Crime

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Music Battle Rapper Fox 5 Fatally Shot By NYPD After Machete Attack Fox 5, a Bronx battle rapper, was identified as the man fatally gunned down by the NYPD after injuring a handful of people with a machete. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Lil Zay Osama Is A Free Man Again After A Brief Prison Sentence Lil Zay Osama has been released from prison after serving several months for gun charges stemming from an incident in 2022. By Cole Blake February 23, 2025
Music Blueface Reveals New Prison Release Date And It’s Sooner Than Expected Blueface recently provided his followers with an exciting update. By Caroline Fisher October 24, 2024
Crime XXXTENTACION Killers Appear Defeated In New Mugshots New mugshots of Trayvon Newsome, Michael Boatwright, and Dedrick Williams surface after they were found guilty of murdering XXXTENTACION. By Aron A. April 21, 2023
Music Mark Geragos Avoids Questions About Judge In Diddy's Case Calling Him Out In Court Mark Geragos had previously criticized Diddy's prosecution team outside of the court, something Judge Arun Subramanian did not like. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music Tay-K's Ex-Girlfriend Gives Harrowing Testimony During Rapper's Murder Trial The latest murder trial comes as Tay-K is already serving a 55-year prison sentence in connection with the 2016 killing of Ethan Walker. By Cole Blake April 08, 2025
Streetwear 6ix9ine Explains Why Federal IRS Agents Raided His Home And Took His Luxury Items Tekashi is trying to explain himself. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2025
Pop Culture Kim Kardashian Breaks Her Silence On Her Robbers' Convictions Ironically enough, Kim Kardashian recently graduated her law program and is now preparing to take the bar. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2025
Music Chris Brown Expected To Enter Plea Deal For Alleged UK Assault Chris Brown will remain in custody in the UK until his next hearing for this alleged 2023 assault which will be on June 13. By Zachary Horvath May 19, 2025
Pop Culture Safaree Gets Attacked By Erica Mena In Shocking Security Footage It went down in front of their kids. By Elias Andrews October 16, 2024
Music Lil Durk Reportedly Transferred Out Of Broward County After Arrest For Alleged Murder-For-Hire Lil Durk has a serious legal battle ahead of him. By Caroline Fisher October 25, 2024
Crime YNW Melly’s Double Murder Retrial Delayed Until 2027 YNW Melly is accused of murdering his two friends, YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser, in a deadly shooting back in 2018. By Caroline Fisher August 08, 2025