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Megan Thee Stallion has dropped her new song, “Girls in the Hood,” which samples late rapper Eazy-E. The 25-year-old rapper’s new tune puts a spin on the star’s 1987 hit track “Boyz-N-The-Hood” and is her fourth release of the year. In a series of Instagram posts to celebrate the single’s release, she wrote: “GIRLS IN…

Ice Cube is one of the most respected MCs in the game. From hip-hop to Hollywood, Cube has left a lasting imprint on the entertainment world that’s been imitated but never duplicated. It’s been 25 years since Ice Cube released his sophomore effort, Death Certificate. Ice Cube recently inked a deal with Interscope to re-release the…

NWA & Eazy E: The Kings of Compton, offers an exclusive inside look at the controversial and influential West Coast rap group, N.W.A. This rap group pioneered rap and West Coast hip-hop in the late 1980s, and this exclusive documentary features interviews with the individuals who experienced it all. Unlike Straight Outta Compton, directors Mike…

Jerry Heller, N.W.A’s former manager and a music industry legend died. The 75-year-old had a heart attack on Friday evening, Sept. 2, 2016, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The devastating news was confirmed by his cousin Gary Ballen who shared chilling details. Ballen confirmed Heller died after suffering from a heart attack while driving his vehicle.…

Hurricane Katrina left an indelible mark on the lives of so many children in and around the New Orleans area. Many ended up in different states struggling to adapt to a “new world.” New school systems meant new rules, new friends, and sadly, new enemies.

Fresh off his acclaimed performance as N.W.A. leader Eric “Eazy-E” Wright in Straight Outta Compton, actor Jason Mitchell already has his sights set on his next project. According to Variety, Mitchell is close to finalizing a deal to join the cast of Kong: Skull Island, which will star Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson and interestingly enough, his Compton castmate…

Almost 25 years after their breakup as a group, N.W.A. is bounding up the Billboard charts, thanks to the runaway success of their biopic, Straight Outta Compton. Despite having sold millions of records with little to no mainstream success, the group never really made much of an impact on the Billboard charts or scored a Top 40…

In the 20 years since Eazy-E died, do we still hold the same prejudices as it pertains to HIV/AIDS? And have we changed as a culture in a way that addresses the seriousness of this disease?

“You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge,” warns Dr. Dre at the beginning of N.W.A.’s landmark debut album, Straight Outta Compton. Twenty-six years later the F. Gary Gray-directed movie based on the making of that album and formation of the group that included Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and…

Erin Bria Wright, E.B., was only 4 years old when her father Eazy-E died in 1995. His absence led to heartbreak, but she used his life story to find inspiration for her own path and career. With the release of the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, E.B. is excited to see a re-enactment of her…

Hip-hop and America were both in the throes of a major transition in 1986. The government found itself fixated on the War on Drugs while also playing a major role in distributing cocaine to poor communities through the Iran Contra Affair. HIV/AIDS changed the dynamics of sexual health and President Ronald Reagan’s Reaganomics policies increased…

Watching N.W.A. navigate through the music business in Straight Outta Compton, one wonders the outcome had they remained together as a musical act. Making consecutive hits looked easy. But there they were, five or more young black men from Compton, laying down layered tracks and defying record industry protocol. It makes one hopeful that N.W.A.…

If you were tuned in to the 57th Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, then you had a chance to catch a commercial featuring Dr. Dre and Ice Cube riding around Compton, California then a cutaway to a commercial for the NWA biopic, Straight Outta Compton. Universal Studios has officially release the Red Band…

Eazy E’s son, rapper Lil Eazy E, and his daughter, Erica Wright, spoke about their father and his legacy. Lil Eazy dismissed the idea that artists pay appropriate tribute to the gangsta rap godfather.

A few weeks ago, Eric “Lil E” Wright Jr., son of the late Eazy E, expressed his displeasure at not being cast to play his father in the upcoming N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton. Ice Cube, who serves as a producer on the film, recently explained the decision not to cast Wright Jr. During a…

The N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton has found its leading men. Corey Hawkins will play Dr. Dre, Jason Mitchell will play Eazy E, and Ice Cube will be played by his son, O’Shea Jackson Jr. The film will be directed by F. Gary Gray and produced by Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Matt Alvarez and Tomica…

Kokane of Above the Law took Ice Cube to task for the way Cube has allegedly handled the production of the highly-anticipated upcoming N.W.A. biopic. According to Kokane, Cube and the film’s producers have failed to include the family of the late Eazy E, who founded N.W.A. and Ruthless Records in the late 1980s.

We’re one step closer to a biopic on pioneering west coast hip-hop supergoup N.W.A. That’s right. Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella (and maybe even brief group member Arabian Prince) are on their way to the big screen. Ex-group member and superstar rapper/actor/producer Ice Cube is overseeing the project so we…

Singer Michel’le revealed during her appearance on the ”R&B Divas” reunion show that she was abused by her former boyfriend, legendary hip-hop star Dr. Dre. Michel’le told host Wendy Williams that Dre beat her repeatedly during their relationship in the 1990s.

Former “Real World: San Francisco” star and HIV/AIDS Activist Sean Sasser passed away at the age of 44. According to MTV News, Sasser’s friend and fellow “Real World” cast mate Judd Winick made a predictive announcement of Sasser’s death on Tuesday via his Twitter page. Our friend Sean Sasser has died. Our love goes…