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Music Island Boys Member Franky Venegas Reportedly Arrested On Gun And Drug Charges In Florida Franky Venegas, also known as Kodiyakredd, is one half of the Island Boys alongside his brother Alex, better known as Flyysoulja. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Pop Smoke's Killer Apologizes Before Receiving His Sentence Corey Walker took accountability for his role in the murder of Pop Smoke, which was also carried out by three other killers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025
Music Drake's New York OVO Store Vandalized By Alleged Arsonist With Hammer A woman reportedly caused $24,000 in property damage when she trashed Drake's NYC location of his OVO brand. Cops arrested her shortly after. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025
Crime Sean Kingston’s Mother, Janice Turner, Sentenced In Fraud Case This year, Sean Kingston's mother Janice Turner was convicted on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. By Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025
Music JT Mourns The Death Of DreamDollBri The content creator died at the age of 21 over the weekend. By Aron A. July 06, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Alleged Pooh Shiesty & Gucci Mane Video DJ Akademiks is one of many individuals scrutinizing Gucci Mane's alleged reaction to the Pooh Shiesty robbery. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2026
Music Judge Allows Keefe D's Book To Be Used As Evidence In Tupac Murder Trial Keefe D's legal team recently argued Tupac's murder trial should not admit "Compton Street Legend" and LAPD interviews as evidence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Sports Floyd Mayweather Sued For Over $4.5 Million Connected To Tyson & Pacquiao Fights CSI Entertainment is taking Floyd Mayweather to court, citing that his management company had shady background dealings. By Erika Marie June 19, 2026
Music Keefe D Left Scrambling After Latest Update In His Tupac Murder Trial Duane "Keefe D" Davis will have to find new legal counsel to help him navigate the murder case against him regarding Tupac Shakur. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music Pras Michel Finally Resolves Tour Lawsuit Against Lauryn Hill Pras Michel had accused Lauryn Hill of causing the cancelation of the Fugees' 2023 reunion tour via allegedly fraudulent means. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
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
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