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Pop Culture Ye Disses Diddy, Meek Mill, & George Floyd's Death On "Drink Champs" "The guy's knee wasn't even on his neck like that," the rapper said of Floyd's fatal last moments with Derek Chauvin in 2020. By Hayley Hynes October 16, 2022
Music Diddy's Team Puts Judge's Sentencing On Blast While Announcing Plan To Appeal Diddy's team is heading back to court next Monday, October 6. Their client received a four-year sentence on Friday. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Crime LeBron James Challenged By L.A. County Sheriff To Match Reward For Police Shooting Sheriff Alex Villanueva challenged LeBron to match the standing $175K reward for help in finding the shooter of two L.A. deputies. By Erika Marie September 14, 2020
Music A$AP Rocky Found Guilty Of Assault In Sweden: Report A$AP Rocky has officially been convicted of assault. By Alex Zidel August 14, 2019
Crime Pop Smoke Murder Suspects Identified, Bail Amounts Revealed Pop Smoke's suspected killers have been identified and all of their bails are set at $1,000,000. By Alex Zidel July 10, 2020
Crime Juice WRLD's Security Guards Arrested At Chicago Airport Two of Juice WRLD's security guards were arrested at the time of his death. By Alex Zidel December 09, 2019
Music Baton Rouge PD At Center Of Corruption Scandal Following NBA YoungBoy Arrest: Report The police department is said to be at the center of a huge narcotics corruption scandal. By Madusa S. March 30, 2021
Life Nas' Calabasas Home Robbed, Thieves Took 2 Bags Full Of Unknown Items Thankfully, the rapper was across the country in New York City at the time of the incident. By Hayley Hynes November 13, 2022
Crime Yung Bleu Arrested Following Alleged Attempted Robbery In L.A.: Report He and his team were reportedly near Bossa Nova restaurant on Sunset when the incident occurred. By Erika Marie January 21, 2022
Music Top Dawg Entertainment Sued For Alleged Sexual Harassment & Assault Two women are accusing TDE of fostering a culture of misconduct. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2025
Music Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods Member & "Internet Rapper" Sentenced To 15 Years Louis Daniel Morales was labeled an "internet rapper" in the Department of Justice's press release stating his sentencing. By Deja Goode April 06, 2021
Music Lil Boom Security Footage Surfaces After He Was Accused Of Groping Children Despite the controversy, Lil Boom says he's "not going anywhere." By Caroline Fisher January 19, 2024