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Original Content Rappers Who Have Been Accused Of Fraud Or Scams Hip Hop meets the courtroom. These are the cases, ranging from accusations of wire scams to theft, that have put rappers in legal crosshairs. By Erika Marie November 14, 2025
Music Sex Worker Suing Diddy Has Medical Diagnoses Publicized Despite Pleas To Seal Documents Clayton Howard is suing Diddy and Cassie for an alleged pattern of abuse and coercion, and he recently had a herpes diagnosis made public after motioning for privacy. By Devin Morton July 27, 2025
Crime Prosecutors Insist Big U Is Too Dangerous To Attend His Son’s Funeral On Halloween, Big U's 34-year-old son Jabari “Baby Uiie” Henley was shot and killed in Los Angeles, and no suspects have been revealed. By Caroline Fisher November 18, 2025
Life Derrick Groves Finally Captured 5 Months After New Orleans Jailbreak Derrick Groves was serving a life sentence in New Orleans after being convicted on two counts of second-degree murder. By Cole Blake October 08, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Collapses After Seeing Lil Durk’s Mugshot Akademiks was overcome with emotion upon hearing about Durk's arrest. By Caroline Fisher October 25, 2024
Sneakers Cool Kicks Update: Feds Find $500K Worth Of Stolen Nike Product Authorities seized $500K in stolen Nike goods from Cool Kicks’ warehouse as founder Adeel Shams faces ongoing criminal charges. By Ben Atkinson October 07, 2025
Music Young Thug Reveals What His Frequently Used Slang Words Actually Mean According to Young Thug, YSL stands for "Young Soldiers of the Lord." By Caroline Fisher December 10, 2023
Crime Rapper C-Rayz Walz Indicted On Rape & Sodomy Charges C-Rayz Walz has been a prominent figure in the New York hip hop scene, but he's reportedly been incarcerated on charges of rape and sodomy. By Erika Marie March 19, 2020
Music NBA YoungBoy Announces Plans To Drop A New Album Before Celebrating His Prison Release NBA YoungBoy will apparently bring many leaks to official platforms on this new album, which will be his last drop before his prison release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Original Content Big U RICO Case: What Does It Mean To 'Check In'? The Big U case has reignited debate around “checking in” culture in Hip Hop. Is it about respect, or a system built on fear and exploitation? By Erika Marie April 03, 2025
Music Lil Durk Trial Derailed By Leaked Courtroom Photo Of His Codefendants This viral picture will likely have a huge impact on Lil Durk's attempts to secure an anonymous jury in his murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Gossip Glokknine Stabbed In Prison Over Snitching Rumors, 1090 Jake Alleges 1090 Jake thinks a Tweet by Ola Runt sparked the rumors. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2023