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Cardi B and Offset put their messy divorce drama on ice for a day ... reuniting to celebrate two of their kids' birthdays.

The estranged spouses were both on hand Saturday for a massive joint birthday bash for son Wave, who turned 5 on Friday, and daughter Blossom, who turns 2 Monday.

The party was decked out with Disney and "Sonic the Hedgehog" decorations, balloon arches, carnival games and even an open bar ... with Cardi getting fully into character as Minnie Mouse.

Kanye West and Big Sean have finally buried the hatchet after their years-long feud ... with the two rappers performing together in Illinois on Thursday.

Ye hit the stage at Soldier Field in Chicago Thursday night and, at one point during the show, he brought out a special guest, who just happened to be his Detroit-based former protege.

Ye first announced to the packed crowd, "Had to bring my homie from the D out," and then Sean rode a lift up to the huge globe-shaped stage. The two then belted out their 2012 tune, "Clique," followed by Sean's solo hit, "I Don't F*** With You." Ye and Sean then performed "Mercy" with another special guest, 2 Chainz.

Sean "Diddy" Combs is getting even closer to being a free man ... his prison release date was moved up again!

The music mogul will now be sprung on February 5, 2028, from the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, New Jersey, according to the Bureau of Prisons.

Last month, TMZ reported that Diddy was most recently scheduled for release on February 20, 2028, which means he's getting more than two weeks shaved off his release date.

Singer Anderson .Paak is officially back on the market after hashing out a divorce settlement with his ex, Jae Lin, TMZ has learned. 

Anderson filed court docs on September 2, telling the court he hashed out a deal with Jae over the division of their property and support. 

As TMZ first reported, Anderson filed for divorce in early 2024 after tying the knot in 2010. In his petition, the entertainer did not list a separation date in his filing. 

Women of the Bay Area, listen up ... if you're considering (allegedly) giving money to any self-proclaimed 49ers, run it by E-40 first!

That's the official word from 40 Water himself, who pulled up to the TMZ offices this week to chop it up with Babcock, who asked the legendary Bay Area rapper about Daejon Love, the most talked-about story in sports.

"If he don't know Water, if he don't know 40 Water, and he claims 49er, if I ain't never heard of him or met him, he's not a Niner," 40 said.

"They should have asked me before they gave him the money or whatever and all the scamming s***."

Blueface has a new baby ... and now, a new home for his growing family ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with the sale ... the rapper recently moved into a sprawling $2.25 million property in Moorpark, California ... just in time for the arrival of his newborn son. The home spans over 5,000 square feet and features five bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, mountain views and a four-car garage.

Blueface was chauffeured to the gated property in a Maybach Sprinter provided by Stratos. He was accompanied by Christian Crane of Agents of LA, who represented him in the purchase, along with former Death Row Records producer and real estate investor Eric "C-Style" Yokoyama.

Famous Dex had the cop arresting him sounding more like a fan ... with the officer marveling over Dex's Las Vegas show before the two actually fist-bumped.

TMZ obtained body cam footage from Dex's August 23 domestic battery arrest, and things get surprisingly chummy when the rapper tells the officer he was supposed to perform that night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

"Bro, you're performing at the Grand Arena?" the cop asks, sounding impressed.

Nicki Minaj is continuing to travel aboard the Trump Train ... she's been tapped to be a judge on Trump's 'Apprentice'-style small business competition in DC next month, according to Fox News Digital.

The outlet reports that the New York rapper and full-on MAGA supporter is headed to Washington for the Million-Dollar Pitch Competition on September 18. Actor Dean Cain will be the host of the contest.

The competition -- touted as a cross between "Shark Tank" and "The Apprentice" -- reportedly pits 5 companies against each other as they vie for a $1 million grand prize, but no one goes home as a loser.

Aubrey O'Day is using the Keffe D guilty verdict to make a pointed argument about Diddy ... saying you don't have to pull the trigger to be held responsible for a murder.

