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The fatal shooting of rapper Half Ounce has ignited a familiar conversation about gun violence, rap culture and whether there’s a responsibility for record labels to protect their artists. The 32-year-old rapper, whose real name was Latauriisha O’Brien, was killed in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood Monday, just weeks after rapper PnB Rock was fatally shot during a robbery in the same city. These rappers are part of a string of artists who have died by gun violence, with at least one rapper being fatally shot every year since 2018. With other high-profile rappers such as Drakeo the Ruler, who was...

A Southern California rapper was fatally shot in Koreatown early Tuesday morning, cops said. Half Ounce, also known as Latauriisha O’Brien, was found suffering from several gunshot wounds in front of an apartment building, according to police. Authorities received calls reporting nearly 30 rounds of gunshots fired near the 700 block of South New Hampshire Avenue. Paramedics pronounced the 33-year-old dead at the scene. Police investigated the crime scene for six hours and gathered information about the alleged shooter being a man in dark clothing who drove off southbound in a dark-colore

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police declared an unlawful assembly and fired non-lethal projectiles to disperse an unruly crowd on Saturday after a dueling protest over transgender rights at a Los Angeles spa turned violent. The protests stemmed from a video that circulated online earlier this month, in which an irate customer complained to the staff at Wi Spa that a transgender woman was in the women's section of the spa. The video sparked controversy after the spa defended its policy of allowing transgender customers in its facilities, the Los Angeles Times reported. Police declared an unlawful assembly in front of...

During the LA riots, the LAPD completely abandoned Koreatown in Central LA. Instead the police formed defense line guarding Beverly Hills. Knowing that no help was coming, Korean Americans formed self defense groups to defend their shops and homes. Anytime some idiot tells you the police will come to defend you, remember Koreatown and the LA riots.

A Koreatown real estate developer faces nearly $184,000 in fines for allegedly making illegal contributions to the 2009 reelection campaign of L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. The city Ethics Commission meets Tuesday to decide how large a fine to hand Alexander Hugh, who was indicted by a grand jury earlier this year on charges that he conspired to circumvent campaign contribution limits, procured false documents and committed forgery. Hugh has asked the five-member commission for leniency, saying he suffered major financial setbacks in recent years and has been "deeply" humiliated by reports in the Korean and mainstream media. ... Prosecutors said...

Los Angeles Muslims are looking to do what Muslims are doing across the country are doing, setting up their own enclaves. They are looking to officially set up an Islamic enclave within the Koreatown section of LA, which they want called "Little Bangladesh". The Muslim in charge of this project has said, "Maybe people should try to share a little bit".

From a South Korean blog today. Photo taken in LA near freeway. Results should be in firmly by 7:00-9:00 a.m. Eastern Time tomorrow (18Dec), but might be a cliff hanger in a two or three way race.