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Music Silento Gets 30 Year Prison Sentence For Killing His Cousin The lengthy sentence comes after Silento pleaded guilty to several charges related to the killing on Wednesday. By Cole Blake June 11, 2025
Music KARRAHBOOO Seems To Respond To Reports Of Battery Arrest The details surrounding KARRAHBOOO's reported arrest and the allegations against her are unclear, but her response is quite direct. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2025
Music Gunplay Puts Blame On His Ex-Wife For Disturbing AK-47 Arrest Gunplay served almost two years on house arrest after allegedly threatening his ex-wife with an assault rifle in 2023. By Cole Blake June 03, 2025
Viral DDG Allegedly Reacts To Man Threatening Legal Action For Dream Con Fight With His Brother There is only one sole picture on social media backing this up, but some fans are reading between the lines of DDG's Twitter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music Chris King's Alleged Killer Finally Caught In LA After Year-Long Search Chris King was shot and killed in an apparent robbery attempt outside of a music studio in Nashville, last April. By Cole Blake June 01, 2025
Music Drake Delivers Heartfelt Closing Speech At Kai Cenat's Streamer University Drake called Kai Cenat a game-changer during what has been a hugely successful period for the streamer and his peers. By Devin Morton May 26, 2025
Music Afrika Bambaataa Loses Child Sex Abuse & Trafficking Case Due To Default Judgement Afrika Bambaataa never legally responded to the 2021 lawsuit against him from an anonymous and alleged abuse and trafficking victim. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Keefe D Claims Innocence Over Tupac Murder In First TV Interview Since Arrest Keefe D was arrested back in September of 2023 and was charged with the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. He's currently in a Las Vegas prison. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2025
Music Wack100 Suggests Joe Budden Should Hire Security While Feuding With 50 Cent After Strip Club Incident Surfaced Adam22 and Wack100 debate on the Joe Budden/50 Cent feud and advises Budden should enlist armed security for his safety. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 03, 2025
Music Chopper Alleges He Saw Diddy Kissing A “Powerful” White Man During a recent interview, former Da Band member Chopper recalled some of the things he allegedly experienced while spending time with Diddy. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music Chris Brown Denied Bail After U.K. Arrest For Alleged Nightclub Attack Chris Brown will remain behind bars in the United Kingdom at least until his next hearing, which is scheduled for June 13. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025
Music JID Finally Announces Release Date For New Album "God Does Like Ugly" This follows the new JID single "WRK," and this summer, fans will finally get to hear this new era for themselves. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025