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Showing posts with label Chicago. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chicago. Show all posts

Friday, June 4, 2010

And this is why Chicago heads shoot at cops.

John Ardelean, a police officer who was seen drinking extensively just before killing two men in a car crash, walked free from the Criminal Courts building today. All charges against him had been dropped.

The prosecution was forced to drop charges after a ruling in late April by Judge Thomas Gainer, Jr. threw out blood-alcohol evidence against Ardelean, saying it was obtained illegally.

Family members expressed outrage at the ruling.

"It's difficult to watch Ardelean walk out and knowing he's free," said Victoria Lagunas, cousin of Erick Lagunas, 21, who was killed in the crash. "Obviously that man has no heart and no conscience . . . I don't believe he's going to dwell on this."

On Thanksgiving Day 2007, Ardelean was captured on video taking at least five shots at the Martini Ranch Bar before driving away. The subsequent wreck killed Lagunas and 22-year-old Miguel Flores.

Seven hours after the accident, Ardelean's supervising officer, Lt. John Magruder, noticed Ardelean's eyes were bloodshot and his breath smelled of alcohol. He ordered a Breathalyzer test. Ardelean blew a .032, but prosecution experts were prepared to testify that at the time of the accident, his blood-alcohol must have been at least twice the legal limit of .08.

But other officers at the scene of the accident testified that they had seen no evidence that Ardelean was drunk.
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And Judge Gainer, a notoriously pro-police judge who ruled in favor of three cops caught beating two men on surveillance tape, threw the Breathalyzer evidence out. He argued that Lt. Magruder's testimony wasn't credible, and that as a result, there was no probable cause to order the blood-alcohol test.

Without that evidence, the Cook County State's Attorney's office couldn't go on with its case. From a statement:

"Regrettably, the Cook County State's Attorney's Office today dismissed charges of Aggravated DUI and Reckless Homicide against Chicago Police Officer John Ardelean, who was charged with causing an automobile crash that killed Miguel Flores and Erick Lagunas on November 22, 2007.

"A court ruling in this case last month quashed Officer Ardelean's arrest and suppressed key blood alcohol evidence that would have been required to enable the prosecution to meet its burden of proof and proceed with the case in good faith.

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"As tragic as this case is for the victims and their families, prosecutors have a legal and ethical obligation to only pursue cases in which there is sufficient evidence to meet that burden."

The family may proceed with a civil suit. Meanwhile, the Chicago Police Department issued a statement saying that its "internal investigation of this incident remains open. Officer Ardelean is currently on administrative duty and relieved of police powers."

Watch the victim's family react to the ruling:

View more news videos at: http://www.nbcchicago.com/video.



Monday, November 9, 2009

Mafmaddix.com



Maf Maddix once agai-gain! Check Maf's new site, where you can listen, learn & download!


dont judge a LP by its cover: Shamecca "No Make-up"


follow on twiter: /mafmaddix & /shamecca

Rely On Jinn?




also, dont forget Wale Attention Deficit tomorrow!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Knowledge Born Allah: I Mean What I Say


Knowledge of Off Da Wall's project "I Mean What I Say" released a few years ago. Featuring production from Unknown Entity from Rockville, MD & vocals from Agallah, Ransom, & others. Knowledge is a wild-out head and all that know him can say no less. He's rare amongst battle-heads and has taken out highly prolific cats like Juice, Griffen, as well as others from NYC & DMV area.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

OFF DA WALL EP 1996-1997


Off Da Wall Crew -Dread Mighty, Knowledge, Raf, Powerful, Tryflyn, Ray Gunnz, Lo Key & Lord Original of which Knowledg, DM, & Raf are the MC's & producers of a dynamic crew that did this 1996/1997 demo for Chrysalis Records. Many of the songs are lost but the three here are digital copies of the tapes made after DM's release from prison.

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RAF - Last Man Standing EP


This is Raf's EP "Last Man Standing". Off Da Wall crew-Knowledge (formerly Smoove One), Dread Mighty (formerly Sine) & Raf (formerly Remraf) are a prolific and dynamic rap group from Chicago known for battling, and writing. We had a few deals both as ODW and as individuals both on major and indie labels and have performed all across the US (and outside!) alongside golden agers & new school heads.

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Monday, May 11, 2009

Low Budget Sabotage


Dread Mighty's shelved release: Low Budget Sabotage, feat, Damu cuttin' and a track, and Infinito on "Girl Song" and includes the video "Take Yo Vee's" produced by Damu!

