Crime

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Music Quez2rr Receives Prison Sentence For Bringing Machine Gun Into Maternity Ward Quez2rr had previously pleaded guilty to a machine gun possession charge back in March of this year, which followed a raid on his home. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Recalls Asking Diddy Why He Never Got A Freak Off Invite In 2024, 6ix9ine spent time at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn where Diddy was awaiting trial. By Cole Blake October 15, 2025
Crime 23 Brazy Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Murder After Fatal Shooting Of 10-Year-Old Last June, 23 Brazy was arrested for allegedly killing 10-year-old La’Marj Holden and injuring a 37-year-old man. By Caroline Fisher October 02, 2025
Music Lawyer Fights Back Against Diddy's $100M Defamation Lawsuit Diddy accused Ariel Mitchell, attorney Courtney Burgess, and NewsNation's parent company Nexstar Media Group of spreading false info. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2025
Music Wack 100 Chimes In On Young Thug Snitching Allegations With A Hot Take Wack 100 and DJ Akademiks debated about the clip of Young Thug talking about Peewee Roscoe in a police interrogation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025
Relationships Cassie Testifies That Diddy Accused Her Of Michael B Jordan Affair Cassie previously seemed to reference Michael B Jordan in her 2023 lawsuit against Diddy that kicked off this scandal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music Jay-Z Sexual Assault Accuser Begs To Keep Identity Secret, Citing Potential "Psychological Harm" Jay-Z is continuing his defamation lawsuit after a sexual assault allegation against him in late 2024. His accuser hopes to stay anonymous. By Devin Morton September 07, 2025
Music Milagro Gramz Will Represent Herself In Megan Thee Stallion's Appeal The court previously dropped Megan Thee Stallion's defamation claim against Milagro Gramz due to her classification as a media defendant. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music GloRilla Gets Support From Georgia Congressman Amid Drug Case Last month, GloRilla was arrested in Georgia and hit with two felony drug charges after her house was robbed. By Caroline Fisher August 01, 2025
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Ruthlessly Taunts Taxstone Over New Charges Taxstone is currently behind bars serving a 35-year sentence for the fatal shooting of Troy Ave's bodyguard. By Caroline Fisher March 08, 2025
Music XXXTentacion's Mother Sits Down With His Ex-GF Who Accused Him Of Abuse: Report In the forthcoming "Look At Me:XXXTENTACION" documentary, the rapper's mother says, "Jahseh was wrong for what he did, there's no excuse for that, period." By Erika Marie March 16, 2022
Gram J. Prince Reveals Nephew's Murder: "This Is Weak Sh*t NOT Gangsta" The music icon shared that his nephew was shot in the heart in an unprovoked attack by "renegade young punks." By Erika Marie June 01, 2021