Murder

While family and friends continue to mourn the murder of New Orleans rapper Magnolia Shorty, local MCs have come together to raise money for her funeral. A slew of performers including rapper 5th Ward Weebie, Cheeky Black, Rude Jude and singer Kourtney Hart, hit the stage at Club Red Velvet in New Orleans on Sunday (Dec...

A Louisiana state appeals court has reinstated attempted murder charges against Trill Entertainment managers, Melvin Vernell Jr., and Marcus Roach. The two, both 37, are charged in the 2005 shooting of local rapper Bruce "Beelow" Moore. Lawyers for both men have announced that they will appeal the ruling with the Louisiana Supreme Court...

G. Dep, who was arrested Wednesday (Dec. 15) after walking into Manhattan's 25th Precinct and confessing to the murder of John Henkel 17 years ago, admits that he came forth with the startling news because he wanted to make amends with a higher being...

Former Bad Boy rapper G. Dep was arrested earlier this week (Dec. 15) after walking into Manhattan's 25th Precinct and confessing to murdering a Queens man outside of a East Harlem housing project 17 years ago. On Oct. 19, 1993, Dep, born Trevell Coleman, admitted he was riding a bike around East 114th Street and Park Avenue when he came upon John Henkel, 32, outside the James Weldon Johnson Hous

Lil' Boosie is set to drop his fifth album next month, despite his confinement behind bars. The New Orleans rapper was indicted on charges of first degree murder and conspiracy back in June, but his label Asylum Records will release the appropriately titled album 'Incarcerated' on September 28...

According to recent reports, the brother of a man associated with incarcerated rapper Lil' Boosie has been imprisoned for allegedly threatening a witness in one of Boosie's murder cases. Derrick Louding, 22, was charged with witness intimidation back in June...

A special panel has been put together to investigate two judges who presided over the murder trial of New Orleans rapper C-Murder. The rapper is currently serving a life sentence for the 2002 shooting death of a 16-year-old fan. Last week, a subpoena "concerning a judge" was filed in C-Murder's controversial case, seeking certified copies of "the indictment, minute entries and any

New Orleans rapper Lil Boosie "Bad Azz" continues to make questionable choices. The incarcerated rapper was indicted Thursday on first-degree murder and drug charges, and was originally sent to prison for violating the terms of his parole when he was caught with marijuana and leaving house arrest to attend the BET Awards...

In addition to Thursday's first-degree murder charge, incarcerated rapper Lil Boosie has also been indicted on multiple drug charges, that included attempting to smuggle codeine, marijuana, ecstasy and synthetic marijuana into the correctional facility in which he was housed...

17-year-old Michael Louding is expected to plead not guilty today for his role in six murders in the Baton Rouge area. Among the men Louding has been accused of killing is Chris "Nussie" Jackson, a local rapper, whom Louding allegedly shot to death in February of 2009, when he was just 16...