N.W.A

After debuting in Australia in December, the official trailer for N.W.A's biopic, Straight Outta Compton, has finally dropped and from the looks of it, this movie is going to be dope. The opening minute of the trailer focuses on Ice Cube and Dr. Dre...

Straight Outta Compton A photo posted by Ice Cube (@icecube) on Feb 4, 2015 at 10:56am PST Kendrick Lamar made his name on the back of two things: his considerable skill set and his place in the storied lineage of rappers from Compton...

On this day, Jan. 30 in hip-hop history... 1996: Gangsta rapper and N.W.A member Eazy E dropped his second and final full-length album, Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton.  Str8 off tha Streetz was Eazy E's follow up to his 1988 double-platinum debut album, Eazy-Duz-It and was released eight months after the MC's March 1995 death. Eazy E's last LP was a ...

Australia is always a little bit ahead. Perched just off the International Date Line, the land down under is already prepping its New Year's Eve festivities. Aussie's also got a jump on something else: a sneak preview of Straight Outta Compton, the new biopic that tracks the rise of the world's most dangerous group...

It's not quite a threatening letter from the FBI, but it's still a badge of honor, of sorts. On Thanksgiving morning, Cesar Baldelomar was pulled over and issued three tickets while en route to his mother's house in a MIami suburb. His crime...

On this day, Nov. 6, in hip-hop history, Compton rap group N.W.A. dropped their first compilation album, 'N.W.A. and The Posse.'

The nominees for the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are in are in and on the ballot for the third consecutive year is one of hip-hop's most illustrious groups, N.W.A. Others on the ballot are Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, the Smiths, Lou Reed, Sting, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Kraftwerk, Chic, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, the Marvelettes, the Spinners, Stevie Ray Vaughan, War and Bill Wit

So you think you can act? Well, here's your shot. N.W.A's biopic Straight Outta Compton is looking for a bunch of extras. On Sept. 18, 19, 22, 25, 26, are open casting call. The extras will be asked to help reenact the group's most epic performances. ...

The roles continue to be filled for N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton Biopic. The roles for Snoop Dogg and Warren G have been filled, according to The Wrap. Snoop Dogg will be played by Keith Stanfield and Warren G will be played by Shelden A...

The N.W.A. feature film Straight Outta Compton has added a new member to its cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, award-winning actor Paul Giamatti is on board to play former N.W.A. manager and Ruthless Records co-founder Jerry Heller...

The gangsta-gangsta shit that is sure to be portrayed in the N.W.A biopic won't be Hollywood smoke and mirrors. TMZ is reporting that while filming in Compton, California, a drive-by shooting took place directly in front of the cast and crew members on set. Acc ...

Arguably rap's greatest group of all-time.