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Music Young Thug Trial Update: Witness' Lawyer Pleads For Client's Life Amid Health Issues In Jail Quindarrius “Lil Dee” Zachary isn't in good shape, and prison time isn't helping. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 16, 2024
Music Yo Gotti Addresses The Thwarted Mass Shooting At His Birthday Bash Yo Gotti was thankful that everyone at his show was safe. By Rex Provost July 17, 2022
Music Diddy Allegedly Had Ecstacy In His Hotel Room During His Arrest Diddy's arraignment took place in court on Tuesday. By Cole Blake September 17, 2024
Crime Several Dead In El Paso Wal-Mart Shooting At least 19 people have died in an El Paso Wal-Mart shooting. By Milca P. August 03, 2019
Gossip Flint Rapper Cliff Mac Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Murder-For-Hire After Allegedly Recruiting Hitman On top of these new charges, Mac was also charged with first-degree murder for his alleged role in the death of Devaroe Davis last summer. By Hayley Hynes August 27, 2022
Crime 50 Cent Reacts To Lil Wayne's Gun Charge: "Get [Trump] On The Phone" 50 Cent says Lil Wayne should call his buddy Donald Trump to handle his new gun charge. By Alex Zidel November 17, 2020
Crime R. Kelly Recruits Expert In Negotiating Plea Deals Onto His Legal Team Jeffrey Steinback said he was brought on for his expertise, not to cut the trial short. By Aron A. November 07, 2019
Pop Culture Tsu Surf's RICO Case Details Begin To Emerge: Report The 32-year-old was indicted along with nine other men by a Newark, NJ grand jury. By Hayley Hynes October 15, 2022
Sneakers Cool Kicks Owner Adeel Shams Taken Into Custody After LAPD Raid Cool Kicks co-founder Adeel Shams was arrested in Los Angeles on fraud charges following a raid by the LAPD. By Ben Atkinson October 03, 2025
Pop Culture Gunna Allegedly Denied Bond Due To Georgia DA's Belief He Was Involved In Two Murders Criminal Journalist George Chidi discussed the YSL RICO case with VladTV ahead of the upcoming January trial. By Hayley Hynes September 24, 2022
Crime 6ix9ine's Kidnapper Claims Trippie Redd Beef Is Fake & Asks For New Trial Harv says the beef between Trippie Redd and Tekashi69 was just a publicity stunt. By Alex Zidel December 03, 2019
Relationships Mariah The Scientist, Young Thug, & The 'Ride Or Die' Myth That Eclipses Her Music Leaked jail calls reignite debates on loyalty in Hip Hop, pulling Mariah the Scientist & Young Thug into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. By Erika Marie September 09, 2025