Just-Ice didn’t do rap beef. He would shoot people. In the 80s. Watch the exclusive convo with The Bronx emcee that says he invented Gangster Rap. Things get really interesting when Just-Ice travels ...

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 ...

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” ...

Chenrick Robinson was once a gangsta rapper. As a teenager, Robinson rejected the violence and braggadocio that defined that once dominant rap style, a family tragedy inspiring him to pursue conscious ...

The pop charts have been a dangerous place for much of the past two decades. When N.W.A’s Efil4zaggin hit number one on the Billboard 200 in 1991, it established gangsta rap as a viable commercial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Memphis rap is enjoying a spotlight moment, with the likes of GloRilla, Moneybagg Yo, NLE Choppa and others, turning out hit ...

The Phoenix Symphony will close out its season May 17 to 19 with a performance combining the music of Gustav Mahler, Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. Titled “The Resurrection Mixtape,” it’s the ...

In recent weeks, conservative commentator Candace Owens has been making headlines after her departure from The Daily Wire. Seeking to maintain her relevance, Owens took to social media to share her ...

Fans, friends and fellow artists throughout the Mid-South and across the world continue to mourn revered Memphis rapper Gangsta Boo. Born Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, Gangsta Boo died on Jan. 1 at the ...