Crime

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Crime Kodak Black's Artist Syko Bob Targeted In Florida Shooting: Report Kodak Black's artist Syko Bob was reportedly targeted in a shooting this week. By Alex Zidel April 28, 2021
Crime Pop Smoke's Accused Killer Won't Face Death Penalty Prosecutors told the judge that they would not be pursuing the death penalty against Pop Smoke's accused killer. By Aron A. July 06, 2021
Pop Culture Ghislaine Maxwell Found Guilty Of Aiding Jeffrey Epstein's Sexual Abuse Of Underage Girls The 60-year-old was convicted on five of the six counts she was facing today. By Hayley Hynes December 29, 2021
Music Tee Grizzley Speaks Out After Home Burglary Tee Grizzley says that rappers need to be careful of what "we’re speaking into existence" after his house was burglarized. By Cole Blake September 17, 2022
Crime Woman Claims Ghislaine Maxwell Raped Her Up To 30 Times As A Teen Following her arrest, Ghislaine Maxwell is now being accused of raping an unidentified woman alongside Jeffrey Epstein that resulted in a pregnancy, abortion and murder threats. By Keenan Higgins July 03, 2020
Crime R. Kelly Begs Judge To Release Him From Solitary Confinement: Report R. Kelly wants out. By Aron A. August 29, 2019
Crime Kevin McCall Officially Charged With Domestic Violence: Report The charges stem from an incident that occurred in January. By Erika Marie September 24, 2019
Crime Tupac's Stepfather Denied Compassionate Release From Prison 68-year-old Mutulu Shakur, the stepfather of Tupac, was denied a compassionate release from federal prison as he battles cancer. By Aron A. November 07, 2020
Crime Police Arrest Possible Suspect For Murder Of Brooklyn Rapper Nick Blixky Police have arrested a possible suspect for the murder of Brooklyn rapper Nick Blixky. By Cole Blake June 14, 2020
Music YNW Melly Secures New Lawyers Ahead Of Double Murder Retrial This YNW Melly update follows YNW Bortlen's plea deal in the case, which could yield key consequences for its outcome. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Suge Knight Addresses Cassie's Allegation That Diddy Almost Carried Out A Hit On Suge Suge Knight has been talking a lot about the Diddy trial, and recently reacted to an allegation from Cassie's witness testimony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Fat Joe Claims He's Lost Over $10 Million Due To Ex-Hypeman's Lawsuit Fat Joe's former hypeman Terrance "T.A." Dixon accused the rapper of sex trafficking of a minor, wage theft, violent retaliation, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025