Crime

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Music Iggy Azalea Reportedly Wrote To Judge In Support Of Tory Lanez, Twitter Reacts In addition to Iggy Azalea, other inmates are vouching for Tory, saying he feels remorseful. By Alexander Cole August 07, 2023
Music James Brown Death Looked Into As Possible Murder By Atlanta D.A. James Brown died in 2006 of heart failure, but in recent years, a woman is sure that someone murdered the music icon. By Erika Marie February 13, 2020
Music Rapper JaYy Wick Arrested After Allegedly Shooting A Man On The Beach In Florida Rapper JaYy Wick has a legal battle ahead of him after being arrested for allegedly shooting a man in Panama City Beach. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2026
Crime J. Prince Says Tekashi 6ix9ine Was “Rat Material” From The Start The Rap-A-Lot Records founder says Tekashi is “lying” about being robbed by him. By Kevin Goddard September 20, 2019
Life Keyshia Cole's Ex Niko Khale Recovering From Severe Stabbing Incident Niko's been healing from a punctured and collapsed lung, as well as a ruptured diaphragm. By Hayley Hynes July 02, 2023
Relationships Cassie’s Bombshell Abuse Lawsuit Against Diddy: What We Know So Far Diddy and Cassie were once hip-hop's it couple but her recent lawsuit paints a harrowing picture of the reality of their relationship. By Axl Banks November 16, 2023
Pop Culture Gucci Mane's Artist Mac Critter Charged With First-Degree Murder The Memphis rapper is among four men allegedly responsible for a murder that occurred in December. By Isaac Fontes January 03, 2023
Pop Culture Burger King Sued Over Exaggerated Menu Items, "Misleading" Customers Burger King is in some hot water. By Hayley Hynes April 04, 2022
Music Jay-Z Accuser Admits "Mistakes" In Recounting Alleged Assault Some of the details have been tweaked. By Elias Andrews December 14, 2024
Music Jam Master Jay Trial: Late DJ's Son TJ Mizell Reacts To Guilty Verdicts Karl Jordan and Ronald Washington are each facing a minimum of 20 years behind bars. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2024
Crime Former D.A. Jackie Johnson Accused Of Showing Favor To Ahmaud Arbery Suspects: Report Jacquelyn Lee Johnson admitted that she knew the McMichaels for decades and is accused of using her position to hinder their arrests. By Erika Marie September 02, 2021
Crime DaBaby Puts "Dirty Cops" On Blast Over Sloppy Arrest DaBaby knows his rights. By Mitch Findlay December 24, 2019