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Eugene Henley Jr., also known as Big U, is reportedly a prominent leading figure in the infamous Rollin’ 60s Crips gang. Big U was charged this week in a 43-count indictment that includes RICO charges, extortion, and more.The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California issued a press release via the U.S. Department of Justice website’s Central District of California website segment. In the press release, Big U and six other defendants were named in the sweeping indictment, and the charges all stem from federal investigators alleging that Henley used intimidation and street violence to get others to bend to his will.
From Justice.gov:
Eugene Henley, Jr., 58, a.k.a. “Big U,” of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, is charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, two counts of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery and extortion (Hobbs Act), one count of Hobbs Act robbery, nine counts of attempted Hobbs Act extortion, five counts of Hobbs Act extortion, one count of transportation of an individual in interstate commerce with intent that the individual engage in prostitution (Mann Act), 15 counts of wire fraud, five counts of embezzlement, conversion, and intentional misapplication of funds from an organization receiving federal funds, one count of bank fraud, one count of tax evasion, and two counts of willful failure to file a tax return.
Also named in the state’s indictment release were:
Sylvester Robinson, 59, a.k.a. “Vey,” of Northridge;Mark Martin, 50, a.k.a. “Bear Claw,” of the Beverlywood area of Los Angeles;Termaine Ashley Williams, 42, a.k.a. “Luce Cannon,” of Las Vegas;Armani Aflleje, 38, a.k.a. “Mani,” of Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles;Fredrick Blanton Jr., 43, of South Los Angeles; andTiffany Shanrika Hines, 51, of Yorba Linda.
Investigators pointed to Henley’s alleged operations hub, known in court documents as Big U Enterprises, for being similar to the Mafia’s style of using violence, extortion, robbery, and even murder to advance the will of the organization.
“As the indictment alleges, Mr. Henley led a criminal enterprise whose conduct ranged from murder to sophisticated fraud that included stealing from taxpayers and a charity,” Acting United States Attorney Joseph McNally shared in the press release. “Eradicating gangs and organized crime is the Department of Justice’s top priority. Today’s charges against the leadership of this criminal outfit will make our neighborhoods in Los Angeles safer.”
As seen in the indictment that was handed in on March 26, investigators say that from 2010 until March of this year, Henley’s power and influence extended beyond gang and street culture and expanded into the entertainment world. There have been swirling reports of Henley sanctioning high-stakes gambling meetups, trafficking sex workers across state lines, fraud, and more. Henley allegedly used his status a longtime member of the Crips and the respect it garnered to exact his will.
Henley, Robinson, and Martin would face a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison for the racketeering conspiracy count. The bank fraud charge levied against can carry up to 30 years in federal prison.
Read the full indictment here.
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A recently filed lawsuit alleges new bombshell claims against Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. According to TMZ, the Bad Boy founder is being sued by a male photographer who alleges that the embattled star forced him to perform oral sex by threatening his career.
In the lawsuit obtained by TMZ, the accuser is a photographer who claims Diddy invited him to join him in a trailer for an opportunity to advance his career. However, the unnamed accuser said that the Hip-Hop mogul began making sexual advances and unzipping his pants.
The allegations are disturbing, with the accuser alleging that Diddy told him “If you suck right I’ll make your career take off.”
The accuser, who identifies as a straight man, says that he complied.
He later said that Diddy allegedly told him to hold semen in his mouth “like a squirrel.”
The photographer said that the incident occurred in 2022 or 2023 and that it took place in Diddy’s trailer on the set of a commercial. He says that he did not have further contact with the mogul afterward.
He is suing for sexual battery and financial damages due to emotional and mental pain and trauma.
Diddy’s legal team sent a statement to TMZ writing, “No matter how many lawsuits are filed—especially by individuals who refuse to put their own names behind their claims—it won’t change the fact that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone—man or woman, adult or minor.”
They added, “We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason. Fortunately, a fair and impartial judicial process exists to find the truth, and Mr. Combs is confident he will prevail in court.”
Diddy has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, since he was arrested on Sept. 16, 2024. He is being held without bond.
A new podcast, Bad Rap, from ABC Audio was recently released detailing the mogul’s ongoing sexual abuse and sex trafficking charges.
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Months after joining Donald Trump at one of his rallies in the Bronx (we just thought we’d point that out), rapper Sheff G has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy and will be held accountable for his actions (unlike Donald Trump).
According to the New York Daily News, the “No Remorse” rapper is set to serve five years in prison after pleading guilty to taking part in a shooting that left rival gang member Theodore “Sniper” Senior dead and five others injured in 2020. Sheff G was one of the 32 alleged members of the 8 Trey Crips and 9 Ways gangs that was named in a 140-count indictment that was handed down in 2023, which in turn probably led to him supporting Donald Trump as the Orange Overlord is known to pardon rappers for political gain. Unfortunately, for Sheff G, Trump isn’t running for reelection, so chances of him handing out pardons to gain favorability from the Hip-Hop community is slim to none as he couldn’t care less about what the Black and Brown community thinks about him these autocratic days.
