Crime

Explore the latest crime stories in hip-hop and pop culture on HotNewHipHop. Stay informed on arrests, legal battles, and high-profile controversies.

Today | Week | Month | Year | All Time

Gossip Bay Area-Based Rapper Kafani Receives 7-Year Sentence In Identity Theft Scheme 42-year-old Amir Rashad is best known for tracks like "Fast" and "She Ready Now." By Hayley Hynes September 16, 2022
Crime Suge Knight's Wrongful Death Lawsuit Results In Mistrial A judge declares a mistrial in the lawsuit against Suge Knight over the 2015 death of Terry Carter. By Aron A. June 23, 2022
Crime Dylann Roof Death Sentence Upheld, Judges Say He Qualifies For "Harshest Penalty" The White supremacist murdered nine Black churchgoers in 2015 and his legal team appealed his sentence earlier this year. By Erika Marie August 25, 2021
Pop Culture Elon Musk Mocks "Stay Woke" Initiative Sparked By Ferguson Protests In 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed by Ferguson police. Musk laughed off the "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" movement as "fiction." By Erika Marie November 23, 2022
Viral Chris Rock Decides Against Filing A Police Report Following Will Smith Slap, 50 Cent Praises Comedian Chris Rock is receiving plenty of praise for handling the hit like a champ. By Hayley Hynes March 28, 2022
Pop Culture Megan Thee Stallion Debuts "To Whom The F*ck It May Concern" At Coachella, Fans Spark Tory Lanez Rumours The Houston hottie's Coachella show was one for the books. By Hayley Hynes April 17, 2022
Crime Over 50,000 Pounds Of Cocaine Seized In Historic European Drug Bust A record-setting drug bust in Europe resulted in 50,000 pounds of cocaine being seized, this week. By Cole Blake February 27, 2021
Random Federal Judge Indicts All 4 Officers For Violating George Floyd's Civil Rights: Report All four officers will be charged for their failure to provide Floyd with medical care. By Madusa S. May 07, 2021
Crime Jaheim Arrested For Animal Cruelty After 15 Dogs Found Caged, Starving: Report The R&B singer's property was searched and one has pup has been put down. By Erika Marie September 09, 2021
Random Breonna Taylor Protests Erupt Across The Country On First Anniversary Of Death Calls for justice for Breonna Taylor were reignited as people took to the streets across the country to protest a year after her passing, with some demonstrations turning violent. By Madusa S. March 14, 2021
Crime R. Kelly's Attorney Backtracks After Being Asked About Singer's Marriage To Aaliyah An attorney for R. Kelly was pressed about whether the singer had "sexual contact" with Aaliyah. By Aron A. August 03, 2021
Crime G Herbo Charged In $1.5M Federal Fraud Case G Herbo and five others are accused of using stolen IDs to make over $1M worth of purchases including private jets and designer dogs. By Aron A. December 02, 2020