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Music A$AP Rocky Lawyer Joe Tacopina Just Beat the Case—Here Are The Hip-Hop Stars He Has Represented From Foxy Brown to YG, Joe Tacopina has been a go-to attorney for hip-hop's brightest stars. By Aron A. February 22, 2025
Music Drake's "Not Like Us" Petitions: A Guide To The Rapper's Allegations Against UMG A breakdown of both pre-action petitions that Drake's attorneys filed against UMG. By Aron A. November 28, 2024
Crime King Von's Manager Track Details Being Shot In Quando Rondo Altercation The rapper's manager sat down with VladTV to detail the altercation that led to both him and Von suffering from gunshot wounds. By Madusa S. February 23, 2021
Music Boosie Badazz Tweets Mysterious Message To Children After Arrest The rapper was arrested earlier and sent out an apology to his children. By Noah Grant June 14, 2023
Crime Diddy Accused Of Drugging & Sexually Assaulting Model: What We Know About The Latest Lawsuit Crystal McKinney, a former model, claims that she was subjected to a traumatic experience involving Diddy when she was 22 years old. By Axl Banks May 22, 2024
Music GloRilla's Attorneys Blast Police For Drug Arrest After Home Invaders Robbed Her GloRilla's lawyers blasted how police arrested her on drug charges, for which she had to pay a $22,260 bond. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Music Diddy Proposes $1 Million Bond Package With Strict Travel Conditions After Trial's Verdict We still have no idea what Diddy's sentence will be after his trial's jury acquitted him on some charges and convicted him on others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 02, 2025
Music Young Dolph Murder Suspect’s Trial Postponed Young Dolph's loved ones have still yet to get the justice they deserve over three years after his tragic murder. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Music Jay-Z Seeks To Dismiss Sexual Assault Case After Accuser Admits To "Mistakes" In Her Story Hov wants to end this ASAP. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2024
Music Jhene Aiko Wants "Mocking" Deposition Footage Withheld In Car Crash Case The lawyer did not go easy on her. By Elias Andrews December 03, 2024
Relationships Chrisean Rock Seemingly Reacts To Blueface's Arrest Chrisean Rock is down in the dumps. By Caroline Fisher January 12, 2024
Music YBC Dul’s Father Speaks Out After Rapper's Death YBC Dul was shot and killed in Philadelphia on Friday. By Cole Blake August 24, 2024