‘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., ...

*N.W.A.’s genre-defining 1988 single “Straight Outta Compton” and Sister Sledge’s anthem “We Are Family” are among the works that have made it into the National Recording Registry this year. Each year ...

Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of N.W.A.'s notorious album "Straight Outta Compton" but if you had never listened to "Straight Outta Compton" until now you would never know the America N.W.A.

NWA is my favorite rap group of all time. I love Outkast. I love Mobb Deep. I respect the hell out of Run-DMC. But NWA? That’s how you do group. I’ve written about how I discovered a lot of early ...

Artificial Intelligence has taken over, and it seems to have hit the music parody phase. A new video posted to YouTube features an A.I. audio rendition of what it would sound like if Hank Williams ...

*”Straight Outta Compton,” arguably the most anticipated film to release this year, will be slamming into theaters in a matter of days, August 14 to be exact. It’s the story behind N.W.A., one of the ...

Hip-hop has made an indelible mark on Hollywood. The cultural phenomenon, which turns 50 this month, has soundtracked some of the most beloved movies of the last half century, from sports dramas ...

Arcadia Project and Visulite Cinema are announcing a new series, Music at the Movies, which is set to drop the curtain on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Each month a local musician or group will play a mini ...

The LAPD beefed up security at the Straight Outta Compton premiere, making their presence known before a film celebrating the rap group that said "F— the police."The N.W.A. biopic saw its world ...