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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
Gossip Big U Accused Of Arranging The Murder Of Nipsey Hussle By Former Death Row Rapper SKG SKG is celebrating the recent arrest of Big U, who turned himself in but denied the RICO charges against him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Lul Tim Speaks On Police Shooting Him After King Von Murder And How That Changed His Life Tim is still recovering from this tragic situation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2024
Music Young Dolph Murder Trial: Prosecutors Explain Why Alleged Mastermind Was Not Tried Young Dolph's murder trial reached its closing statements today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2024
Music OVO's Baka Not Nice "Weird Case" Controversy: Breaking Down The Allegations & Conviction Baka Not Nice's past became a point of conversation following the release of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Demi Phillips May 15, 2024
Original Content How Jay-Z Traveling To London Saved His Career We're taking a look at how traveling to London in 1989 saved the storied career of Jay-Z from coming to a premature end. By Caleb Hardy May 04, 2023
Music Adin Ross Explains "Free Tory" Remark In Response To Megan Thee Stallion's TikTok Adin Ross is sticking by his "free Tory" comment. By Cole Blake September 19, 2023
Pop Culture When Will D.Rose Be Released From Prison? Rapper's New Mugshot Comes With Shocking Incarceration Projection Rose was originally imprisoned in 2016 for the murder of a 14-year-old. By Ben Mock November 12, 2023
Music Federal Officer Alleges That Diddy Is Just "As Bad As" Jeffrey Epstein A horrifying comparison. By Elias Andrews September 18, 2024
Music Kay Flock Files Motion To Appeal His 30-Year Prison Sentence New York rapper Kay Flock was sentenced to 30 years in mid-December after several guilty convictions tied to four shootings in 2020 and 2021. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music Lil Durk Suffers Big Loss In Court Due To Death Threat Motion Falling Through Lil Durk's legal team had hoped to get his murder-for-hire case dismissed over death threats that prosecutors reportedly failed to disclose. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Lil Boom Security Footage Surfaces After He Was Accused Of Groping Children Despite the controversy, Lil Boom says he's "not going anywhere." By Caroline Fisher January 19, 2024