"Hopefully we'll make it in and make it out of Compton today without any incident," Sababu says. "But nothing is guaranteed." What Sababu is doing now – driving tourists through Compton, Calif. – ...

Gangsta Boo, rap pioneer and former member of Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, has died. She was 43. Gangsta Boo’s representative confirmed news of her death to Variety. No cause was given. On ...

Memphis rapper and former Three 6 Mafia member Gangsta Boo died on New Year's Day. Gangsta Boo, whose real name was Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, was found dead Sunday afternoon at a home, according to ...

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” ...

Now that the message has been thoroughly received because of torch-bearers like himself, Ice Cube, and others, there isn't as much of a necessity for gangsta rap anymore like there once was; hence why ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. The term ...

The Cover of Swedish rapper Yasin’s second album featured his passport stamped with “convicted in advance” on it. Byn Block Entertainment “Sweden’s most wanted”, raps the controversial artist Yasin in ...