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Original Content 50 Cent’s Past Abuse Allegations Resurface After Diddy Documentary As 50 Cent's Diddy doc goes viral, his own history of abuse allegations resurfaces, including cases still unfolding in court. By Erika Marie December 13, 2025
Crime YNW Bortlen Breaks Silence On Plea Deal In YNW Melly Case Earlier this week, YNW Melly's co-defendant YNW Bortlen pleaded no contest to accessory after the fact and witness tampering charges. By Caroline Fisher September 11, 2025
Music Lil Durk Trial Derailed By Leaked Courtroom Photo Of His Codefendants This viral picture will likely have a huge impact on Lil Durk's attempts to secure an anonymous jury in his murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Relationships Mariah The Scientist, Young Thug, & The 'Ride Or Die' Myth That Eclipses Her Music Leaked jail calls reignite debates on loyalty in Hip Hop, pulling Mariah the Scientist & Young Thug into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. By Erika Marie September 09, 2025
Music Lil Durk Claims He's Spent Four Months In Solitary Confinement, Friends Have Left Him Behind Lil Durk has been behind bars since 2024, when he was arrested for allegedly orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music Joe Budden Roasts Diddy's Penis Size After Daphne Joy Leak: "It Explains Any Crime" Joe Budden and his podcast co-hosts react to the leak. By Aron A. June 09, 2026
Sneakers Cool Kicks Owner Adeel Shams Taken Into Custody After LAPD Raid Cool Kicks co-founder Adeel Shams was arrested in Los Angeles on fraud charges following a raid by the LAPD. By Ben Atkinson October 03, 2025
Pop Culture Kick Streamer Konvy Survives Shooting While Live Streaming Adin Ross, who is close to Konvy, confirmed the news during his Kick stream, and also revealed that one of Konvy's friends is hospitalized. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026
Music Diddy Must Hand Over His "Freak-Off" Tapes & Recording Devices This part of Diddy's recent prison sentence for prostitution charges relates to items that federal authorities seized back in March of 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music Jail Informant Claims Lil Durk's Alleged Hitman Confessed To Murder-For-Hire Plot These allegations against Lil Durk are related to the arrests of Preston Powell and Anthony Montgomery-Wilson over Stephon Mack's death. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music Feds Reveal Their Recommendation For Boosie Badazz's Prison Sentence Boosie Badazz will return to the courtroom for a formal sentencing hearing in his illegal gun ownership in November. By Cole Blake August 28, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Reveals He’s Going To The Same Jail As Nicolas Maduro & Luigi Mangione 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his supervised release, last year, and will be spending 3 months in prison. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026