Crime

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Crime Was PeeWee Longway Arrested In $280M Drug Bust? Here's A Breakdown Of What We Know So Far By Axl Banks September 17, 2024
Music Stevie Wonder Attended Marathon Burger's Grand Opening Before Nearby Shooting Other celebrities to appear at the Marathon Burger grand opening in Long Beach included YG, Snoop Dogg, and more. By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Sports Antonio Brown Claims Self-Defense In Miami Shooting Case Antonio Brown was extradited back to the United States last week after being captured in the UAE over his shooting case. By Zachary Horvath November 10, 2025
Music Convicted Foolio Murder Accomplice Has Sentencing Delayed Amid Fight For New Trial Alicia Andrews was previously convicted for manslaughter in the Foolio murder trial, although now, she seeks a retrial. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music Foolio's Mother Reacts To Accomplice's Sentence & Convicted Killer's Past Foolio's mother Sandrikas Mays had a lot to say about murder accomplice Alicia Andrews and convicted killer Sean Gathright. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 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 Takeoff's Murder Suspect Finally Gets A Trial Date Takeoff was shot and killed as an innocent bystander after a game of dice turned violent in Houston in 2022. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Crime Racist Streamer Chud The Builder Hit With Attempted Murder Charge After Courthouse Shooting Following a shooting at a courthouse in Tennessee, racist streamer Chud The Builder has been hit with an attempted murder charge. By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026
Music Bradford Cohen Doesn't Think Lil Durk's VICAR Case Will Make It To Trial Bradford Cohen has a lot of legal experience pertaining to hip-hop cases, and Lil Durk is facing a massive one right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music Chris Brown Gets $12.9M Dog Attack Judgment Reduced, But Case Isn’t Over By Erika Marie September 29, 2026
Music Turk & Cash Money Tour Promoters Reportedly Seek To Settle Exit Dispute Turk claims promoters wrongfully booted him from Cash Money's 30th anniversary tour, whereas they claim he was sabotaging the trek. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Adin Ross Thinks Roc Nation Lawyers Got A "Very Big Bag" For His Deposition Adin Ross spoke with Roc Nation lawyers in Megan Thee Stallion's defamation case against Milagro Gramz, claiming Tory Lanez paid media off. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025