Crime

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Music Man Who Killed J. Cole's Mentor Filthe Rich Convicted & Sentenced J. Cole has credited Fayetteville, North Carolina's rap duo Bomm Sheltuh, comprised of Filthe Rich and Nervous Reck, with opening his doors. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Pop Culture Clavicular Avoids Lengthy Jail Sentence As Fake ID Arrest Charges Are Dropped Authorities charged Clavicular with two felonies and a misdemeanor after he was allegedly caught with a fake ID in Arizona. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music R Kelly's Projected Release From Prison Has Been Announced R Kelly has been in a medium security facility in Butner, North Carolina since April 2023 and trying anything to get out early. By Zachary Horvath January 26, 2026
Pop Culture Ray J Claims Kim Kardashian Ruined Her Lawyer Aspirations On Her Own Ray J is firing back against Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenenr's defamation lawsuit over his RICO allegations about them. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music Wiz Khalifa Loses Appeal Over Romanian Drug Possession Sentence Wiz Khalifa was believed to be appealing this decision in December 2025 and sure enough, him and his legal team did, but to no avail. By Zachary Horvath February 27, 2026
Music Diddy's Appeal Date Has Officially Been Set It was reported in October 2025 that Diddy was trying to speed up the appeal process. He succeeded and now he's going to be in court soon. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Pop Culture Aspen Kartier Reportedly Arrested For Alleged Dog Abuse Twitch banned rapper and streamer Aspen Kartier after she allegedly abused her dog on a livestream, and this reportedly led to an arrest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music Biggie's Son Wants To Track Down Accuser In Diddy Freak-Off Case Jonathan Hay accused Biggie Smalls's son CJ Wallace of participating in Diddy's "freak-offs" and luring Hay to a sexual assault incident. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Sports Stefon Diggs' Assault Accuser Issues Statement After His Not Guilty Plea Stefon Diggs entered a not guilty plea during his Friday arraignment for allegedly assaulting his former personal chef, Mila Adams. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Crime Hitmaka Accuser Talia Tilley Speaks On "False" Home Invasion Allegations Hitmaka has been accused of assault by Talia Tilley, but the producer claims she was apart of a home invasion plot. Now, she's issued a statement. By Erika Marie March 23, 2020
Music Baltimore Rapper Poppa Fetti Hit With Child Sex Trafficking Charges Poppa Fetti was previously indicted on nine state sex trafficking felonies in Baltimore County in November. By Cole Blake February 24, 2026
Music Judge In Lil Durk's Trial Rules On Key Severance Motion From Codefendants Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial was recently delayed from April to August, and now we have more details about what's next. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2026