Crime

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Music Taxstone Receives Yet Another Prison Sentence Over Troy Ave Shooting Case Troy, on the other hand, was released from jail in August of this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2024
Relationships Rihanna & A$AP Rocky Reportedly Cancelled Baby Shower After LAX Arrest: "She's Crying Nonstop" "She's heavily pregnant and these are very serious accusations, it's a nightmare scenario for her," sources have revealed. By Hayley Hynes April 22, 2022
Crime Pablo Escobar's Main Hitman, 'Popeye,' Dead At 54 From Cancer Pablo Escobar's most trusted hitman, Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vásquez, AKA 'Popeye' is no longer with us. By Dominiq R. February 07, 2020
Music Ray J Explains Why He Thinks Diddy Will Be Found Not Guilty In His Criminal Trial Diddy is facing charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering in the ongoing criminal trial which continued on Wednesday. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025
Life Steve Harvey's Co-Host Allegedly Facilitated Her Husband's $750K Fraud Scheme Shirley Strawberry is not connected to this case and might have been duped herself, but her celebrity status could've been a factor. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2024
Music Diddy Kisses Birdman In Resurfaced Clip, Fans React The two were giving each other respect as young music and business moguls, and fans took their closeness as a now-dark indicator. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2024
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Guilty Verdict In Jam Master Jay Murder Trial 50 Cent's latest social media post is centered around Jam Master Jay. By Cole Blake March 03, 2024
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
Crime Why YFN Lucci Was Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison The Fulton County DA has been hard at work prosecuting rappers suspected of engaging in gang violence, with YFN Lucci pleading guilty. By TeeJay Small January 29, 2024
Music Nipsey Hussle's Death: Timeline Of Events We breakdown the events that happened after Nipsey Hussle's untimely death. By Paul Barnes March 01, 2023
Music Diddy Praises Kanye West For Defending Him In Intense Phone Call Kanye West has been in Diddy's corner for weeks, and Diddy in turn revealed how integral the artist has been to his family. By Elias Andrews March 17, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Fans Tell Judge To "Shut Up" While Interrupting Court To Shout "Free YB" NBA YoungBoy's passionate fans Zoom-bombed the court hearing. By Cole Blake July 22, 2024