Over 100 tons of tomatoes were thrown at this year's La Tomatina. The colossal food fight takes place every year in the small town of Bunol, near Valencia, on the last Wednesday of August. Metro reports that around 40,000 people from all over the world descended on the town, which normally holds just 10,000 inhabitants. The festival has been held in Bunol every year since 1945. Rafael Perez, a town spokesman said: "We don't have much space, but there is no other way". A week-long festival featuring music, parades, (more)...
- 8/31/2012
- by By Paul Martinovic
- Digital Spy
"Rampart" - or the Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police Department in full - is the segment of the Lapd responsible for serving La's most densely populated community. While its radius resides within a mere 7.9 square miles, the Rampart division serves over 375,000 residents; and thanks to a number of high-profile cases has become prevalent within both the media and cinematic world.
Over the years, a number of questionable cases have called the departments conduct into question. Between the years of 1998-2000 numerous allegations of graphic and/or extreme police misconduct were made against Rampart's Crash (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums) division, tarnishing its image and putting tremendous strain on the divisions relationship with its community. While the Lapd did its best to recover from these accusations - most notably that of Rafael Pérez, a former Crash officer who stole over $700,000; shot and framed well-known gang member Javier Ovando...
Over the years, a number of questionable cases have called the departments conduct into question. Between the years of 1998-2000 numerous allegations of graphic and/or extreme police misconduct were made against Rampart's Crash (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums) division, tarnishing its image and putting tremendous strain on the divisions relationship with its community. While the Lapd did its best to recover from these accusations - most notably that of Rafael Pérez, a former Crash officer who stole over $700,000; shot and framed well-known gang member Javier Ovando...
- 3/1/2012
- Shadowlocked
Biggie and 2Pac 'were two of the most influential figures in hip-hop, and you're not finding these people's murderers?' Junior M.A.F.I.A. member fumes.
By Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway
Notorious B.I.G.
Photo: Bad Boy
One week ago, seven days before what would have been the Notorious B.I.G.'s 38th birthday (May 21), former Los Angeles police officer David Mack, who many allege helped orchestrate the hit that killed one of hip-hop's most beloved MCs, was released from prison.
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons' records, Mack became a free man on May 14.
Mack was known for his ties to Death Row Records and the Bloods gang; a detective investigating the Biggie murder case also discovered Mack owned a car similar to the one used on the hit against the Brooklyn Mc, though police did not follow the lead.
Many friends, family members and fans of Biggie...
By Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway
Notorious B.I.G.
Photo: Bad Boy
One week ago, seven days before what would have been the Notorious B.I.G.'s 38th birthday (May 21), former Los Angeles police officer David Mack, who many allege helped orchestrate the hit that killed one of hip-hop's most beloved MCs, was released from prison.
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons' records, Mack became a free man on May 14.
Mack was known for his ties to Death Row Records and the Bloods gang; a detective investigating the Biggie murder case also discovered Mack owned a car similar to the one used on the hit against the Brooklyn Mc, though police did not follow the lead.
Many friends, family members and fans of Biggie...
- 5/21/2010
- MTV Music News
Mr Ice Cube will star with Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster in a cop drama titled Rampart, from a script written by none other than James Ellroy, that will be directed this summer by Oren Moverman. Moverman’s directorial debut, last year’s The Messenger, also starred Harrelson and Foster, as well as earned Moverman an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay.
Mr Ice Cube will play a homicide detective sent to investigate a dirty cop (Harrelson) in a story based on the Rampart scandal involving police corruption in Los Angeles, during the 1990s.
Ice Cube playing a cop… a good cop at that. The irony… how times have changed
More on the Rampart police scandal From Wikipedia:
The Rampart scandal refers to widespread corruption in the Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (or Crash) anti-gang unit of the Los Angeles Police Department (Lapd) Rampart Division in the late 1990s. More than...
Mr Ice Cube will play a homicide detective sent to investigate a dirty cop (Harrelson) in a story based on the Rampart scandal involving police corruption in Los Angeles, during the 1990s.
Ice Cube playing a cop… a good cop at that. The irony… how times have changed
More on the Rampart police scandal From Wikipedia:
The Rampart scandal refers to widespread corruption in the Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (or Crash) anti-gang unit of the Los Angeles Police Department (Lapd) Rampart Division in the late 1990s. More than...
- 4/28/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of the late Notorious B.I.G. against the Los Angeles Police Department (Lapd) has been thrown out of court, eight years after the complaint was originally lodged.
