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Lil Wayne's ick over getting "snubbed" for Super Bowl 59 in his New Orleans hometown seems to have blown over ... Wayne is now cheering on Kendrick Lamar to have a helluva halftime show!!!

Skip Bayless made attempts to push Wayne over the edge on his show on Monday, claiming to be "baffled and angry" there wouldn't be Young Money emblems inside Caesars Superdome come February -- but Wayne said it's all g-double-o-d.

“I’ve spoken to him, and I wish him all the best and I told him he better kill it,” Wayne told Skip. "For whatever reason I believe it’s over my head. I don’t know why, period. Obviously, I believe that it’s perfect. I do not know why.”

One word describes how Jay-Z feels about the rape allegations against him ... "upset."

In fact, the music mogul's so mad, his attorney, Alex Spiro, gave a fiery speech Monday invoking that word multiple times in regards to the new lawsuit against his famous client.

Spiro told a roundtable of reporters at Roc Nation headquarters in NYC that Jay feels the suit makes a mockery of the justice system because of what he calls baseless claims made by his accuser.

Offset getting to see Cardi B last night at his birthday party in Miami wasn't his only surprise of the evening ... the newly certified 33-year-old got a shiny memento of his late Migos bro Takeoff!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained footage from the peak of Set's private birthday party during Art Basel at Habibi.

Mazza New York surprised Offset with a jewelry box as he was posted up with Travis Scott, who had just finished his helicopter-boosted Rolling Loud set, where we're hearing he sold more tix than the other two headliners combined!!!

Tony Buzbee is denying claims he's working hand in hand with Jaguar Wright as part of his rape lawsuit against Jay-Z.

Here's the deal ... Jaguar posted a video on social media this week, claiming she was contacted by Buzbee's law firm, which is representing a "Jane Doe" who is suing Jay, as well as more than 100 alleged Diddy sexual assault victims.

In video posted on X, Jaguar filmed herself talking with a woman who seemingly worked for a law firm ... which Jaguar claimed was Buzbee's.

One place you can't catch Bhad Bhabie is outside in a Lambo -- her rep tells TMZ, reports of her exotic car being involved in a police chase and accident ... are totally false.

Here's the deal ... a Lamborghini Urus burst into flames early Saturday morning in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley -- TMZ was first to post the video, showing good Samaritans pulling a male driver from the exotic whip right before it burst into flames. The driver had been evading cops chasing him for alleged reckless driving.

Bhad Bhabie -- aka Danielle Bregoli -- got dragged into this mess Monday, when a local L.A. station reported the burnt-up Lambo was registered to her, and the driver was reportedly her brother.

Nelly's Black & White Ball made a grand return to his hometown St. Louis on Sunday -- and plenty of his famous friends came out dressed to the nines to support a good cause!!!

The annual charity event took a hiatus last year but came back strong to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation and dole out scholarships to Harris-Stowe State University.

Ne-Yo, Jermaine Dupri, Bow Wow, the St. Lunatics and Shaboozey's "Bar Song" inspiration, J-Kwon, all took the shimmery stage for performances!!!

Leon Thomas III's hit song "Mutt" is being spotlighted on several 2024 year-end lists, including Spotify's RNB X playlist ... living proof that not all child actors flame out like those social media wormholes want you to believe!!!

We spoke to Leon at LAX over the weekend and he tells us there are tons of adversities to overcome after hitting it big as a child actor ... and congratulated his former "Victorious" co-star Ariana Grande for her Best Actress Golden Globes nomination for "Wicked."

She and several other former child stars are leading the pack in Hollywood as they blossom into adulthood -- and Leon's on the same blazing trails.

Alabama Barker's ready for her Vogue cover shoot ... dropping a rap song all about the spotlight -- and, her famous family members made appearances.

The up-and-coming rap star released a music video for her song "Vogue" Friday ... rapping all about how she's got loads of cash, a clique of close friends and how she's ready to take the world by storm.

Basically, she touches on a lot of common themes in rap ... with sultry dancing and a shirtless dude or two thrown in for dramatic effect.

