Crime

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Life Marlon Wayans Cited For "Disturbing The Peace" After Removal From Flight The actor and comedian was unable to make the flight because of the incident. By Noah Grant June 09, 2023
Music Young Thug's Lawyer Wants To Dismiss Other Jail Calls From YSL RICO Case Thug's attorney Brian Steel stated that calls made by anyone other than the rapper himself are just hearsay. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 08, 2023
Crime Who Is Taxstone? The Podcaster Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison Taxstone helped usher in a new era in hip-hop media before he was convicted for the death of Ronald McPhatterson. By Aron A. June 21, 2023
Crime YNW Juvy's Mom Says She Walked Out When YNW Melly Blew Kiss In Court The mother of YNW Juvy speaks out following the viral clip of YNW Melly praying and blowing a kiss in court. By Aron A. June 15, 2023
Music Atlanta City Council Move To Limit The Use Of Rap Lyrics In Trial: Report The legislation could have an impact on the YSL trial involving Young Thug. By Aron A. July 12, 2023
Pop Culture YNW Melly Asked His Mom To Buy Him A Legal Gun, Prosecution Claims In Ongoing Trial In a text allegedly sent from Melly to his mother, Jamie King, the rapper stated that he'd "rather have a Glock 40" when offered another weapon. By Hayley Hynes June 23, 2023
Relationships Mariah The Scientist Shows No Signs Of Straying From Young Thug As Rapper Remains Behind Bars "There is nobody on planet Earth that can get in between me and supporting my man," the R&B songstress declared in a recent interview. By Hayley Hynes September 05, 2023
Politics Charlie Kirk's Alleged Killer Identified As 22-Year-Old Utah Man Tyler Robinson Political commentator Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck during a speech at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. By Cole Blake September 12, 2025
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Allegedly Suggests His Guilt Shortly After Arrest Foolio's second murder trial is off to an interesting start as one of the suspects is allegedly fessing up already. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music YNW Melly's Family Shows Up To Support Him At Court Hearing YNW Melly was recently denied bond ahead of his double murder retrial, for which he's been in prison since 2019. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Ja Rule Reveals Fat Joe's Mindset Amid Massive Lawsuit Fat Joe and Ja Rule have a long hip-hop history together for their iconic 1990s and 2000s output, a bond that continues to this day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Referred To "Jane" As His "Crackpipe" Because He Was So Addicted To Her An anonymous woman going by "Jane" has been testifying in Diddy's ongoing criminal trial throughout the week. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025