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Twenty-two years after the murder of the Notorious B.I.G., Sean "Diddy" Combs is paying tribute to the late rapper.

"There will NEVER be another," he wrote.

"The GREATEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME," Diddy said. "Today we celebrate and honor you king. Love and miss you!!!!!!!!! Happy Biggie Day!"…

MGM has dated its Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” for Aug. 14, 2020.

The pic, directed by Liesl Tommy and scripted by Oscar winner Callie Khouri, follows the 17-Grammy winner from her childhood days singing in her father’s church’s choir to mega-stardom and the performer of such hit songs as “Respect” and “Chain of Fools.”

“Dreamgirls” Oscar winner Jennifer…

R. Kelly is a free man — again.

The embattled singer got out of jail Saturday, thanks to a mystery donor who paid off the $161,000 Kelly failed to give his ex-wife in child support.

“I promise you, we’re going to straighten all this stuff out,” said the 52-year-old singer told reporters following his release.

“That’s all I can say right now. I promise…

YBN Almighty Jay might want to leave New York City asap.

Blac Chyna’s ex-boyfriend, YBN Almighty Jay, was beaten and robbed of his chain and cash in New York City last night. The Birmingham rapper got into a massive street brawl just hours before a group of men jumped him. The video below shows YBN and his crew fighting with another group of men. One of them is…

The trickle of information about Woodstock 50 has been slow enough to make doubters wonder whether they’d ever see a lineup. Doubt no more: According to sources close to the situation, artists with firm offers have been wired payments and a lineup announcement is imminent. Even before that bill goes public, though, Variety has learned of more than 20 acts that are due to…

Embattled “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was indicted on 16 felony counts by a grand jury — worsening his legal troubles amid allegations that he lied to cops about a phony hate crime attack, according to a report Friday.

The 36-year-old actor was hit with the counts Thursday for allegedly filing a false police report, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office told…

Baby Phat is back.

Fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons, 43, announced in a press release on Friday that not only has she purchased back her popular streetwear brand, but she will relaunch it later this year.

She declined to reveal to WWD how much she repurchased the company for or from whom she bought it, only saying, “We had to hunt around to find…

Kanye West’s bid to free himself from his record and publishing deals took another turn Thursday when EMI Music Publishing sued him for breach of contract. The news was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.

West’s attempts to get out of those deals, while initially seeming like one of his off-the-cuff rants, soon gained more solid footing as the artist and…

2 Chainz now has one less necklace.

The rapper, 41, sat courtside on Wednesday night to watch LeBron James surpass Michael Jordan’s all-time scoring record. James, 34, sank his 32,293rd career point in a game against the Denver Nuggets, replacing Jordan as the fourth highest scorer ever.

As a reward, 2 Chainz took off one of his diamond tennis necklaces and…

In a new interview, the 52-year-old accused sexual abuser claims he only went to a bank on his own for the first time last month — and learned he has just $350,000 in his account.

In the second part of the R&B star’s bizarre sit-down with “CBS This Morning” host Gayle King released Thursday, Kelly attempted to explain why he couldn’t pay his $100,000 bail…

Kanye West's hit collab with Ty Dolla $ign and Kid Cudi left out another featured artist ... at least according to the guy suing all 3 rap stars for stealing his voice.

"Kids See Ghosts" dropped back in June 2018 ... big hit for Ye and co. -- but the song doesn't open with any of their voices. A guy named Ronald Oslin Bobb-Semple says the first voice you hear is his.…

Most people would be upset at having $500,000 of their stuff stolen, but not Young Dolph.

On Friday, the Memphis rapper was eating at an Atlanta-area Cracker Barrel when someone reportedly smashed in the window of his Mercedes G-Class and made off with $500,000 in cash, electronics and jewelry, including a glitzy $230,000 Richard Mille watch and a slightly less…

There’s good reason why Tamar Braxton and Vincent Herbert’s divorce is taking so long to finalize.

The R&B singer discussed the details of her ongoing divorce with Wendy Williams on Monday.

“It’s the paperwork, Linda!” Braxton dramatically said. “And it’s LA. And when you have a lot of things together and LA, just period, takes forever. We haven’t been…

More than an hour after Kelly entered the closed hearing, Kelly walked out accompanied by Cook County sheriff's deputies. "He's in our custody," said Sophia Ansari, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's…

Rick Ross’ story and rise to fame will soon be available for all to read.

The 43-year-old rapper will release his first memoir, “Hurricanes,” this fall, according to Entertainment Weekly.

“My story has always been deeper than rap,” Ross said in a statement. “With this book I wanted to go deeper than I ever have. I wanted to tell people about the life of…

Almost a year ago, Kanye West appeared at TMZ headquarters and said, "When you hear about slavery for 400 years...that sounds like a choice...it's like we're mentally imprisoned."

The insensitive comment immediately provoked controversy, but what was left unsaid by West was his own lack of freedom. If West wished to alternatively make the case he is a slave -- as he…

Wendy Williams made her big return to television Monday after more than two months away.

Wearing a $2,200 Valentino dress, Williams opened the show with her signature “How you doing?” before telling viewers, “I’m doing better now, let’s get started!”

The 54-year-old gossip queen appeared in good spirits in a new sleek blond bob and wearing her wedding…

Diddy may have some regrets when it comes to his late ex-girlfriend and mother of his three children, Kim Porter.

On Sunday, the Bad Boy CEO posted an old snap of himself being held by Porter.

He captioned the photo with a…