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Vegas got a whole lot icier this weekend when Saweetie stormed into the strip club and turned it into her own personal snow globe of chaos and cash.

The "Icy Girl" rolled into Crazy Horse 3, grabbed $10,000 in singles and sent the club into chaos, rushing the stage, twerking, tossing stacks of ones, and partying with strippers and friends like it was her own personal afterparty.

Gorgeous entertainers danced to her biggest hits while Saweetie hyped the crowd and kept the energy high well into the morning. But just when you thought the night couldn’t get any crazier -- Travis Scott showed up.

Drake isn't forgiving or forgetting when it comes to his beef with Kendrick Lamar ... encouraging fans to keep on dissing his rap adversary while they chanted an NSFW phrase about him.

The rapper took the stage at Rockstar Energy's Wireless Festival in London Saturday ... rocking Finsbury Park -- and, his fans showed their love by screaming out "F*** Kendrick."

Drake basks in the glow of the roast for a moment before telling Chubbs, who's Drake's head of security and is waiting in the wings, "Grab me a shot. I'll drink to that."

Justin Bieber's chugging a giant pint of irony -- after raging out at paparazzi, he's now paying them to create content for new album, "SWAG" ... TMZ has learned.

It's a pretty stunning plot twist ... the singer-songwriter made a deal with a photo agency to use the audio from a video shot last month, where he lashed out at the paparazzi for shooting him as he left a restaurant.

We're told Bieber's camp made the photo agency sign an NDA ... so, their representatives aren't allowed to discuss terms of the deal, such as how much JB paid.

Young Noble's former manager Steve Lobel is confirming the Outlawz rapper was indeed "the strong friend" following his suicide ... and says the time for artists to have solid mental health coverage is NOW!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Steve, the man who's managed everyone from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony to Scott Storch to Outlawz, and had a chat about Noble's creative genius and his caring nature.

Steve says it took a couple days to complete his heartfelt eulogy on IG and shared a bunch of never-before-seen pics to hammer home the eulogy and raise awareness for the family's GoFundMe.

Ja Rule isn't predicting LiAngelo Ball's swag swerve and bend that corner over a pesky little thing like divorce ... Gelo's a rapper and rappers have options!!!

TMZ Hip Hop linked up with Mr. Holla Holla himself -- the perfect candidate for the marital pop quiz.

Like Gelo, Rule made his money through Def Jam Records, where he and the late, great Irv Gotti sold millions of records through the Murder Inc. joint deal -- not to mention he's a marriage vet ... he and his lady Aisha have been married for 24 years!!!

Armon Wiggins -- the man who slipped into the public eye outside Diddy's trial by pouring baby oil over his body when the verdict was read -- is having regrets, now that his viral joke angered so many people on both sides of the case!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Armon, a popular social media personality, about his recent oil spill that matted and ruffled the feathers of many.

Armon explains he had an ongoing running gag during the trial where he clamored for
"more oil" ... a demand we discovered Diddy bellowed at his escorts during freak-offs with Cassie and Jane Doe.

The person accusing Diddy of tossing a semen-soaked Notorious B.I.G. shirt on him is also claiming Puff had a notable accomplice acting as a henchman during a separate sexual assault -- Biggie's son, CJ Wallace!!!

According to the complaint filed during the 4th of July holiday, John Doe claims Biggie's son was among a group of men who lured him to a Revolt TV location in 2020 via a Combs Corporations' vehicle ... where he says he was then ambushed and led to another room where Diddy was waiting.

As John Doe's head was held by others, he claims Diddy attempted to stuff his penis into his mouth, all the while screaming at him that his days working for Bad Boy were over as punishment for clashing earlier.

2:08 PM PT -- A rep for Coco tells TMZ ... "After an amazing season and a sold out tour, Donovan Mitchell and Coco Jones took a moment to recharge on vacation which turned it into a beautiful engagement."

"The couple has been dating for two years and look forward to building a life together."

Donovan Mitchell just took things to the next level with Coco Jones -- the NBA star popped the question ... and she said YES!!

The Cleveland Cavaliers guard shared the amazing news with his 3+ million Instagram followers on Friday ... with a photo of him kissing the R&B sensation in front of a beautiful sunset.

