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Crime XXXTENTACION Killer Blew A Kiss To Rapper's Family After Guilty Verdict Video surfaces of Michael Boatwright, one of the three men convicted of killing XXXTENTACION, taunting the late rapper's family after the verdict was read. By Aron A. March 21, 2023
Music Foolio’s Alleged Killer Claims Yungeen Ace Paid Him For The Murder This accusation is unconfirmed and unlinked to any charges or investigations at press time regarding Yungeen Ace or Foolio. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 08, 2024
Music Ksoo's Father Awaits Sentencing In November After Testifying Against Him Ksoo got a life sentence for a murder conviction, which also hit his brother with a 12-year sentence following a plea deal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Referred To "Jane" As His "Crackpipe" Because He Was So Addicted To Her An anonymous woman going by "Jane" has been testifying in Diddy's ongoing criminal trial throughout the week. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Is Urging The Judge To Throw Out Kid Cudi's Stunning Testimony Last week, Kid Cudi made headlines as he was one of the more high-profile witnesses in the now-infamous Diddy trial. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2025
Music Lil Wayne's Former Assistant Demands In-Person Deposition Over Assault Allegations Weezy's legal team reportedly refused to set up a deposition. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 13, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Suffers Meltdown In Jail After Spending The Holidays Behind Bars Diddy is allegedly having a tough time in jail. By Cole Blake December 30, 2024
Music 6ix9ine Reportedly Released From Prison After Violating Probation As you may know, he has a lot of conditions to meet if he wants to stay out this time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2024
Music NBA YoungBoy Sports A New Look In Leaked Image From Court Hearing NBA YoungBoy is staying in prison for a while. By Alexander Cole November 19, 2024
Music Young Thug’s Attorney Brian Steel Will Represent Former DA Accused Of Interfering In Ahmaud Arbery Investigation Brian Steel has taken on another case. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2024
Music Big U Accuses Jail Officials Of Endangering His Life By Taking His Breathing Machine Big U was arrested as part of a massive federal racketeering complaint which accused him of being a member of the Rollin' 60s gang. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Wiz Khalifa Loses Appeal Over Romanian Drug Possession Sentence Wiz Khalifa was believed to be appealing this decision in December 2025 and sure enough, him and his legal team did, but to no avail. By Zachary Horvath February 27, 2026