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Music Young Thug Suicide Vest Theory Disproved After Rapper's Court Appearance Many folks brought forth plenty of theories as to what Thugger wore under his sweater in court, which turned out to be harmless. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2024
Music Drake & 21 Savage's "Jimmy Cooks" Cited In Chicago's Lawsuit Against Glock The City of Chicago is coming after Glock. By Cole Blake April 29, 2024
Crime Tupac's Murder: Former Detective Believes The Case Should Be Closed Detective Greg Kading wants closure for 2Pac's friends and family. By Mitch Findlay November 25, 2019
Life 6ix9ine Receives Luxury Apartment Ban After Security Gets Careless With Assault Weapons While in Miami, the rapper typically stays with SteveWillDoIt. After some pushback, though, he's no longer welcome at the boujee complex. By Hayley Hynes December 13, 2022
Music Dawn Richard Claims Diddy Kept Threatening Her Even While In Prison Dawn Richard's latest allegations stem from her lawsuit alleging that Diddy abused her and withheld pay for her work. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Crime Big U Hit With Seven New Charges After Allegedly Trying To Murder Witness Big U is currently in jail facing a 43-count racketeering trial, although things have gotten worse thanks to the addition of seven charges. By Alexander Cole July 30, 2026
Crime George Floyd Cop Derek Chauvin Had 10 Conduct Complaints Derek Chauvin, the police officer who pinned down George Floyd by his neck, previously faced 10 conduct complaints. By Alex Zidel May 28, 2020
Crime Hurricane Chris Released From Jail On $500K Bond Hurricane Chris was charged second-degree murder following a fatal shooting in Shreveport, LA. By Aron A. June 22, 2020
Music Gunna's Lawyer Claims He Did Not Snitch Amid Alleged Young Thug & Lil Baby Disses Wunna's attorney is reacting to all the drama. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2025
Music Aubrey O'Day Shares Song She Wrote About Diddy A Decade Ago This has definitely aged... By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 23, 2024
Crime NYPD Cancels Use Of Boston Dynamics' Robot Dog In Response To Backlash The NYPD is canceling their use of Boston Dynamic's viral robot dog in response to backlash. By Cole Blake May 01, 2021
Music Tory Lanez's Attorney Requests Probation In Sentencing For Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Tory Lanez's legal team has found their next course of action with regard to the rapper's sentencing. By Cole Blake August 02, 2023