1992: Gangsta rap has a long lineage that can be traced for decades. The heart and soul of the sub-genre was birthed in Philadelphia by Schooly D, according to some, but most fans agree that it ...

Compton rapper Problem drives through Rosecrans Ave. (Albert Lee, Myung Chun and Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Since the rise of rap in the 1980s, Rosecrans Avenue in South Los Angeles and ...

West Coast Hip-Hop pioneer Lonzo Williams has released a new DVD detailing the rise of the Compton/Los Angeles rap scene, AllHipHop.com has learned. Williams, who is often referred to as the Godfather ...

DJ Mike T, a founding member and producer of the pioneering West Coast Hip-Hop group Compton’s Most Wanted, died, according to close friend MC Eiht. Mike T was instrumental in shaping the sound that ...

Compton isn’t just a line in a bar or a movie title. The Los Angeles suburb had a major part in shaping how the world hears West Coast music and how artists talk about the neighborhoods that raised ...

COMPTON -- His name is Jason Martin. But most people know him by his stage persona, "Problem." Initially, it was just a cool rap name. Today, at 35, he's lives by his motto: Do what's right. Problem ...

What, you thought Eminem would let all the attention from a blistering, anti-Donald Trump freestyle go to waste? Em has signed Compton-born rapper Boogie to Shady Records. “Boogie is everything I look ...

Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon‘s collaborations for the “History of Rap” have become legendary, and for their sixth installment the pair channeled hip-hop icons N.W.A for a “Staight Outta Compton” ...

A grin spread across Quik’s face. “This is a jazz club, ain’t it?” he asked the crowd.