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Max B has been released from prison after serving over 16 years behind bars. On Sunday (Nov. 9), the Harlem, N.Y. rapper was released from custody at Northern State Prison in Newark, N.J., and is now a free man. Video has surfaced of Max being greeted upon his release...

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Max B releases his first solo album in four years, Public Domain 7: The Purge. On Monday (Dec. 22), the Harlem, N.Y. rapper, who was released from prison last month after serving nearly 18 years in prison, put out his return album on streaming services. The latest LP from the Wave God features 25 songs and guest appearances from French Montana, A$AP Rocky, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Lola Brooke and more. Max also announced he will be dropping a deluxe version on Tuesday (Dec. 23). This is Max B's first solo album since 2021's Negro Spirituals, which was released while the rapper was serving a nearly decade-long sentence for a robbery turned homicide in New Jersey in 2006. Max has more music on deck. Earlier this month, he released the collab single, "Make America Wavy Again," with French Montana. The duo is currently prepping the mixtape Coke Wave 3.5 Narcos, which is slated to be released on Jan. 9, 2026.
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Max B releases his first solo album in four years, Public Domain 7: The Purge. On Monday (Dec. 22), the Harlem, N.Y. rapper, who was released from prison last month after serving nearly 18 years in prison, put out his return album on streaming services. The latest LP from the Wave God features 25 songs and guest appearances from French Montana, A$AP Rocky, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Lola Brooke and more. Max also announced he will be dropping a deluxe version on Tuesday (Dec. 23). This is Max B's first solo album since 2021's Negro Spirituals, which was released while the rapper was serving a nearly decade-long sentence for a robbery turned homicide in New Jersey in 2006. Max has more music on deck. Earlier this month, he released the collab single, "Make America Wavy Again," with French Montana. The duo is currently prepping the mixtape Coke Wave 3.5 Narcos, which is slated to be released on Jan. 9, 2026.

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Max B Released From Prison After 16 Years After being locked up for over 15 years, Max B is finally free. He's hitting the ground running. He already linked up with French Montana, popped up on the field at the Jets game, and he's got a welcome home party in NYC tonight, followed by a string of other events on the East Coast. "I got one mission: to restore musical excellence," he told Okayplayer this week. "It's brilliant. That's all I'm going to tell you."
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Max B Released From Prison After 16 Years After being locked up for over 15 years, Max B is finally free. He's hitting the ground running. He already linked up with French Montana, popped up on the field at the Jets game, and he's got a welcome home party in NYC tonight, followed by a string of other events on the East Coast. "I got one mission: to restore musical excellence," he told Okayplayer this week. "It's brilliant. That's all I'm going to tell you."

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WATCH: Former city businessman Muhammad Ssebuwufu, who was convicted in 2019 for the kidnap and murder of Betty Donah Katusabe, has been released from prison following a presidential pardon. Ssebuwufu was initially sentenced to 40 years in prison, but in a 2025 ruling, a panel of three Court of Appeal Justices reduced his sentence to 18 years after re-evaluating the evidence and finding that the lower court’s sentence was excessively harsh. He has spent 11 years in prison before his release today. #NTVNews stephen kibwiika, jr

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The man caught firing fireworks from his Audi RS6 whilst driving at 140MPH....👇 Ahmed Kadoora was the leader of the "KD LINE GANG". Him and 7 other men pushed at least 5kg of Cocaine and Heroin onto the streets of Birmingham and Worcester over a 12- month period. Police found drug dealing ledgers with a value in excess of £100,000. Kadoora was sending regular £10,000 instalments to Gibraltar and wore a Rolex worth £32K. In Feb 2022 Kadoora who had previous convictions for robbery, driving while disqualified and possession of an offensive weapon was sentenced to 8 YEARS in prison. HE WAS RELEASED ON LICENCE FROM THAT SENTENCE IN MAY 2024 🤔🤬... So he served just over 2yrs of an 8yr sentence?.? - Nov 2025 Kadoora was chased by Police when he was seen shooting fireworks from the car window of the Audi RS6 he was driving (at 140mph). He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and to using adult fireworks during night hours. He claimed he had panicked as he knew he was still on licence which is why he put his foot down to escape Police. His barrister said a decision was made not to recall him after the arrest as his client experienced a "difficult childhood" in Palestine, had a teenage daughter who he has formed a close bond with since his release from prison, and had a part-time job... WTAF. He was sentenced to 8mnths in prison for dangerous driving. It wasn't his car & he didnt have a licence so no insurance either. He was also still on licence after being released early from an 8yr sentence.... His childhood cant have been that difficult, he managed to run a drug gang making hundreds of thousands of pounds.... 🤬🤬

