Crime

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Crime Brian Steel’s Contentious Cross-Examination Of OTF Jam Raises Stakes In Lil Durk Trial OTF Jam takes the stand. By Aron A. August 28, 2026
Crime DaBaby Settles With DaniLeigh’s Brother In Bowling Alley Fight Lawsuit One less lawsuit on DaBaby's plate. By Aron A. June 08, 2026
Pop Culture NYPD Detective Melissa Mercado Condemned For Pole Dancing In Rap Video New York listeners were shocked to discover a police officer was the love interest in an S-Quire music video. By Elias Andrews March 06, 2025
Pop Culture Kai Cenat Admits His Cameraman Texted A Minor In Emotional Video: Watch The streamer was shaken by what he found. By Elias Andrews July 31, 2024
Crime 6ix9ine Trial: Rapper Testifies Trippie Redd Is Part Of Five Nine Brims Gang If 6ix9ine goes down, he's bringing Trippie Redd with him. By Alex Zidel September 17, 2019
Music Tory Lanez Reportedly Refused Plea Deal, Would Have Served Four Years Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison last month. By Caroline Fisher September 07, 2023
Music Is Blueface In Jail? (Updated November 2023) Explore rapper Blueface's legal status, probation terms, and future after his involvement in a 2022 Las Vegas shooting. By Jake Skudder November 24, 2023
Music DaBaby Addresses Walmart Killing In New Song DaBaby is returning with a new single tonight called "Masterpiece". By Alex Zidel January 14, 2021
Crime YNW Melly Denied Mistrial In Double-Murder Case The YNW Melly trial has been full of twists and turns. By Alexander Cole June 20, 2023
Music Lil Rod Also Trying To Sue Diddy For Publishing On Top Of His Sexual Assault Claims Lil Rod started a GoFundMe page to help cover attorney costs and is not going to "let [this] happen." By Zachary Horvath February 27, 2024
Crime Tavion Koonce-Williams, 15, Shot By Akron Police Over Fake Gun: What We Know A decade after the horrible case of Tamir Rice, Ohio police make headlines again once for harming Black boys. By Demi Phillips April 18, 2024
Music Lil Rod Claims He's Got Diddy On Tape Admitting To Crimes Lil Rod isn't backing down. By Cole Blake April 10, 2024