Crime

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Music Federal Agencies Launch "Operation" At Jail Where Diddy Is Awaiting Trial The operation was conducted to maintain a "safe environment." By Cole Blake October 28, 2024
Pop Culture Dusty Locane In Jail After Pleading Guilty To Gun Charges After turning himself in, the Brooklyn rapper is set to serve one to three years in prison. By Isaac Fontes December 24, 2022
Crime Young Thug Trial: YSL CO-Founder Confirms What "Thug" Stands For He confirmed some previous assertions made by the defense. By Lavender Alexandria April 15, 2024
Music DaniLeigh Receives Sentence For DUI Hit & Run The civil lawsuit filed by DaniLeigh's victim is still pending. By Caroline Fisher February 01, 2024
Music Judge In Young Thug Trial Sentences Witness To Prison For Not Testifying Truthfully More drama has ensued. By Elias Andrews October 18, 2024
Politics Sonya Massey Fatally Shot By Police On Bodycam: What We Know So Far Meek Mill, Solange, Nick Young, and more have expressed their outrage after body cam footage of the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey was released. By Axl Banks July 24, 2024
Music Young Thug Trial: Court Erupts In Laughter After State's Witness Calls "Lifestyle" A "Banger" The Young Thug trial continues to drag on. By Alexander Cole June 06, 2024
Music Sexyy Red Arrested In Newark After Alleged Airport Brawl: What We Know Sexyy Red was arrested over the weekend following an altercation in Newark. Footage of the alleged brawl surfaced online. By Axl Banks June 11, 2024
Crime Witness In Nipsey Hussle Trial Recalls Rapper's Last Words A witness called in the trial for the murder of Nipsey Hussle recounted the rapper's last words on the stand. By Cole Blake June 21, 2022
Pop Culture Ghislaine Maxwell Found Guilty Of Aiding Jeffrey Epstein's Sexual Abuse Of Underage Girls The 60-year-old was convicted on five of the six counts she was facing today. By Hayley Hynes December 29, 2021
Crime Toronto Rapper Top5, Charged With First-Degree Murder, Reportedly Sought Revenge For Brother's Killing The Toronto rapper-turned-fugitive allegedly sought revenge for his brother's murder. By Taylor McCloud October 20, 2021
Crime AR-Ab Hit With 45-Year Sentence In Drug Trafficking Case: Report The Philly rapper has denied the drug-trafficking charges against him & addressed the court following his sentencing. By Erika Marie April 15, 2021