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Music Lil Xan Enters Not Guilty Plea Over Allegedly Assaulting A Fan At His Concert Lil Xan reportedly kicked a concertgoer in the face and threw his microphone at him for allegedly trying to grab his crotch. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2025
Music R Kelly Leads Fans To A Social Media Roast Session After New Prison Photos Surface Some Internet users think that R Kelly looks stuck in the 2000s in these prison photos, whereas others don't believe this is actually him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Lawyer Joe Tacopina Just Beat the Case—Here Are The Hip-Hop Stars He Has Represented From Foxy Brown to YG, Joe Tacopina has been a go-to attorney for hip-hop's brightest stars. By Aron A. February 22, 2025
Music YNW Melly's Lawyer Finally Gets A Win Ahead Of His Double Murder Retrial YNW Melly has received some positive news in his case. By Cole Blake October 23, 2024
Music Wiz Khalifa Indicted For Illegal Drug Use During Romanian Music Festival Wiz was one of the marquee performers at the "Beach, Please! Festival" back in July. By Zachary Horvath October 22, 2024
Music Diddy Allegedly Laced Bottles Of Baby Oil With A Common "Date Rape Drug" The federal indictment against Diddy previously accused him of having "1,000 bottles of baby oil" in his home. By Cole Blake October 16, 2024
Music Diddy Tells Partygoers To Get "Lotioned Up" In Rediscovered Clip The mogul appears ready to party. By Elias Andrews October 03, 2024
Music Kirk Burrowes Targets Diddy's Mom Janice Combs Again Over Bad Boy Stock Bad Boy cofounder Kirk Burrowes alleges that Diddy's mother Janice Combs falsely took over Burrowes' company shares and lied about repayment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music LAPD Believes There Was No Murder In d4vd & Celeste Rivas Case Los Angeles police said the only crime in d4vd and Celeste Rivas' case – still without suspects – may be the concealment of her body. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2025
Music d4vd's Alleged Farm Tools At Rental Home Lead To Suspicion A private investigator is looking into the d4vd and Celeste Rivas case, in which police still haven't determined a suspect or cause of death. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 31, 2025
Music Tupac Murder Suspect Keefe D Verbally Attacks Prosecution In Court The suspect lashed out. By Elias Andrews July 23, 2024
Music Young Dolph Murder: Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty To Being An Accessory 27-year-old Jermarcus Johnson has learned his fate. By Caroline Fisher November 24, 2024