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Music Diddy's Legal Trouble Gets Yet Another Documentary Treatment From BBC This follows other Diddy documentaries from TMZ, MAX, and more. The new BBC doc also preludes the Bad Boy mogul's federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Crime Cashout Ace Hit With Sex Trafficking Charges In Houston Cashout Ace burst on the scene with his breakout projects BE Someone, Old to Old, Ace of Hearts, and Against All Odds. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 08, 2025
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Alleges She Was Manipulated Into Plot By Domestic Abuse Alice Andrews claims Isaiah Chance abused her and manipulated her into the murder plot. Chance is also a codefendant in this case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 31, 2025
Pop Culture What Happened To Orlando Brown? From "That's So Raven" to "Bad Boys Texas" star, we're exploring the tumultuous career of Orlando Brown. By Victor Omega May 15, 2023
Crime Producer Bandplay's Brother Accused Of Murdering Mom & Dad: Report Bandplay paid tribute to his father and stepmother on Instagram after news emerged of their deaths. By Aron A. April 20, 2022
Music Tyler The Creator "Almost Passed Out" When He Heard ASAP Rocky's Not Guilty Verdict WANG$AP is still going strong. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 20, 2025
Music U.S. Attorney Reveals Text Messages Between Diddy And Alleged Victims They do not paint Diddy in a good light. By Elias Andrews September 19, 2024
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 Tory Lanez's Lawyer Admits Artist Was "Harsh" On Megan Thee Stallion They addressed the "CAP" video. By Elias Andrews January 10, 2025
Music D4vd's Defense Lawyers Are Allegedly Receiving Antisemitic Death Threats D4vd is currently behind bars and faces accusations of murdering teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez after an inappropriate sexual relationship. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Original Content Rappers, Raids, & Reckonings: 2024’s Biggest Legal Battles In Hip-Hop This year has been a wild ride! We're recapping some of the most intense arrests & court battles of 2024 in Hip Hop. By Erika Marie December 14, 2024
Music Yak Gotti Stabbed In Prison While Awaiting RICO Verdict We're hoping Yak recovers well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 02, 2024