Crime

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Music YNW Melly Trial: Rapper's DNA Reportedly Not Found In Jeep The Night Of Shooting YNW Melly remains on trial. By Alexander Cole June 28, 2023
Music YNW Melly Appears To Try To Leave Courtroom Mid-Trial In Viral Clip Even though there's probably another explanation, it didn't stop jokes from piling in online. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 17, 2023
Music Drake, Adin Ross & DJ Akademiks Hit With Gambling Suit For "Inflicting Harm" This New Jersey lawsuit makes similar claims against Drake, Stake, and Adin Ross as previous lawsuits, with this one roping DJ Akademiks in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Music AllStar JR Allegedly Left NBA Ben 10 Without Feeling In His Legs When reports of AllStar JR's arrest came out, it was unclear if it was tied to the shooting of NBA Ben 10. But more details allege otherwise. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty's Mother Heads To Facebook Live To React To His Arrest Gladys Baines' son Pooh Shiesty was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane at gunpoint earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Maxo Kream Turns Himself In Over RICO Case The Houston MC posted on Instagram that he'll "never fold," and is going back to jail for some "light s**t." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2023
Crime OMB Peezy Says There's No Smoke With Roddy Ricch Or 42 Dugg After Arrest OMB Peezy says he's never had beef with Roddy Ricch or 42 Dugg after he was allegedly arrested for shooting up their music video. By Alex Zidel June 03, 2021
Music YNW Melly Requests Prison Release Yet Again Over Alleged New Evidence YNW Melly has allegedly suffered "dehumanizing" conditions behind bars for seven years as he awaits his retrial for double murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Streetwear DJ Drama's Toronto Trip Cost $120K Extra To Return Stolen Chains, Top5 Claims Drama has yet to speak out on the reportedly bloody chain-snatching incident. By Hayley Hynes June 13, 2023
Crime Keefe D Once Accused Compton Police Of Murdering Tupac In FBI Interview A former FBI agent revealed that Keefe D once accused Compton police associated with Suge Knight and Reggie Wright Jr. of killing Tupac. By Aron A. August 20, 2026
Music YNW Melly Juror Calls Murder Case "A Really Bad Situation Of Being Framed" "Melly was a very good person," according to the former juror. By Caroline Fisher September 03, 2023
Relationships Chrisean Rock & Jaidyn Alexis Go Blow-For-Blow Online Over New Blueface Prison Footage Blueface recently gave Chrisean Rock a heartfelt birthday message, but when it comes to Jaidyn Alexis, she will not reciprocate niceities. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025