Drake's hopping on a trend to wrap up a pretty rough year -- his hometown showed out for a look-alike contest that had to boost his ego, while also putting $10,000 in one lucky fan's pocket.

The "Drake-alike Challenge" drew a huge crowd Saturday in Toronto ... and there were fans repping every variety of Drizzy -- including Ozempic Drake and girl Drake.

There was even one person, Anthony Po, decked out as Drake's son, Adonis. In a way, Anthony's responsible for the Drake-alike contest even happening.

A husband and wife powerhouse attorney couple are now involved in the two biggest crime cases in the nation ... that of Diddy and Luigi Mangione.

Karen Friedman Agnifilo has been retained by Mangione to represent him as he faces murder charges for the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, TMZ has confirmed.

The top New York attorney has been in the private sector since 2021 ... after working as the chief assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office under Cyrus Vance Jr. for several years.

Jay-Z and Diddy's rape accuser is speaking out for the first time about the allegations -- but "some mistakes" in her story are prompting Jay-Z to ask a judge to toss the whole case ... TMZ has learned.

The woman, who filed as a Jane Doe and says she was 13 at the time of the alleged rape, spoke to NBC News Friday, going over what she claims happened at the 2000 MTV VMAs after-party -- including a limo ride to Diddy's house, and a drink that made her woozy before the alleged sexual assault.

While she said the "catastrophic event" ruined her life, she also copped to multiple inconsistencies in her allegations. For instance, she spoke to Benji Madden at the after-party, but Benji says he wasn't even in NYC at the time. She also claimed her father picked her up from the party, but he doesn't remember that.

T.I. is suing Sabrina Peterson for defamation over 3 years after she sued the rapper and made damning allegations about him ... including a claim he once held a gun to her head.

In new court documents obtained by TMZ ... T.I. claims he and his family ended their friendship with Sabrina, saying she wasn't a "positive" influence to be around.

The rapper alleges Sabrina felt spurned by this decision and, in turn, became obsessed with him and his family ... prompting SP to harass and threaten them by posting "false" and "baseless" accusations about them on social media.

Doechii has proven to be one of hip hop music's most talented rising stars this year ... and she's not taking any cultural disrespect, especially from fair-weather fans!!!

TMZ Hip Hop linked with thee Swamp Princess following her set at Top Dawg Entertainment's 11th Christmas charity event in Watts on Thursday.

No need to sugarcoat things -- Doechii flat-out tells us anyone who thinks her music is too deep simply doesn't belong, boo-boo. 💁🏾‍♀️

Top Dawg Entertainment's flagship artist Jay Rock is beaming with pride over the banner year the label experienced in 2024 ... which he says, sets the stage for an even bigger 2025!!!

TMZ Hip Hop chopped it up with the Grammy Award-winner during TDE's 11th annual Christmas Concert, Toy Drive, and Community Giveback, live and direct from the Nickerson Gardens area he grew up in!!!

Jay and Kendrick Lamar both started their careers together and bias aside, Rock is dubbing "GNX" a classic album ... play it front, back, side to the side, you'll still get the same dynamic results!!!

Top Dawg Entertainment had a lot to be thankful for in '24 but like they always do 'bout this time, their main mission is giving back!!!

The label's 11th annual Christmas holiday went down inside the Watts neighborhood's Nickerson Gardens on Thursday, boosted by homegrown super talents such as Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Jay Rock, Isaiah Rashad and many more.

TMZ Hip Hop caught up TDE's President Punch and Ab-Soul at the event and they humbly told us they're humble servants in the community when it comes to this stuff.

Trae Tha Truth used the recording studio this week to vent frustrations over the exhausting search for his missing child ... and we're hearing the hunt to find her has intensified!!!

On Friday, Trae released his newest track, "Letter to Truth Pt. 2," a musical apology and plea to his 6-year-old daughter Truth, who he last saw when he dropped her off with her mother back in August.

Trae has full custody of the child and told us this week in L.A. that he's not resting until she's back in his care. Truth's mother's whereabouts are currently unknown but she was spotted in the Los Angeles area several weeks ago.