Tag: rapper
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Rapper Lil Durk arrested in Florida on murder for hire charge
Rapper Lil Durk was arrested Thursday in Florida by U.S. Marshals on a charge of murder for hire, according to booking records. The 32-year-old artist from Chicago, whose legal name is Durk Devontay Banks, was booked into the Broward County jail, and is being held without bail. NBC News is out to the U.S. Marshals…
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Ka, New York rapper celebrated as legendary wordsmith, dead at 52
Celebrated New York City rapper and former firefighter Ka, whose real name was Kaseem Ryan, has died, according to his social media accounts. He was 52. He passed away “unexpectedly” on Saturday, a statement on his Instagram account, verified by NBC News, said on Monday. It praised his contributions to firefighting, to his beloved neighborhood…
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Ye’s former assistant alleges sex trafficking, sexual assault in amended suit against rapper
Ye’s former assistant filed an amended lawsuit against the rapper last week that accuses him of drugging and sexually assaulting her, trafficking others, using job openings to recruit sex partners and tasking her with delivering him “sex honey.” The suit alleges Ye, who legally changed his name from Kanye West, attacked Lauren Pisciotta in a…
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Man sentenced to 31 years to life in L.A. murder of rapper PnB Rock
A man convicted in the murder and robbery of Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock at a famous Los Angeles eatery was sentenced Monday to 31 years to life in prison. A jury convicted Freddie Lee Trone, 42, last month of one count of murder, two counts of robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery.…