Crime

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Crime Mopreme Shakur Remains “Cautiously Optimistic” Tupac Murder Trial Will Reveal the Truth Keefe D's trial begins this week. By Aron A. August 10, 2026
Crime Ant Jefe’s Alleged Murder Victim Was Intoxicated On Meth During Fatal Fight The medical examiner said that Carl Welch died from blunt traumatic injuries. By Aron A. July 28, 2026
Sports Travis Scott & Jordan Clarkson Booted Out Of NYC Club After Bottle-Throwing Altercation Jordna Clarkson tried to intervene. By Aron A. July 20, 2026
Pop Culture Adam22 Breaks Silence On No Jumper Involvement In Big U RICO Case No Jumper was mentioned several times in the new RICO charges against Big U, but host Adam22 set the record straight. By Elias Andrews March 20, 2025
Music ASAP Relli Proceeds With Civil Lawsuit Following ASAP Rocky Acquittal ASAP Rocky may have won the felony case, but ASAP Relli is still moving forward with a civil lawsuit against the rapper. By Elias Andrews February 26, 2025
Gossip Tony Yayo Speaks On Theory That Diddy Snitched On Jay-Z To Distract From His Trafficking Case Get your tinfoil hats out, folks... By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 20, 2024
Music Chris Brown Officially Charged With Grievous Bodily Harm While In U.K. Prison Chris Brown was arrested in the United Kingdom earlier this week for an alleged nightclub brawl from a few years ago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025
Sneakers Central Cee Claims Sneaker Collection Stolen Days Before Nike Air Force 1 Release Central Cee said his 12-year sneaker collection stolen from storage just days before releasing two Nike Air Force 1 colorways. By Ben Atkinson February 07, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Back Under House Arrest Until Sentencing For Assault Plea 6ix9ine was charged with various probation violations, and he will receive his sentence for all of them this November. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Calls Houston Nightclub Assault Case A "Money Grab" Earlier today, we reported that Boosie Badazz was facing an assault case in Houston. Hours later, he has given a response. By Alexander Cole June 01, 2026
Music Kanye West Nears Settlement In Ex-Assistant's Sexual Assault Lawsuit A Los Angeles judge was told Kanye West and his former assistant have agreed to settle the lawsuit in principle following mediation. By Erika Marie June 30, 2026
Crime Taxstone Could Add 33 Months To Sentence Over Drug Smuggling Operation Taxstone is facing a possible 33-month extension to his 35-year prison sentence after getting caught smuggling drugs into jail in 2024. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2026