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Boosie Badazz’s mental befuddlement is as intense as his physical debilitation after his brush with death last weekend. The Louisiana-based emcee flew to Dallas to commemorate the life of fellow rapper Mo3, who was shot and killed in broad daylight on Nov. 11, 2020 — only for Boosie to get shot himself, and on his…

Rapper Mo3 reportedly was killed and another person wounded during a drive-by shooting on an expressway in Dallas, according to news reports. Mo3, who was born Melvin Noble, allegedly was chased by an unnamed suspect on foot on Interstate 35 on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, sources within the Dallas Police Department told CBS 11 News.…

Rising rapper Lil Loaded turned himself in to the Dallas Police Department Tuesday evening, Nov. 10, 2020, to face a murder charge for allegedly killing his friend. Lil Loaded, whose birth name is Dashawn Maurice Robertson, was formally arrested and charged in connection with the shooting death of his close friend, 18-year-old Khalil Walker, in…

Rapper T.I. had a lot of people feeling some kind of way when he ordered folks not to bring violence into the city of Atlanta, which is a “beautiful progressive city filled with Black excellence.” Clifford “Tip” Harris Jr. delivered the message to his 13 million followers on Instagram on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Tip…

LeBron James is calling on authorities in his hometown of Akron, Ohio to quickly solve the fatal shooting of the sister of one of his dear friends. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that Ericka Weems, 37, was shot in the head and killed in her own home on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, according to the…

A rising rapper who had gone missing for a week was eventually found decomposing in the trunk of the car belonging to his “best friend” from childhood. Brian Trotter, who raps under the monicker “Kent Won’t Stop,” was reported missing by his family on Oct. 17, about 30 miles outside of Washington in Triangle, Virginia.…

Monica’s years-long effort to free C-Murder from a life sentence in prison has taken an interesting and dramatic turn since her divorce in 2019. C-Murder, born Corey Miller, 49, has vowed on Instagram to give Monica “everything you deserve” if he gains his freedom after a nearly 20-year stint in prison. He was locked up…

Allison Jean’s life was shattered when her son Botham Jean was murdered in his own apartment by a Dallas cop named Amber Guyger in 2018. And even though her overachieving son is no longer alive, Allison Jean is here to ensure that his memory and his legacy remain alive in our hearts. That’s why Allison…

Most people vividly remember when the father of basketball legend Michael Jordan was murdered in 1993. Jordan had just won his third championship in a row with the dynastic Chicago Bulls when the devastating news made headlines. Now, the media has learned that one of the men convicted of killing and robbing James Jordan, stealing…

One of the four former Minneapolis cops says he would have done something differently in the brutal death of George Floyd if he had a chance to do it all over again. Ex-officer Tou Thao has been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and manslaughter as has fellow ex-officers J. Alexander Lueng and Thomas…

A large annual block party and cookout in southeast Washington, D.C., became the scene of carnage when multiple shooters opened fire on the crowd of hundreds, killing a teen father and injuring at least 20 others. According to WUSA9, a CBS affiliate, several gunmen were responsible for the shooting that popped off at a large…

Three people were shot near the famed Magnificent Mile in Chicago on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 4, 2020, during a shootout that claimed the life of rising rapper FBG Duck. A man and woman also were seriously injured when men in two cars jumped out and opened fire on the three people between Michigan Avenue and…

Crooner Al B. Sure! is claiming that the mother of his and Diddy’s children, Kim Porter, did not die of pneumonia but was killed. Porter, 47, reportedly succumbed to lobar pneumonia, which is a condition that causes inflammation of the entire lobe of the lungs, in November 2018, according to the Los Angeles County Medical…

The White men who were involved in the death of Ahmaud Arbery have finally been indicted. On June 24, District Attorney Joyette Holmes, who was assigned to the case as a special prosecutor, announced the indictment of Gregory and Travis McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan. The McMichaels and Bryan face nine counts including malice murder,…

Soon after George Floyd died on Memorial Day, many critics believe that the establishment quickly dusted off the post-homicide playbook that has been historically employed when unarmed Blacks die at the hands of the police. Part of that playbook involves demonizing the deceased who is no longer able to defend him or herself. Lt. Bob…

The Ahmaud Arbery murder case continues to take new twists and turns. Twelve days prior to Abery’s murder, his alleged killers had a confrontation with another Black man at the same house in Brunswick, Georgia, according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Diego Perez, a person who lives close to the house, which currently is under construction, was…

Renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump continues to fight for justice. Crump has been hired to serve as the lawyer for the family of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black Georgia man whose death has made national headlines. On Feb. 23, 2020, Arbery, 25, was killed while jogging a few miles from his home in Brunswick, Georgia,…

A security guard and father of nine children, who reportedly enforced Family Dollar’s mask-wearing policy inside the store, was shot in the head and killed in Flint, Michigan. According to the Washington Post and USA Today, Calvin Munerlyn was executed for not allowing a woman’s daughter to enter the discount chain store because she did…

Teshaun Hightower, a star collegiate basketball player who declared himself eligible for the NBA draft, has been arrested on multiple charges including murder in suburban Atlanta. According to the police report obtained by TMZ, Hightower, a standout at Tulane University, was somehow involved in the shooting death of a man at his home in Stockbridge,…

Longtime national pariah O.J. Simpson said he is convinced that “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin murdered her husband and got away with it. Simpson, 72, ranted for his nearly 1 million Twitter followers about the hit Netflix’s series, “Tiger King,” and the suspicious death of Baskin’s husband, Don Lewis. “Hey, Twitter world. It’s yours truly.…