Snoop Dogg's bringing Doggystyle to D.C. performing at an event for Donald Trump's inauguration ... and, the crowd didn't seem super into it. Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross and Soulja Boy all were on the bill at a party thrown to welcome the incoming administration of Donald Trump: the first ever Crypto Ball. The Crypto Ball took place on Friday (January 17) at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in the nation’s capitol.
Unsurprisingly, Snoop Dogg's getting a ton of hate for this performance online ... with many questioning why he's perform at an event celebrating Trump -- with some claiming he's clearly showing his support for DJT here. It's a controversial topic ... with some celebs -- like Yvette Nicole Brown -- claiming a performance at a Trump Inaugural event is essentially like cosigning on his policies.
Stars Dedicated To Bringing Hope To California
Lil Baby is the only hip-hop artist who has been booked for FireAid so far ... and he's currently got the No. 1 album in the country, "Wham" ... so he's a big addition. Lil Baby will perform his 2022 hit "California Breeze" at FireAid. The Weeknd is stepping up in a big way … dropping $1 million to support L.A. firefighters and residents caught in the chaos of the raging wildfires. The singer is teaming up with his XO Humanitarian Fund and World Food Program USA … directing his donation to the LAFD Foundation, GoFundMe’s Wildfire Relief Fund, and the L.A. Regional Food Bank to bolster relief efforts.
Tekashi 6ix9ine Sues LA Fitness for $1M Over Brutal Gym Beatdown
Tekashi 6ix9ine is taking LA Fitness to court, suing the gym over a vicious attack he endured in 2023 that sent him straight to the hospital. TMZ has obtained legal docs from Palm Beach County, Florida, revealing the rapper is asking for more than $1 million in damages, claiming the gym failed to provide adequate security to prevent the brutal attack by three men -- labeled as Latin Kings gang members in the suit -- at one of the company's South Florida locations.
Method Man Not Arrested for Alleged Gym Fight
Stars Dedicated To Bringing Hope To California
Lil Baby is the only hip-hop artist who has been booked for FireAid so far ... and he's currently got the No. 1 album in the country, "Wham" ... so he's a big addition. Lil Baby will perform his 2022 hit "California Breeze" at FireAid. The Weeknd is stepping up in a big way … dropping $1 million to support L.A. firefighters and residents caught in the chaos of the raging wildfires. The singer is teaming up with his XO Humanitarian Fund and World Food Program USA … directing his donation to the LAFD Foundation, GoFundMe’s Wildfire Relief Fund, and the L.A. Regional Food Bank to bolster relief efforts.
Tekashi 6ix9ine Sues LA Fitness for $1M Over Brutal Gym Beatdown
Tekashi 6ix9ine is taking LA Fitness to court, suing the gym over a vicious attack he endured in 2023 that sent him straight to the hospital. TMZ has obtained legal docs from Palm Beach County, Florida, revealing the rapper is asking for more than $1 million in damages, claiming the gym failed to provide adequate security to prevent the brutal attack by three men -- labeled as Latin Kings gang members in the suit -- at one of the company's South Florida locations.
Tekashi -- real name Daniel Hernandez -- is alleging the gym staff was not properly educated or informed regarding security protocols at LA Fitness, claiming employees failed to promptly request police presence once they were aware of the attack.
He's claiming that, due to LA Fitness' negligence, he was brutally beaten, assaulted, and robbed, leading to bodily injury, pain and suffering, disability, humiliation, medical expenses, loss of income, and diminished quality of life.
He's claiming that, due to LA Fitness' negligence, he was brutally beaten, assaulted, and robbed, leading to bodily injury, pain and suffering, disability, humiliation, medical expenses, loss of income, and diminished quality of life.
A man told cops Method Man unleashed a beatdown on him at a gym ... but the Wu-Tang rapper is denying the allegations ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us a man accused Method Man of punching him multiple times in the face last week at a Staten Island Crunch Gym -- leaving the man in pain and dizzy.
A rep for the rapper -- real name Clifford Smith -- tells TMZ Hip Hop ... "Mr. Smith categorically denies the allegations as reported and has not been the subject of an arrest by any law enforcement agency."
Busta Rhymes Turns Himself in for Assault After Alleged Altercation
Rapper Busta Rhymes is facing multiple assault charges after an alleged altercation with his assistant in NYC ... TMZ has learned.
It all went down January 10 ... Busta got into an argument with Dashiel Gables over being on his phone during work hours in the lobby of Gables' condo building in downtown Brooklyn, according to law enforcement sources.