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In Spain, a 13-year-old girl was kidnapped and raped by a neighbor. The attacker was sentenced to only 9 years in prison. After serving just 6 years of his sentence, he was released on parole and returned to the city. One day he ran into the girl’s mother near a bus stop. He asked her with a mocking tone: “How’s your daughter doing?” That was her breaking point. She bought gasoline, went back, doused him with it, and set him on fire. The man suffered severe burns and died a couple days later. She didn’t run. Even though she was in a state of shock, she told the people around her what she had done and waited for the police to show up. She was sentenced to 5 and a half years in prison, but thanks to a massive public campaign calling for her pardon, she was freed.

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50 Cent Drops AI Video With Max B Dissing Fabolous, Jim Jones, Maino And Dave East 👀 50 Cent dropped a new A.I. video for his track with Max B "No More Tricks, No More Tries" The video shows Max B and 50 Cent riding around in New York, with AI videos of Fabolous, Dave East, Jim Jones and Dave East from snitching to Fabolous paying for women. In the caption 50 said: "Yall thought I was talking about the Cosby’s. I’ll deal with Bill later. 🔥🤨I am the algorithm !" In that caption 50 says you guys thought this record was about T.I. and his family but it was about the Let's Rap About It crew. He refers to T.I. as Bill Cosby cause he put drugs in women's drinks and r*ped them, he's saying T.I. is the same cause of the sexual assault allegations he and Tiny have. The video is created by ( on Instagram
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50 Cent Drops AI Video With Max B Dissing Fabolous, Jim Jones, Maino And Dave East 👀 50 Cent dropped a new A.I. video for his track with Max B "No More Tricks, No More Tries" The video shows Max B and 50 Cent riding around in New York, with AI videos of Fabolous, Dave East, Jim Jones and Dave East from snitching to Fabolous paying for women. In the caption 50 said: "Yall thought I was talking about the Cosby’s. I’ll deal with Bill later. 🔥🤨I am the algorithm !" In that caption 50 says you guys thought this record was about T.I. and his family but it was about the Let's Rap About It crew. He refers to T.I. as Bill Cosby cause he put drugs in women's drinks and r*ped them, he's saying T.I. is the same cause of the sexual assault allegations he and Tiny have. The video is created by ( on Instagram

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Mystikal has reportedly been sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape in Louisiana. After entering a guilty plea in connection with the case back in March, Mystikal, born Michael Tyler, was sentenced in court on Tuesday (June 16), Louisiana First News reports. The rapper learned his fate following a victim impact statement from the woman he attacked, who says she is still traumatized from the situation. Afterward, Mystikal reportedly told the court: "If that's what I did, I deserve every day of this sentence." The 20-year sentence without the possibility of parole is five years short of the maximum that the rapper could have received after being accused of raping and torturing a woman at his home in 2022. This is Mystikal's second conviction for a sex crime. He spent six years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual battery and extortion in connection with an incident with his then-hair stylist in 2003. In 2017, he was again charged with rape. However, the case was eventually dropped due to a lack of evidence. XXL has reached out to Mystikal's attorney for comment. 🎥: Louisiana First News
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Mystikal has reportedly been sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape in Louisiana. After entering a guilty plea in connection with the case back in March, Mystikal, born Michael Tyler, was sentenced in court on Tuesday (June 16), Louisiana First News reports. The rapper learned his fate following a victim impact statement from the woman he attacked, who says she is still traumatized from the situation. Afterward, Mystikal reportedly told the court: "If that's what I did, I deserve every day of this sentence." The 20-year sentence without the possibility of parole is five years short of the maximum that the rapper could have received after being accused of raping and torturing a woman at his home in 2022. This is Mystikal's second conviction for a sex crime. He spent six years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual battery and extortion in connection with an incident with his then-hair stylist in 2003. In 2017, he was again charged with rape. However, the case was eventually dropped due to a lack of evidence. XXL has reached out to Mystikal's attorney for comment. 🎥: Louisiana First News

