There’s something like a renaissance, we’ve been told, in Los Angeles hip-hop right now. The success of good kid, m.A.A.d. city sparked renewed interest in hip-hop’s second-oldest metropolis.

As many know, Will Smith once upset Eminem with comments he made regarding profanity in music. This resulted in the rapper throwing a slight diss Smith’s way. Smith responded to Eminem’s diss by ...

A gangster-themed project would be typecasting for Al, who not only starred in the ultimate gangster films of all time, but also had roles in Carlito’s Way, Scarface, and more. Al’s rep reportedly ...

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, ...

Guns are recurring characters in American life. They sit front and center in some versions of rap music, whether to be glorified or denounced (Nas’ “I Gave You Power” comes to mind). They play key ...

RCMP say investigation determined ‘assault-style firearm’ used in one of the productions both functional and prohibited ...

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 ...

The new Gangster Doodles compilation is slated to arrive on October 15th via All City Records. Two years after delivering a showcase of the beat scene's finest, Gangster Doodles is set for round two.

Texas rapper BeatKing’s Gangsta Stripper Music 2 is in-your-face, crude, lowbrow rap music. He is, in essence, a Houston punchline rapper making crunk records, but he's one of the biggest rappers in ...

“This is black superhero music,” Jay-Z proclaims in his excellent new “Roc Boys.” That means live horns, grooving on some kind of Afro-beat riff over Seventies rumble-in-the-jungle funk, while Jay-Z ...