Crime

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Music Jay-Z's Alleged Son's Godmother Officially Files To Reopen Paternity Suit Given that Lillie Coley's legal action against Jay-Z was recently dismissed with prejudice, we will see if this motion leads to consequences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Politics Is Donald Trump Pardoning Diddy? White House Responds To TMZ's Report Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison, earlier this month, after being convicted in his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music Nelly Wants Court To Impose Sanctions On Ali Jones For Dropped St. Lunatics Lawsuit Ali Jones accused Nelly of unjust enrichment and copyright infringement, but the rest of the St. Lunatics distanced themselves from the suit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025
Music Killing Of 7-Year-Old In Florida Linked To Gang Rivalry That Led To Foolio's Death Foolio was gunned down in the parking lot of a hotel in Tampa, Florida, last year by alleged members of a rival gang. By Cole Blake March 30, 2025
Music Jury Recommends Life Sentences For Foolio's Convicted Killers Davion Murphy, Rashad Murphy, Sean Gathright, and Isaiah Chance got life sentences for Foolio's murder. A fifth accomplice awaits sentencing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music Alleged Diddy Sex Worker & Dancer "The Punisher" React To Jail Sentence Diddy's 50-month prison sentence was very controversial, but even the folks that were tied to the case had initially differing views. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Addresses Sexual Assault Trial's Verdict & Young Thug's Visit Metro Boomin was cleared by a jury this week after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting and impregnating her in 2016. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music D4vd Concert Footage Allegedly Shows Celeste Rivas Before Her Death Authorities found Celeste Rivas' dismembered remains in a car registered to D4vd while he was on tour, earlier this month. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Wins Five Year Restraining Order Against Tory Lanez She got her wish. By Elias Andrews January 09, 2025
Music Sean Kingston's Mother Admits To Falsifying Money Transfers To Protect Him Amid Fraud Trial Sean Kingston and his mother face various fraud charges relating to their alleged $1 million swindling of multiple businesses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Crime Sauce Walka Among Two Men Shot In Memphis, TSF Rapper Sayso P Dead Sauce Walka released his latest single, "Beat It Freestyle," on Tuesday. It is his sixth single so far of 2025. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Music Big U Makes His First Federal Court Appearance After RICO Arrest Big U's RICO Case drew a lot of controversy for how it roped in hip-hop media such as Wack 100 and No Jumper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025