Crime

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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
Crime Diddy Claims Freak-Off Worker Is Trying To Exploit His Conviction Diddy's legal team fires back at Clayton Howard. By Aron A. July 07, 2026
Pop Culture BMF: A History Of The Black Mafia Family We delve deep into the shadowy world of Big Meech and Southwest T to tell the real story behind Starz' hit TV show, "BMF." By Robert Blair March 06, 2023
Music Lil Durk Finally Gets His Wish As Murder-For-Hire Case Takes A Turn Lil Durk has been behind bars since 2024, when authorities charged him with murder-for-hire for an alleged incident involving Quando Rondo. By Cole Blake March 10, 2026
Music New York Rapper Naz GPG Arrested For Alleged Shooting That Struck 4-Year-Old Child He was charged with attempted murder and has pleaded not guilty. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2023
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 Joe Budden Roasts Diddy's Penis Size After Daphne Joy Leak: "It Explains Any Crime" Joe Budden and his podcast co-hosts react to the leak. By Aron A. June 09, 2026
Sports Stefon Diggs Sues Christopher Blake Griffith For Sexual Assault Claims Cardi B's boo Stefon Diggs was accused by Chris Blake Griffith, a reported stylist and influencer, of sexual assault back in October. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music King Yella Reportedly Arrested In Las Vegas On Unknown Charges King Yella has found himself in a lot of trouble and altercations over the years and this reported arrest adds to that long list. By Zachary Horvath June 14, 2025
Music JT Mourns The Death Of DreamDollBri The content creator died at the age of 21 over the weekend. By Aron A. July 06, 2026
Relationships Alleged Security Footage Surfaces Of Big Tigger Allegedly Assaulting His Wife Alicia Brown recently got a protective order against her husband Darian "Big Tigger" Morgan, barring him from going near her or his children. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Music R. Kelly Removed From Solitary Confinement, Shown In New Prison Pic R. Kelly had been placed in solitary confinement after prison officials found a retired warden's phone number in his cell. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026