Ice-T’s appearance at Raising Cane’s wasn’t just about sipping iced tea on National Iced Tea Day. It was about celebrating originality, a value he says both he and the chicken chain hold close. The ...

For better or for worse, Gangsta rap has always been one of the most beloved and popular sub-genres in hip-hop for the past three decades. The artists involved have been super polarizing for better ...

Leonard Pitts is one of my favorite journalists, a foot soldier in print, but I found it difficult to reconcile this with his take on rap music, specifically the “gangsta” rap artists and their ...

Born Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, she was one of the first female rappers to build off the gangster rap image and sound that took off in the 1990s. By Eduardo Medina Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, the Memphis ...

Grafh is one of the more revered rappers, but mainstream success has avoided him. And yet, in 2024, he is more powerful than ever as a testimony of resilience and evolution. Read up or watch this ...

Everybody loves a gangster, for better or for worse. From the Godfather movies to gangsta rap, we can’t get enough of smooth talking tough guys and dolls who look good and do bad. Part of the appeal ...

Freddie Gibbs is re-thinking some things. This is not really a rumor, but it’s got the streets and the blogs buzzing. Word is, Freddie Gibbs recently sat down for a conversation at the University of ...

The late Kobe Bryant had a lot of successes in life. His 2000 recording of a gangsta rap album wasn’t one of them, but it’s now finally out there for the world to judge. Bryant, who will be inducted ...

From a bookish, asthmatic child to mainstream hitmaker, the West Coast M.C. charted a distinctive path to hip-hop stardom. By Eduardo Medina and McKenna Oxenden To hear more audio stories from ...

LaKeith Stanfield is calling out supporters of gangsta rap following the death of Takeoff. On Tuesday (Nov. 1), just hours after news broke that Migos rapper Takeoff was murdered in Texas outside a ...

He’s straight outta synagogue. Nissim Black, a black Orthodox Jewish rapper from the streets of Seattle, landed in New York with a bang this week, headlining a concert in Passaic, N.J., Thursday and ...