In August 1988, N.W.A. released Straight Outta Compton, and the album promptly soared to number nine on Billboard's Top R&B ...

Ahead, see the cast side-by-side with their real-life counterparts, 10 years after the film's premiere. O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Straight Outta Compton,' starring O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Jason Mitchell, premiered on Aug. 14, 2015. See the cast ...

Rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer Ice Cube was born O’Shea Jackson Sr. in Los Angeles in 1969. He formed his first rap group, C.I.A., in 1986. However, it was the gangsta rap group, N.W.A., ...

N.W.A. Dropped Their Second LP 'Straight Outta Compton' 37 Years Ago N.W.A. 'Straight Outta Compton' 37 Years Ago ...

Metro's hometown-centric mixtape is the latest in a growing trend of Atlanta rap revisiting its early 2000s golden age ...

Ice Cube wrote Dr. Dre and Eazy-E’s rhymes and half the lyrics for the group’s breakthrough album, 1988’s “Straight Outta Compton.” However, he was only paid $32,000 for his contributions. Ice Cube ...

Eazy-E's son said he has a project in the works to recreate the rapper's voice through the use of AI.

Eazy-E was one of the biggest rappers in American music history, but he also left a personal legacy in his children. Often referred to as the “Godfather of Gangsta Rap,” Eazy-E, born Eric Lynn ...

6. Eazy-E Known as the “Godfather of gangsta rap,” Eazy-E was a driving force behind N.W.A.’s rise and the explosion of West Coast Hip Hop.

Eazy-E’s Debut Album ‘Eazy-Duz-It’ Is A Crass, Confrontational Classic Decades later, the album is still a valuable document from one of hip-hop’s most daring MCs.

Eazy-E: How His Announcement Changed The Face Of HIV/AIDS In 1995, rap artist Eazy-E, a major figure in the commercial development of "gangsta" rap and co-founder of the group N.W. A. announced that ...