Crime

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Music Hit-Boy Confirms His Father Big Hit Is Back In Jail With Heartfelt Message Hit sends love to all his fans. By Elias Andrews October 23, 2024
Music Sara Rivers Risks Losing Appeal Over Diddy Lawsuit's Dismissal Former Da Band member Sara Rivers accused Diddy of sexual assault, harassment, and more over her "Making The Band 2" tenure. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music Foolio's Murder Trial Is Underway As All Four Men Face Death Penalty After nearly two full years since Foolio's passing, the rapper's murder trial is getting off the ground as officials narrow down the jury. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Crime Prosecutors Rest Case Against Keefe D Ahead Of Schedule As Tupac Trial Continues Duane "Keefe D" Davis is on trial for the murder of Tupac, and on Wednesday, the prosecution ended up resting its case. By Alexander Cole August 27, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Shoots His Shot At Cardi B Just Hours After Getting Out Of Prison Pooh Shiesty pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess firearms in furtherance of crimes of violence and drug trafficking back in 2022. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music 42 Dugg Secures Victory In Court Due To Missing Witness In Threat Case 42 Dugg was accused by a woman who allegedly was pregnant with his child of threatening her physically via online messages. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music Doctor Behind Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez's Daughter's Evaluation Moves To Dismiss Lawsuit Dr. Daniel Bober stands by his evaluation of the Roc Nation CEO's daughter, who is suing Bober and Desiree Perez. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 03, 2025
Music Sources Close To Diddy React To Tupac Murder Allegations A former LAPD detective testified during Keefe D's trial for the Tupac murder, claiming Keefe pointed to Diddy as the culprit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music Key Hearing In D4vd Case Delayed As Prosecution Looks To Make Its Case D4vd was supposed to have an important hearing later this month, but it has since been postponed by the judge. By Alexander Cole June 18, 2026
Music Appeals Court Allows Jay-Z To Try To Revive Tony Buzbee Lawsuit While this is good news for Jay-Z, it doesn't automatically mean his defamation and extortion claims against Tony Buzbee will move forward. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2026
Music Mother Of Munna Duke's Child Shares Heartbreaking Tribute After Duke's Passing Munna Duke and fellow O-Block rapper Youngin were reportedly shot and killed in Chicago this week for unknown reasons. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Fires Back At M.I.A. Lawsuit By Invoking First Amendment Kid Cudi responded to M.I.A's lawsuit. By Aron A. September 10, 2026