Crime

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Crime Dark Lo Receives Over 7 Years In Prison For Witness Intimidation: Report He allegedly sent threatening messages to a government witness who testified against AR-Ab. By Erika Marie August 06, 2021
Crime Tory Lanez Mourns Loss Of Rapper Houdini Who Was Shot & Killed At 21 Tory Lanez is openly grieving the loss of his friend and fellow Toronto rapper Houdini, 21, who was murdered in broad daylight. By Erika Marie May 26, 2020
Crime 6ix9ine On Using A Minor In A Sexual Performance: "That Tore Me Apart" Tekashi 6ix9ine speaks candidly about pleading guilty to using a minor in a sexual performance, saying that it "tore him apart" in a new interview with The New York Times. By Alex Zidel September 02, 2020
Crime Tekashi 6ix9ine Ordered Gang Beatdown On Trippie Redd: Day 2 Trial Updates Tekashi 6ix9ine admits to calling an attack on his rival Trippie Redd. By Alex Zidel September 18, 2019
TV ASAP Rocky Explains Attempted Murder Charge At 16 Years Old A$AP Rocky opens up about his teenage experiences in Harlem. By Sandra E October 22, 2019
Crime Mac P Dawg, Shoreline Mafia Associate, Murdered At 23 Mac P Dawg, Shoreline Mafia associate, was murdered in a shooting yesterday at the age of 23. By Mitch Findlay April 07, 2020
Crime Charleston White Vows To Send Young Thug Back To Jail For Alleged Threats Over the weekend, Young Thug allegedly confronted Charleston White at Druski's "Coulda Been Love" reunion. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Music D4vd's Legal Team Challenges Alleged Blood Evidence In Court Prosecutors and criminalists claim D4vd's DNA was found in a bag that also contained the blood of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Music Lil Durk Now Faces Life In Prison For New Federal Charges The stakes are now much higher. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2024
Music DJ Envy & iHeartRadio Offices Investigated By Feds Amid Real Estate Scam Allegations: Report Electronic devices were reportedly taken out of the iHeartRadio office. By Alexander Cole October 19, 2023
Music Man Who Stole Beyoncé's Unreleased Music Sentenced To Prison Time Two years in prison and three years on probation for the man who was accused of stealing a hard drive with unreleased Beyonce music. By Aron A. May 12, 2026
Music Rihanna & ASAP Rocky’s Mother Support Him In Court Amid Assault Trial Rihanna made a rare appearance in court today. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2025