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Two months after launching their relationship, Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson are once again stepping out in public ... this time at a star-studded Jay-Z event!

TMZ Sports has learned Klay, 35, and Meg, 30, plan to hit up Hov and billionaire Michael Rubin's REFORM Alliance Casino Gala at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City on Saturday, one of their few public cameos together.

Of course, the future Hall of Famer first got people talking about him and Meg on July 12 ... when he posted a pic kissing a woman whose back was to the camera. Fans speculated it was the rapper.

The MTV VMAs may have been a blast ... but the real fun started after, with stars hitting the biggest hotspots in NYC.

Check out the pics ... there were a handful of post-VMA bashes Sunday night, drawing all types of celebs dressed to impress.

Mariah Carey came ready to party in an all black outfit with a fresh pair of shades ... while Cardi B brought the energy in a cheetah-print outfit.

Cardi B is back on the party scene after being cleared in the assault case she described as annoying, and once again, she was the center of attention at a huge US Open after party!

The megastar rapper is just several days away from releasing her long-awaited 2nd album, "Am I the Drama?" ... and she tantalized the crowd at the Raising Cane's event in a sleek black dress, complete with a sultry thigh-high slit.

The crowd had plenty of famous faces soaking up Cardi's performance ... Kevin Hart, U.S. Open champ Carlos Alcaraz, Jamie Foxx and Lenny Kravitz were all in the building.

Young Thug says he doesn't trust people putting on a facade ... especially men who come out as gay after they've already struck up a friendship.

The rapper made the controversial comments on the "Perspektives with Bank" podcast ... equating informing the cops about someone with coming out as gay after first claiming to be straight.

It's a convoluted argument ... but, essentially, Thug says if you present yourself one way -- a straight man in this case -- and later come out, then he's not rocking with you anymore.

We know some celebs can seem all high and mighty, especially when they're having a night on the town ... but we wanna see if you can guess who this real cool guy is!

We caught this rapper when he was leaving a restaurant with some friends, and he ended up running into an amateur comedian on the street while waiting for his ride -- turns out the guy loves a good joke!

The NFL is back ... and the wives and girlfriends (and one VERY famous fiancée) are all ready to catch their men in action!!

The 2025 season brings big names like Ciara, Cardi B and Normani -- CiCi is happily married to Giants quarterback Russell Wilson, the rapper is seeing Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs and the Fifth Harmony member is engaged to Steelers pass catcher DK Metcalf.

Taylor Swift will see much more TV time this season (sorry, haters) -- she got engaged to Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce last month.

Shawn Kemp spent his last night before beginning home detention enjoying the sights and sounds of a Lil Wayne concert.

TMZ Sports has learned the former NBA superstar -- who was just ordered to 30 days of electronic home monitoring for firing a gun during a 2023 parking lot dispute -- hit Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on Wednesday to get down at "The Carter VI" tour.

He didn't seem like a guy too concerned about the sentence he was getting set to serve -- as video we obtained showed him vibing to Weezy's tunes.

We all love the energy of a good show ... but we really have to prepare for the MTV VMAs ... because these shows get extra sexy!

Since the next awards ceremony is just around the corner, we've put together a gallery of some of the spiciest moments of the Video Music Awards ... like when Madonna and Christina Aguilera locked lips before Jay-Z and Beyonce really put on a show in 2003!

Warren G has proudly onboarded as a co-owner of a newly minted minor league baseball team and the best part is it's in his hometown city of Long Beach, California!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the Hip Hop legend on Friday, where he laid out big plans for the new Long Beach Baseball Club within the Pioneer Baseball League.

The G-Funk pioneer tells us he's already plotting for championships ahead of the team's 2026 inaugural season -- he wants to name them the "Regulators!!!"

LisaRaye McCoy is down to hear K Camp out, after the rapper shot his shot in her direction on Cam Newton's podcast ... original dime pieces never go out of style!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with LisaRaye at Avalon Hollywood last night during the celebration for Ellaé Lisqué’s 10th anniversary fashion show ... and there was a bit of blushing discussing her celebrity crush reveal.

K Camp doesn't rap about sex -- he chronicles romance -- and told Cam there would be nothing but ice water running through his veins if he ever ran into LisaRaye.

Damon Dash is claiming he hit "Roc" bottom and has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy ... he says he's staring down 8 figures of debt but only has a few grand in assets ... and only $100 in cash!!!

According to court docs, 54-year-old Dash estimates he's currently in the hole with somewhere between one to 49 creditors, and only has a paltry amount of assets valued at $4,350 ... versus $5,200 in monthly expenses and $25,303,049.47 in liabilities.

One of those people he says he owes money to is Josh Webber of Muddy Water Pictures LLC, who was in a lawsuit with Dash stemming from their failed "Dear Frank" film.

Drake released several new songs on his 90-minute "Iceman" vlog last night -- and Kai Cenat is telling millions of people the tracks SUCK and it was the biggest waste of time IN HIS LIFE!!!

Don't think all-caps are aggressive ... Kai thought the songs were so bad, he threw a temper tantrum and bombed the tracks with his infamous Undertaker gong sound.

The streaming giant said he couldn't fake the funk even if he's trying to make a splash with the Mafiathon 3 event ... clearly Kai enjoyed Latto and Ice Spice's raps better!!!

Diddy's missing some of his kids' milestone moments while he sits in a New York City detention center ... 'cause they took over a fashion show in L.A. while their father fights for freedom.

The famous brood pulled up to AVALON Hollywood & Bardot -- a historic nightclub in the City of Angels -- Thursday night for Ellaé Lisqué’s 10-year anniversary show.

Christian Combs posed on the red carpet while holding his sister, Love, who turns 3 next month. He pointed to the cameras on the carpet for his sis to look at.

Kai Cenat was overloaded with butterscotch booty thanks to Latto and Ice Spice's unified twerking during "Mafiathon 3"!!!

The superstar rappers were lit inside Kai's penthouse Thursday night, shaking their rumps to the sounds of their new single "Gyatt" as Kai wisely played the background and gave their backsides the full camera shot for the stream!!! 🍑

Latto and Ice Spice threw a couple of slick pot shots at each other in the form of their songs "Sunday Service" and "Think U The Sh!t (Fart)" last year but after realizing there was no real beef between them, they decided to get $$$ together.

Lil Jon's hoping to encourage others to take their health seriously ... pulling back the curtain on his own journey after his recent Muscle Beach competition!

The rapper told us all about it on "TMZ Live" in an interview airing Friday ... saying he built his body through dedication and sacrifice ... denying himself comforts he used to enjoy, like pizza and soda.

While LJ says he's paid more attention to his health over the last decade -- especially after a friend of his had triple bypass surgery -- he really started to ramp it up in the run-up to his 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show appearance with Usher.

Ray J and Zeus Network's Lemuel Plummer are sitting down a year after they fought each other -- and things almost got physical once again.

Check out the dramatic trailer for their recorded sit-down released by Lemuel ... the pair are immediately on edge as they discuss the near-brawl that occurred at a BET Awards after-party in June 2024.

There appears to be a mix of issues ... Ray J says his foe talked trash about his network -- he launched Tronix Network in March 2024 -- and the stars disagree about who swung first as tensions boiled over last year.