‘Gangsta Rap’ is in the eye of the beholder. The rap group, N.W.A, defined the music sub-genre, “gangsta rap,” for its uncensored look into the inner-city life of gangs, violence and crime. N.W.A., ...

In 1986 five young men from Compton, California came together to form the supergroup N.W.A. They burst onto the music scene with a loud and thunderous roar with the single 'Boyz-in-The-Hood'. Their ...

On August 8, 1988, Ice Cube, MC Ren, DJ Yella, Eazy-E, and the legendary Dr. Dre, fresh from the World Class Wreckin’ Cru, unleashed their second N.W.A. project, Straight Outta Compton. Arriving on ...

Director F. Gary Gray turns the meteoric rise and fractious fall of rap supergroup N.W.A. into a sprawling, exhilarating Los Angeles hip-hop epic. When it dropped in 1988, N.W.A.’s first studio album ...

When he died of AIDS in April 1995, Wright reportedly had seven children from six women. This is in keeping with the movie’s vagueness about the consequences of unprotected sex. Even after Eazy-E’s ...

LOS ANGELES — “Straight Outta Compton,” a biopic about pioneering rap group N.W.A. that co-stars New Orleans actor Jason Mitchell, earned an astonishing $56.1 million in its opening weekend. According ...

Hip-hop has made an indelible mark on Hollywood. The cultural phenomenon, which turns 50 this month, has soundtracked some of the most beloved movies of the last half century, from sports dramas ...

The producers of the N.W.A. movie, Straight Outta Compton wanted a well-known and respected hip-hop recording artist to play the role of Dr. Dre’s protege, Snoop Dogg. According to Snoop, after ...

(AllHipHop News) The highly anticipated N.W.A feature film Straight Outta Compton is set for release in just two months. The movie’s first official trailer dropped in February, and now Universal ...

Former N.W.A. manager Jerry Heller wants the world to know he’s not really a “bad guy.” In a $110 million defamation lawsuit filed on Friday against producers and others connected with Straight Outta ...