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Music Pooh Shiesty's Lawyer Slams The Evidence Used To Arrest Him Pooh Shiesty's lawyer, Bradford Cohen, addressed the media shortly after him and his client appeared in court for his bond hearing. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music King Combs Targeted In Attempted Burglary At Home With His Girlfriend Diddy's son Christian "King" Combs and King's girlfriend Raven Tracy were reportedly in Bali when the attempted burglary went down. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Charleston White Doesn't Believe Hassan Campbell's Afrika Bambaataa Allegations Hassan Campbell had accused the late Afrika Bambaataa of sexually abusing him as a teenager, allegations which Charleston White questions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Takeoff’s Accused Murderer Taps J Prince’s Former Attorneys Ahead Of Trial Patrick "DJ Pat" Clark is accused of "knowingly discharging a firearm at and in the direction of” Takeoff back in 2022. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music YNW Melly's Mom Reportedly Wore A Wire To Aid His Trial But It May Backfire YNW Melly's case is already complex, but his path to a more lenient sentence may have just become more difficult and very unlikely. By Zachary Horvath March 02, 2026
Music Diddy Cites His First Amendment Rights To "Freak-Offs" In Appeal Brief Prosecutors blasted Diddy and his defense team's attempts to get him out of prison, claiming that his "freak-offs" were not consensual. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026
Crime Damion Neville Speaks On Being Acquitted Of Mystikal's Sister's 1994 Murder In 1994, rapper Mystikal's sister, Michelle Tyler, was viciously murdered. Damion Neville was charged and acquitted, and he's speaking about it candidly for the first time. By Erika Marie June 27, 2020
Pop Culture N3on Arrested While Trying To Get Into Chicago's O-Block, Fans Are Skeptical N3on claimed to police officers during his arrest that he was trying to host a giveaway for kids in Chicago's O-Block neighborhood. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music Rihanna's Suspected Shooter Risks Losing Custody Of Her Child Rihanna's shooting suspect Ivanna Ortiz allegedly sent a message about RiRi to her estranged husband weeks before the attack. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026
Music Foolio's Murder Trial Is Underway As All Four Men Face Death Penalty After nearly two full years since Foolio's passing, the rapper's murder trial is getting off the ground as officials narrow down the jury. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Sports Glen "Big Baby" Davis Released From Prison Over Fraud Conviction Glen "Big Baby" Davis was one of 22 people involved in a scheme to defraud the NBA's health care benefits plan. Indictments surfaced in 2021. By Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026
Music Rihanna's Home Swarmed By Police As Shooter Meets Her Fate Police arrested a 35-year-old woman named Ivanna Lisette Ortiz for allegedly shooting at Rihanna's home on Sunday. By Cole Blake March 10, 2026