The biggest buzz in New York City this weekend is almost certainly the release of "American Gangster," director Ridley Scott's film based on the life of Frank Lucas. Lucas reportedly made millions in ...

The pop charts have been a dangerous place for much of the past two decades. When N.W.A’s Efil4zaggin hit number one on the Billboard 200 in 1991, it established gangsta rap as a viable commercial ...

Were the NYC-based G-Unit and GS9 crews the final factions to legitimately represent street gang culture? Unique Access caught up with Ice-T and the outlet asked the 62-year-old musician/actor about ...

The Phoenix Symphony will close out its season May 17 to 19 with a performance combining the music of Gustav Mahler, Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. Titled “The Resurrection Mixtape,” it’s the ...

Freddie Gibbs may have flat-lined gangsta rap. As one of the most hyped up-and-comers, the Indiana native has amassed a publicity portfolio that includes magazine covers, plaudits from The New Yorker, ...

It's a poor and violent city. They have a lot of dirty industry there. The Jackson family is from there. If you ask a Milwaukeean, they might tell you that former Milwaukee Buck Glen "Big Dog" ...

Jimmy Cliff’s 1972 film The Harder They Come laid the groundwork for hip-hop culture, blending authentic street narratives ...

Kobe Bryant was a man of many interests, and at one point early in his professional basketball career, he came close to launching a hip-hop career. After a couple of songs and performances, that dream ...

Just-Ice didn’t do rap beef. He would shoot people. In the 80s. Watch the exclusive convo with The Bronx emcee that says he invented Gangster Rap. Things get really interesting when Just-Ice travels ...

Leonard Pitts is one of my favorite journalists, a foot soldier in print, but I found it difficult to reconcile this with his take on rap music, specifically the “gangsta” rap artists and their ...