Philly Rapper Tommy Hill Shot And Killed
According to reports at Allhiphop.com, rapper Tommy Hill was shot and killed in Philadelphia earlier this week. Robbery was the apparent motive.
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Producer Shawty Redd Found Not Guilty Of Murder
Atlanta-based rap producer Shawty Redd has been found not guilty of a murder charge related to his 2010 New Year’s Day arrest. As we previously reported, Shawty Redd (born Demetrius Lee Stewart) was accused of shooting 35-year-old Damon A. Martin during an argument at Stewart’s home in Hampton.
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One Teen To Plead Guilty To Murdering Bobby Tillman
One of the teens involved in the vicious assault that killed 18-year-old Bobby Tillman at a Douglasville house party last November has agreed to plead guilty to murdering him.
Read More30 Deep Gang Leader Sentenced To Life
The leader of 30 Deep — one of Atlanta’s most violent and prolific street gangs — was sentenced to two life sentences plus 40 years for killing two men and wounding two others in a series of shootings in 2007.
Read MoreVictim’s Step-Brother Calls G-Dep An ‘Idiot’ For Surrendering To Police
The step-brother of a man murdered 17-years-ago by G-Dep has labeled the rapper an “idiot” for inadvertently turning himself in for the homicide.
Read MoreDiddy Says G. Dep Did The Right Thing
Sean “Diddy” Combs hit up Shade 45 this morning and was asked about his former artist, G. Dep, who recently confessed to the shooting a man 17 years ago.
Read MoreG-Dep: “I’m Trying To Get Right With God”
Rapper G-Dep told the New York Post that he didn’t know the man he confessed to shooting in 1993, John Henkel, had died from the gunshot wound. “I was surprised — for some reason, I really didn’t think that he died,” said G. Dep.
Read MoreBrother Of Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul Accused Of Drug Trafficking And Murder
Craig Petties, half brother of DJ Paul, is accused of 50 federal indictments including conspiracy to commit six murders and the trafficking of cocaine and marijuana. According to The Memphis Commercial Appeal, after being caught in 2001 with 600 pounds of marijuana at his home in Memphis Petties moved to Mexico.
Read MoreLil Boosie Indicted In Murder-For-Hire Case
Lil’ Boosie has been indicted in the murder-for-hire of a Baton Rouge man in October 2009. A grand jury in East Baton Rouge, LA indicted the rapper on a count of first-degree murder in the murder of Terry Boyd. Boosie was also indicted on additional drug charges.
Read MorePolice Investigate Fabolous Link To G-Baby Slaying
A witness to the slaying of 22-year-old Brooklyn, rapper Greg “G-Baby” Brown claims the rapper was assassinated in front of a packed nightclub in March of 2009. “My son was going to talk to Fab in a car, and he got shot three times,” Roxanne Brown told the New York Daily News.
Read MoreUp & Coming Rapper Yung Hott Killed In Griffin, Four Suspects Charged
Griffin police have arrested four Griffin men in the shooting death of the rapper known as Yung Hott, who was gunned down Saturday while making a video in his hometown. The suspects are being held without bond in Spalding County on charges of murder, aggravated battery, child cruelty and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
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New Details Emerge In McEachern Football Star’s Murder
Police have released more details in the murder of Rajaan Bennett, the McEachern High School football star who had signed a letter of intent to attend Vanderbilt University.
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Brother Of Hot Boys Member Turk Gunned Down In New Orleans
Turk, of the Cash Money Records group the Hot Boys recently sent out a message informing media outlets that his younger brother had been gunned down in New Orleans. Click here for details.
Read MoreUPDATE: Spelman Shooter Gets Life Plus 25 Years
A Fulton County jury found Devonni Manuel “Devo” Benton guilty of murder and two counts of aggravated assault on Saturday in the September shooting that killed Spelman College sophomore Jasmine Lynn.
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Jury Is Deliberating Spelman Murder Case
The fate of Devonni “Devo” Benton, accused of murder in the September shooting death of Spelman student Jasmine Lynn, is now in the hands of a Fulton County jury. Before Fulton Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford Jr. released the jurors, they heard final arguments calling for them to either convict Benton or give him justice.
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