…

Rihanna and Jay-Z have joined the growing list of celebrities making generous donations to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

The performers foundations have together donated $2 million to relief efforts — that specifically help the most vulnerable — in Los Angeles and New York City.

Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation and…

The prosecutors taking on R. Kelly are demanding his request to be released from prison be shut down and deny he is being mistreated while locked up.

Prosecutors are asking a judge to keep Kelly in prison despite him claiming to fear for his life at Chicago MCC.

They argue, “if released, there is a risk that the defendant…

An interview with Lamar Odom on N.O.R.E.’s “Drink Champs” show nearly turned ugly after the pair got into an argument and even stood up as if they were going to fight. Now rap-legend-turned-talk-show-host N.O.R.E. ttold Page Six the reason that Odom got worked up was a misunderstanding over Odom’s NBA Championship rings.

“I kept…

Cardi B is team Joe Exotic all the way!

The Bronx-born rapper, 27, took to Twitter in defense of Joe “Exotic” Maldonado-Passage, the controversial star of current Netflix phenomenon, docu-series “Tiger King.” He is currently serving a 22-year-sentence for attempting to facilitate the murder of…

R. Kelly has joined the growing crowd of celebrity defendants asking to get out of jail to dodge the spread of coronavirus.

The “I Believe I Can Fly” crooner’s attorney filed papers with federal judges in Chicago and Brooklyn asking if he can be sprung from the Windy City’s Metropolitan Correctional Center while awaiting trial on…