The Wu-Tang Clan has never been modest about its skill set. With hundreds of releases tied to the Wu-Tang brand, this now-legendary ’90s gangsta rap collective has always been upfront about what it ...

Mystic Stylez, released 25 years ago tomorrow, laid the groundwork for Three 6’s path to domination. Combining pulpy horror, gangsta rap, and murky sounds from the Memphis underground, Three 6 landed ...

LOS ANGELES - Music fans are mourning following the sudden loss of a hip-hop legend. Grammy Award-winning rapper and Compton native Coolio died at the age of 59 Wednesday, his manager confirmed with ...

Los Angeles rapper Coolio, who rose to the national spotlight in the 1990s with his Grammy-winning hit "Gangsta's Paradise," died on Wednesday, his longtime manager Jarez Posey confirmed to ABC News.

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Gangsta music has been in the offing since the mid-80s, with the earliest pioneers said to be Schoolly D, Ice-T and N.W.A. In the early 90s, the sub-genre became mainstream with the likes of Dr Dre ...

L.A.'s most infamous gangsta rap brand is now in very familiar hands. Snoop Dogg, the Long Beach rapper and business mogul whose 1993 album "Doggystyle" became one of the label's preeminent releases, ...

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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" ...

They say legends never die. And it’s probably why Eazy-E is still many hip hop enthusiasts’ favorite N.W.A member — it’s also most likely the reason why the group made sure to acknowledge him when N.W ...