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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
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 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
Music G Herbo Finally Addresses Prison Time & Plea Deal The Chicago rapper is just trying to stay positive, calm, and collected. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 21, 2023
Crime Deputy Says He Doesn't Regret Taking Pictures Of Kobe & Gianna Bryant's Bodies The officers kept 'ghoul books' filled with the deceased's pictures. By Lawrencia Grose August 13, 2022
Music Boosie Badazz's Son Tootie Raww Was Arrested, But Not Because Of Charleston White Charleston White previously and gleefully claimed that he was the one who got Tootie Raww arrested amid his beef with Boosie Badazz. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2025
Music Alleged Video Of Pooh Shiesty's Alleged Gucci Mane Robbery Hits The Internet It's unclear where this video came from, but it matches prosecutors' screenshots of it in the Gucci Mane and Pooh Shiesty case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Music Tory Lanez Ignores Gag Order & Speaks on Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Allegations Tory Lanez says he "starting not to give a f*ck" about his gag order. By Joshua Robinson July 28, 2021
Crime Nicki Minaj's Husband Requesting Trial Delay, Says He's Unprepared Kenneth Petty could be going back to prison after he failed to register as a sex offender in California. By Bianca Alvarado June 10, 2021