Crime

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Music Crip Mac Hit With Lengthy Sentence Over Federal Gun Charges Mac's case was dropped by the state back in December, but it was moved up to a federal court shortly after. By Zachary Horvath August 26, 2024
Crime Young Thug Claims Ralo Was Suppose To Testify Against Him & YFN Lucci Young Thug and YFN Lucci fought RICO cases simultaneously before being released in 2024 on accepted plea deals. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 06, 2025
Music Fivio Foreign Reportedly Released From Jail Over Gun Threat Fivio Foreign received a time served and probation sentence following his January arrest for pulling a gun on a woman in New Jersey. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Crime Tyrese Arrested For Alleged Animal Cruelty After Horrific Dog Attack Allegedly, one of Tyrese's Cane Corso mastiffs recently mauled a 5-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to death. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music D4vd's Mugshot Revealed After His Arrest In Celeste Rivas Case Police originally discovered the body of Celeste Rivas Hernandez in the trunk of D4vd's Tesla, seven months ago. By Cole Blake April 20, 2026
Music Ja Rule Reveals Fat Joe's Mindset Amid Massive Lawsuit Fat Joe and Ja Rule have a long hip-hop history together for their iconic 1990s and 2000s output, a bond that continues to this day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Original Content Why Is Kay Flock In Jail? Bronx drill rapper Kay Flock is facing first-degree murder charges, and we're diving into the case stacked against him. By Olivia Monahan April 25, 2023
Music Judge Reveals When He'll Rule On Diddy's Latest Mistrial Request Diddy filed a second request for a mistrial, last week, after accusing the prosecution of "prosecutorial misconduct." By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Music Desiigner Looks Rough In Mugshot Following Domestic Violence Arrest According to the Horry County Sheriff's office, Desiigner was taken into custody in South Carolina earlier this week. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Music Young Thug Wants To Modify His Sentence From The YSL RICO Case Young Thug accepted a plea deal in the YSL RICO case, last October, to completely avoid further prison time. By Cole Blake July 14, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Labels Yung Miami The "Nucleus" Of The Diddy Allegations Diddy will be returning to the courtroom in October for a hearing to determine his sentence following his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake August 25, 2025
Music Wack 100 Uses Alec Baldwin To Highlight A Double Standard With Rappers Alec Baldwin had charges of involuntary manslaughter dismissed regarding the shooting on the set of "Rust." By Cole Blake March 02, 2026