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Crime Over 20 Alleged Bronx Gang Members Arrested With Help Of Rap Music Videos The NYPD used rap music videos to help lead to the arrests of 20 alleged Bronx gang members. By Cole Blake April 10, 2022
Crime Blueface Blasts Chrisean Rock After She's Arrested For Stealing His Car, Breaking Into Home She was arrested over 1,500 miles away in Oklahoma and Wack 100 claims she "stole thousands" before taking off in Blueface's G Wagon. By Erika Marie February 15, 2022
Crime Mariah Carey Fires Back At Ex-Assistant Mariah Carey accuses ex-assistant of destroying evidence in her lawsuit. By Aron A. February 04, 2020
Music Tory Lanez Insinuates The Industry Is Blackballing Him After Dropping New Album "PETERSON" Tory Lanez recorded his new album "PETERSON" entirely behind bars, and also focused on incarceration heavily in his lyricism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2025
Music d4vd Hires Harvey Weinstein's Lawyer Amid Celeste Rivas Investigation Police still haven't alleged murder or determined Celeste Rivas' cause of death, a teen found dead in the trunk of a car registered to d4vd. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music Brian Steel Reportedly Cries While Defending Diddy At Sentencing Diddy's sentencing hearing today (Friday, October 3) has heard from his staunchest supporters and his most critical colleagues. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Crime BigXThaPlug Claims “Laws” Is Attempting To Add Extra Charges To Recent Arrest As “I Hope You’re Happy” Tops Country Charts BigXThaPlug’s debut country song, “All The Way,” featuring Ben Reily has reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hip Hop/Rap charts. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 04, 2025
Pop Culture 1090 Jake Hit With Snitching Allegations "This ain't no new story," 1090 Jake claims. By Caroline Fisher September 06, 2023
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 Sean Kingston's Mother Is Out Of Jail After Shocking Arrest For Fraud Sean Kingston is still awaiting his extradition hearing in San Bernardino in California, and was arrested under the same warrant as his mother. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 27, 2024
Pop Culture Who Is Squeeze Benz? NYC's Infamous Street Racer Who Was Arrested Squeeze Benz has made it his mission to antagonize police across New York and New Jersey in recent months, resulting in his arrest. By TeeJay Small May 27, 2024
Music Nardo Wick's Brother Identified As Shooter In Ring Camera Footage Nardo Wick's brother is currently behind bars for an attempted armed burglary. By Elias Andrews April 09, 2024