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Music Yungeen Ace’s "Who I Smoke" Played In Court During Foolio Murder Trial Alicia Andrews has been on trial in Tampa, Florida for charges related to the killing of Foolio since last week. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music YNW Bortlen Appears To Address Plea Deal In YNW Melly Case YNW Bortlen took a plea deal on September 9, and is insistent that he did not (and will not) snitch on YNW Melly for his freedom. By Devin Morton September 14, 2025
Music 50 Cent Claims Diddy's Lawyer "Did Him Dirty" With Closing Arguments In Trial 50 Cent is not a fan of Diddy's team's strategy, who alleged during trial that he's just an alleged abuser who's being exploited for cash. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music d4vd On Track To Be Indicted In Celeste Rivas Case d4vd was named as a suspect in the murder of teen Celeste Rivas last month, with a second, unidentified suspect also in the mix. By Zachary Horvath December 29, 2025
Music Diddy Had 1,000 Bottles Of Baby Oil & Other Alleged "Freak Off" Items Seized During Home Raids Oof. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2024
Sports Josh Giddey & Livv Cook Scandal: What We Know Allegations of an inappropriate relationship involving Josh Giddey prompt investigations, casting uncertainty over his NBA career. By Axl Banks November 29, 2023
Music OVO's Baka Not Nice "Weird Case" Controversy: Breaking Down The Allegations & Conviction Baka Not Nice's past became a point of conversation following the release of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Demi Phillips May 15, 2024
Music Bankroll Freddie's Father Sentenced For Drug Trafficking Conviction Freddie just got his sentence, too. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2024
Crime Rapper C-Rayz Walz Indicted On Rape & Sodomy Charges C-Rayz Walz has been a prominent figure in the New York hip hop scene, but he's reportedly been incarcerated on charges of rape and sodomy. By Erika Marie March 19, 2020
Sports Antonio Brown Livestreams While Wanted By Police Antonio Brown has been acting as cool as a cucumber despite the fact that police are currently on the hunt for him in Florida. By Zachary Horvath June 18, 2025
Music Derrick Groves Blames NBA YoungBoy Song For His Arrest Derrick Groves famously escaped from jail, last year, and spent five months on the run before police apprehended him. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music Sneako Presses Diddy Trial Reporter For Not Calling Kanye West "Ye" Sneako and Kanye West have been linking up a lot as of late, and the two of them made it to the Diddy trial's courthouse on Friday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025