Crime

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Crime Mac P Dawg, Shoreline Mafia Associate, Murdered At 23 Mac P Dawg, Shoreline Mafia associate, was murdered in a shooting yesterday at the age of 23. By Mitch Findlay April 07, 2020
Sports Kash Patel Unleashes On Stephen A. Smith's Commentary On NBA Gambling Arrests Yesterday, the FBI made a sweeping arrest of 30+ NBA players, coaches, and mafia members linked to two different illegal gambling cases. By Zachary Horvath October 24, 2025
Music BMW From Tupac's 1996 Las Vegas Shooting Now Selling For $1.75 Million Tupac Shakur was shot in this BMW after a Mike Tyson fight almost 30 years ago, and died in a hospital days later. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music Yella Beezy Wants His Mo3 Murder Trial Delayed After His Mother's Death Yella Beezy will face trial for a charge of capital murder related to his alleged role in the killing of Mo3 in 2020. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music Diddy's Alleged Sex Worker Responds To His Possible Appearance In Sex Tape Shown To Jury Sharay "The Punisher" Hayes didn't know Diddy's "freak-off" sex parties were being recorded, which he had spoken of during trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Crime Lil Durk Reportedly Facing New Charges In Murder-For-Hire Case New developments in the Lil Durk case. By Aron A. June 04, 2026
Sports Sha'Carri Richardson Reportedly Arrested For Alleged Assault Of Her Boyfriend At Airport Sha'Carri Richardson was released from a Washington correctional facility on Monday. USA Track and Field declined to comment after the news. By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025
Music FBI Arrests Scarfo Da Plug Murder Suspects In Los Angeles: Report Two Georgia men were reportedly arrested by an FBI task force in Los Angeles for allegedly murdering Scarfo Da Plug. By Joshua Robinson March 12, 2021
Music Afroman Beat The Case—So Where Are Free Speech Warriors When Hip-Hop’s On Trial? Free speech is a right, but it's often framed as a privilege. Afroman refused to let it be weaponized against him. By Aron A. March 21, 2026
Music Adin Ross Unsuccessfully Moves To Have Subpoena Dismissed In Megan Thee Stallion Defamation Case Adin Ross moved to have Megan Thee Stallion's subpoena dismissed, but it did not work. However, he'll have a chance to try it again. By Devin Morton September 21, 2025
Life Derrick Groves Finally Captured 5 Months After New Orleans Jailbreak Derrick Groves was serving a life sentence in New Orleans after being convicted on two counts of second-degree murder. By Cole Blake October 08, 2025
Crime Star Brim Sentenced For RICO Charges: What We Know About Her Conviction Despite a strong legal battle, Star Brim will be heading to prison. By Demi Phillips March 18, 2024