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Crime Yella Beezy’s Judge Requests "Specifics" To Decide New Bond Modifications In Murder-For-Hire Case Yella Beezy has filed a bond modification, including the claim that his restrictions are affecting his ability to maintain his lifestyle. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 07, 2025
Sports Jay-Z's Roc Nation Addresses "Horrific" NYC Shooting In New Statement Four people were shot and killed at the office building where the NFL is headquartered on Monday in New York City. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Crime Skrilla Arrested For Allegedly Shooting Cop With Gel Pellets This weekend, Skrilla's music video shoot in Kensington took an unexpected turn for the worse when he had a run-in with police. By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025
Music Milagro Gramz Will Represent Herself In Megan Thee Stallion's Appeal The court previously dropped Megan Thee Stallion's defamation claim against Milagro Gramz due to her classification as a media defendant. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Original Content Rappers Who Have Been Accused Of Fraud Or Scams Hip Hop meets the courtroom. These are the cases, ranging from accusations of wire scams to theft, that have put rappers in legal crosshairs. By Erika Marie November 14, 2025
Music Authorities Reveal Suspect's Identity In Rihanna's House Shooting A woman in her 30s fired several shots at Rihanna's home in Beverly Hills on Sunday, but no one was injured. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026
Pop Culture Adam22 Breaks Silence On No Jumper Involvement In Big U RICO Case No Jumper was mentioned several times in the new RICO charges against Big U, but host Adam22 set the record straight. By Elias Andrews March 20, 2025
Music Diddy Officially Files Appeal Over His 50-Month Prison Sentence Diddy and his team have been getting ready to appeal his sentence for a while and it's officially in ahead of his court appearance. By Zachary Horvath March 16, 2026
Music Rod Wave's Lawyers Claim He Was "Profiled" In Gun Charge Arrest In Atlanta Rod Wave has since posted bail, but it's clear that his legal team is not happy that their client was still arrested, and unjustly so. By Zachary Horvath November 13, 2025
Music Diddy's Not Guilty Verdict Shocks Fans On Social Media There's a chance that Diddy will be released from custody later today, after the jury found him not guilty of the most serious charges. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Music Pras Fails To Avoid Prison In Conspiracy Appeal, But It's Not All Bad News Pras received a 14-year prison sentence for charges of money laundering, conspiracy, foreign lobbying, witness tampering, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Prosecutors Reveal Their Lengthy Demand For Diddy's Prison Sentence Diddy will return to the courtroom for his sentencing hearing on Friday, October 3, where he'll face 20 years behind bars. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025