Crime

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Music Young Thug Attends Metro Boomin's Sexual Assault Trial To Support His "Longtime Friend" Vanessa LeMaistre brought the lawsuit against Metro Boomin, accusing him of taking advantage of her back in 2016. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Crime Reality Star Masika Kalysha Compares Controversial Singer D4vd To Detained Rapper YNW Melly Masika Kalysha is best known as a reality star who once starred in the Hollywood extension of VH1’s Love & Hip Hop. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 21, 2025
Crime Footage Of Nelly's 2024 Casino Incident Surfaces As Trial Begins October Nelly headlined the successful Where The Party At? Tour this summer. Jagged Edge, Fabolous, and Ja Rule joined him. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 21, 2025
Crime Colin Kaepernick Offers To Pay For The Independent Autopsy Of De’Martravion “Trey” Reed Colin Kaepernick has been on his journey to return to the NFL since 2017 after taking a knee during the national anthem. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 20, 2025
Crime Ky Frost Cleared By Police Amid T-Hood Shooting Investigation T-Hood died at the age of 33 last month after being shot multiple times at his home in Snellville, Georgia. By Caroline Fisher September 18, 2025
Music Jay-Z Seeks To Strip Sexual Assault Accuser Of Anonymity In Defamation Case The Jane Doe in this situation who dropped her sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z asked the court to uphold her anonymity. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2025
Politics Charlie Kirk's Alleged Killer Identified As 22-Year-Old Utah Man Tyler Robinson Political commentator Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck during a speech at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. By Cole Blake September 12, 2025
Music YNW Melly's Co-Defendant, YNW Bortlen, Agrees To Plea Deal In Double Murder Case The update comes as YNW Melly remains behind bars while awaiting his retrial for the alleged murders of YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser. By Cole Blake September 09, 2025
Relationships Mariah The Scientist, Young Thug, & The 'Ride Or Die' Myth That Eclipses Her Music Leaked jail calls reignite debates on loyalty in Hip Hop, pulling Mariah the Scientist & Young Thug into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. By Erika Marie September 09, 2025
Crime Metro Boomin Hires A Psychologist Ahead Of Sexual Assault Lawsuit This Month Metro Boomin is one of the biggest producers in hip-hop with a resume that includes collaborations with Future, Drake, and Young Thug. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 06, 2025
Music Lil Durk Pleads Not Guilty In Federal Murder-For-Hire Case The rapper currently has three charges. By Elias Andrews November 14, 2024
Music Young Thug’s Attorney Brian Steel Will Represent Former DA Accused Of Interfering In Ahmaud Arbery Investigation Brian Steel has taken on another case. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2024