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Ciara's no stranger to sharing sexy snapshots on social media, and they're something of an issue for us ... because we just can't leave 'em alone!

And since the singer's hitting the big 4-0 this weekend, we thought we'd celebrate her special day by putting together a gallery of her most sizzling shots from over the past few years!

Game 1 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays is underway ... and Drake is in the house!

Drake was shown in a suite after the bottom of the fifth inning ... looking cool AF and having a chill time with the game tied 2-2.

It makes sense ... Drake is a Toronto native, and Game 1 is at Rogers Centre -- and the dude totally lost his mind when when they punched their ticket to the Fall Classic, their first since winning back in 1993.

Moneybagg Yo and G Herbo dropped their first-ever collaboration on Friday -- a landmark moment, considering the two have long dodged beef rumors with Ari Fletcher at the center!!!

Directed by Michael Garcia, the "Feet On Land" video showcases Moneybagg and Herbo flashing the iciest of jewelry while burning up New York City in a Ferrari and Rolls-Royce!!!

Herbo and Ari share a son together, and tensions were still high when she moved on with Moneybagg in 2019, but the new duet turns the maturity meter up to level 10!!!

Time to TAP-IN y'all! Gen-Z was up and at 'em this week! Here are the MUST-KNOWS:

The long-lived feud between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar may be reignited with tonight's World Series game. Earlier this week, Toronto native Drake went from zero to 100 real quick when the Blue Jays secured their spot in the World Series, while Kendrick -- who's from Compton, California -- is backing his beloved Dodgers 💯!

The question is:

JoJo Siwa's relationship garnered buzz this week -- She hit the carpet at the 2025 Dancers Against Cancer Gala ... and packed on the PDA with partner Chris Hughes. The smooches were flying, and so were the comments online; some peeps are over this relationship, while some are totes here for it 😘!

Megan Thee Stallion was front and center, cheering on her beau, Klay Thompson, for his NBA season-opener when he and his Mavs got blown out by over 30 points -- and she's doubling down her affection in a new single!!!

On Friday, Megan unleashed her "Lover Girl" single -- independently released on her Hot Girl Productions imprint -- lyrically gushing over Klay's moves off the court ... "My man, my man, my man, my baby, my baby / D****n' me down, spoiling me, driving me crazy."

Meg proudly refers to Klay as "her n***a" but says he never stoops low and labels her a "b*tch" ... but raps how the Splash Brother has no issues turning her lady parts into "Splash Town" -- backing up all the liquid language she flexed on her Diamond-selling collab with Cardi B, "WAP."

The song also borrows its sample from female R&B group Total's 1995 hit, "Kissin' You" from back when they were signed to Diddy's Bad Boy Records

Could Tyla be any cuter??? The singer-songwriter looked insanely hot in a new video posted Friday.

The 23-year-old Grammy winner stunned in a skimpy polka-dot bikini reminiscent of a maid's outfit, strutting and twisting on a soundstage to her new song, "Chanel."

She wrote, "CHANEL OUT EVERYWHEREEEE" promoting her latest banger.

New Edition is celebrating their newly minted hometown street sign in a major way ... through "The New Edition Way" Tour ... boosted by Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton!!!

Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph and Johnny made the grand announcement Friday with a virtual tour visualizer ... with Mike, who was Boyz II Men's first manager, Facetiming the legendary trio before everyone deciding Toni would be the perfect queen for the 30-city tour.

"The New Edition Way" Tour was put together by Black Promoters Collective, and has a combined 150-million-plus records sold ... which includes the NE and Bell Biv DeVoe hits.

Any attempts of Dr. Dre carving out his next big hit in the studio were thwarted ... thanks to comedian Godfrey's spot-on Donald Trump impersonation!!!

Godfrey uploaded a clip of himself in the stu with the legendary hip hop producer, where he channeled the what-if scenario of 47 being in the lab with them.

The veteran comic nailed Trump's dialect while speculating on Dre's "medical status" with racial cluelessness, labeling the Beats By Dre creator as one of his fav Black producers.

"GodTrump" went on to quip on how he was a big fan of his music, especially when Dre was in that group, "NEGROES WITH ATTITUDE!!!"