The New York Daily News reports:
“Notoriety could not shield this defendant from justice. He used his fame to fund and direct violence, terrorizing our streets, and though we sought a much longer sentence, he will now be held to account,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Wednesday.
Sheff G pleaded guilty to the top counts in his indictment, and prosecutors asked for 20 years. But Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun offered him five years in prison and five years supervised release over objections from the DA’s office.
They wound up in investigators’ crosshairs after the Oct. 21, 2020, drive-by shooting at Hawthorne St. and Nostrand Ave. in Prospect Lefferts Gardens that killed Senior, an alleged Folk Nation gang member, and wounded five others.
The shooting was sparked by a social media beef between Sheff G and a Folk Nation-affiliated rapper, Gonzalez said in 2023.
After the gunfire Sheff G texted one of the gunmen to ask if the shooting was “successful.” Two days after the drive-by Sheff G and his team celebrated with a fancy steak dinner where he presented the gunman with a custom gold chain with a “sniper’s crosshairs with two X marks over it to signify Senior was killed.”
At least Sheff G spoils his shooters? Just sayin’.
Now that Sheff G has pleaded guilty to the charges, he’ll be doing five years in prison and be back out on the streets before 2030. Not a bad deal given the circumstances.
What do y’all think about Sheff G’s sentence? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Rapper SKG Is Celebrating Big U’s RICO Arrest
Big U, an alleged Los Angeles Rollin’ 60s Crips gang member and community activist, has been arrested, along with other individuals, on a RICO charge. While 58-year-old Eugene Henley is denying the allegations, others associated with him are celebrating his arrest.
Rapper SKG told TMZ that she was a “victim” of Big U, adding, “He’s a monster.”
Helecia Choyce, known professionally as SKG—which stands for “Suge Knight Girl”—is a former Death Row Records artist. She told the gossip site that Big U was responsible for having her assaulted numerous times. She also claims that he extorted her and regularly threatened other artists who wanted to work with her.
She also expressed sympathy for the family of Rayshawn Williams, the 21-year-old aspiring rapper who federal prosecutors allege Big U murdered in Las Vegas back in 2021.
When asked if she believes that Big U had any involvement in the death of Nipsey Hussle nearly six years ago—she noted that the public is likely to be “shocked” once the details of the allegations against Big U are made public, adding that the elder gang leader was “jealous” of the deceased rapper.
For their part, the feds are not alleging that Big U was involved in Nipsey’s death. The shooter, Eric Holder Jr., is the only person convicted in the 2019 murder and is currently serving 60 years to life.
This is not SKG’s first time speaking out about Big U. In a previous interview with Wack 100, she stated that Big U was involved in Williams’s death. She also added that she and her community will be safer with Big U off the streets.
SKG is best known for her 2022 album, Unfinished Business. The indie release featured appearances by Boosie, Paul Wall, Juvenile, Suga Free, Beenie Man and more. She also appeared in an independent film called F Friendship, and directed a short documentary about being mentored by Afeni Shakur.
As previously reported by HipHopWired, in the 107-page federal complaint, officials say that Henley ran his self-styled enterprise similarly to how the Mafia operates, using his “stature and long-standing association with the Rollin’ 60s and other street gangs to intimidate businesses and individuals” across the city.
Big U has denied the allegations against him and says he has contributed positively to his South Los Angeles community.
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Actor Isaiah Stokes is living his own Law & Order: SVU episode and will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
New York-based actor Isaiah Stokes, who had appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Boardwalk Empire, and Power, was sentenced to 25 years to life for the 2021 murder of Tyrone Jones in Queens, New York.
The 45-year-old actor’s sentencing comes after he was convicted earlier in the month on charges of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
During the two-week trial, prosecutors detailed how Stokes ambushed 37-year-old Jones in broad daylight, firing off 11 shots into his vehicle and hitting him in the head and chest multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
As for the reasoning for the gruesome murder, Stokes was mad following an altercation at the victim’s birthday party.
Per The Blast:
According to Daily Mail, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said the fatal attack was the culmination of a months-long grudge Stokes held following an altercation at Jones’ birthday party in 2020, where Stokes had been removed for inappropriate behavior. Katz said the actor went so far as to place a GPS tracker on Jones’ car in the weeks leading up to the murder.
“Isaiah Stokes, embarrassed and upset that he was thrown out of a birthday party in October 2020, sought revenge on Tyrone Jones,” she said in a statement. “Months later, the defendant attached a GPS tracking device to his victim’s vehicle and stalked Jones for more than a week. Stokes tracked Jones down to Linden Boulevard and fired 11 times into Jones’ vehicle, striking the man in his head and chest.”
