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Music Young Thug Claims Online Support Kept Him Going During Trial Nothing but love for the fans. By Elias Andrews December 04, 2024
Life Pooh Shiesty's Net Worth Revealed In Legal Documents Amid Firearms Conspiracy Sentencing The "Shiesty Season" rapper is facing up to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of firearms conspiracy. By Hayley Hynes March 14, 2022
Music 7 Lawsuits That Stained These Artists' Legacies Explore seven high-profile lawsuits that tarnished the careers and legacies of renowned artists, revealing the dark side of fame. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi May 30, 2024
Music Diddy's Defense Accuses Dawn Richard Of Changing Her Story In Trial Testimony Dawn Richard took the stand in Diddy's trial and alleged she saw him allegedly abuse Cassie on multiple occasions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Music Jay-Z Turned His Back On Beanie Sigel Amid Attempted Murder Trial, Former Roc-A-Fella Rapper Claims According to Oschino, "nobody flinched." By Caroline Fisher June 05, 2024
Relationships Rihanna Went Behind ASAP Rocky's Back To Support Him At Assault Trial Rihanna was adamant about attending. By Cole Blake February 20, 2025
Pop Culture DJ Drama Reflects On His 2007 Mixtape Raid: "I Really Got Hit Wit The RICO (And Won)" At the time of Drama and Don Cannon's arrest, law enforcement confiscated over 80K CDs. By Hayley Hynes July 13, 2022
Music Smokey Robinson Reportedly Faces Criminal Investigation For Sexual Assault Claims Smokey Robinson's lawyer has denied the sexual assault accusations from four of the singer's former housekeepers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Crime An Atlanta Hookah Lounge Has Seen At Least 8 Shootings Since King Von's Murder Since the death of King Von in 2020, the Monaco Hookah Lounge in Atlanta has seen at least 8 shootings. By Brianna Lawson January 25, 2022
Music Project Pat's Son Reportedly Fatally Shot In Memphis TMZ reports that these details remain quite vague. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2025
Music Big Mota In Critical Condition After Memphis Shooting: Report The local MC was shot in the city's Oakhaven section on Thursday night, an incident which claimed one fatality and is still under investigation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 28, 2023
Relationships Rihanna Spotted Walking Into Courthouse For ASAP Rocky's Assault Trial Fans finally got a look at RiRi these days... But why are they so obsessed over this? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2025