A prominent figure in the hip-hop community hit with RICO and other charges for the alleged extortion of sports stars, kidnapping, robbery and the murder of a young rapper under his tutelage turned ...

A rap executive and alleged high-level Crips street gang leader was charged with dozens of federal crimes Thursday for what the Department of Justice (DOJ) called a "mafia-like" criminal enterprise.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Federal authorities this week announced that more than a dozen Rollin’ 60s Crips members and associates — including Eugene "Big U" ...

In 1992, a truce was announced by Crips and Bloods to deter the gangs from killing each other after the acquittal of four police officers in the beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles the year prior.