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NEW YORK—Rapper Fetty Wap was jailed Monday after, prosecutors say, he threatened to kill a man during a FaceTime call in 2021, violating the terms of ...
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GONZALES, La.— A Louisiana judge has refused to set any bond for rapper Mystikal, who is accused of raping and choking a woman at his home ...
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The rapper known as JayDaYoungan, real name Javorius Tykies Scott, died of gunshot wounds after being shot outside his home in Bogalusa, Louisiana, on Wednesday night. ...
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Authorities in New Jersey arrested three people early on Wednesday in connection to an attempted armed robbery that left two people wounded, including Bronx-born rapper Lil TJay. ...
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NEW YORK—Roddy Ricch is facing gun charges after being arrested on his way to perform at a concert Saturday night. According to police, the 23-year-old rapper ...
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Atlanta-based rapper Lil Keed died Friday at the age of 24, according to a tweet Sunday from his record label Young Stoner Life (YSL). Lil Keed, ...
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ATLANTA—Rapper Young Thug co-founded a violent street gang and promoted it in his songs and on social media, prosecutors allege in a sprawling indictment that accuses ...
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U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky was taken into custody in connection to a November 2021 shooting as he arrived from Barbados at the Los Angeles International Airport ...
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MIAMI—Miami rapper Wavy Navy Pooh was killed in an ambush shooting as he drove with two young children, local media reported. The 28-year-old rapper, whose real ...
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MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Rapper Young Dolph was shot and killed Wednesday at a cookie shop in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, and a search is underway for the ...
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NEW YORK—Rapper Fetty Wap was charged on Friday with participating in a conspiracy to smuggle large amounts of heroin, fentanyl, and other drugs into the New ...
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STOCKHOLM—An award-winning 19-year-old Swedish rapper was shot to death in southern Stockholm in an incident that media reports on Friday said was likely to be gang-related. ...
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Platinum rapper Nicki Minaj got a lot of bad press for publicly questioning the vaccines and sharing a questionable anecdote. She likened the backlash to the ...
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Biz Markie, who infused his music with so much fun and humor that he became known as “The Clown Prince of Hip Hop,” has died, his ...
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PARIS—Paris police released rapper Lil Baby from custody on Friday after fining him for having cannabis in his car, according to the city prosecutor’s office. He ...
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PARIS—American rapper Lil Baby was detained in Paris on Thursday for allegedly transporting drugs, according to the city prosecutor’s office. NBA star James Harden was also ...
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How much money would you pay to be famous? For a Baltimore rapper, the answer appears to be $4 million. But his pursuit of fame landed ...
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NEW YORK—American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by the stage name DMX or Dark Man X, died on Friday, People magazine said, after suffering a ...
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ATLANTA—A shooting on Interstate 85 in suburban Atlanta has claimed the life of a rising Texas rap artist, one of three interstate shootings in the metro ...
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MINEOLA, N.Y.—The 64-year-old father of rapper Nicki Minaj has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New York, police said. Robert Maraj was walking ...
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LOS ANGELES—Dr. Dre says he will be “back home soon” after the music mogul received medical treatment at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain ...
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TAMPA, Fla.—A Florida rapper spent an evening recording music in a makeshift studio and then fatally shot two men who were with him, authorities say. Hillsborough ...
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Rapper King Von was one of two people fatally shot Friday during an early morning exchange of gunfire outside an Atlanta hookah lounge.
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NEW YORK—Earning his 21st No. 1 hit on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart, Drake has bested a record previously held by icons Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder. ...
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ATLANTA—Georgia State Patrol arrested rapper Lil Yachty this month after he was allegedly caught driving more than 150 mph (241 kph) on an Atlanta highway. Troopers ...
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Two men and two teens have been charged in the death of rising rapper Pop Smoke, who was killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in ...
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LOS ANGELES—Authorities believe rising rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February after his social media posts led five ...
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A St. Louis rapper who went by the stage name Huey was killed in a shooting that also wounded another man, authorities say.
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NEW YORK—Authorities in New York City said rapper Nick Blixky was shot and killed in Brooklyn on Monday. The 21-year-old, who was born Nickalus Thompson, was ...
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Rapper Fred The Godson lost his fight with the CCP virus on Thursday, April 23, after being hospitalized in New York for several weeks.