Crime

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Music Meek Mill To Sukihana About YK Osiris: "Don't Do This To Him" The rapper tweeted an extremely tone-deaf statement about the situation. By Noah Grant June 15, 2023
Society 47-Year-Old Georgia Woman Shoots Black Teen In The Head The shooter claims that the teen was part of a group who had been throwing rocks at her house for days. She has been found to have made problematic race-related remarks in the past. By Angus Walker January 19, 2017
Gram Lil Baby Speaks Out After Paris Arrest Lil Baby has been released from police custody in Paris, France. By Alex Zidel July 09, 2021
Music Diddy Wasn't The One To Pay For Cassie Settlement, Legal Expert Theorizes Since the former Bad Boy artist also sued Sean Combs' corporations, attorney Symone Redwine thinks they took over paying this dough. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 01, 2023
Crime Tekashi 6ix9ine Could Enter Witness Protection Program: Report Prosecutors are indicating that Tekashi could enter witness protection. By Kevin Goddard September 23, 2019
Crime Boosie Badazz Briefly Taken Into Custody Before Concert Prior to taking the stage in South Carolina, Boosie Badazz found himself handcuffed in police custody. By Mitch Findlay March 09, 2020
Politics The Hip-Hop World Reacts Divisively To Donald Trump Assassination Attempt Vince Staples, Freddie Gibbs, 50 Cent, Sleepy Hallow, and many more rappers addressed the Trump shooting with fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2024
Crime Taxstone & Troy Ave Will Face Off In Court This March Following Trial Date Change: Report The now-infamous Irving Plaza shooting from 2016 will finally be argued in court starting in March 2020. By Keenan Higgins January 23, 2020
Music Boosie Reportedly Arrested In San Diego On Gun Charges The Baton Rouge rapper might be in some trouble in another state. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 07, 2023
Music Suge Knight Addresses Cassie's Allegation That Diddy Almost Carried Out A Hit On Suge Suge Knight has been talking a lot about the Diddy trial, and recently reacted to an allegation from Cassie's witness testimony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Crime Cops Tell Philly Man Who Can't Breathe During Arrest: "That Shit Don't Work Here" A video shows Philadelphia police officers arresting a man who claims he cannot breathe. They responded to his pleas: "Are you fucking stupid? That shit don't work here." By Alex Zidel June 02, 2020
Music Pooh Shiesty Shoots His Shot At Cardi B Just Hours After Getting Out Of Prison Pooh Shiesty pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess firearms in furtherance of crimes of violence and drug trafficking back in 2022. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025