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Music YSL Woody Affiliate Reportedly Murdered In Atlanta Amid Young Thug RICO Trial News outlets and law enforcement don't have a lot of information at press time about what led up to this shooting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2024
Crime Young Thug Addressed Leaked Jail Calls With Big Bank, Claims Had Same Conversations With Rappers Mentioned To Their Face Young Thug’s leaked jail calls have mentioned a wide range of rappers, including Travis Scott, Drake, Lil Baby, and Future. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Posts Footage Of His Roc Nation Deposition Over Tory Lanez & Megan Thee Stallion Roc Nation lawyers asked DJ Akademiks about his alleged ties to Tory Lanez and his coverage of the Megan Thee Stallion case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music XXXTentacion Murder Suspect Freed After Five Years In Prison Robert Allen IV pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed robbery for his role in XXXTentacion's death in 2018. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Sentence: What We Know About His Reported Guilty Plea After shutting the door on one legal hurdle, the rapper faces a fresh set of challenges in Utah. By Axl Banks August 27, 2024
Relationships Kodak Black's Baby Mama Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting His Other Baby Mama Maranda Johnson, the mother of two of Kodak Black's kids, was reportedly arrested for supposedly jumping Jammiah "Maya" Broomfield. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2024
Music Bricc Baby & Others Reportedly Arrested In Gang Takedown As Authorities Search For Big U According to U.S. Attorney Joseph T. McNally, Bricc Baby and others were arrested in an attempt “to make our communities safer." By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2025
Music Alleged Lil Durk Snitch OTF Jam Caught On Camera Munching On McDonald's In Interrogation Room Reports that Jam was allegedly conspiring against Durk began to file in over the weekend. By Zachary Horvath October 28, 2024
Music Chris Brown Granted £5 Million Bail In London Assault Case Chris Brown has finally gotten out of jail in his London assault case as his world tour is set to begin next month. By Cole Blake May 21, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty's Father Wants Court To Modify Bond & Allow Travel The Pooh Shiesty case recently experienced a significant delay, so that might change Lontrell Williams Sr.'s request. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2026
Music Sean Kingston Hit With Prison Sentence For Wire Fraud Conviction Sean Kingston's mother Janice Turner received a five-year prison sentence for her own wire fraud conviction in this case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025
Music Ksoo Receives Life Prison Sentence For Murder Conviction Ksoo was found guilty of murdering rapper Lil Buck in 2020, and he also faces another murder case in the future. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025