Hip Hop Crime Watch

The Yella Beezy murder trial spotlights the constitutional clash over treating rap lyrics as criminal evidence versus protected artistic...

Chicago rapper Twista pleaded guilty to five counts of willfully failing to pay income taxes and now faces up to five years in prison.

Is Fat Joe crossing the line from lyrical warfare into real threats with 38 Spesh?

• The feud began when 38 Spesh dissed Fat Joe, Jadakiss and DJ...

Federal agents arrested 11 Bad Boys 7 members tied to the Trinitarios gang for killing influencer Ariela La Langosta, a close friend of 6ix9ine.

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• Charleston White says he was shot at in Houston's Fifth Ward after entering the Rap-A-Lot neighborhood alone and disrespecting James Prince for...

A 50-year-old rap artist and producer faces multiple felony charges for allegedly assaulting a girl on Feb. 17, 2024.

• Eldonta Khalep Dunbarmcfadden,...

Early Thursday, Burbank SWAT executed a homicide search warrant at rapper YG's property in connection with Drakeo the Ruler's 2021 backstage stabbing...

Boosie's $600k lobbying push for a Trump pardon collapsed into arbitration and denial, exposing the messy side of seeking clemency.

• Lil Wayne got a...

Dallas detective Eric Barnes testified that Yella Beezy's songs like Hitters and Keep It in the Streets reference paying for hits, tying directly to...

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