Tech N9ne Gave Kendrick His 1st Tour Break… And Now He’s Super Bowl Bound
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Tech N9ne is ecstatic about Kendrick Lamar‘s upcoming Super Bowl LIX halftime moment … given the fact that K. Dot and then-future Grammy sensation Jay Rock got their first big break on his 2010 “Independent Grind” tour!!!
Fast-forward to 2017, Kendrick was in Tech’s Kansas City hometown on his own headlining tour, thanking him and former Strange Music rapper Krizz Kaliko for their guidance that led to the road to where he’ll showcase his stuff at the Super Bowl!!!
Tech tells TMZ Hip Hop he vividly recalls K. Dot soaking up the moves and concert poise during the tour, which clearly paid off for the Compton rapper in the long run.
Tech also alluded to some major hints that Kendrick may just make a surprise appearance … as he unveiled the deets for his upcoming album, “5816 Forest,” set to drop this June.
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He’s promising the “5816 Forest” album will shine a solo spotlight on his storytelling capabilities, diving deep into his roots and chronicling his wild youth as a Bloods member growing up in the wild, wild Midwest.
And of course, he’s rooting for the Chiefs to take home the 3-peat … Gillie & Wallo beware!!!
Scott Storch My Ex of 6 Years … Racist Comments Disgust Me!!!
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Scott Storch is absolutely shocked by his ex Florence Mirsky‘s racist rant … and he’s telling TMZ he wants nothing to do with the hateful stuff she went viral for spewing.
The hip hop superproducer tells TMZ Hip Hop he’s disgusted by the video of Mirsky hurling racial slurs at several valet members, making it clear that racism is not in his DNA, and anyone who knows him can vouch for that.
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Scott reiterates he doesn’t have a racist bone in his body and says he’s deeply upset that Florence is someone he’s still associated with — but makes it clear they haven’t been together in more than 6 years.
The video, which surfaced online, shows L.A.-based influencer Mirsky making vile remarks, including claiming President Donald Trump is “doing great things” because “you guys rape and kill people,” with her insults aimed at people she appears to believe are Latino.
Florence tried to explain herself on her IG Story, claiming she was groped by one of the men, and in her rage, she shouted those horrible insults.
She’s issued several apologies since … which don’t seem to have any influence on Scott’s opinion of the matter.
Justin Baldoni Here’s Proof Blake & NYT Plotted For Months!!! Amends Suit Against Her
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Justin Baldoni says he now has cold hard proof Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds had it out for him several months before she dropped her Christmas surprise lawsuit against him … so, now he’s updating his lawsuit against them.
According to new docs, obtained by TMZ, Justin alleges the “malicious and recklesss” defamation of his character started at least as early as October 31 — it’s got nothing to do with Halloween, and everything to do with the metadata embed in the New York Times article about Blake’s lawsuit against Justin.
Here’s their evidence … Justin’s team claims observers of the article found “viewing the HTML source code for the article revealed references to a ‘message-embed-generator’ that referred to a date of ‘2024-10-31.'”
So, in layman’s terms, and in Justin’s lawsuit … he says that shows the NYT started building the allegedly defamatory article no later than October 31 — the date the outlet developed a tool to display the text messages which were such a prominent part of Blake’s lawsuit and the Times article about it.
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Team Baldoni says that’s significant because the elements behind the now infamous article “strip away the legal shields that Lively, the Times, and other Lively Parties were likely relying on to protect their malicious acts of defamation.”
As we’ve reported, Justin is suing the NYT for $400 million — separate from his suit against Blake and Ryan — alleging the outlet cherry-picked and doctored text messages in its article, and colluded with Blake to support her attack on his character.
Justin’s attorney Bryan Freedman tells TMZ … “The decision to amend our lawsuit was a logical next step due to the overwhelming amount of new proof that has come to light. This fresh evidence corroborates what we knew all along, that due to purely egotistical reasons Ms. Lively and her entire team colluded for months to destroy reputations through a complex web of lies, false accusations and the manipulation of illicitly received communications.”
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Freedman adds, “The ongoing public interest in this case online has ironically shed light on the undeniable facts pertaining to The New York Times and how heavily Ms. Lively and her representatives were not only deeply involved in the attempted take down and smear campaign of Mr. Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and their teams but that they themselves initiated it.”
The amended suit also includes a more than 150-page timeline that lays out, in meticulous detail, the sequence of Blake’s alleged campaign to destroy Justin. How detailed is it? It goes all the way back to January 1, 2019, when Justin emailed Colleen Hoover, the author of the “It Ends With Us” novel … and follows, step-by-step, through this saga to January 29, 2025.
We’ve reached out to Blake’s camp … so far, no word back — but you know they’ll have something to say. That’s just how this battle goes.
Wendy Williams 2-Day Furlough from Luxury Prison For Dad’s Birthday
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Wendy Williams will remain locked up indefinitely, but she got good news Friday … a judge will allow her to fly to Miami for her father’s 94th birthday.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the judge has authorized private security to accompany Wendy from NYC to Miami, where her dad will be celebrating with friends and family. Wendy will be there for 2 days and then fly back to NY … where she is confined in a studio apartment at an assisted living facility.
TMZ has interviewed Wendy for a new Tubi documentary — “Saving Wendy” — and in it, we raise serious questions about why she is still in a guardianship that gives her virtually no freedom. She calls her apartment a “luxury prison,” where she rarely gets to breathe fresh air, has no internet access, and virtually no visitors … no one can even call her.
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We’ve also learned the judge is prohibiting Wendy from having any further contact with the media.
Our documentary, “Saving Wendy” drops Wednesday, Feb. 12 … streaming for free on Tubi.