Crime

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Music Cash Out's Sex Trafficking RICO Trial Begins Closing Arguments Cash Out is best-known for his breakthrough 2011 single "Cashin' Out", which peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Crime Lil Woody Reportedly Faces New Charges Related To Alleged Street Racing Sting Earlier this month, former YSL affiliate Lil woody was arrested in Georgia, and released on a $1,300 bond shortly after. By Caroline Fisher July 11, 2025
Music Pop Smoke's Killer Wears His Merch In New Viral Photo Pop Smoke was shot and killed when five people broke into a home he was staying at in Los Angeles back in February 2020. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music Funk Flex Hopes Everyone Can "Move On" After Diddy's Not Guilty Verdict The jury in Diddy's criminal trial found him not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in court on Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Music Diddy's Not Guilty Verdict Shocks Fans On Social Media There's a chance that Diddy will be released from custody later today, after the jury found him not guilty of the most serious charges. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Crime Delta State University Student Found Hanging From A Tree On Campus Delta State University’s Director of Public Safety Mike Peeler says the school remains a safe campus despite the incident. By Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Music Cops List Alleged Injuries From Lil Nas X Arrest Lil Nas X did post a $75,000 bail but he's still up for a few years in prison as the authorities are taking this arrest seriously. By Zachary Horvath August 26, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Blasts TMZ For Interviewing Man Who Stabbed Him Tory Lanez's team accused the publication of spreading false information by posting their conversation with Santino Casio. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music King Yella Reportedly Arrested In Las Vegas On Unknown Charges King Yella has found himself in a lot of trouble and altercations over the years and this reported arrest adds to that long list. By Zachary Horvath June 14, 2025
Pop Culture Charlamagne Tha God's Sexual Assault And Battery Case Dismissed The mogul has won this legal battle. By Elias Andrews November 05, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Calls Out Ray J For Making Jokes About The Diddy Allegations The rapper wants to consider the victims. By Elias Andrews October 31, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Theorizes Lil Durk Will Face A "Big" Indictment Over Other Alleged Crimes Lil Durk was arrested for allegedly conspiring to commit murder-for-hire. By Cole Blake October 27, 2024