Ice Cube is considered one of the early leaders of the so-called “Gangsta Rap” phenomenon, so any opinion he offers on the subject is valid. Recently, Candace Owens posited a theory that the Hip-Hop ...

From the new breed of up-and-coming rappers rising from the hip-hop hotbed of Atlanta, Young Thug stands out with his music, style and social media presence. Thug rose to fame on the strength of his ...

Grammy-winning, rapper, producer and actor Coolio has died. He was best-known for hits "Fantastic Voyage" and "Gangsta's Paradise." The rapper Coolio has died. He was 59 years old. And at this point, ...

In the past two years, gangsta rap's popularity soared to levels it hadn't seen since N.W.A. helped invent the genre 15 years ago, but are the streets where today's hip-hoppers grow up really that ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Ta-Nehisi Coates, blogging his way through the holidays just like us, finds that ...

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 ...

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 ...