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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Tracks


In mid-January I'll be dropping tunes for download through (see above) Holler!

Friday, December 26, 2008

As I roll through Divine Cee



I realize I miss this place-alot! DC was hella fun when I arrived, for all my guys were already here preparing the joant for me!
Knowledge
Ray Gunnz
Powerful
Vaughn Cee
it was like a Off Da Wall take-over! State & Madison, our "hood" was replaced by Knowledge's Silver Spring Apt, his Accord & my 318. We rolled through the area from stem to stern MD, VA and every District in between, rhyming & stealing in a drunken state (someone should make a song...). The women are pretty, with southern sensibilities & decent educations, and a whole lotta ASS...public transportation galore and they even said "wutup joe!" like we did in the Chi.
Talented cats like Flex & Seez Mics, Arda Mus, Cagsta yo-the shit's rediculous.
Even now with the empty ass condo developments, clean and safe streets I'm digging DC. Knowledge & I are hot-steppin through Adams Morgan, Columbia Hts & U Street with a little gin on X-Mess day with not a fucking soul out reminiscing and talking shit. All it is was a pow-wow session as to the new bullshit we'll be on or rather-stay on together or apart.
Even iller is my pops, hella old but still sharp-minded so we keep each other company. I feel a lil bad cos the cat's legs don't move so fast anymore and my sped up NYC-style step prevents me for being able to walk with him without feeling entriely too confined (not to mention cold!) and restricted, but I compensate by cooking & cleaning for ol Pops. Thus far, shits been cool. Went to VA to see Nakhi, Ayana & Aiden-Loved that. Hope to stop in Richmond or get Kiarri here to DC to really go out kicking it before school jumps off-this is definately some cool shit right now so I give thanks to God and all that!
I'll holler.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

10 Deep



  The 10 Deep shindig at Element (225 East Houston) was aiite..

I was with my boy Ian from school aaaaallll the way in the back of the line when I walked up line to ear-hustle and BOOM!

Drew from X-Men (who incidentally goes to my school's BK campus) was chillin' talking to "The Twins" who did a couple cuts for Psalm One.  

So we did the Chi-York & crew shizzle and I slid in right behind the Twins, called Ian upline and we ran up in that joint, alcoholism ablaze.

Apparently only Heinekens were free (yuck) until 11p (doors opened at 10) and you needed an armband to get upstairs & cut the line-fuck me in the neck with a pit bulls tail-I was on the list and din't e'en know it...fuck!  So we had to hang downstairs with a gang of hard-legs and about two women-but I got to chill with a crew-mate I ain't meet before, Hollywood Holt & Million $ Mano briefly.
Peeped Rose from GoliathRF and Tyneal came through to spit game in my ear.





THe best moments were when the Murder Club reps got onstage

and as Mano spun, Holt screamed into the mic, jumpin from rap to some good-down home booty-house, of which i cannot allow myself to not boogie to! It was almost as awesome as my camera failing to operate!

All in all it was cool, just wish I planned to do something else that night in addition...

Monday, November 24, 2008

Movies Im Checking For and New SHIT!

Okay:
1st: The All Mighty Show!! 8p EST Weds! Me & Mighty Joe Young finna play the Hip Hop minus the R&B! Not just Golden, not just Gangsta, but what ever we dig...which means-if we dig YOUR shit, we'll play it! Send MP3's to dreadmighty@gmail.com and a brief bio:
Who, What & Where-and if we diggin that shit, we finna play it!

2nd: "Equal Got To Me" mixtape is finna drop, so if you aint get your girl a X-Mess present, give her ME! More info on that laterz!

3rd: Movies I'm checking for!
Rise Of THe (Mothafuckin!) Lycans!




This isnt to say that these shits'll be any good (How many Punisher movies have there been now?!?)
I'm just saying I'm cheking for 'em-as well as The Wacthmen, but I'm not hearing good things about it -unfortunatley like Fantastic FOur, I have to see it on General PrincipaL!

SHIT HAPPENING:

(Provided by my homegirl MARY P! to my inbox!!)

Ludacris live & FREE BITCHES!



Tuesday Nov 25th At the Highline Ballroom
431 West 16th St Manhattan SEVEN PM
THat means get there earlier.
Ill be on my way to RI that night so Im finna Miss it, but if you see a stocky swoll white boy in a vest, I'm pretty sure thats DJ BioNYC-you should big him up and slap a CD in his hand!