Crime

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Crime R. Kelly's Alleged Victim Testifies That They Had Sex When She Was 15 The alleged victim is reportedly R. Kelly's former goddaughter. She claimed the singer began having sex with her when she was 15 years old. By Aron A. August 18, 2022
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
Crime Yung Bleu Shows Thief Trying To Steal Rolls Royce, Issues Warning The singer has an ominous warning for the "jack boys" who showed up at his home: "Security might let u live." By Erika Marie July 19, 2022
Crime Casanova Pleads Guilty To Racketeering Charges: Details Casanova has been incarcerated since December of 2020. By Alexander Cole May 11, 2022
Crime Kodak Black's July Drug Trafficking Arrest Footage Has Been Released: Watch The Florida rapper's frustration was evident in the video as he smacked himself in the head while shouting, "F*ck, bro. Damn, dawg!" By Hayley Hynes August 01, 2022
Politics Donald Trump Seems To Admit To Hiding Classified Documents At Mar-A-Lago Media and government officials alike bear down on the former president in light of his latest sensitive document scandal. By Balen Mautone November 29, 2022
Pop Culture Elon Musk Mocks "Stay Woke" Initiative Sparked By Ferguson Protests In 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed by Ferguson police. Musk laughed off the "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" movement as "fiction." By Erika Marie November 23, 2022
Crime Young Thug Trial: Judge Orders Juror To Write 30-Page Essay After Skipping Jury Duty A potential juror in the YSL trial was found in contempt after skipping a day of jury selection to go on vacation. By Aron A. January 12, 2023
TV Casey Anthony Tells Her Side Of The Story In Upcoming Docuseries The 36-year-old was found not guilty of the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony, over a decade ago. By Hayley Hynes November 08, 2022
Gram Boosie Says Rappers Are Targets As He Grieves Takeoff: "This Rap Sh*t Wack" Boosie has long stated that being a rapper is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. By Erika Marie November 01, 2022
Pop Culture Carl Chery Reflects On Rappers We've Lost As Hip Hop Mourns Takeoff The Spotify exec named Dolph, Juice, Von, Mac, Nip, Pop, Drakeo, and more. By Erika Marie November 01, 2022
Pop Culture 4 Teens Die In Crash After Stealing Car For Kia TikTok Challenge: Report Six teens hotwired a Kia and took it on a joyride, but 4 died in rollover car crash. By Erika Marie October 28, 2022