His ability to be whatever version of himself people find most appealing – whether it’s the gangsta rapper, the reggae artist ...

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That's the environment depicted in the new film Straight Outta Compton, which chronicles the rise of the city's most notorious rap group, N.W.A. According to Subabu, shootouts happened weekly.

It is the misuse of hip-hop culture to attack our women and promote violence. We must encourage the proper use of hip-hop culture. We are all influenced by the hip-hop generation." ...

Snoop Dogg joined the Zac Brown Band on a new country-rap single, "Let It Run," describing the collaboration as 'gangster ...

On Friday, (Sept. 20) Owens tweeted: “Gangster rap was never black culture. It was created by the Feds, who proffered deals to homosexual black men in prison and then turned them into artificial ...

Lamar, 25, grew up in a low-income household surrounded by the violence of L.A.’s gangs and gangsta rap culture. At times he was exposed to alcoholism, which he writes about on the album’s ...

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Lamar, 25, grew up in a low-income household surrounded by the violence of L.A.’s gangs and gangsta rap culture. At times he was exposed to alcoholism, which he writes about on the album’s ...