Rappers

Jermarcus Johnson pleaded guilty to helping two other men who are accused of shooting and killing rapper Young Dolph at a bakery. More

June 9, 2023

The rapper was found guilty after a trial that included testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Sessions. More

April 26, 2023

Attorneys representing Prakazrel 'Pras' Michel said that the rapper was looking to re-invent himself, not break any laws. More

April 17, 2023

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio testified in the case against Prakazrel 'Pras' Michel, who was one of the founding members of The Fugees. More

April 3, 2023

Rapper Afroman is being sued by members of the Adams County Sheriff's Office after they raided his home in August 2022. More

March 24, 2023

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose testimony against his own gang helped convict two high-ranking members, was assaulted by several people at a gym in Florida. More

March 22, 2023

A jury found three defendants guilty of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion during a 2018 robbery after a week of deliberations. More

March 20, 2023

Police believe Billy Adams was the father of Alana Sims' unborn child and claim he killed her because 'was not ready to have a child.' More

February 10, 2023

Friend of rapper XXXTentacion told jurors how he and the rapper were ambushed by armed robbers as they drove away from a motorcycle shop. More

February 8, 2023

Michigan State Police confirmed that the bodies were identified as Armani Kelly, Montoya Givens and Dante Wicker. More

February 6, 2023

Armani Kelly, Dante Wicker, and Montoya Givens were supposed to perform at Lounge 31 in Detroit on January 21. More

February 3, 2023

Hip hop artist Flo Rida awarded $82.6M after a Florida jury found the makers of Celsius energy drinks breached contract and tried to hide money from him. More

January 18, 2023

Jury selection begins in the first-degree murder trial for Michael Boatwright, who's accused of killing emerging rap star XXXTentacion. More

January 18, 2023

The lawsuit, filed by rapper Flo Rida, is seeking damages of more than $30,000 for 'breach of contract, accounting and unjust enrichment.' More

January 11, 2023

Investigators say surveillance video from the store and other evidence links the three defendants and another to the killing of XXXTentacion. More

January 11, 2023

The original indictment charged 28 people, including rappers Young Thug and Gunna, with conspiracy to violate Georgia's RICO law. More

January 9, 2023

Rapper Gunna, who was arrested along with rapper Young Thug and more than two dozen others, pleaded guilty in Atlanta to a racketeering conspiracy charge. More

December 14, 2022

Police arrested Patrick Xavier Clark in the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff, who was killed outside a bowling alley in Houston. More

December 2, 2022

Hernandez Govan was arrested last week after he was indicted on charges in the killing of rapper Young Dolph. More

November 18, 2022

The 28-year-old rapper was killed early Tuesday when gunfire erupted outside a private party at a downtown Houston bowling alley. More

November 2, 2022

The robber took items from PnB Rock and fled in a car that was waiting in the parking lot, police said. Rock was pronounced dead at a hospital. More

September 30, 2022

A minor and a woman have been arrested in connection with fatally shooting rapper PnB Rock; LAPD also looking for a third suspect, Freddie Lee Trone. More

September 28, 2022

Rapper Mystikal, real name Michael Tyler, pleaded not guilty to charges of raping and choking a woman at his Louisiana home and of drug possession. More

September 19, 2022

Chaka Zulu was among three people shot in the June 26 gunfire at a parking lot in the Buckhead area. One person died. More

September 19, 2022

Grammy-nominated rapper and hip-hop performer Mystikal will be arraigned on charges of raping and choking a woman, and illegal drug possession. More

September 16, 2022

Cardi B pleaded guilty in a criminal case regarding brawls at New York City strip clubs. She agreed to a deal just as she was about to go to trial. More

September 15, 2022

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Rapper Fetty Wap pleaded guilty Monday to a conspiracy drug charge that carries a mandatory five-year prison sentence. The plea in Central Islip on Long Island came before U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Locke, who had revoked his bond and sent him to jail two weeks ago. No sentencing date was […] More

August 22, 2022

Donald Trump has hired prominent Atlanta criminal defense attorney Drew Findling, known for defending famous rappers, to represent him in matters related to the special grand jury investigating whether the former president illegally tried to interfere with the 2020 election in Georgia. More

August 11, 2022

Atlanta rapper Young Thug, who’s accused of conspiracy to violate Georgia’s RICO Act and participation in a criminal street gang, is facing six new felony charges along with four others linked to the case. More

August 10, 2022

Rapper Fetty Wap was jailed Monday after, prosecutors say, he threatened to kill a man during a FaceTime call in 2021. More

August 8, 2022