The best for-one’s-car rap mixtape of 2010 since Yelawolf’s “Trunk Muzik” is Starlito’s “Renaissance Gangster.” Having played out the former, I’m making the not-so-difficult transition from Alabama to ...

Deep in the Soweto badlands, between car scrap shops and evangelical churches, a diminutive teenage girl showcases her determination to become South Africa's greatest "spinning" star. With her engine ...

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.

16 Carriages was released as the co-lead single along with Texas Hold 'Em. The country ballad was released during the 2024 Super Bowl. It debuted at No. 9 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs list ...

A hip-hop head’s presumptive fantasy, this compilation by the Gangster Doodles illustrator gathers loosies from cult favorites and a few new artists. But Vol. 1 never really outperforms this nostalgia ...

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.