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Lil Nas X was just booked for battery on a peace officer -- following his late-night escapade that ended with him stark naked and tussling with police officers!!!

TMZ Hip Hop can confirm the "Old Town Road" rapper is currently in custody for the misdemeanor offense at a Van Nuys jail just outside Los Angeles. Nas is currently being held without bail.

We broke the story ... Lil Nas X was spotted by a bystander early this morning wearing nothing but tighty whities and cowboy boots while parading down the middle of a street.

Hernandez Govan, the man accused of helping facilitate Young Dolph's November 2021 murder -- was just found not guilty in court!!!

On Thursday, a jury reached a verdict nearly four years after the superstar rapper was gunned down in his Memphis hometown, finding Govan not guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

We also obtained the court docs dismissing Govan from the case.

The trial included testimonies from multiple law enforcement agency witnesses as prosecutors attempted to prove text messages showed Govan orchestrated the murder, although he did not actually fire the deadly shots.

Jay-Z can add yet another Chatty Patty to his list to address when he releases new music ... Biggie's former business partner is holding him partially accountable for the downfall of Damon Dash!!!

Veteran music exec Lance "Un" Rivera recently sat down for a lengthy interview with "The Art of Dialogue," where he scolded Jay-Z for his intense separation from Dash after they built the Roc-A-Fella Records legacy that sparked his mega-stardom.

Un labels Jay's behavior "sucka s***" -- an absolute put-down from their era, but goes even further and speculates that The Notorious B.I.G. would never leave him hanging like Jay did Dame. Damn!!!

12:21 PM PT -- Gwinnett County PD tells TMZ the autopsy report does not reveal anything they didn't already know. Cops say the incident -- despite T-Hood getting shot in the back -- is still being investigated as a self-defense shooting.

T-Hood was killed in brutal fashion -- shot multiple times, at least once in the back ... TMZ has learned.

According to a Gwinnett County ME's report, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, T-Hood suffered gunshot wounds to the back, abdomen, buttocks, and lower right and left thighs.

The reports says Hood pulled a gun during a heated argument with 2 other people inside his Georgia home -- but someone opened fire in self-defense, killing the rapper on August 8. It's unclear in the report who the shooter is.

Hood was rushed by ambulance to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. At the time, he had been dating "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" stars Kirk and Rasheeda's daughter Kelsie.

JaNa Craig might have found a new man far from the "Love Island" villa ... 'cause she was getting very cozy with rapper Key Glock in New York City!

We caught up with the reality television star Tuesday ... and, she was all over the hip hop star -- sharing lots of giggling, hand-holding and loving glimpses between them.

Craig insists they're not dating ... claiming they're just two pals -- though, as our photog points out, Craig's wearing a pretty sexy date night outfit!

A French streamer known for extreme content died earlier this week and now his funeral services are being funded by two very famous people ... Drake and Adin Ross!!!

On Tuesday, Adin vowed to avenge the death of 46-year-old internet personality Jean Pormanove, if his demise turns out to be foul play, after he died in his sleep Monday.

Adin announced he'd convened with Drake, and they'll be paying for Jean's funeral services. The two have paired up for fun charity streams in the past, so the move is par for the course.

Fat Joe says Gunna's new album is causing him personal turmoil ... he loves the music but can't fully support the wave because he hates rats!!!

On the recent episode of his "Joe and Jada" podcast, the reigning birthday boy Bronx Don explained to Jadakiss that he stumbled onto Gunna's album during a long flight and enjoyed every second of it.

Joe was refraining from saying Gunna's name but Jadakiss busted him out and filled in the blanks ... it was pretty obvious Joe was detailing "The Last Wun" album, which currently sits at the top of the Billboard Rap Charts after dropping last week.

Joey Bada$$ is back on par with the execs at his label, Columbia Records, after ordering them to go down on him ... his album got the green light and he's paying homage to the rap greats!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Joey in NYC this week ... his newborn son with his R&B singer fiancée Serayah is doing well, so it's time to pound the pavement and promote his "Lonely At The Top" album!!!

