Eazy-E, real name Eric Lynn Wright, was born and raised in Compton, California, and spent his early years selling cannabis on ...

E's iconic stage name is a revelation to some fans. Born Eric Lynn Wright, he was raised in Compton, California, and spent ...

I had the joy of going to high school during the late ‘90s. Country music, alternative and gangster rap rang through the ...

Prosecutors sometimes use rap lyrics to argue that the defendant had a premeditated or violent mindset before the alleged ...

After being nominated three times, A Tribe Called Quest became the 12th hip-hop act inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of ...

Gangster rap is a subgenre of American hip hop that ... Gangster is going to appreciate your music is going to be like , yo , okay , man , I'm not the dude that dance around , and I'm not the ...

Hip-hop is more than just a type of music. It’s a movement, a way of life, and a culture that has grown and changed over time to affect almost every part of society. Hip-hop started in the Bronx ...

He posted a defiant rap music video on social media days after the stabbing. The rapper has posted songs with a disclaimer saying they are for “entertainment purposes” and that “lyrics ...

Hip-hop's longtime love for Donald Trump and Sean "Diddy" Combs highlights some artists' disturbing infatuation with powerful abusers. By Ja'han Jones This post is the fourth in “MAGA and ...

Large numbers of Austin City Limits Music Festival attendees will know ... songs on YouTube are Marshalls-brand examples of gangster rap: the material tolerably spun and assembled; the colors ...

they said, “from the rap music we listen to.” I said, “what kind of rap?” They said gangsta rap, which was the first time I’d ever heard the term. So I started listening to gangsta rap music, starting ...