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Tory Lanez Suing California Department of Corrections After Stabbing
Tory Lanez has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections after he was stabbed in 2025.
Idris Elba Asks UK Government To Get Tougher On Knife Crime
Idris Elba recently appeared in an interview and said that he hopes that United Kingdom government officials get tougher on knife crimes.
Yeah, Aight: Blueface Stabbed During Altercation In LA Boxing Gym
Blueface apparently is down but not for the count.
5 Stabbings, Slashings In NYC Subways Reported Over Weekend
To make matters worse, one of the most serious violators is still on the loose as police haven't been able to track him down.
Battle Rap Community Reacts To The News Of Pat Stay’s Death
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 3 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first ...
Hip-Hop Pioneer Kidd Creole Hit With 16-Year Sentence For Stabbing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: New York Daily News / Getty Kidd Creole, a member of the pioneering Hip-Hop group Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, was given a 16-year sentence for the fatal 2017 stabbing of a homeless man. Creole, born Nathaniel Glover, rejected a plea deal that would’ve lessened his sentence to 10 years. The New York Daily News reports that Glover, 62, already spent five years at Rikers Island awaiting trial for the stabbing of John Jolly, who approached the veteran rapper on the street in Midtown. The outlet adds that Creole rejected the plea deal for manslaughter back in March of this year. Jolly was 55 at the time of his passing. Related Stories Creole said that Jolly frightened him as he was heading to work an overnight shift at a print shop near where the...
Hip-Hop Pioneer Kidd Creole Hit With 16-Year Sentence For Stabbing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: New York Daily News / Getty Kidd Creole, a member of the pioneering Hip-Hop group Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, was given a 16-year sentence for the fatal 2017 stabbing of a homeless man. Creole, born Nathaniel Glover, rejected a plea deal that would’ve lessened his sentence to 10 years. The New York Daily News reports that Glover, 62, already spent five years at Rikers Island awaiting trial for the stabbing of John Jolly, who approached the veteran rapper on the street in Midtown. The outlet adds that Creole rejected the plea deal for manslaughter back in March of this year. Jolly was 55 at the time of his passing. Related Stories Creole said that Jolly frightened him as he was heading to work an overnight shift at a print shop near where the...
Bronx Man Wanted For Fatal Gang Stabbing Nabbed In Florida Hotel
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: AFP Contributor / Getty A fugitive’s run has come to a close. United States Marshalls have finally booked a man that is suspected of killing a gang rival in the Bronx. As spotted on The New York Daily News Abdiel Payano was apprehended on Thursday, March 10 at the Hollywood Gateway Inn in Hollywood, Florida. He was arrived back in the Bronx on Wednesday, March 30 where he was charged with murder, manslaughter and gun possession. The 25 year-old Bronx native is thought to have stabbed Christopher Martinez near West 183rd Street and Sedgwick Avenue in the University Heights section of The Bronx on September 10, 2021. After the melee, locals reported the incident and medics rushed to the scene. Martinez was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital were he hung on...
Woman Shanked Outside Foot Locker Over Nike Dunks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Supreme / Supreme Apparently, traveling with weapons while attempting to cop highly-coveted sneakers is a thing. A woman was stabbed outside a Los Angeles Foot Locker while waiting to cop a pair of Nike Dunks. Some back story, the Nike Dunk was first released in 1985, and the poor man’s Air Jordan 1, no shots, quickly gained popularity thanks to the multitude of colorways they were released in. Throughout the years their demand has gone up and down depending on if skaters were rocking them (see: Nike Dunk SB’s) and if Nike was dropping retros. Over the last couple of years, though, they’ve again risen in popularity, with new colorways routinely selling out within minutes of becoming available. So for a recent release of Nike Dunks, there was a line outsid...
Drakeo the Ruler Fatally Stabbed At Once Upon A Time In L.A. Concert #RIPDrakeo
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Drakeo the Ruler endured several legal troubles en route to becoming one of the notable Hip-Hop acts of his generation of Los Angeles rappers, including a stint in jail. On Saturday during a music festival, Drakeo was fatally stabbed backstage in Los Angeles as investigators are still seeking answers. According to The Los Angeles Times and several other outlets, Drakeo the Ruler, given name Darrell Caldwell, was among several acts at the Once Upon A Time In L.A. concert featuring headliners Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, and Ice Cube among others. The incident took place at the Banc of California Stadium in Exposition Park around 8:40 p.m. local time and ended the Live Nation event earlier than intended. The Times added that Drakeo was ...
Sweet Nothings: Man Stabbed McDonald’s Customer After Argument Sparked Over Too Much Sugar In Coffee
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bloomberg / Getty A New York man is recovering from a minor injury to his chest after a man stabbed him in a New York McDonald’s after an argument. The suspect stabbed the man after he tried to intervene between a security guard and the assailant over the amount of sugar inside his coffee. According to a New York Daily News report, the incident took place on Tuesday (September 22) at the McDonald’s located on Eighth Avenue, not far from W. 35th Street in Manhattan. The 57-year-old man victim was dining inside the restaurant around 8:20 AM local time when the suspect approached a security guard about the sweetness of his coffee, prompting the victim to step in to help the guard. Police say the two men began fighting and it ended up going out to the street ...
21 Savage Loses Brother After Stabbing Incident In London
Source: TM1way / Instagram Our thoughts are with the family of 21 Savage, this as news has gone wide that his brother was fatally stabbed in London. Terrell Davis, who rapped under the name TM1way, reportedly got into an argument with a friend thus leading to the stabbing. The Daily Mail reports that Davis, 27, who resisted in East London, got into the altercation this past Sunday in South London. The publication writes that Davis was delivering goods to his grandmother when he encountered the acquaintance according to someone close to the family. Both Davis and 21 Savage hail originally from East London, with the Atlanta-based rapper coming to the United States at a young age. The brothers share the same father but have different mothers. “[C]an’t believe somebody took you baby bro I know...
