‘Gangsta Rap’ is in the eye of the beholder. The rap group, N.W.A, defined the music sub-genre, “gangsta rap,” for its uncensored look into the inner-city life of gangs, violence and crime. N.W.A., ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee(WDEF) — The Movie "Straight Outta Compton" is now showing at theaters across the country but not without concerns. Universal Pictures has offered to pay for added security to ...

On this day, thirteen years ago, one of the first and most influential kingpins in Hip-Hop history tragically died of AIDS. The man who teamed up Ice Cube and Dr. Dre and gave the world Straight Outta ...

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"Compton" isn't straight outta material. Keeping the momentum of "Straight Outta Compton's" box office success, another gangsta rap biopic is being shopped around that chronicles the rise and fall of ...

This summer marks the 20th anniversary of "Straight Outta Compton," the N.W.A. record that is universally recognized as the first blockbuster gangsta rap album. Much has changed since the genre's ...

On August 8, 1988, Ice Cube, MC Ren, DJ Yella, Eazy-E, and the legendary Dr. Dre, fresh from the World Class Wreckin’ Cru, unleashed their second N.W.A. project, Straight Outta Compton. Arriving on ...

On 8/8/88, Ice Cube, MC Ren, DJ Yella, Eazy E, along with the legendary Dr. Dre from the World Class Wreckin’ Crew put together the second N.W.A. album called Straight Outta Compton. This album came ...