On Tuesday, Busta turned himself in to the NYPD and was given a desk appearance ticket (DAT) for misdemeanor assault, attempted assault, and harassment. A DAT means the rapper is handed a date to appear in court to address the charges.
Law enforcement sources tell us a man accused Method Man of punching him multiple times in the face last week at a Staten Island Crunch Gym -- leaving the man in pain and dizzy.
A rep for the rapper -- real name Clifford Smith -- tells TMZ Hip Hop ... "Mr. Smith categorically denies the allegations as reported and has not been the subject of an arrest by any law enforcement agency."
Busta Rhymes Turns Himself in for Assault After Alleged Altercation
Rapper Busta Rhymes is facing multiple assault charges after an alleged altercation with his assistant in NYC ... TMZ has learned.
It all went down January 10 ... Busta got into an argument with Dashiel Gables over being on his phone during work hours in the lobby of Gables' condo building in downtown Brooklyn, according to law enforcement sources.
On Tuesday, Busta turned himself in to the NYPD and was given a desk appearance ticket (DAT) for misdemeanor assault, attempted assault, and harassment. A DAT means the rapper is handed a date to appear in court to address the charges.
Lil Baby's Album Woes With Brutal 'WHAM' Reviews
Lil Wayne‘s son Neal is not a fan of Lil Baby‘s new album, WHAM — and he’s not alone.
Speaking on a livestream, the 15-year-old (whose mother is R&B singer Nivea) made it clear he was not impressed with Baby’s latest effort.
Akademiks was equally critical of the album, saying on his Rumble channel: “This Lil Baby album that just dropped was garbage. It didn’t sound good, it didn’t look good.”
Kai Cenat also reviewed the album on his popular Twitch channel and scored it a less-than-stellar 6 out of 10.
Kai Cenat Shocked At Being Named In Drake's UMG Lawsuit:
Kai Cenat has reacted to being named in Drake‘s defamation lawsuit against his longtime record label, Universal Music Group.
The streamer’s video reaction to Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” is mentioned in the suit, which claims that UMG removed the diss track’s copyright restrictions on YouTube and Twitch “for the purpose of spreading the [song] and its defamatory content, as broadly as possible and as quickly as possible.”
During his Twitch stream, Cenat read through the lawsuit and was astonished to discover his name and content mentioned in the bombshell legal filing.
“Wait, why am I in this shit?! Wait, hold on! I’m getting sued?!” he initially asked his viewers after misunderstanding the situation.
He then referenced the fact that Drake messaged him on Instagram back in May and tipped him off to the release of his own diss song “Family Matters.”
“N-gga, this night I was told to stay on stream!” he yelled incredulously. Kai eventually realized that he was not in fact being sued by Drake and breathed a sigh of relief: “Oh, I’m good! I’m alright! So he’s just using us as examples of spreading misinformation type shit?”
Lil Wayne‘s son Neal is not a fan of Lil Baby‘s new album, WHAM — and he’s not alone.
Speaking on a livestream, the 15-year-old (whose mother is R&B singer Nivea) made it clear he was not impressed with Baby’s latest effort.
Akademiks was equally critical of the album, saying on his Rumble channel: “This Lil Baby album that just dropped was garbage. It didn’t sound good, it didn’t look good.”
Kai Cenat also reviewed the album on his popular Twitch channel and scored it a less-than-stellar 6 out of 10.
Kai Cenat Shocked At Being Named In Drake's UMG Lawsuit:
Kai Cenat has reacted to being named in Drake‘s defamation lawsuit against his longtime record label, Universal Music Group.
The streamer’s video reaction to Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” is mentioned in the suit, which claims that UMG removed the diss track’s copyright restrictions on YouTube and Twitch “for the purpose of spreading the [song] and its defamatory content, as broadly as possible and as quickly as possible.”
During his Twitch stream, Cenat read through the lawsuit and was astonished to discover his name and content mentioned in the bombshell legal filing.
“Wait, why am I in this shit?! Wait, hold on! I’m getting sued?!” he initially asked his viewers after misunderstanding the situation.
He then referenced the fact that Drake messaged him on Instagram back in May and tipped him off to the release of his own diss song “Family Matters.”
“N-gga, this night I was told to stay on stream!” he yelled incredulously. Kai eventually realized that he was not in fact being sued by Drake and breathed a sigh of relief: “Oh, I’m good! I’m alright! So he’s just using us as examples of spreading misinformation type shit?”
