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Rapper Fetty Wap Faces at Least 5 Years in Prison for Drugs

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y.—Rapper Fetty Wap pleaded guilty Monday to a conspiracy drug charge that carries a mandatory five-year prison sentence, admitting that he participated in a massive drug trafficking racket that moved drugs from the West Coast to Long Island. The plea in Central Islip came before U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Locke, who had revoked…


The Erosion of Truth

“Every person on this earth was birthed from a woman, every human who’s ever walked the planet,” says Zuby, rapper, author, podcaster, and fitness coach. “This shouldn’t be something that’s hotly contested, but that’s where we are.” In a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek sits down with Zuby (the stage name…


Rapper Fetty Wap Jailed After Alleged FaceTime Death Threat

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 his pretrial release in a pending federal drug conspiracy case. Wap, whose real name is Willie Maxwell, told the man, “Imma kill you and everybody you with,” and flashed…


Rapper Mystikal, Accused of Rape, Denied Bond by Judge

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 outside Baton Rouge. State District Judge Steven Tureau ruled on Tuesday that evidence against 51-year-old Michael Tyler, his past history, and the victim’s fears met the standard for holding…


Rapper Lil TJay Shot Multiple Times in New Jersey, Suspect Arrested

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. The 21-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Tione Jayden Merritt, was shot multiple times at a Chipotle Restaurant in Edgewater, New Jersey, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said in…


Rapper Roddy Ricch Arrested on Gun Charges in New York

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 was arriving at Citi Field on Saturday evening when a private security firm operating a checkpoint noticed a firearm in the vehicle he was riding in. The Los Angeles-based…


Rapper Lil Keed Dead at 24, Record Label Says

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, whose real name is Rahqid Render, inked a deal with Young Thug’s YSL records via 300 Entertainment in 2018, according to YSL’s website. His 2019 debut album, “Long Live…


Atlanta Rapper Young Thug Arrested on RICO, Gang Charges

ATLANTA—Atlanta rapper Young Thug cofounded a violent street gang and promoted it in his songs and on social media, prosecutors allege in a sprawling indictment that accuses him and 27 others of racketeering and a laundry list of other crimes meant to further the gang’s interests. The rapper, whose given name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams,…


Rappers Young Thug, Gunna Charged With Racketeering

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 him and 27 others of racketeering and a laundry list of other crimes meant to further the gang’s interests. The Atlanta-based rapper, whose given name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams,…


Rapper A$AP Rocky Taken Into Custody in LA in Connection to Shooting

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 on Wednesday, NBC News reported. Los Angeles Police Department officers and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the 33-year-old artist who arrived on a private plane from the Caribbean…