The department’s records do not show how many of the approximately 80 homicides within the city during 1987 were committed with assault rifles, but one officer termed the number “substantial.” What alarms police most is the weapons’ firepower. Recently, a Compton child-care worker was killed...
The police department they'll gaze, they'll realize, if every time we go to these houses to bust it, it takes us 15 minutes to get in, and by that time all the product is flushed, we can never bust these guys with products. ...
Knight is known as the co-founder of Death Row Records and currently serves as CEO of Black Kapital Records. He has had multiple run-ins with the law over the years. He was the victim of a shooting in August at a pre MTV Video Music Awards party. Straight Outta Compton is being dir...
with Councilman Robert L. Adams absent. Business owners and their representatives, some of whom spoke at Tuesday night’s council meeting, immediately began complaining that it was unfair to make them hire armed guards when they pay taxes to support a police department that is supposed ...
to do all kinds of different records. I just wanted to show my versatility as an MC. But I felt like I had to speak on the riots in songs like “We Have to Tear This Muthafucka Up.“ I was working on my records when the riots happened, so I kind of switched reels a little ...