She continued, “Justice has now been served for the premeditated murder perpetrated by this defendant and he will now spend 25 years to life in prison as a direct consequence of his criminal actions.”
The Judge Didn’t Bite His Tongue During Sentencing
Judge Kenneth Holder didn’t hold back when talking to Stokes during his sentencing, who was described as looking “emotionless” as the judge read him for filth.
“You are more guilty than anyone I’ve seen in this courtroom,” the judge said while claiming Stokes of going into great detail in planning the crime and getting his revenge on Jones. “You thought staying in jail for as long as you can would do wonders for your movie career when you got out.”
Judge Holder continued, “But here’s the problem: you have to get out, and you’re not getting out, No one can intentionally plan a murder and carry it out as stupidly as you did. You were angry over a beatdown you got months earlier, you had all that rage consuming you for months and hatched this ridiculous plan. You hunted down Jones and shot him 11 times and ensured he would die… ironically the murderous rage you undertook presents you with the notoriety you hope for. You’re now an example of how one can completely ruin their life in the blink of an eye.”
Well damn.
Stokes tried to live out one of the plots on the shows he starred in, but in the end, he only ended up throwing his life away.
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Kay Flock, a Bronx Drill rapper who notched several local hits en route to what looked to be a promising career, was arrested in 2021 for allegedly shooting and killing a rival. Earlier this week, Kay Flock was convicted on attempted murder and extortion-related charges but was not convicted of murdering Hwascar Hernandez.
As spotted on the Inner City Press website, Kay Flock, real name Kevin Perez, was convicted on March 20 after court proceedings that began last week on March 11 when opening statements were heard. According to the publication, Flock will not face the death penalty for the 2021 killing of Hernandez but could very well face life in prison. Flock
Flock will await sentencing on the convictions of racketeering conspiracy, use of a gun resulting in death, attempted murder and assault with a weapon in furtherance of racketeering, and use of a firearm for attempted murder and assault with a dangerous weapon. The court, however, did not go forward with the murder in aid of racketeering charge charge related to the Hernandez killing, accepting Flock’s self-defense plea.
On Instagram, Kay Flock celebrated not being found guilty on the murder charge and issued a message to his fans via the Story feed:
I MADE THE JUDGE CRY ‘HE SAID NOW HE NOT FORCE TO GIVE ME LIFE.’ ALHAMDULILLAH EVERYTHING GOOD NOT GOOD AND EVERYTHING BAD NOT BAD. JUST GOTTA STAY HUMBLE TILL THE OUTCOME OF YOUR SITUATION AND SEE WHAT ALLAH GOT FOR YOU. CHIN UP CHEST OUT SH*T AINT OVER NO WERE NEAR!! REMAIN A G AND STAY SUCKA FREE. NEVER FOLD NEVER WILL. FREE THE THERLBREAD ONES KILL ALL RATS
Kay Flock will be sentenced on July 16.
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Adrien Broner, a boxer and former world champion whose career was marred by legal issues, found himself connected to the ongoing matter involving alleged gang leader Eugene “Big U” Henley. In the complaint filed against Big U, Adrien Broner was named in the document and allegedly used trick dice to rob NBA players of $6.5 million in a high-stakes gambling game.
As seen on Total Pro Sports, a user on X highlighted a portion of the federal complaint against Big U that centered on a 2019 dice game and a boxer with the initials “A.B.,” assumed here to be Adrien Broner. The document states that Broner, by way of a cooperating witness, was hosting the high-stakes celebrity dice game where the scheme unfolded.
In a Los Angeles Times report, the cooperating witness alerted authorities about the buy-in dice game that took place in June 2019. Broner and other unnamed individuals were in attendance with known NBA players. Henley became involved because Broner reportedly didn’t “check in” with him and ordered people in his alleged operation to physically harm Broner and return the stolen money from the trick dice.
The witness added that NBA players and other entertainers would need to alert Henley of their visits to make certain no harm would come their way and that any parties or event they attend would be safe to do so. Failure to check in with Henley resulted in retaliation from the alleged “Big U Enterprise.”
The Times added in its reporting that Henley personally confronted Broner after he stole $1.5 million from a current NBA All-Star player and cheated a former NBA All-Star out of $5 million. Authorities oversaw the meeting between Henley and one of Broner’s victims, and in this same meeting, said that he would charge $100,000 to get the money back for the duped NBA players.
Adrien Broner last fought in 2024, losing to Blair Cobbs.
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Mystikal was arrested in July of 2022 on several serious charges, including first-degree rape, which carries a mandatory life sentence in Louisiana. This past Monday (May 17), a judge overseeing Mystikal’s case moved the trial to May 19 as the rapper continues to declare his innocence.