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A lawyer shared how he recently secured the release of Ifesinachi, who was arrested in 2019 at the age of 19. He was at his plumber’s workplace when the police raided the area and accused him of being part of a gang of thi£ves. He spent over five years in Anambra State Prison without a trial, and his family had no idea of his whereabouts during all this time. Ifesinachi, now 25 years old, has finally been freed and reunited with his family🥹🥹
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A lawyer shared how he recently secured the release of Ifesinachi, who was arrested in 2019 at the age of 19. He was at his plumber’s workplace when the police raided the area and accused him of being part of a gang of thi£ves. He spent over five years in Anambra State Prison without a trial, and his family had no idea of his whereabouts during all this time. Ifesinachi, now 25 years old, has finally been freed and reunited with his family🥹🥹

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Tay-K seemingly plays into rumors that he could be coming home from prison soon. On Tuesday (June 9), the video was released on his Instagram, which appears to show him being greeted by several people as he hops into a car. However, when his face is revealed, it's an animated character version of the rapper. The video comes almost two weeks after his sister Kayla Beverly shared a video ending a phone call with someone saved in her contacts as “Taymor’s Attorney.” After hanging up, she turned to a woman who appears to be Tay-K’s mother and said, “Your son coming home.” Tay-K was sentenced to 80 years for murder in 2025, which runs concurrently with his previous 55-year sentence for murder and aggravated robbery. XXL has reached out to Tay-K's attorney for comment.
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Tay-K seemingly plays into rumors that he could be coming home from prison soon. On Tuesday (June 9), the video was released on his Instagram, which appears to show him being greeted by several people as he hops into a car. However, when his face is revealed, it's an animated character version of the rapper. The video comes almost two weeks after his sister Kayla Beverly shared a video ending a phone call with someone saved in her contacts as “Taymor’s Attorney.” After hanging up, she turned to a woman who appears to be Tay-K’s mother and said, “Your son coming home.” Tay-K was sentenced to 80 years for murder in 2025, which runs concurrently with his previous 55-year sentence for murder and aggravated robbery. XXL has reached out to Tay-K's attorney for comment.

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🚨JUST IN: While the jury in the Guy Rivera case has acquitted him of the 1st degree m*rder charge of Jonathan Diller, he was CONVICTED of 4 other charges that all hold HEFTY possible prison time. He could be facing up to 90 years in prison. - Aggravated manslaughter in the first degree (for the fatal shooting of NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller) — This is a class B violent felony. In New York, it typically carries a sentence of 10 to 30 years (or up to 25 years depending on the exact classification and enhancements for targeting a police officer). - Attempted murder in the first degree (for trying to shoot the second officer, Sgt. Sasha Rosen) — This is one of the most serious charges here. It often carries 15 to 40 years to life, especially when the victim is a police officer performing official duties. - Two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree — Each can add significant time, often 3½ to 15 years per count, with potential for consecutive sentencing. Give him the MAX!

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NEW: Prison guard sentenced to 25 years in prison for beating an inmate to death in New York. Former Mid-State Correctional Facility guard Jonah Levi was one of the guards who beat inmate Messiah Nantwi to death. Nantwi was hit 69 times with batons, feet, and fists. Levi was accused of stomping on the 22-year-old's head, who later died at the hospital. "I think the real you was shown to me in the body-worn camera," Judge Michael Nolan said during sentencing. "You were fist-bumping other officers, laughing and joking while Mr. Nantwi lay on the floor, dying in the infirmary because of the things you and those other officers did." All the other guards pleaded guilty in plea deals. Levi was hit with the maximum sentence of 25 years in state prison with five years of post-release supervision. He will be 65 years old when he is released from prison.
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NEW: Prison guard sentenced to 25 years in prison for beating an inmate to death in New York. Former Mid-State Correctional Facility guard Jonah Levi was one of the guards who beat inmate Messiah Nantwi to death. Nantwi was hit 69 times with batons, feet, and fists. Levi was accused of stomping on the 22-year-old's head, who later died at the hospital. "I think the real you was shown to me in the body-worn camera," Judge Michael Nolan said during sentencing. "You were fist-bumping other officers, laughing and joking while Mr. Nantwi lay on the floor, dying in the infirmary because of the things you and those other officers did." All the other guards pleaded guilty in plea deals. Levi was hit with the maximum sentence of 25 years in state prison with five years of post-release supervision. He will be 65 years old when he is released from prison.

