Crime

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Music Lil Durk Responds To Akademiks' Report On His 2013 Arrest Lil Durk has responded to a report about his 2013 legal troubles. By Cole Blake February 20, 2023
Music 21 Savage Doesn't Think ATL Can Recover After Takeoff's Murder: "You Just Feel It" 21 says the city took "big ass losses" recently, and even the nightlife seems different after Takeoff's death. By Erika Marie January 26, 2023
Pop Culture R. Kelly Claims Tasha K Tampered With Witnesses In His Case It looks like Cardi B isn't the only artist with a bone to pick with the controversial YouTuber. By Erika Marie January 09, 2023
Crime Wu-Tang & Roc Nation Imposter Sentenced To Prison For Fraud: Report Aaron Barnes-Burpo admitted to pretending to be affiliated in the music industry to pull off a financial scam. By Erika Marie March 15, 2021
Crime Chaka Zulu Case: Video Shows Ludacris's Manager Was Jumped Before Firing Shots Zulu was attacked before he pulled out a gun and killed one of his assailants. He has been charged with murder but claims self-defense. By Erika Marie September 22, 2022
Crime 50 Cent Calls Jacob Blake's Shooting "Attempted Murder" 50 Cent reposts a report about Jacob Blake's shooting by Kenosha, Wisconsin police, referring to it as an "attempted murder." By Alex Zidel August 25, 2020
Music Polo G's Home Raided By Police According to a rep for Polo G, police conducted a search of the artist's home in connection to a robbery. By Caroline Fisher August 23, 2023
Politics Gunna's Former Attorney Asks For Defendant In Donald Trump RICO Case To Have Trial Severed Ray Smith's legal team has cited the YSL RICO trial as precedent. By Ben Mock September 02, 2023
Pop Culture 21 Savage Shares His Thoughts On Young Thug & Gunna's RICO Arrest 21 and Math Hoffa talked street politics in Atlanta on "My Expert Opinion." By Hayley Hynes June 07, 2022
Gram Casanova Thanks Lil Tjay For "Not Forgetting About" Him Tjay appeared in a FaceTime call with the incarcerated rapper. By Erika Marie October 03, 2022
Music Roddy Ricch Released From Police Custody After Governors Ball Arrest Migos, Lil Wayne, and Roddy Ricch all missed out on taking the 2022 Gov Ball stage. By Hayley Hynes June 12, 2022
Crime Jussie Smollett Loses Major Witness In Hate Crime Case Jussie Smollett took a major L as he prepares for court. By Taya Coates August 28, 2021