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Tennessee ex Senate candidate Thomas Owens tries to have his uncle killed 27 Aug 2013 | 12:48 am
By Michael Walsh / New York Daily News August 26, 2013 A former Tennessee TV reporter and unsuccessful U.S. senate candidate was charged Friday with conspiring to have a local deputy killed — his own ...
Earl Sweatshirt Renounces Rape Lyrics of His Early Rap 27 Aug 2013 | 12:26 am
By Lora Neng WWW.STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER August 26, 2013 With a new album release in the past week, it seemed like good timing for Earl Sweatshirt to reflect on changes since his first break into...
One Dead, Three Wounded in Gang-Related Shooting in Palmdale 25 Aug 2013 | 11:20 pm
NBCLA | August 25, 2013 One man was fatally shot and three others were wounded early Sunday in a gang-related attack in Palmdale, a sheriff’s deputy said. The shootings occurred about 1:30 a.m. at Eas...
Half Ounce from Neighborhood Piru talks about near death experience 25 Aug 2013 | 12:02 pm
August 24, 2013 – Half Ounce is a part of Mitchy Slick’s Wrong Kind Records, based in San Diego. He grew up in Inglewood, California and became a member of the Neighborhood Pirus (NHP). For the last d...
Freeway Ricky Ross on lawsuit against rapper Rick Ross (Rozay) & how he got his name Freeway 25 Aug 2013 | 11:29 am
August 24, 2013 – Freeway Ricky Ross talks about his early days when he was stripping cars on 87th near Figueroa where he grew up next to the 110 Harbor Freeway in 83 Hoover turf. This was before he b...
Hundreds gather at Leimert Park to remember March on Washington 24 Aug 2013 | 11:12 pm
Carla Rivera (Los Angeles Times) | August 24, 2013 Hundreds of people gathered Saturday in Leimert Park to hear speeches and witness reenactments commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Was...
Rappers Deride Twitter Use in Lieu of Rhymes 24 Aug 2013 | 12:41 am
By Lora Neng WWW.STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER August 23, 2013 Despite the pithy phrasing demanded by Twitter, some rappers now claim that the way their peers use the medium is becoming a crutch for hi...
Orleans Parish Prison inmate photo posted to Facebook raises questions about contraband efforts 23 Aug 2013 | 11:46 pm
By Naomi Martin, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune August 23, 2013 at 7:23 PM, updated August 23, 2013 at 7:27 PM A photo posted to Facebook this month could raise new questions about whether Orleans Pari...
2 Boys, Man Caught in Gunfire at South L.A. Park 23 Aug 2013 | 10:50 pm
Kellan Connor (KTLA) | August 23, 2013 SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Police on Friday were searching for suspected gang members involved in a shooting in South Los Angeles that left two boys and a man wounded. ...
Probation officers clash with chief over monitoring ex-inmates 23 Aug 2013 | 01:38 am
By Abby Sewell, LA Times August 21, 2013, 8:39 p.m. Los Angeles County probation officers are at loggerheads with their chief over the way he wants them to monitor lower-level felons who have become t...
