Crime

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Crime Gucci Mane's Artist Foogiano Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison: Report Meek Mill and Renni Rucci call for Foogiano's freedom after the 1017 rapper was reportedly sentenced to five years in prison for allegedly burning his ankle monitor off. By Aron A. May 03, 2021
Crime Chicago Police Shoot & Kill 13-Year-Old Boy With His Hands Up In Bodycam Footage The police have released bodycam footage after claiming Adam Toledo was holding a handgun, which is not visible in the video. By hnhh April 16, 2021
Crime Rae Sremmurd's Half-Brother Charged In Father's Murder: Report Rae Sremmurd's half-brother Michael Sullivan has been charged with the first-degree murder of his father. By Alex Zidel March 17, 2021
Politics YNW Melly's Co-Defendant Calls On Joe Biden To Free The Rapper YNW Bortlen, YNW Melly's co-defendant, calls on President Joe Biden to free the "Murder on my Mind" rapper. By Alex Zidel January 22, 2021
Crime Florida Rap Beef Reportedly To Blame For Mass Shooting At Banquet Hall A deadly shooting in the Northwest Miami-Dade area of Florida has left two people dead and roughly 20 to 25 people injured, and reports are now saying it may have all started due to a local rap rivalry. By Keenan Higgins June 05, 2021
Music Pop Smoke's Mom Approached With Meeting Murder Suspect's Family As the murder of Brooklyn rap star Pop Smoke gets closer to being solved, the family of one accused assailant is hoping to meet with the slain rapper's mom for a private conversation. By Keenan Higgins June 04, 2021
Crime 2 Dead, 7 Injured After Shooting While Filming Music Video A group was ambushed while filming a music video. By Cole Blake December 28, 2019
TV Netflix's "Don't F**k With Cats" Killer Denied Early Release Amid Coronavirus Luka Magnotta, the convicted murderer from Netflix's "Don't F**k With Cats" series, will not be released from prison despite risk of contracting coronavirus. By Lynn S. May 14, 2020
Crime Fyre Festival Billy McFarland Wants 6ix9ine-Type Treatment Fyre Festival fraudster Billy McFarland cites Tekashi 6ix9ine's "compassionate release" for grounds to be released himself. By Aron A. April 15, 2020
Crime Mariah Carey & Ex-Assistant Refuse To Settle Extortion Case Mariah Carey and her former assistant have failed to reach a settlement in their legal battle, in which Mariah has accused her of attempting to extort her. By Lynn S. March 13, 2020
Crime LaToya Ratlieff Speaks Out After Police Shoots Her In The Face During Protest LaToya Ratlieff was shot in the face with rubber bullets at a Florida protest and she is unsure if she will regain vision in her right eye. By Alex Zidel June 09, 2020
Crime Kodak Black's Lawyer Pleads With Rand Paul Over Prison Conditions Kodak Black is currently serving his jail sentence in Kentucky. By Alexander Cole June 12, 2020