Crime

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Music Lil Durk Co-Defendant Seeks Protective Order Over Safety Concerns Lil Durk's trial will be getting underway in January. By Cole Blake December 04, 2024
Pop Culture Boosie Badazz Says He Would Never Admit To Shooting Megan Thee Stallion Boosie spoke about Tory Lanez's case and says even if there were witnesses and he pulled the trigger, Boosie would take it to the grave. By Erika Marie December 07, 2021
Music Mac Miller Overdose Case: One Supplier Claims He Didn't Know What Was In The Pills That Killed Him Two of the three men involved in the drug deal have pleaded guilty. By Thomas Galindo December 01, 2021
Music Touré Scolds Young Thug For Calling Kid Cudi A "Rat" After Diddy Trial Testimony While Young Thug quickly deleted his Kid Cudi tweet concerning the Diddy testimony, Touré wants to distinguish this from actual "snitching." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025
Music Maxo Kream Turns Himself In Over RICO Case The Houston MC posted on Instagram that he'll "never fold," and is going back to jail for some "light s**t." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2023
Music R. Kelly Cuts Ties With Legal Team And Hires Bill Cosby's Attorney R.Kelly cut ties with his original Chicago legal team this past Wednesday and has enlisted Jennifer Bonjean's to help appeal his conviction. By Brianna Lawson February 17, 2022
Music Kodak Black Bid For Drug Treatment Denied, Judge Calls Him A "Danger To The Community" Kodak will remain behind bars for a few weeks, at minimum. By Alexander Cole December 22, 2023
Crime Quavo Offers Bobby Shmurda Update: "Bout To Touch Turf Soon" Quavo spoke to Bobby Shmurda and issued a quick update on social media. By Alex Zidel December 27, 2019
Music JAY-Z Sues 'Reasonable Doubt" Cover Art Photographer For Using His Likeness: Report The rap mogul is claiming the photographer has sold images of him for thousands of dollars. By Madusa S. June 15, 2021
Music Diddy's Judge Offers Him Court Date For 2025 RICO Trial We now know when Diddy's trial could officially begin. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2024
Crime Remy Ma Gets Heated When Discussing Snitching: "Stay A Law-Abiding Citizen" If you can't do the time, Remy says don't do the crime. By Erika Marie September 23, 2019
Crime Plumber Finds Cash Tied To Burglary Behind Walls Of Joel Osteen's Church About 500 envelopes stuffed with cash and checks were discovered behind a loose toilet. By Nancy Jiang December 04, 2021