After several run ins with the law, shady business management, failed comeback attempts and countless child custody cases, they've just inked a deal with rap powerhouse Innersounds Records.

Look at any high-school cafeteria, dorm party or gathering and you’re certain to see at least one bag of the unnaturally ...

The band’s iconic song is showcased throughout pop-culture today much like their 70s hit “September,” as both songs are ...

The Queens MC's groundbreaking debut turns 30 today.

A new documentary, Hip-Hop and the White House, considers rap's association with presidential politics — and in so doing, ...

Common called gangsta rap “showbiz” on I Used to Love HER ... Gently paced musically but lethal lyrically, it mocked Cube’s ...

"Office Space," Mike Judge's satirical take on white collar office culture, disappointed at the box office but soon became a ...

This was a time when the notorious rivalry between rappers from the US East Coast led to the death of 2-PAC and Notorious B.I.G. “Gangsta rap is a form of artistic expression when done by ...

The lack of women rappers crossing over into the mainstream involves a combination of systemic issues endemic to L.A.’s hip-hop climate: the legacy of gangsta rap and its extreme violence and ...

A familiar rap character, the Cali hustler cruising in a low-rider, has faded in the 21st century. On new albums by G Perico, Mozzy and Gangrene,... When Ice Cube talks about "gangsta rap," he is ...

He continued to release albums with Body Count throughout the 1990s and 2000s, including their latest, "Carnivore" (2020), though he returned to his rap roots in 2006 with the album "Gangsta Rap." ...

Illmatic, meaning “the science of everything ill,” was a pivotal moment in hip-hop, especially for the East Coast rap scene. At the time, West Coast “gangsta” rap was dominating the genre ...