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Politics YNW Melly's Co-Defendant Calls On Joe Biden To Free The Rapper YNW Bortlen, YNW Melly's co-defendant, calls on President Joe Biden to free the "Murder on my Mind" rapper. By Alex Zidel January 22, 2021
Crime Florida Rap Beef Reportedly To Blame For Mass Shooting At Banquet Hall A deadly shooting in the Northwest Miami-Dade area of Florida has left two people dead and roughly 20 to 25 people injured, and reports are now saying it may have all started due to a local rap rivalry. By Keenan Higgins June 05, 2021
Crime 12-Year-Old Dies After Being Punched Over $1 Bet At School, Says His Family After complaining of a headache from being punched in the head at school, the fifth-grader passed away from the injuries. By Madusa S. May 11, 2021
Pop Culture Driver Who Fatally Struck Nicki Minaj's Father Turns Himself In: Report The man responsible for fatally hitting Nicki Minaj's father, Robert Maraj, with his car has reportedly turned himself in. By Alex Zidel February 17, 2021
Life Ma'Khia Bryant's Neighbor Insists Police Had No Choice But To Shoot Her Ma'Khia Bryant's neighbor says the 16-year-old was "in full attack mode" before a police officer shot her. By Alex Zidel April 22, 2021
Politics Trump Could Pardon "High-Profile Rappers" Tomorrow President Trump is expected to pardon approximately 100 people on Tuesday, with some "high-profile rappers" being discussed. By Alex Zidel January 18, 2021
Pop Culture Rita Ora Offered Restaurant $7K To Break COVID Rules For 30th B-Day Party The songstress apparently was willing to dish out big bucks to be able to celebrate her 30th birthday party. By Madusa S. January 28, 2021
Music Lil Wayne Receives Sentencing Date For Private Jet Gun Charge The rapper is finally receiving a court date for a charge dating back to December 2019. By Madusa S. December 30, 2020
Crime Jack Harlow's DJ Alleges Shooting Victim Assaulted Him, Claims Self-Defense: Report Court docs show Ronnie O'Bannon claims Kasmira Nash assaulted him twice before she was shot & killed in a Kentucky nightclub, By Erika Marie May 17, 2021
Gram Watch Quavo Pick Up Bobby Shmurda From Prison In A Private Jet Quavo stuck to his promise of picking up Bobby Shmurda following his release from prison on Tuesday morning. By Alex Zidel February 23, 2021
Politics Family Of Malcolm X Want His Murder Case Reopened, Say New Evidence Implicates NYPD His daughters claim they have evidence that incriminates the NYPD and FBI. By hnhh February 22, 2021
Crime Elijah McClain’s Parents File Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Aurora PD The family of 23-year-old Elijah McClain, who was murdered last year at the hands of Aurora PD officers, has officially filed a civil rights lawsuit against the department and paramedics. By Keenan Higgins August 11, 2020