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Music Keefe D Says He Won't Take Plea Deal In Tupac Murder Trial A jury trial for the murder of Tupac Shakur is set to begin in a little over a week, with Duane "Keefe D" Davis at the center. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2026
Music Officer Shocked By Playboi Carti's Fame In Traffic Stop Footage This traffic stop footage seems to be from Playboi Carti's Utah detainment over an alleged assault incident. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2026
Music D.C. Rapper MoneyMarr Arrested For Trafficking Fentanyl The DMV-area rapper previously tried to transport 12,000 pills of the deadly substance out of an L.A. airport. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 16, 2023
Music Lil Durk Suffers Big Loss In Court Due To Death Threat Motion Falling Through Lil Durk's legal team had hoped to get his murder-for-hire case dismissed over death threats that prosecutors reportedly failed to disclose. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Keefe D Found Guilty In Tupac Shakur Murder Trial A Las Vegas jury convicted Keefe D of murder after prosecutors used his own accounts of Tupac Shakur’s killing against him. By Erika Marie August 31, 2026
Sports Stefon Diggs Won't Be Punished By NFL Over Chef Case After being found not guilty of assaulting his former chef, free agent Stefon Diggs is ready to potentially return to the NFL. By Erika Marie June 12, 2026
Music Diddy Accuses Lil Rod Of Hiring Sex Workers & Taking Drugs On His Own Diddy has filed counterclaims against Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones' $30 million sexual assault lawsuit, accusing him of defamation and theft. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2026
Music YNW Melly Murder Case: What We Know From collaborating with Kanye West to ending up behind bars, we're detailing the murder case that threatens the career of YNW Melly. By Caleb Hardy June 06, 2023
Music Famous Dex Named Future & Playboi Carti During Domestic Violence Arrest Famous Dex was arrested back on August 23 for allegedly assaulting Pam Rodriguez, and in the bodycam footage, Dex, namedropped some artists. By Alexander Cole September 02, 2026
Music Wack 100 Explains New Street Rules After Young Thug Scandal Wack 100 compared the current accusations against Young Thug to those that Gunna faced early in the YSL RICO trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Music What Happened To FBG Casino? Everything You Need To Know About The Massive Fentanyl Bust FBG Casino is currently in federal custody after a massive drug bust in Georgia where authorities reportedly discovered 21 kilograms of fentanyl. By Aron A. November 26, 2025
Pop Culture Deen The Great Facing 15 Years In Jail For Alleged Yacht Robbery Deen The Great has reportedly been accused of felony robbery and misdemeanor battery over an alleged yacht incident with a woman. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2026