Crime

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Crime Tekashi 6ix9ine Could Enter Witness Protection Program: Report Prosecutors are indicating that Tekashi could enter witness protection. By Kevin Goddard September 23, 2019
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 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
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
Crime DMV Rapper Goonew Shot & Killed: Report Goonew has been shot and killed in Maryland. By Cole Blake March 19, 2022
Music Lil Durk Affiliate THF Bayzoo Reportedly Murdered As Gruesome Footage Surfaces Online The shooting of THF Bayzoo occured as Lil Durk continues to remain in jail while awaiting trial in his murder-for-hire case. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music Young Thug Won't Say NBA Youngboy's Name But He Wants Him Free Young Thug wants Youngboy Never Broke Again to be free. By Alex Zidel March 24, 2021
Gram Reginae Carter Offers Update On YFN Lucci: "He's In Good Spirits" The rapper is in jail and being held without bond on charges of murder and gang activity. By Erika Marie January 15, 2021