Crime

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Crime Kidd Creole Of Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five Found Guilty Of Manslaughter: Report In 2017, the Hip Hop icon reportedly stabbed a homeless man to death after being approached late at night. By Erika Marie April 06, 2022
Pop Culture YNW Melly Reveals His Phone Privileges Have Been Revoked, Says He's "In Great Spirits" YNW Melly's IG feed lit up with an update this afternoon. By Hayley Hynes April 17, 2022
Crime Burger King Employee Shot Dead At 16 In A Robbery She Helped Plan Burger King employee Niesha Harris-Brazell was accidentally killed in a botched robbery that she helped stage. By Brianna Lawson January 20, 2022
Pop Culture YNW Melly Linked To Potential Prison Escape Plan Back in the summer, Melly was denied medical furlough while seeking treatment due to an infection caused by his diamond teeth. By Hayley Hynes September 30, 2022
Music Gunna Files 3rd Motion For Bond, Argues "No Evidence" For Holding Him Gunna's legal team is arguing that he poses no risk of danger if let out on bond. By Cole Blake September 28, 2022
Pop Culture Fulton County DA On Latest Rap Indictment: "If You Admit Your Crimes Over A Beat, I'm Gonna Use It" Fani Willis urges anyone who can't comply with her rules to "get out of [her] county." By Hayley Hynes August 29, 2022
Pop Culture Mozzy Begins 1-Year Federal Gun Charge Sentence After Turning Himself In The California native has a projected release date of July 23, 2023. By Hayley Hynes July 29, 2022
Pop Culture Future Settles Lawsuit Over "High Off Life" Album Title Both parties have come to a mutual agreement. By Isaac Fontes January 07, 2023
Pop Culture Dusty Locane In Jail After Pleading Guilty To Gun Charges After turning himself in, the Brooklyn rapper is set to serve one to three years in prison. By Isaac Fontes December 24, 2022
Pop Culture Nipsey Hussle's Family Go To Trial With His Ex Over Custody Of Daughter The late rapper's family has spent years trying to work out this custody dispute. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 26, 2023
Pop Culture YNW Melly Begs Joe Biden, Meek Mill, Kim K, & More For Help After Phone Privileges Are Revoked The incarcerated rapper shared an Instagram statement on Saturday, revealing that he's been "weeping" in his jail cell over his current circumstances. By Hayley Hynes December 04, 2022
Gossip Wack 100 Suggests YFN Lucci Will Snitch On Young Thug, Gunna, & YSL "Lucci on the victim’s side. So Lucci telling," Wack reportedly said while on Clubhouse. By Erika Marie May 17, 2022