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Bloomington, MN – A federal contractor who conducts background checks for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agencies has been arrested in a Bloomington prostitution sting, raising new questions about who is vetting the very agents tasked with enforcing U.S. immigration law, Hip Hop Enquirer has learned through reporting by Dennis Byron. Federal […]

Gwinnett County, Ga. — February 2026 Reporting by Dennis E. Byron A newly filed civil lawsuit against Star Ventures Autos, LLC is drawing renewed scrutiny to the Lawrenceville used-car dealership, as court records show the business has previously been the subject of adverse judicial findings in Gwinnett County. As previously reported, Augustine Kanenge has filed […]

Reporting by Dennis Byron /Hip Hop Enquirer ROME, Ga. — A Rome, Georgia man has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison after admitting to making explicit threats to kill Donald J. Trump, according to federal prosecutors. Jauan Rashun Porter, 30, was sentenced by William M. Ray II, to three years and […]

Federal agents’ arrest of Minnesota civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong and a federal judge’s refusal to greenlight charges against journalist Don Lemon have turned a local church protest into a national flashpoint for free speech, press freedom, and Black activism. The clash sits right at the intersection of hip-hop culture, movement politics, and state […]

BREAKING NEWS | HIP HOP ENQUIRER PHILADELPHIA / YEADON, Pa. — Police in Pennsylvania have charged a 34-year-old man after uncovering what authorities described as a scene “like a horror movie come to life,” involving the theft of roughly 100 full or partial sets of human remains from a historic cemetery straddling Philadelphia and Yeadon. […]

Reporting by Dennis Byron (Atlanta) Hip Hop Enquirer can confirm that Grammy-winning icon Will Smith is facing serious new legal trouble, as electric violinist and former tour member Brian King Joseph has filed a civil lawsuit accusing the star of sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and retaliation. The complaint, filed in Los Angeles County, paints a […]

DJ Akademiks is firing back at Megan Thee Stallion—and this time, he’s not joking around. The media personality says he spiraled into a real depression after Megan blasted him on X (formerly Twitter), calling him a “fat ass” in front of her millions of fans. According to Akademiks, that one moment sparked an avalanche of online body-shaming so intense that it […]

Atlanta, Georgia — The family of Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin (formerly H. Rap Brown) announces with profound sorrow that he passed away today while in federal custody at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina. Imam Jamil Al-Amin, a global human rights voice, former SNCC chairman, former Black Panther Party Minister of Justice, and longtime community spiritual […]

Words by Dennis Byron Kash Patel, I hear you. You wear the title of FBI Director today, but let’s be real—you weren’t even around when Assata Shakur’s name shook the system. You didn’t live through the era when the government put a bullseye on Black revolutionaries, when “justice” was too often just another word for […]

By Dennis Byron | Hip Hop Enquirer New York, NY — In a stunning development that has rippled across the entertainment and political landscape, ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! host Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely after he made controversial remarks on-air about the recent death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The suspension, announced Wednesday night, follows […]

CLEVELAND, Miss. — Shockwaves rippled across Delta State University and the wider Mississippi Delta on Monday morning when 21-year-old Demartravion “Trey” Reed of Grenada, Mississippi, was discovered deceased, hanging from a tree on campus grounds. The discovery forced the cancellation of classes for the day and left the small Cleveland, Mississippi, college town searching for […]

ATLANTA, Sept. 16, 2025 — In a close 4-3 ruling today, the Georgia Supreme Court declined to take up Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ appeal seeking to be reinstated as prosecutor in the election-interference case against former President Donald Trump and others. Consequences & questions going forward Reactions

By Dennis Byron | Hip Hop Enquirer At a press conference Friday morning, Utah Governor Spencer Cox confirmed that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson has been arrested and is the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. President Donald Trump also went on Fox & Friends and reaffirmed, “with a high degree of […]

By Dennis Byron | Hip Hop Enquirer The city of Memphis is once again buzzing with raw emotion, disbelief, and heated debate as Hernandez Govan—the man state prosecutors accused of orchestrating the cold-blooded killing of rap star Young Dolph—was found not guilty in a Memphis courtroom today. The verdict sent shockwaves through the hip hop […]

Memphis, Tenn. — The second trial in the 2021 ambush killing of Memphis rapper Young Dolph has concluded its third day, with closing arguments wrapped up and a 12-member jury now in deliberations. Day 1: Emotional Testimony and Alleged Mastermind in the Spotlight The trial commenced Monday under Judge Jennifer Mitchell, with Hernandez Govan facing […]