Crime

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Gossip Pop Smoke's Family Members Immerse Themselves Into Murder Investigation: Report Pop Smoke's death was a shock to the world, and "TMZ" reports that the rapper's East Coast loved ones have made their way to L.A. By Erika Marie February 21, 2020
Crime Rapper Young Greatness Killing: Teen Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter, Armed Robbery Two people have pleaded guilty while another has decided to go to trial. By Erika Marie December 27, 2019
Crime Tekashi 6ix9ine Case: Aspiring Rapper, "Drama", Sentenced To 60 Months Drama got a lenient sentence for being a peripheral figure. By Noah C January 30, 2020
Crime JayDaYoungan Arrested For Attacking A Woman: Report JayDaYoungan was reportedly arrested for "punching, pushing, and grabbing" a woman in a domestic dispute. By Alex Zidel October 20, 2020
Gossip Celina Powell Slams Megan Thee Stallion Over Tory Lanez: "Get Your Sh*t Together" Celina Powell speaks to Adam22 and No Jumper about her own experience with Tory Lanez, where she claims she was assaulted because of him, calling out Megan Thee Stallion for not snitching on the rapper. By Alex Zidel August 17, 2020
Gossip Bay Area-Based Rapper Kafani Receives 7-Year Sentence In Identity Theft Scheme 42-year-old Amir Rashad is best known for tracks like "Fast" and "She Ready Now." By Hayley Hynes September 16, 2022
Music French Montana Speaks On Lil Tjay's Condition: "It's A Bad Situation" "We think that everybody love us but everybody don't love us," he said of being a rapper in today's culture. By Erika Marie June 23, 2022
TV Mo'Nique Reveals Upcoming Netflix Comedy Special After Settling Discrimination Suit The "Prescious" actress revealed at the same time that she and director Lee Daniels have something in the works. By Hayley Hynes July 19, 2022
Gossip Mississippi Man Arrested After 15 Bricks Of Cocaine Discovered Across City Of Biloxi 37-year-old Joey Ware has been charged with aggravated drug trafficking. By Hayley Hynes August 17, 2022
TV Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Go After Social Network Site Triller In $28M "Verzuz" Lawsuit The hit rap battle show's creators agreed to sell "Verzuz" to Triller in January of 2021, but the platform defaulted on the deal after just two payments. By Hayley Hynes August 16, 2022
Crime Black Man Choked And Tasered By Police For Having Marijuana #BlackLivesMatter. By Aida C. August 30, 2019
Crime Boosie Badazz Livid After Thieves Steal Jewelry From His Car They keep trying to test Boosie. By Mitch Findlay December 17, 2019