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Music A$AP Rocky Lawyer Joe Tacopina Just Beat the Case—Here Are The Hip-Hop Stars He Has Represented From Foxy Brown to YG, Joe Tacopina has been a go-to attorney for hip-hop's brightest stars. By Aron A. February 22, 2025
Music Lil Durk Trial's Prosecutors Ask Judge To Seal Witness List Prosecutors in the Lil Durk case reportedly indicated they have 35 witnesses ready to testify, with 20 of them being key to the trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2026
Crime Diddy Could Face Tupac Murder Probe If New Evidence Emerges, Prosecutor Says Steve Wolfson won't rule out filing charges against Diddy if new evidence emerges. By Aron A. September 02, 2026
Music Bun B Sheds Tears While Testifying About His Wife Getting Robbed At Gunpoint This incident happened to Bun B and his wife Angela "Queenie" Walls back in 2019, and the rapper stated that it still affects them every day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2024
Crime Big30 Fires Back At Critics Claiming He Snitched On Pooh Shiesty Big30 addresses the rumors. By Aron A. July 15, 2026
Music Two Attorneys Are Fighting For The Lead Role In The Astroworld Lawsuit As the case against the deadly Astroworld festival moves forward, attorneys Benjamin Crum and Sean A. Roberts are fighting for the lead role in the case. By Brianna Lawson March 31, 2022
Crime YNW Melly Prosecutors Submit Dozens Of Songs Into Evidence 58 songs in total had lyrics submitted as evidence. By Lavender Alexandria January 10, 2024
Crime Jennifer & James Crumbley Arraigned For Manslaughter Following Michigan Mass Shooting The couple’s 15-year-old son, Ethan, killed 4 students at Oxford High School. By Hayley Hynes December 04, 2021
Crime JAŸ-Z Faces Setback As Appeals Court Questions Lawsuit Against Tony Buzbee Jay-Z’s legal battle with attorney Tony Buzbee faces a setback as a California appeals court questions key evidence in the rapper’s lawsuit. By Aron A. August 21, 2026
TV "Love & Hip Hop's" Sidney Starr Arrested And Hit With Sodomy & Child Molestation Charges Sidney Starr, from "Baddies" and "Love & Hip-Hop: New York" is facing some very serious allegations, which led to an arrest. By Alexander Cole August 03, 2026
Crime 6ix9ine Associate Kooda B Asks To Be Released From Jail Over COVID-19 Scare Kooda B from Tekashi 6ix9ine's federal case requested to be released on bond because his asthma puts him in high-risk of contracting Coronavirus. By Aron A. March 30, 2020
Music Diddy's Lawyers Reportedly Motion To Exclude Cassie Footage From Federal Trial Judge Arun Subramanian recently made some key rulings in Diddy's federal criminal trial for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025