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Rappers and the legal system have a long, complicated history. Frequently, hip-hop artists have found themselves on the wrong side of the law and are locked up in jail or have to serve a lengthy prison bid. XXL looks at over two dozen rappers who are in jail or prison right now.Arguably, Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal battles have been the biggest news stories in hip-hop. In September of 2024, he was arrested and indicted for sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. In July of 2025, after weeks of jaw-dropping testimonies from victims, sex workers and former…
Some of your favorite artists in hip-hop are big supporters of Donald Trump, who became the 45th and 47th president of the U.S. Despite Trump being convicted of 34 felony counts for falsifying New York business records in May of 2024, it hasn’t swayed rappers from publicly backing him.Kodak Black is a dedicated Trump fan. In 2021, Trump pardoned Yak, who was serving a four-year prison sentence for a federal firearms charge. The rapper’s time behind bars was a result of a May 2019 arrest. Kodak thinks people hate on Trump because he “keeps it real.” In 2023, during an interview with…
Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Super Bowl halftime show remains the most-watched in history.On Tuesday (Feb. 10), NBC announced the official viewership tallies for Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. Despite previous reports that his Big Game set had surpassed K-Dot’s numbers the previous year, the Puerto Rican pop star pulled in 128.2 million viewers. That falls short of Kendrick Lamar’s record-breaking number of 133.5 million.K-Dot’s 2025 Super Bowl halftime show performance featured R&B singer SZA, with whom Kendrick would go on a record-breaking world tour last year. He performed several tracks from his GNX album, including the controversial Drake diss…
The trial for the man accused of murdering Takeoff in 2022 is set to take place in November.On Tuesday (Feb. 10), Patrick Clark, the man police say shot and killed the Migos member during an argument following a dice game at 810 Billiards & Bowling in Houston, had a pre-trial hearing in Harris County Court. During the hearing, his trial date was set for Nov. 5.The trial will begin almost four years to the date that Takeoff tragically lost his life in a shooting at a private afterparty on Nov. 1, 2022. According to witnesses, shots rang out during a dispute…
ILoveMemphis is currently in police custody following a tense standoff with a SWAT team in Plantation, Fla., that was captured on Instagram Live.According to Fox News Memphis, rapper ILoveMemphis, best known for his 2015 hit “Hit the Quan,” was arrested early Tuesday morning (Feb. 10), after barricading himself inside a home in Plantation, Fla., on Monday night (Feb. 9). For several hours, police tried to coerce the 32-year-old rhymer out of his home but he refused. ILoveMemphis reportedly livestreamed the incident on Instagram, with several clips online showing him being abrasive toward police and even claiming to be god at…
GloRilla goes on Instagram Live with her mom and dad to deny her sister’s allegations that she has been neglecting their family since becoming a famous rapper.On Monday (Feb. 9), GloRilla hopped on Instagram Live and phoned both her mother and her father to help shoot down claims from her sister, Victoria Woods (aka Scar Face), that she doesn’t financially support their family. During the session, the Memphis rapper called her mom, who confirmed to Glo that she retired from her job at FedEx, but she kept working because she wanted to. Nevertheless, GloRilla’s mom thanked her for being so supportive.Afterward,…
It was on a late August night in New York City in 1987, when hip-hop may have first lost its innocence. Almost 14 years to the day after DJ Kool Herc spun the genre into existence with his first-ever block party in the Bronx, Scott La Rock of Boogie Down Productions was shot in the head and neck in the same borough, later dying of his wounds at Misericordia Hospital. He was 25 years old. La Rock is just one of the many murdered rappers in hip-hop.Some high-profile murders, such as the cases of XXXTentacion and Jam Master Jay, have been solved and their…
Lil Baby is accused of getting into a dispute with San Francisco 49ers player Keion White, who was shot a short time later.On Monday (Feb. 9), Bay Area news outlet The San Francisco Standard reported on the shooting, which occurred during a Super Bowl afterparty at Dahlia nightclub around 4 a.m. A witness tells police Lil Baby and his entourage tried to enter White’s private section, which resulted in an argument between Baby and White. The witness left the level of the club to notify management when they heard two gunshots and returned to find White shot in the leg.White…
Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda recently got into a heated run-in with Ja Rule on a plane.On Monday night (Feb. 9), Uncle Murda shared footage of the incident on social media. In the clips, he and Ja Rule, who is sitting directly in front of the G-Unit affiliates, trade insults.”Sucker-a*s Ja Rule on the plane,” Uncle Murda says.”Old pu**y-a*s, sucker-a*s two ni**as,” Ja claps back.An alternate video obtained by TMZ shows all three men in a stand-off, yelling at each other, while passengers look on, confused.In the next clip shared by Murda, Ja is gone and Yayo and Uncle M…
Ye’s daughter, North West, has dropped her first official single, “Piercing on My Hand.”It appears that Ye’s daughter, North West, is making her big leap into the music game. After making appearances on several of her father’s songs, North officially released her first solo single.On Feb. 6, North dropped her new track, “Piercing on My Hand,” on digital streaming platforms. The soul-sampled tune, produced by Ye and Will Frenchman, features the 12-year-old rap prodigy bragging about her lavish teenage lifestyle.”Piercing on my hand, the other holdin’ bands/No friends, just fans, you wouldn’t understand,” North spits on the chorus. “Shoppin’ in…