When discussing 50 years of hip-hop, gangsta rap has to be mentioned, and Ice-T was one of the true pioneers in the music genre. Ice-T influenced many other artists with his lyrics and flow, and he ...

When up-and-coming rapper Lil Scrappy performed in Kalamazoo recently, he asked the women in the audience to join him onstage. Not only did adult females come forward to dance with the Atlanta ...

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 ...

This story is part of our new Hip-Hop: ’73 Till Infinity series, a celebration of the genre’s 50th anniversary.With the unfortunate death of beloved rapper Coolio, hip-hop lovers have been mourning ...

If a rapper were only to be known for one song, it’s hard to beat “Gangsta’s Paradise.” Coolio’s signature No. 1 smash in 1995 was voted the best single of the year in the Village Voice’s “Pazz & Jop” ...

Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary is a comedic documentary film that centers around a rap group attempting to make a comeback as they look to attain the success of their heyday. Here’s how you can watch ...

Chenrick Robinson was once a gangsta rapper. As a teenager, Robinson rejected the violence and braggadocio that defined that once dominant rap style, a family tragedy inspiring him to pursue conscious ...

An aspiring rapper's murder of a Las Vegas police officer has prompted a push to ban "gangsta" rap acts from Nevada college campuses and discourage casinos from booking them. Madeleine Brand speaks ...