Murder

Atlanta-based producer Shawty Redd turned himself in to police this weekend, after shooting and killing a man in his Hampton, Ga. home. According to reports, Redd, born Demetrius Stewart, was in his home with the man, early on New Year's Day (read: late night NYE), when the two got into an argument and the unidentified man physically threatened the producer, who proceeded to retrieve a firearm and

New Orleans rapper C-Murder is attempting to appeal his recent murder conviction, but is unable to afford lawyers to argue his case. Interesting considering, C-Murder, born Corey Miller, is the brother of New Orleans rap mogul Percy "Master P" Miller, whose label, No Limit Records, has sold over 75 million albums worldwide...

Lupe Fiasco is the latest member of the hip-hop community to weigh in on the murder of Derrion Albert, a Chicago teen who was beaten to death by gang members. Discussing the situation with Chicago radio station WGCI (107.5 FM), Lupe pointed out that perhaps hip-hop itself played a role in the teenager's death...

While discussing his forthcoming book, 'The Tao of Wu,' with CNN, RZA revealed that, but for an incredible streak of good luck, the Wu-Tang Clan would never have made it off of Staten Island. RZA, born Robert Diggs, described two incidents that occurred during the Wu's formative years, and almost clipped the group's budding legacy before it started...

Former No Limit rapper C-Murder is releasing a new album in the most adverse of circumstances. Last month, the 38-year-old brother of Master P was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison by a 10-2 jury vote in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana...

Former Dip Set rapper Max B received a 75-year sentence today, for his role in planning an attempted robbery which left one man dead in a New Jersey hotel in 2006. Max allegedly plotted to have step-brother Kevin Leerdam and ex-girlfriend Gina Conway rob Allan Plowden, whom Conway had been seeing at the time, at a Fort Lee, NJ, Holiday Inn ...

On Tuesday, August 11, troubled New Orleans rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller was convicted of second-degree murder for the 2002 shooting of 16-year-old fan Steve Thomas. After two days of deliberation, the jury reached a 10-2 guilty verdict at around 1:30 PM, but they were told to return to the jury room and continue deliberation because one of the jurors had allegedly changed her vote to

The trial against rapper C-Murder (born Corey Miller) plods on. On Friday, Aug. 8, Miller's lawyer's attempts to seek mistrial were denied by the court, after the prosecution revealed that they had made a plea bargain with a witness who has testified against Miller...

Rapper C-Murder faces life in prison for the murder of 16-year-old fan Steve Thomas in a New Orleans nightclub seven years ago. Just three weeks before his re-trial for the murder, a fellow prisoner, and friend of C-Murder's (aka Corey Miller) has confessed to the Thomas slaying...

New York rapper Tru Life turned himself in to authorities on June 23. He reportedly faces a first degree murder charge. While the early accounts are somewhat sketchy, the charge appears to be related to a stabbing that occurred in a Manhattan apartment building last week, leaving one man critically injured and an unnamed teen dead...