Mystikal, real name Michael Tyler, was first arrested on July 30, 2022, and booked at the Ascension Parish jail on charges of first-degree rape, simple robbery, damage to property, domestic abuse battery, strangulation, false imprisonment, and four counts of drug possession.
Local outlet KLFY reports that this past Monday, it was thought that Tyler, 54, would face his plea deadline and enter the record for the court. However, the judge decided to move the case to next month. Despite authorities saying that the victim appeared to have suffered physical harm and anguish, Mystikal pleaded not guilty to the bevy of charges.
As the outlet noted, Tyler has faced sexual assault charges in the past, going way back to 2003 when the Louisiana rapper pleaded guilty to sexual battery and did six years behind bars. In 2016, Tyler was charged with kidnapping and sexual assault but the case was dropped.
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Years ago, a man by the name of YM Bape (Anthony Lopez) made a name for himself on social media for bullying anyone on the street simply for wearing Supreme attire (the man was a huge fan of A Bathing Ape) until he tested the wrong one and ended up catching a universal.
Fast forward to 2025, and the man who became infamous for his bullish ways and banging on his chest is now set to serve a lengthy prison sentence on a completely unrelated matter. According to Complex, YM Bape has just been sentenced to a 25 to life prison bid for his role in a murder-for-hire conspiracy in New York City. This past Thursday (March 13), a jury convicted Lopez of “murder, conspiracy, criminal solicitation, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon on Dec. 13, 2024.”
From the videos of him bullying random Supreme hypebeasts on the streets, we figured the man was a little off in the head, allegedly. But we didn’t think he’d go so far as to murder someone. As it turns out, the murder was payback for an attempted murder on his own life, but Lopez ended up taking the life of an innocent man.
Per Complex:
Prosecutors say that after Lopez was shot three times on April 18, 2019, on New York City’s Lower East Side, he sought to exact revenge on a neighborhood gang rival who he believed was responsible. According to prosecutors, Lopez developed a plan “to hire someone to murder the rival in a retaliatory shooting.” Per a release from the Manhattan district attorney’s office, Malik Facey offered on June 22, 2019, to carry out the murder for Lopez for between $1,000 and $2,000.
Prosecutors say that on July 12, 2019, Lopez and his associates met on the Lower East Side to plan the murder of their rival. Early the next day, Facey met with others involved in the plot at 20 Avenue D; at approximately 2:40 am there, Facey fired shots towards 35-year-old James Weeks, an innocent bystander. Weeks, rather than the rival Lopez had allegedly conspired to kill, was shot dead.
In court on Thursday, Weeks’ brother gave a victim impact statement, saying that Lopez felt no remorse for setting up the fatal shooting. The brother held up print-outs from Lopez’s Instagram that showed him smiling from his cell on Riker’s Island. The prosecution read an impact statement from Weeks’ wife, Jessica Santos, who said she and their children had suffered through years of trauma in the wake of her husband’s murder.
Though Lopez did not accept responsibility for the shooting, he did say he was “sorry for what happened.” The judge was having none of it and pointed out his that behavior on social media after the shooting and during the court proceedings was less than stellar.
At the sentencing, Judge Robert Mandelbaum underscored a contrasting image, describing video footage taken shortly after the killing that showed Lopez and his friends “yukking it up” and “happy as clams” despite having murdered an innocent bystander. Judge Mandelbaum noted how Lopez’s in-court behavior during the course of the trial was at-times unruly; at one point, the judge said, Lopez punched through a window at the courthouse, smashing a barrier of reinforced glass.
Play stupid games…ya know the rest.
What do y’all think about YM Bape having to serve a 25 to life prison sentence? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Marcus Jordan, the son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, was arrested on Monday (Feb. 3) for cocaine possession, DUI, and resisting arrest. Marcus Jordan was booked into the Orange County Jail in Florida, and we’re still seeking more details in the still-developing story.
As reported by TMZ and Page Six, Marcus Jordan, 34, was arrested in the town of Maitland, just outside of Orlando, on Monday after his luxury vehicle was caught on train tracks. Officers arrived at the scene and discovered Jordan in an inebriated state, and he admitted to the authorities that he had been drinking at a gentleman’s club nearby. Jordan failed three sobriety tests and was not given a breathalyzer test.
The officers then searched Jordan’s person and discovered a substance that was revealed to be cocaine. According to Page Six’s report, Jordan was singing for the entire ride as he was en route to getting booked. Jordan’s bond was set at $4,000, and after taking his mugshot and being processed, he was let go shortly after.
Marcus Jordan’s life in the public eye has been under intense scrutiny, especially when he was dating the ex-wife of his father’s former Chicago Bulls teammate, Larsa Pippen, who was previously married to Scottie Pippen. It was rumored then that Jordan was dealing with a drug problem after some questionable images surfaced.
Neither Jordan nor his father have spoken about the arrest publicly.
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