Crime

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Music Boosie Badazz Breaks Silence On His Arrest Warrant In Texas: Watch The rapper took responsibility. By Elias Andrews September 24, 2024
Music DJ Swamp Izzo Recalls How Hospital Allegedly Misled Young Scooter's Family About His Passing DJ Swamp Izzo hosted Young Scooter's first mixtapes, and recently reflected on the late rapper's relationship with making music. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 14, 2025
Gossip 1090 Jake Allegedly Has $100K On His Head, Claims Ralo Didn't Snitch 1090 Jake says that in his line of work, "you make more enemies than you know of." By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2023
Music Police Rush To Chris Brown's L.A. Home After Street Shooting, Suspect Arrested At press time, it's unclear if either party involved in this reported shooting has any connection to Chris Brown or his Los Angeles property. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2026
Crime Nipsey Hussle's Killer Is A "Target" In Prison, Lawyer Says: "There's A Green Light On Him From All The Gangs" Eric Holder's attorney argues that his client needs to be held is protective custody due to the danger of prison gangs. By Aron A. March 28, 2023
Music Kanye West Unapologetically Wears "PUFF" Shirt After Advocating For Diddy's Freedom Kanye West's other online controversies include antisemitic statements, combative celebrity relationships, and various other bigotries. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Pop Culture Bhad Bhabie Suffers Attempted Home Invasion Just Days After Le Vaughn Shooting Bhad Bhabie and Le Vaughn have also been dealing with a lot of media scrutiny thanks to the former's beef with Alabama Barker. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2025
Music Takeoff's Alleged Murderer Gets Update On Next Court Date The case is moving at a slow pace. By Cole Blake January 20, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Agrees To Plea Deal After Violating Terms Of Probation He will be sentenced later this month. By Elias Andrews November 06, 2024
Crime 15-Year-Old Charged In Alleged Kidnapping, Assault Of Ay Huncho’s Bodyguard This week, Ay Huncho's bodyguard was allegedly kidnapped from his home in Western Sydney and later found with various injuries. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Crime Was OJ Simpson Connected To The Drug Cartels? Allegations Arise After Passing O.J. Simpson was one of the original Black football stars. He broke plenty of records during his time in the NFL. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 08, 2025
Music Slim 400's Killer Receives Lengthy Prison Sentence The 35-year-old will be spending the next three decades behind bars. By Cole Blake July 17, 2024