The former Danity Kane singer reacted after Duane "Keffe D" Davis was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder in Tupac Shakur's killing ... saying the verdict makes "one thing painfully clear."

Aubrey wrote that if evidence shows someone financed, ordered, encouraged or knowingly set a murder in motion, they should face accountability too -- and she made it obvious who she was talking about.

Kanye West’s former staffer is making moves in court to prevent the musician from claiming he wasn't in his right mind as a defense in their legal battle ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Benjamin Provo, who worked at the musician’s Donda Academy in 2021, says he wants the judge to block Ye from making the claim he was of "unsound mind" when he was discriminating against Benjamin.

Benjamin claims Kanye is pulling this insanity defense card right before the case is scheduled to go to trial … and never once produced any documents or provided any testimony about the issue to this point. He says, even if it was relevant, Kanye had not turned over any medical records or selected an expert to testify about the impact of his mental health issues on the claims in the case.

A Las Vegas jury has found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of murder in the first degree in the death of Tupac Shakur.

The jury returned its verdict Monday, convicting Davis of murder with the use of a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang. The 63-year-old now faces a possible maximum sentence of life in prison ... although he has already made it clear to the judge he plans to appeal the verdict.

Prosecutors never claimed Davis fired the fatal shots during the September 1996 drive by shooting. Instead, they argued he was the "shot caller" who handed the murder weapon to the gunman, believed to have been his nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, or another man riding in the back seat.

08/31/2026 5:22 PM PT -- Duane "Keffe D" Davis has been found guilty of murder in the first degree in the death of Tupac Shakur.

Closing arguments have ended in the Tupac Shakur murder trial ... and now the jury have began deliberating.

As you know, Duane "Keffe D" Davis has been charged with first-degree murder for the iconic artist's 1996 killing ... making him the only person to ever be criminally charged in Tupac's death.

Prosecutors aren't accusing Keffe D of firing any shots himself, but argue that he was the one calling them.

They say that -- based on his own police interviews and memoir anecdotes -- KD orchestrated the Las Vegas shooting as retaliation for a fight Tupac and his crew got in with his nephew earlier that night.

Jaidyn Alexis says she got even with Blueface after learning he'd slept with one of her best friends ... by sleeping with one of his -- and she has zero regrets.

Jaidyn dropped the bomb while sitting down with our Towanda on "The TMZ Podcast" ... explaining things between her and Blueface really started unraveling around the time he went to jail.

Jaidyn says the two had already separated before Blueface got locked up ... and while he was behind bars, she says he decided another woman was going to be his "main bitch."

Rapper Lefty Gunplay went from the stage to a jail cell in Missouri ... getting arrested Saturday morning after a Friday night show in Springfield.

According to jail records obtained by TMZ, Lefty -- whose real name is Franklin Holladay -- was booked by Springfield Police around 8 AM Saturday on a fourth-degree assault charge.

The booking sheet lists Holladay from Baldwin Park, California ... with Lefty’s signature face and neck tattoos on full display in the mug shot.

Lil Nas X has announced the death of his mom Tameka Hill ... saying "this one's gonna hurt."

The country rapper took to Instagram Saturday morning to share pictures of his late mom calling her "the baddest ever."

Nas has stayed relatively mum about their relationship in the past ... but in 2021 he told Hot 97 that his mom was an addict and he was attempting to help her, despite being frustrating at times.

Blueface's ex, Jaidyn Alexis, is drawing a hard line when it comes to the baby he had with another woman ... telling us the child won't be meeting the kids she shares with the rapper anytime soon.

Jaidyn sat down with our Towanda on "The TMZ Podcast" and flat-out said there are "no plans" for her children to meet his new baby, Jonathan Jr.

Reason being ... Jaidyn says she wants to "get the swab results back" first ... making it clear she's not fully buying that the baby is Blueface's just yet.