The rap great, real name Christopher Wallace, was shot dead in Los Angeles in 1997, aged just 24. His murder has never been solved, despite witness reports and a plethora of conspiracy theories linking his death to the murder of rap rival Tupac Shakur, who was killed in September, 1996.
His mother Voletta Wallace blamed L.A. city officials and the Lapd for her son's tragic death and filed suit against them in 2002. In her legal papers, Voletta claimed Shakur's label boss, rap mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight, had conspired with alleged gunman Amir Muhammad and Lapd officers Rafael Perez and David Mack to kill B.I.G., although no one has ever been charged with his murder.
The Wallace...
The rap great, real name Christopher Wallace, was shot dead in Los Angeles in 1997, aged just 24. His murder has never been solved, despite witness reports and a plethora of conspiracy theories linking his death to the murder of rap rival Tupac Shakur, who was killed in September, 1996.
His mother Voletta Wallace blamed L.A. city officials and the Lapd for her son's tragic death and filed suit against them in 2002. In her legal papers, Voletta claimed Shakur's label boss, rap mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight, had conspired with alleged gunman Amir Muhammad and Lapd officers Rafael Perez and David Mack to kill B.I.G., although no one has ever been charged with his murder.
The Wallace...
- 4/17/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Thirteen years after his death, we check in on the ongoing investigation.
By Jayson Rodriguez
Notorious B.I.G.
Photo: Courtesy of Vibe
Thirteen years ago Tuesday (March 9), hip-hop lost one of its most beloved, charismatic and talented MCs to ever put rhymes to a beat.
The Notorious B.I.G. was gunned down in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997, as he left a Soul Train Music Awards afterparty. To date, the assailants remain at large.
Investigations into the murder of the Brooklyn rapper are ongoing, and a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Biggie's mother, Voletta Wallace, and others against the city of Los Angeles and other defendants is also pending.
Remembering The Notorious B.I.G.
The ongoing quest to punish the people behind Biggie's death, however, continues to leave those involved frustrated.
Ms. Wallace declined to comment on the status of her lawsuit but issued a brief statement to MTV News: "I thank you for the...
By Jayson Rodriguez
Notorious B.I.G.
Photo: Courtesy of Vibe
Thirteen years ago Tuesday (March 9), hip-hop lost one of its most beloved, charismatic and talented MCs to ever put rhymes to a beat.
The Notorious B.I.G. was gunned down in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997, as he left a Soul Train Music Awards afterparty. To date, the assailants remain at large.
Investigations into the murder of the Brooklyn rapper are ongoing, and a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Biggie's mother, Voletta Wallace, and others against the city of Los Angeles and other defendants is also pending.
Remembering The Notorious B.I.G.
The ongoing quest to punish the people behind Biggie's death, however, continues to leave those involved frustrated.
Ms. Wallace declined to comment on the status of her lawsuit but issued a brief statement to MTV News: "I thank you for the...
- 3/9/2010
- MTV Music News
Thirteen years after his death, we check in on the ongoing investigation.
By Jayson Rodriguez
Notorious B.I.G.
Photo: Courtesy of Vibe
Thirteen years ago Tuesday (March 9), hip-hop lost one of its most beloved, charismatic and talented MCs to ever put rhymes to a beat.
The Notorious B.I.G. was senselessly gunned down in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997, as he left a Soul Train Music Awards afterparty. To date, the assailants remain at large.
Investigations into the murder of the Brooklyn rapper are ongoing, and a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Biggie's mother, Voletta Wallace, and others against the city of Los Angeles and other defendants is also pending.
Remembering The Notorious B.I.G.
The ongoing quest to punish the people behind Biggie's death, however, continues to leave those involved frustrated.
Ms. Wallace declined to comment on the status of her lawsuit but issued a brief statement to MTV News: "I thank you for...
By Jayson Rodriguez
Notorious B.I.G.
Photo: Courtesy of Vibe
Thirteen years ago Tuesday (March 9), hip-hop lost one of its most beloved, charismatic and talented MCs to ever put rhymes to a beat.
The Notorious B.I.G. was senselessly gunned down in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997, as he left a Soul Train Music Awards afterparty. To date, the assailants remain at large.
Investigations into the murder of the Brooklyn rapper are ongoing, and a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Biggie's mother, Voletta Wallace, and others against the city of Los Angeles and other defendants is also pending.
Remembering The Notorious B.I.G.
The ongoing quest to punish the people behind Biggie's death, however, continues to leave those involved frustrated.
Ms. Wallace declined to comment on the status of her lawsuit but issued a brief statement to MTV News: "I thank you for...
- 3/9/2010
- MTV Music News
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