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Life JayDaYoungan's Father Says He & Late Rapper Were Ambushed By 5 Gunmen Outside Their House Kenyatta Scott was shot twice in the arm during the attack on his 24-year-old son; he remains in recovery in the hospital. By Hayley Hynes July 31, 2022
Sports Joe Smith Accuses "L&HH" Star Moniece Slaughter Of Forging Checks During Their Relationship Smith claims he lost $109K to the reality star. By Ben Mock November 22, 2023
Relationships Chrisean Rock Seemingly Reacts To Blueface's Arrest Chrisean Rock is down in the dumps. By Caroline Fisher January 12, 2024
Music Quando Rondo Arrested On Federal Drug Charges: Report The FBI supposedly arrested him without incident, which follows an indictment against him and 18 others from six months ago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 10, 2023
Music Crip Mac Arrested, Faces Federal Gun Charges While authorities dropped his case on the lower level, he did not get out of the woods, as they simply moved it up to a federal court. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 08, 2023
Pop Culture XXXTENTACION Fan Explains Posting Snapchat Of Late Rapper After His Death Scott Barbieux and his ex-girlfriend were looking at bikes at RIVA Motorsports in June 2018 when they witnessed the "Jocelyn Flores" artist's robbery and fatal shooting. By Hayley Hynes February 18, 2023
Music Sidney Starr Asks Judge For Bond After Remaining Jailed Since Arrest A new court filing finds Sidney Starr arguing that she is not a flight risk and should be released on affordable bond. By Erika Marie August 12, 2026
Music Young Thug Trial: Judge Rules On Mistrial Motion After Her Scathing Takedown Of The State Young Thug's defense team has been waiting for this. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 30, 2024
Music Tory Lanez Claims Evidence From Megan Thee Stallion Case Was Loaded With Errors Tory Lanez is now three years into his 10-year prison sentence for the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj's Husband Kenneth Petty Suddenly Sick, Can't Attend Mediation With Assault Accuser This is the latest of several cancellations and pushback due to Petty's ill health. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 11, 2023
Music Lil Durk Affiliate Poses An Interesting Question About His Arrest THF Bayzoo has spoken out on Lil Durk's arrest. By Cole Blake October 28, 2024
Music Diddy Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Underage Girl In New Anonymous Lawsuit The lawsuit also accuses two other men of alleged assault. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 13, 2025