Crime

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Music DJ Akademiks Apologizes For Grooming Scandal While Still Sending Shots At His Haters Ak takes accountability. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 26, 2025
Music 50 Cent Accused Of Choking Out Ex To Get Her To Sign Film Contract 50 Cent's life rights legal battle with his ex Shaniqua Tompkins continues to develop following the denial of default judgement in his favor. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2026
Music YNW Bortlen Appears To Address Plea Deal In YNW Melly Case YNW Bortlen took a plea deal on September 9, and is insistent that he did not (and will not) snitch on YNW Melly for his freedom. By Devin Morton September 14, 2025
Music Diddy Makes A Decision On Testifying In Court Diddy is planning his legal strategy for this massive trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2024
Original Content From Diddy To Weinstein: Sexual Misconduct Allegations Shaking Up Hip Hop & Hollywood The accusations keep coming. These 17 celebrities face lawsuits, criminal charges, or convictions for sexual misconduct. By Erika Marie May 13, 2025
Music O-Block's Boss Top Sentenced To 5 Years He was reportedly arrested on gun charges. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2023
Music FNG Shugga Confirms Finesse2tymes Beat Both His Legal Cases Finesse2tymes' girlfriend took to Instagram to comment on the rapper's dismissed threat case and his alleged probation violations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Music UK Rapper Charged With Murder Of Lostprophets Singer Ian Watkins Incarcerated rapper Broadday and another inmate appeared in court for allegedly murdering convicted child sex offender Ian Watkins. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music Lil Durk Was Allegedly Snitched On By OTF Member Who Wore A Wire Before Florida Arrest Lil Durk could face life imprisonment or the death penalty if found guilty. By Caroline Fisher October 25, 2024
Sneakers Nike Hit With Massive Data Breach As Jordan Brand Files Leaked On Dark Web WorldLeaks ransomware group leaked 1.4TB of Nike data including Jordan Brand SP27 files, design prototypes, and internal documents. By Ben Atkinson January 24, 2026
Music Lil Durk Faces New Criminal Charge Due To Superseding Federal Indictment Lil Durk and his legal team have denied the prosecution's accusations, citing an alleged targeted attack on his lyrical content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Diddy Allegations Concerning GHB-Infused Baby Oil "Debunked" By Lawyer The Diddy allegations have gotten wilder since his arrest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2024