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Music 600 Breezy Goes Off On Shooters In Attack At Mello Buckzz Concert Four people were killed and 14 more were wounded during a mass shooting at Mello Buckzz's show in Chicago on Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music Charleston White Implies He Had Something To Do With Lil Woody's Recent Atlanta Arrest Charleston White and Lil Woody have gone back and forth on social media a lot in recent years, but this arrest situation remains very unclear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025
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 Stevie Wonder Attended Marathon Burger's Grand Opening Before Nearby Shooting Other celebrities to appear at the Marathon Burger grand opening in Long Beach included YG, Snoop Dogg, and more. By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Music Diddy Might Have To Testify On Keefe D's Behalf In Tupac Shakur Murder Trial Keefe D and Diddy have both denied being involved in the murder of Tupac Shakur, but only the former faces criminal charges for it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music California Supreme Court Decides If They Will Uphold Tory Lanez's Conviction An appellate panel previously found more than enough evidence proving that Tory Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion, affirming Lanez's sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Pop Culture Aaron The Plumber Suggests He Shot Someone Who Stabbed Him: "Kaboomed Em" Social media and reality TV sensation Aaron The Plumber claims he's going to prison for some time after allegedly shooting someone. By Zachary Horvath February 23, 2026
Music R. Kelly Sent To Solitary Confinement Amid Fight For New Trial R. Kelly's plans to prepare his reply brief as he fights for a new trial were thwarted after being thrown into solitary confinement. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Music Aaron Hall Has Reportedly Been Located After Going Missing Liza Gardner sued Aaron Hall and Diddy for alleged sexual assault when she was underage, and had been trying to serve Hall since 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music Diddy's Appeal Date Has Officially Been Set It was reported in October 2025 that Diddy was trying to speed up the appeal process. He succeeded and now he's going to be in court soon. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music Cardi B Secures Another Legal Win In Failed Assault Case From Security Guard Cardi B emerged victorious in an assault case from security guard Emani Ellis, who accused Cardi of assaulting her in 2018. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026
Sports Sha'Carri Richardson Arrested For Excessive Speeding In Florida Sha'Carri Richardson is back in the news for an arrest several months after being handcuffed following a domestic violence incident. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026