He also posted a video of his proposal near the beach ... showing him getting on one knee.

Kid Cudi got married more than a month after taking the stand in Diddy's federal trial ... the Man on the Moon is now hitched to his longtime GF, Lola Abecassis Sartore, at a lavish ceremony in Lola's South of France hometown!!!

The ceremony took place on June 28 at the Hôtel Cap-Estel, 7 years after they first met at Virgil Abloh's debut Louis Vuitton show.

The newlyweds reportedly honored the late Abloh with a bounce castle, and Cudi had Saint Laurent fashion their weekend wardrobe, and celeb jeweler Ben Baller banged out their wedding bands, signifying their love through platinum with a mix of rose gold for Cudi and gold for Lola.

Jack Harlow's been relatively quiet since collaborating with Doja Cat earlier this year, but his Generation Now label boss Leighton "Lake" Morrison is telling us great things come for those who wait ... till the top of next year!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Lake on Thursday at LAX and he promised Jack's new album would arrive either at the tail end of 2025 or top of the next year.

We also got Lake to give us his A&R expertise on the effectiveness of Drake's new "comeback" track, “What Did I Miss?” ... which intentionally teases the elephant in the room that's still clocking his beef with Kendrick Lamar.

Chris Brown faced two new charges in a London assault case Friday morning ... pleading not guilty to two additional counts stemming from a violent altercation two years ago in which a man's head was smashed with a bottle in a nightclub.

The R&B singer arrived at London's Southwark Crown Court dressed in a brown suit Friday morning to plead not guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm, and not guilty to possessing an offensive weapon in a public place -- a tequila bottle.

This follows a court appearance last month when Brown pled not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm -- the most serious of the three counts -- in the same case ... Brown's accused of smashing the bottle over Abraham Diaw's head in February 2023 at TAPE nightclub.

No lag on your Bianca Censori fix -- we've got the latest snaps of her strutting through LAX with Ye, jet-set and sexy for takeoff.

Now, you’d be more shocked not to see Bianca mostly-naked -- but she and Ye gave the VIP perks a pass and queued up like us peasants at TSA… good thing she kept it modest-ish for once.

Still, Bianca wasn’t about to fully ditch her signature look -- she may’ve covered up on top, but those legs were out and about in the teeniest, tiniest shorts imaginable.

Dave Chappelle crashed the stage at the Wu-Tang Clan's "Final Chamber" tour in Ohio last night ... showcasing his beatboxing skills and telling the crowd to keep their W's up!!! 👐🏾

TMZ Hip Hop obtained footage of Dave live inside Columbus' Nationwide Arena ... interrupting RZA's speech with the famed Buckeyes chant "O-H! I-O!" and the crowd couldn't have been happier. They are the reigning Champs, after all!!!

Dave then began to hum and beat-box with a slurred melody that sounded like a kazoo ... but the Wu and their fans knew what time it was.

Lean into these ladies in leather and choose your fave: rapper and singer Latto hit the streets of Paris in this strapping-hot look ... while actress Avani Gregg posed pretty in a chocolate-brown leather ensemble -- but who's leading the leather race?!

The question here is: Who'd You Rather?!

VOTE NOW!

It's a 'Yummy' week for Beliebers -- 'cause TMZ can confirm Justin Bieber is releasing his seventh studio album on Friday!

That's right -- the Canadian pop star is ready to give his loyal fans new music at midnight Friday after he spent several weeks in Iceland working on new tunes earlier this year.

We can confirm the album is called "Swag" -- one of teenage JB's most beloved terms. Check out the track list below!

Popeyes recently launched its new Chicken Wraps as a special menu item -- only to watch McDonald's resume selling its beloved Snack Wraps -- and the Louisiana chain is calling it a fowl move on Mickey D's part!!!

To retaliate, Popeyes dropped a full-on onslaught A.I. diss track -- complete with a digital music video that has Ronald McDonald resembling a wimpy clown struggling to get a groove with the Golden Arch's recipes.

The chorus has a catchy bop, "Food be tasting funny when the clown be in the kitchen" -- will there be a lawsuit if the diss track actually catches on???

Both brands have established several celebrity spokespeople and dedicated customers ... but only one can be King Chicken.