Crime

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Music Matt Ox Breaks Silence After Arrest For Drug Charges Matt Ox originally went viral back in 2017 for dropping his breakout single, "Overwhelming," at the age of 12. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Music Young Thug Doubles Down On His Denial Of Snitching Allegations With Court Evidence Young Thug fans caused commotion online when resurfaced audio of him allegedly speaking about Peewee Roscoe to police hit the timeline. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025
Music UK Drill Rapper Kay-O Sentenced To Life In Prison For Gang Murder Three other men were convicted of the crime. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2025
Pop Culture Kenneth Petty's Sex Offender Status Put On Blast In Fake "Pink Friday 2" Tour Message From Live Nation The Barbz think Minaj and her man should take legal action against whoever made the false disclaimer. By Hayley Hynes February 22, 2024
Music Metro Boomin Found Not Liable On All Four Counts In Sexual Assault Lawsuit Metro Boomin was accused of drugging, sexually assaulting, and impregnating a woman back in 2016. He denied all allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Crime YNW Bortlen, YNW Melly Co-Defendant, Offered A 16-Year Plea Deal By The State of Florida YNW Bortlen is currently charged with Capital Murder and Wire Tampering in the fatal shootings of YNW associates. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 04, 2025
Music Diddy Victim Accuses Maurene Comey Of Silencing Him To Protect Cassie Clayton Howard recently discussed his allegations against Diddy and Cassie during "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music Trey Songz Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Nightclub Worker Trey Songz refused to comment on the incident when approached by reporters outside of his arraignment hearing. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music Pras Files Appeal To Reverse 14-Year Prison Sentence For Money Laundering Federal authorities accused Pras of accepting over $100 million from a Malaysian businessman to sway U.S. politics and prevent extradition. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025
Music Bronx Rapper Suave Drilly Murdered Outside Of Parole Office 27-year-old rapper Suave Drilly was reportedly shot and killed in the South Bronx earlier this week. Police still haven't made any arrests. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Lil Durk Offers His Largest Bail Package Yet As Feds Confirm He's Not On Trial For Lyrics Lil Durk has been behind bars since October of last year after authorities arrested him in an alleged murder-for-hire case. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Music Chris Brown Officially Charged With Grievous Bodily Harm While In U.K. Prison Chris Brown was arrested in the United Kingdom earlier this week for an alleged nightclub brawl from a few years ago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025