Jason Toney

Not to be outdone by Master P, Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested over the weekend. In a surprise twist, Suge wasn't in trouble in connection with a violent incident but for driving fast and carrying the chronic in Barstow. One can only imagine that Mr. Knight will use the incident to help increase sales of the upcoming Tha Row release, The Very Best of Death Row. Part of the proceeds of the sale of...

Nearly a year after police shot and killed a driver who was backing his car into a patrol vehicle, a similar incident took place over the weekend. This time, the driver was a 13 year old boy. The Los Angeles Times gives a detailed account from the police about what happened but the most interesting part of the piece is the fact that Chief Bratton had called for changes to policy regarding use of...

First a prediction: While we think Donovan McNabb is superb and the Eagles have been a lot of fun to read about all week, we're going with the Patriots as our Super Bowl Champions. You just can't bet against Brady in the playoffs. But nevermind the game. The real important thing to watch on Sunday is American Dad. The animated show from Seth McFarlane promises to be hilarious. It might even get us out...

Considering how often we're at the Arclight or up the block at Daddy's or The Well, it's surprising that we've never actually stepped foot in Sunset+Vine. We've never had cause to check out the Border's (which is the only thing we ever notice when we fly past the garish building) or to find out what's going on at Zen Zoo Tea and Kabuki Sushi. Obviously, however, somebody is utilizing the shopping center/Apartment Complex. SSR...

No one can ever accuse the CEO of No Limit Records of not being a savvy businessman. Rather than take his recent arrest on UCLA's campus on gun charges as a blow, Master P is using it to promote his next album. He tells reputable news organization thuglifearmy.com that not only were the guns legal and registered but that fans can get the real scoop when No Limit's next album, The Truth, drops on...

The Jae Yang murder case was essentially solved by a helpful phone tip according to Mary Frances Gurton in The Los Angeles Independent. Four of the five suspects were captured a couple weeks ago and the other suspect has been identified although not yet found. This murder is of specific interest to us because it happened near where lots of our friends live. They frequented that store and the murder was, of course, shocking....

The Daily Bruin ledes with a story with no pictures but a warning: Do Not Use Any Water for Drinking! The entire campus and much of West LA is without drinkable tap water after a pipe burst near the university yesterday. While UCLA covers all the precautions being taken to protect its students, the Los Angeles Times notes that it's going to be hard to get breakfast this morning as bagel joints, doughnut stores...

A local scientist is developing a high tech way to end the dangerous but oddly entertaining car chases that seem to occur every two months or so in Los Angeles. With science straight out of a recent "Alias" episode, Eureka Aerospace in Pasadena is creating an EMP (electromagnetic pulse for those of you not hip on the latest in spy lingo) that could short out most cars built after 1982. If this kind of...

We have to confess that we didn't watch the State of the Union last night. Every year, no matter who the President is, we're increasingly more convinced that little of substance is going to be said and last year when the President railed against "Steroid Abuse in Professional Sports" and "Gay Marriage" we realized our lofty ideals about political discourse had been officially dashed. With Republican members of Congress coming with ink on their...

What a sad legacy for a hospital named after Martin Luther King, Jr. and Charles R. Drew. The Los Angeles Times reports that King/Drew Medical Center is losing accreditation from a National Health Agency. While it won't force the hospital to close, it will prevent several insurance companies from paying for services there and will likely end several of the doctor training programs the beleaguered facility is famous for. This is as good as...