Crime

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Crime Trump-Supporting Grandma Outs Grandson To Feds For Rioting In Portland What a twist. By Karlton Jahmal August 01, 2020
Crime Damon Dash Reportedly Sued For $50 Million Over Alleged Sexual Battery Dame Dash is listed in a new $50 million lawsuit for alleged sexual battery. By Kevin Goddard December 26, 2019
Crime YNW Melly Double Murder Case Update YNW Melly was in court this week, where more insight was offered into his double murder case. By Alex Zidel March 12, 2020
Crime Seattle Protester Dies After Car Plows Into Crowd Dawit Kelet drove his car into a group of protesters and killed 24-year-old, Summer Taylor. By Alexander Cole July 05, 2020
Crime R. Kelly Requests Prison Release Again As Coronavirus Cases Climb R. Kelly attempts once more to be released from prison, as inmates are infected with Coronavirus. By Rose Lilah April 16, 2020
Crime Ice Cube Files Lawsuit Against Robinhood For Unauthorized Use Of His Image Robinhood is the "antithesis of everything that Ice Cube stands for," the lawsuit against the financial service reportedly reads. By Aron A. March 31, 2021
Crime Webbie Concert Shooting Leaves One Dead, One Injured: Report Violence erupted outside of the venue and police are attempting to piece together what happened. By Erika Marie August 09, 2021
Music Fivio Foreign Released From Jail, Shares Statement Fivio Foreign is a free man! By Alex Zidel July 14, 2021
Crime Suspect In Rapper Tay Way's Murder Arrested, Allegedly Tied To Gang: Report Tay Way shared a video to Instagram that showed his location and minutes later, he was chased and gunned down on the street. By Erika Marie March 31, 2021
Life El Chapo’s Fugitive Sons Allegedly Threw A “Drug Cartel Festival” Where They Raffled Off New Cars The notorious criminal’s four sons, known as “Los Chapitos” reportedly gifted toys and other products to residents in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. By Hayley Hynes December 24, 2021
Music NY Lawmakers Want To Restrict The Use Of Rap Lyrics As Evidence In Court The "Rap Music On Trial" legislation is intended to protect First Amendment rights and prevent prosecutors from using artistic expression as evidence in criminal trials. By Aron A. November 22, 2021
Pop Culture Charlamagne Tha God Realized He Was Abused As A Child Thanks To Tyler Perry Interview He was a young boy who had sexual encounters with older women and he didn't call it "abuse" until he saw Perry's interview with Oprah Winfrey. By Erika Marie October 27, 2021