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It appears that the man who self-immolated (set himself on fire) in front of the Trump Trial at the Manhattan courthouse was a man named Max Azzarello. Max doesn't appear to have done this because of the Trump trial, but rather because he is a conspiracy theorist who thinks that there is a plan by Peter Thiel and wealthy individuals to screw us over using crypto currency. Note that this is happening on the day of the Bitcoin Halving. Once again this has nothing to do with being conservative or liberal, and everything to do with being mentally unstable. Videos of Max are below:
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It appears that the man who self-immolated (set himself on fire) in front of the Trump Trial at the Manhattan courthouse was a man named Max Azzarello. Max doesn't appear to have done this because of the Trump trial, but rather because he is a conspiracy theorist who thinks that there is a plan by Peter Thiel and wealthy individuals to screw us over using crypto currency. Note that this is happening on the day of the Bitcoin Halving. Once again this has nothing to do with being conservative or liberal, and everything to do with being mentally unstable. Videos of Max are below:

Brian Krassenstein

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In 2002, Brian Banks was a star linebacker at Long Beach Poly with a scholarship to USC within reach. His future looked set. Then Wanetta Gibson accused him of assault. Banks was 16. He took a plea deal, terrified of the risk of decades behind bars. He spent 6 years in prison and on parole. His name was destroyed before he was old enough to vote. Years later, Gibson contacted him on social media and admitted she made it up. He recorded it. In 2012, his conviction was dismissed. Banks rebuilt. Signed briefly with the NFL. Became a motivational speaker. Turned a nightmare into a message about resilience. Today, he speaks openly about what prison, parole, and public shame did to him. He now hosts a podcast titled Is This Freedom? He rebuilt. Gibson? No criminal charges. A reported civil settlement from the school district. No jail time. When a lie costs someone years of freedom, accountability shouldn’t be theoretical. Justice should cut both ways.
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In 2002, Brian Banks was a star linebacker at Long Beach Poly with a scholarship to USC within reach. His future looked set. Then Wanetta Gibson accused him of assault. Banks was 16. He took a plea deal, terrified of the risk of decades behind bars. He spent 6 years in prison and on parole. His name was destroyed before he was old enough to vote. Years later, Gibson contacted him on social media and admitted she made it up. He recorded it. In 2012, his conviction was dismissed. Banks rebuilt. Signed briefly with the NFL. Became a motivational speaker. Turned a nightmare into a message about resilience. Today, he speaks openly about what prison, parole, and public shame did to him. He now hosts a podcast titled Is This Freedom? He rebuilt. Gibson? No criminal charges. A reported civil settlement from the school district. No jail time. When a lie costs someone years of freedom, accountability shouldn’t be theoretical. Justice should cut both ways.

Desiree

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California is about to release a man named Gregory Vogelsang from prison. He is a serial child predator “He was sentenced to 355 years because of what he did to children” But because of Gavin Newsom, he’s being released California Rep David Tangipa “Serial Child Predator Gregory Vogelslang is about to be let out of prison because Governor Newsom's parole board and a law that Governor Newsom signed in 2022 is allowing these predators to get back into California's community. He was sentenced to 355 years because of what he did to children. And after only about 20 years, he's about to be let outta prison. And this is a call to action right now, inviting the people of California to join us elected leaders in front of the parole hearing for this individual.”
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California is about to release a man named Gregory Vogelsang from prison. He is a serial child predator “He was sentenced to 355 years because of what he did to children” But because of Gavin Newsom, he’s being released California Rep David Tangipa “Serial Child Predator Gregory Vogelslang is about to be let out of prison because Governor Newsom's parole board and a law that Governor Newsom signed in 2022 is allowing these predators to get back into California's community. He was sentenced to 355 years because of what he did to children. And after only about 20 years, he's about to be let outta prison. And this is a call to action right now, inviting the people of California to join us elected leaders in front of the parole hearing for this individual.”

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