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Rick Ross says he has the blueprint for getting 100 humans to beat up a single gorilla — it’s all in guerrilla warfare recruiting!!!

TMZ Hip Hop linked up with the Biggest Boss in Burbank on Monday and got his take on the most viral topic of the moment.

The post has over 200 million views spawning varying opinions galore ... but Ross has it all mapped out.

1:37 PM PT -- A source familiar with the situation tells TMZ ... Green Day was running 15 minutes behind due to the fireworks debacle during Green Day's set. In turn, this caused Travis Scott's set to begin 5 minutes late. He had been at the festival for hours before going on.

Travis Scott's carefully curated Cactus Jack-themed Coachella didn't come without a price ... the hip hop headliner cost the festival's organizer $20,000 for squeezing out a few extra minutes!!!

A rep for the city of Indio tells TMZ Hip Hop that Goldenvoice will be charged $20,000 for one night of missing the curfew timeline, on Saturday, April 12, when Travis was on center stage.

It was the only fine issued for Goldenvoice across both Coachella weekends and Stagecoach festival, which went down on April 25 - 27.

Potential jurors in Diddy's federal trial are gonna get grilled on several subjects before they get picked ... and a questionnaire's hot topics include their taste in music, and their views on drugs, celebs and group sex.

With jury selection just a week away for Diddy's trial, his attorneys are submitting the 30 questions they want to put to the jury pool. Not shockingly, considering the charges, sex is raised several times.

For instance, "There may be evidence in this case about people engaging in sexual relations with multiple sexual partners. Would hearing about that type of evidence be difficult for you?"

Part of Diddy's defense involves his mental capacity to commit the crimes while he was, essentially, wasted -- he even has a doctor lined up to testify -- but the feds think it's a totally irrelevant point.

Prosecutors filed their opposition to this line of testimony, and in the docs they say Diddy wants to have the doctor -- who's a Columbia professor -- testify he had a "mental condition bearing on the issue of guilt."

So, what does that mean exactly?

Well, the detail of his alleged condition is redacted throughout the documents ... but, there are some clues, including a bit about Diddy's alleged drinking and drugging.

Police body cam footage from Druski's October 2024 wacky arrest has surfaced on the internet ... and no, it's not a skit, although it may give you a few chuckles.

He got hauled off to jail, but had trouble fitting in the back of the cop car!!! 😩

The video unfolds with an Atlanta Police officer spelling out the situation for Druski after being spotted allegedly running a stop sign.

Rapper Yung L.A. of "Ain't I" fame passed out while performing over the weekend -- and the only thing more scary was the fall he took afterward!!!

The weathered Atlanta rapper was live at the Elite Lounge in Greenwood, SC and appeared to be bursting with energy as the opening chords of his hit song "Futuristic Love" began to blare through the club. Yung L.A. then tried to pass the microphone to a woman standing onstage ... but he quickly nosedived to the floor, landing flat on his face.

Two men attempted to hold Yung L.A. before his body went limp and he sank to the floor. It didn't appear to be too serious ... both guys were cracking up laughing!!!

Shedeur Sanders may have slipped pretty far down into the draft ... but, that didn't diminish his party spirit at all -- 'cause he threw a star-studded event to celebrate his achievement.

The Cleveland Browns' newest QB held the party at Hyde & Seek -- a popular restaurant in Dallas ... looking fashionable in a black tank top, tons of jewelry hanging off him and a backwards Browns cap.

Sanders looks like the life of the party at the event ... drawing a ton of eyes with his big smile -- and even thrilling members of the crowd -- like Yung Miami -- with his music skills.

Hidden behind this squished altered photo is a talented celeb from down south known for his auto-tune pitch correction ... given the clues, do you think you've got what it takes to guess the unknown star? "Shawty get loose" and go for it!

His popular pitch has landed him collaborations with music's hottest stars like Jamie Foxx and Lil Wayne.

4/28/25, 3 PM -- In a judgment entered on Monday ... the marital status is terminated, and Xzibit and Krista Joiner are both restored to the status of single persons. The order filed by Xzibit last week -- seeking bifurcation of the issue of marital status -- has been granted.

Xzibit wants to go back to single status ... filing to become legally divorced -- though he and his estranged wife Krista Joiner still need to come to a settlement agreement.