Joey got his dark aura from the pro era, so we got his thoughts on his fellow New York MC Cardi B's latest hit, "Imaginary Playerz," which samples the '97 Jay-Z song of the same name.

Tory Lanez wasn't present at the hearing for his appeal on Monday -- but his attorney and family were front and center to vouch for his innocence!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Tory's attorney Crystal Morgan and the star rapper's uncle, Speedy ... both are optimistic the court will side with their arguments!!!

Speedy gives us his estimation of events, which pretty much mirror the accounts of Tory supporters ... saying Megan Thee Stallion and Kelsey Harris lied about the shooting that put "The Color Violet" singer behind bars for 10 years.

Meg Thee Stallion's apparently as good with a whisk as she is with a microphone ... 'cause Klay Thompson says the rapper's catfish and spaghetti meal is "the best thing I've ever tasted."

The "Savage" spitter shared on her Instagram page Tuesday that after she whipped up her special pasta dish for her NBA star boyfriend -- it's now all he ever wants.

In multiple videos she posted, Klay can be seen raving over his boo's cooking ... admitting it's "my favorite meal."

Chicago rapper Dreezy is looking back at her 6-year relationship with R&B heartthrob Jacquees with a taste of 💩 in her mouth ... she says he's a liar and a cheater who snuck around with Deiondra Sanders behind her back!!!

In a new interview on "The Jay Hill Podcast," Dreezy says the blame ultimately falls in Jacquees' lap, who says Deiondra was introduced to her in person ... and the next thing you know -- boom, the other woman was pregnant.

Dreezy defended her explosive social media posts where she made alleged texts from Jacquees public that had him begging to get her pregnant after he slipped up with Deiondra.

Tekashi 6ix9ine is mourning the loss of his close friend Ariela "La Langosta," who was found shot dead in her car Sunday.

The rapper posted a series of tributes to his Instagram Story Monday, remembering the Dominican fashion and modeling influencer, who had more than 550,000 followers on Instagram. He shared several clips of the pair spending time together and honored her as a "tremendous woman" and likened her to his sister.

Ariela -- whose real name is Ariela Mejia-Polanco -- was a dancer featured in the rapper's music video for his 2023 song "Wapae."

Ghostface Killah is set to do the unthinkable — create a sequel to his ultramagnetic rap classic album “Supreme Clientele” — at the end of the week.

TMZ Hip Hop checked in with the Wu-Tang’s Wizard of Poetry at his “Supreme Clientele 2” listening party — held at the Supreme store in Los Angeles on Friday … do you see what Mass Appeal did there?!?

The New York Giants were definitely in the building … Nas pulled up to show love, draped in the custom Supreme jacket that bears his likeness from the movie “Belly” — as did A$AP Rocky to spread love too!!!

Diddy's twin daughters found themselves in a little trouble at the fair recently -- 'cause they got booted from a rollercoaster ... and, it was all caught on video.

Jessie and D'Lila Combs -- Diddy's 18-year-old twins -- were spotted at the Orange County Fair in Southern California on Saturday around 9 PM ... they were sitting on a rollercoaster waiting to take off.

Check out the clip ... a worker is speaking to the group -- the Combs twins in matching pink sweatsuits with some pals -- and, it seems he tells them to take a hike.

Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland's rendition of "Let Me Love You" at a team meeting was so good, it's getting top praise from the original artist himself -- Mario!!

TMZ Sports spoke with the popular R&B musician about the 10th pick in the 2025 draft's recent performance as part of his rookie initiation ... and he couldn't say enough good things about how the former Michigan star made it his own.

If you haven't checked it out yet ... Loveland had social media on fire for singing (and moving) along to the 2004 smash hit -- with most folks applauding his effort.

Blueface was skinnier than a pole when he was on the outside ... but now that he's on the inside -- that is, in state prison -- he's become totally buff with a buncha new tats!

The "Thotiana" rapper posted pics of himself standing with a couple of his boys inside California State Prison, Los Angeles County -- and they show Blueface has beefed up BIG TIME! You might even have to do a double-take because of his physical transformation.

Plus, his face is now completely tatted up, which is a drastic escalation from all the ink on his body before he landed in the California penal system.