Dre bellowed with laughter and was forced to address the camera, telling the world he did greenlight the presidential parody ... all the while Godfrey spoofed Trump's patented dance moves.

Nicki Minaj sent her loving fans a wave of positivity through a post on X, telling everyone that they're "beautiful" -- setting up the perfect punchline for James Blunt to plug in his magnum opus!!!

The UK-bred singer -- whose international chart-topping hit "You're Beautiful" turned 20 years old this year -- reposted Nicki with the cheeky reply, "You’re a little slow to the party."

Referring to Nicki as "slow" is definitely a risky jab ... the "Pinkprint" rapper has been slicing and dicing everyone in her social media path, but it's easy to understand why he couldn't resist.

"You're Beautiful" recently crossed the 1-billion-stream mark on Spotify and has been certified 4x platinum since its release, in addition to being the soundtrack of many a millennial moment.

Megan Thee Stallion isn't the only one embracing the new NBA WAG lifestyle! GloRilla is, too ... the rapper, rockin' his jersey number around her neck, was sittin' courtside cheerin' on her man, Brandon Ingram!

The "Typa" star was at State Farm Arena on Wednesday to support the Toronto Raptors in their season opener against the Atlanta Hawks.

GloRilla was front and center as she watched the Raptors forward net 16 points in the team's 138-118 win ... and she was all smiles!

Flavor Flav says people need to get off Bad Bunny's case ... 'cause he's a terrific artist who deserves the Super Bowl stage -- and people who watch Turning Point USA's counterprogramming are going to miss out!

We caught up with the hip-hop legend at LAX on Wednesday ... and, we asked him about whether he's interested in this alternative halftime show, and he's pretty much thumbs-down on it -- sharing his confusion about why people wouldn't want to listen to a powerful artist like BB.

Bad Bunny lifting up Puerto Rico's economy and his other good works for the U.S. island territory is enough reason for him to get the Halftime Show spot, Flavor adds ... and, Flav himself is a big fan of the guy.

50 Cent couldn't help but gush over Taylor Swift mentioning him on her song "Ruin The Friendship" from her blockbuster "The Life of a Showgirl" album ... and sent a backhanded shot to Travis Kelce's ex-GF!!!

During his sit-down with "Extra," 50 Cent dissected his shout-out on the track, basking in the fact that Taylor was using him as a ubiquitous reference for what was lit in pop culture at the time her song reflects upon.

50 admitted the All-Pro tight end made him a Chiefs fan before quipping he preferred seeing Taylor and Travis together ... as opposed to that "last thing" he was with.

Chris Brown and his former cowriter Kevin McCall reignited their beef this week -- yet Kevin is telling TMZ Hip Hop he's willing to make amends ... that is, if Chris will stop trying to "lil homie" him!!!

We caught up with Kevin outside of Locafella Loc Studio on Melrose in L.A. Wednesday afternoon, and he couldn't resist trolling Chris with a little song about being done dirty by a "vulture."

Kevin accused Chris of owing him $25K during a recent viral interview where he broke down in tears ... and we got him to clarify this purported debt.

The Cavaliers and Knicks' season opener brought all the celebrities to Madison Square Garden ... with Ed Sheeran, Aaron Judge, and Cam Skattebo, who got a lot of love from the fans, all pulled up!

The Knicks and Cavs tipped off their 2025 season Wednesday night in NYC ... and Giants rookie running back sensation, Skattebo, used his free time after practice to catch the action.

His presence didn't go unnoticed. Skattebo drew a huge ovation from the crowd as he was shown on the Jumbotron.

Eminem has a new girlfriend, as we reported last week ... and now he supposedly has a new wife too -- at least according to a woman who allegedly refused to pay for her meal at a Florida diner.

The incident went down Monday when 54-year-old Jennifer Kleber allegedly sat down to grab some grub at Darrell’s Dog Gone Good Diner in Silver Springs. After she polished off the last bite, the bill came, but cops say she turned her nose up at it.

According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, the manager got involved, and remembered Kleber from her previous visits to the restaurant ... because she allegedly didn't pay those bills either.