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Waka Flocka has a stern message for all of his fans ... Stay the hell away from his concerts if you're a Joe Biden supporter!!!

The Grammy-nominated rapper made that point abundantly clear during his Monday performance onstage at Club Sky in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Waka stopped in the middle of his set to address the packed crowd about the 46th president of the United States and potential 2024 democratic nominee for the White House.

Rick Ross' violent face-off in Vancouver is exactly what it seems -- the end result of the rapper's recent beef with Drake ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... the Sunday night fight started when Rick was approached by several Canadians who were upset with him for dissing Champagne Papi in several videos posted well over a month ago.

However, we're told the angry Drake supporters were incited even more when Ricky Rozay ended his set at the Ignite Music Festival by pumping "Not Like Us" in the PA speakers.

A high-ranking BBC presenter wants to see political violence in the United States, Ray J wants back in the BET Awards and Ed Sheeran wants England's soccer team to play well to his music ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Charles react to BBC presenter David Aaronovitch calling for President Biden to have Donald Trump murdered.

Before this blue-eyed boy in his red white and blue Mickey Mouse sweater turned into a global entertainer, he was just taking his action figures everywhere, singing covers on his karaoke machine and looking up to The King of Rock 'n' Roll.

Although he didn't grow up in the States, he sure has made his way around the USA. There's no denying he and his former bandmates made one hot boy band, but perhaps this singin' stud is the "Golden" one!

Need one more clue? "You don't know, oh-oh ... that's what makes you beautiful!"

Zach Bryan came to the rescue of "Hawk Tuah" girl Hailey Welch before his Nashville show ... arranging the VIP treatment for her after she got worried about unwanted attention in the crowd.

ICYMI ... Hailey joined Zach onstage at Nissan Stadium, making a cameo during his encore performance of "Revival." Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... HW didn't end up onstage Saturday night just for a singalong, as Zach's team had spoken with people connected to Hailey before the show.

We're told Hailey has always been a major fan of Zach's and bought her ticket for the concert well before she became the viral sensation she is today.

Sexyy Red losing out to Tyla at the 2024 BET Awards caused a big stir online with fans, but if ya let Druski and DJ Drama tell it -- there were no losers that night!!!

TMZ Hip Hop chopped it up with both star personalities at LAX, where they were kidding around about all sorts of topics the day after the award show let out.

They both attended the awards and agree with the convo online ... Sexyy was hands-down this year's Best New Artist!!!

Kendrick Lamar and pgLang continue to connect dots in Compton ... helping coordinate an electronics and sneaker giveaway that has kids screaming Christmas in July!!!

The event was a community team effort co-organized by Kai Cenat, 319 Music Group CEO Wacko and Tim Hinshaw's creative studio Free Lunch.

TMZ Hip Hop was also on the scene, and the energy created by K. Dot's Pop-Up Concert was still lingering throughout Compton.

Bronny James is opening up on his decision to rock No. 9 in the NBA ... confirming he chose it to honor late musician Juice WRLD.

LeBron's eldest son faced the media for the first time as a Los Angeles Laker on Tuesday ... and after fielding several questions about his relationship with his four-time champion pops, who was in attendance for the presser, he explained how the digit he'll sport during games was far from random.

"Juice has just been a big part of me, keeping calm in some situations that I've been through," 19-year-old Bronny said minutes ago. "So yeah, just paying homage to him especially because he passed. It's a really important thing for me."

Eminem finally has the release date for his upcoming "The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)" -- and he's recruited a pair of sweet MCs from the 313 for his next single.

On Tuesday, Eminem revealed his new album would drop on July 12 -- via a twisted mini-movie depicting him being born as a devil child, and teasing the project's arrival.

Fans will peep Em brought back the fictional Pompsomp Hills he's used to promo previous albums but also gave them a taste of the lyrical gymnastics to come on the track "Tobey" featuring fellow Detroit rappers Big Sean and BabyTron.

Deshaun Watson is having some fun in the sun with his model girlfriend Jilly Anais at one of the most picturesque places in the world ... before the star quarterback heads to training camp later this month!

The singer/model -- who's been with the NFL quarterback for five years -- shared video from their vacay in Ibiza, Spain ... ahead of Watson's third season in Cleveland.

It's obvious they're both having a GREAT time ... doing everything from jet skiing in the blue ocean to eating delicious food and sippin' champagne.

It's Saweetie's 31st birthday today and we are blessing you with her sweetest and sexiest snaps! From bikini selfies to shower shots, a plethora of beautiful photos await! "Tap In" to our gallery showcasing Saweetie's Hot Shots!

Ray J really was going through it at the BET Awards, and now we have the video to back it up -- it's a full meltdown, with him threatening to make things "ghetto" after security allegedly denied him re-entry to the show.

The footage, obtained by TMZ, shows Ray pacing around Sunday night outside the award show at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles ... and he's getting more and more animated.

Ray appears to be arguing with some security guards and he's overheard complaining about not being let inside the show ... and things escalate to the point where he rips off his shirt and declares, "I didn't bring the ghetto to BET yet, but I'm about to!!!"

Suki Waterhouse is opening up about her split with Bradley Cooper back in the day ... she says their breakup was dark, difficult, isolating and disorienting.

The "Daisy Jones & the Six" actress reflects on her decades-old romance and split with Bradley in her August 2024 British Vogue cover story ... one of the few times she's ever spoken publicly about their breakup.

Suki dated Bradley from 2013 to 2015 and in her BV interview, published Tuesday, she says it's taken her almost 10 years to heal.

Morgan Wallen is no longer tolerating fans throwing items at him on stage ... as the country singer pointedly disposed of one rogue phone during a recent concert.

Check it out ... Morgan is filmed singing his hit, "Cowgirls," when someone in the crowd at the Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado throws their phone at him. The phone hits Morgan right in the shoulder before falling to the ground.

Rather than ignore the unwanted item, Morgan picks up the phone and chucks it offstage ... looking seriously annoyed. However, Morgan recovers pretty quickly ... moving on to another part of the stage to finish the song.

Lily Allen is cashing in on the fascination with her feet ... launching a new business endeavor that's sure to be a hit with the foot fetish community.

The singer has officially launched an OnlyFans account dedicated to pictures of her feet ... offering up a subscription for just over $10. David Harbour's wife appears to mean business ... she's already uploaded 6 pics of her little piggies AND has promoted the account on her Instagram Stories.

Lily's decision comes a week after she joked on the "Miss Me?" podcast about her 5-star rating on Wikifeet ... sharing she was told by her pedicurist her tootsies could make a killing online.

Ed Sheeran is pulling out all the stops to help his home team get ready for its Euro 2024 quarterfinal ... performing a private gig for the England soccer squad!!

The four-time Grammy Award winner -- a fellow Englishman -- swung by the Three Lions' training session on Monday ... and lent his vocals to help the team unwind following its hard-fought 2-1 win against Slovakia on Sunday.

Sheeran brought his guitar along for the performance ... and footage shows him strumming along and singing his hit, "The A Team."