Now that controversy and moral outrage have slowed down the influx of new gangsta rap recordings, how about a little gangsta funk? Warren G, whose self-produced first album, Regulate . . . G Funk Era ...

The West Coast rapper's enduring Hot 100-topper was one of the darkest and richest crossover hits of the G-funk era. Forever No. 1 is a Billboard series that pays special tribute to the recently ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

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 ...

Gangsta rap, a dominant voice in popular music for much of the ’90s, is on life support. The controversial movement, praised by fans for realistically depicting inner-city struggles and bludgeoned by ...