The rapper filed documents in Los Angeles earlier this week asking the court to bifurcate his divorce ... basically separating his marital status from the divorce proceedings regarding child and spousal support, thus allowing him to become single in the eyes of the law while proceedings drag on.

Xzibit points out the two have been separated for more than four years ... and, while he claims their trial date is scheduled for next month, he knows this may take awhile to resolve -- and, he wants to be a single man again.

Diddy rejected a plea deal federal prosecutors offered him ... and, his lawyers have shown their hand as to the main crux of their defense -- claiming he's simply a swinger, not a criminal.

The rap mogul was in a Manhattan courthouse Friday morning for a hearing that touched on a series of topics ... during which Rolling Stone reports his prosecutors revealed they did offer Diddy a deal -- and, he flat out turned it down.

No further details of the deal have been made public ... but, it's long been believed Diddy was offered one -- and, now we know those rumors are true.

Lizzo once dragged the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for fake wokeness -- but cut to now, she’s all smiles and good vibes after a surprise Angel encounter with Adriana Lima.

The singer hit the 'gram with a clip of her red carpet moment with Adriana, reminiscing about her pre-fame days working at a VS store, staring up at the sexy brunette's pics, and wishing she could be her.

Fast-forward to her full-circle moment, Lizzo said Adriana called her pretty ... and cheekily asked her fans if that made her an Angel, too!

Rap legend Bun B's second act as a fast-food employee is going mighty swell ... his Trill Burgers franchise opened its 2nd location on Fry-day!!!

Bun's new location is posted up in 25 miles north of downtown Houston in Spring, Texas -- about an hour away from the flagship Trill Burgers in Houston.

The new hub is a 3K-square-foot revamped Dairy Queen and will introduce a new menu item -- Trill Lemonade, available in classic, strawberry and iced tea Arnold Palmer flavors.

Kanye West claims he's in need of a flux capacitor ... so he can go back in time and choose to have kids with Paris Hilton instead of Kim Kardashian!!!

Ye made the wacky revision on Digital Nas' recent livestream while urging someone on the phone to imagine the possibilities of a Ye and Paris hook-up.

If he had his way, there'd be Yeezy x Hilton hotels galore!!!

Slutty Vegan owner Pinky Cole can't condone Wallo's divisive comments about supporting Black-owned businesses -- even if they're lacking, she says there's still a duty to uphold!!!

TMZ caught up with Pinky at LAX on Thursday where she told us she has no malice in her disagreement with the Million Dollarz Worth of Game co-host ... but she does indeed disagree.

Wallo called patronizing Black businesses off their race relations alone a "hustle" -- but Pinky says spenders gotta "lift as you climb" ... without her support, other operations won't have the chance to blow up like the successful restaurant chain Slutty Vegan did!!!

Pinky also dished on the DEI ... as a successful -- and Black -- business owner, her personal experiences often leave her as the only minority in the room, and she feels programs to allot diversity are still needed.

She's overcome recent obstacles ... nearly losing her Slutty Vegan brand to the clutches of corporate overspending to the tune of $10 million, but she has a new refocus that has her back in the driver's seat.

Young Thug is drawing his allegiances in the sand as he readies his comeback album from prison ... Drake and Lil Baby are cool and Kendrick Lamar and Gunna are NOT.

Thug recently sat with GQ to chat about a handful of topics and while discussing Atlanta's Hip Hop pedigree over the years, Thug gave props to Future, 21 Savage, Lil Baby, Migos, T.I., André 3000, Gucci Mane -- in addition to himself -- as the musical leaders of the city.

Kendrick Lamar chided Drake on his blockbuster diss anthem "Not Like Us" for heavily collaborating with most of those guys, including Thug, but the Young Stoner Life boss says he is confused about it all and gave K. Dot no credit -- he doubled down as a Drake fan!!!

Diddy may have forced one of the alleged victims in his federal case to undergo a medical procedure ... at least that's what prosecutors are claiming.

The rap mogul sat in a New York City courtroom Friday when the question of how to handle certain evidence the prosecution plans to present regarding an unknown medical procedure came up.

A federal prosecutor told the judge these alleged procedures go "directly to the degree of control [Diddy] had over her, consent to specific sexual acts ... It's relevant to these questions on coercion."