N.W.A

The Straight Outta Compton film is smashing the box office and the success of the film is starting to impact the sales of N.W.A's music.

A proposed 'Straight Outta Compton' sequel would focus on the careers of Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Warren G, Nate Dogg and more.

Straight Outta Compton had a successful opening weekend and remains the topic of discussion nearly a week after its release. The film recounts the story of iconic rap collective N.W.A, divulging at times into the personal lives of its members. Whi...

If you know who Suge Knight is, chances are you're at least passingly familiar with his current legal woes. Earlier this year, on the set of the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, Knight--the founder of Death Row Records who was portrayed in the film by R. Mar...

Some members of the Los Angeles Police Department are worried the newly released Straight Outta Compton movie will hurt police and citizen relations in an already volatile time. According to TMZ, some officers on the force have expressed their opinion that the movie has anti-police themes that could compromise officers' safety as well, as it depicts them as "beating machines...

To help celebrate the release of the 'Straight Outta Compton' film, Guild’s LA studio has decided to create a wallpaper pattern that represents the culture that makes up the Los Angeles area. The digitally hand-drawn graphics showcase legendary LA icons including Randy’s Donuts, the famed Watts Towers, and hip-hop artists, Eazy-E and Snoop Dogg. The wal...

With Straight Outta Compton debuting in theaters nationwide today (Aug 14), F. Gary Gray, Ice Cube and the cast of the N.W.A biopic joined DJ Whoo Kid on WhoolyWood Shuffle. Ice Cube and F. Gary Gray make it clear to Whoo Kid that they were ready to walk if Universal Pictures did not give them creative control...

Post-Ice Cube.

Even as West coast rap lagged in the mainstream after the turn of the century, Compton had an undeniable cultural import. Then there was The Game, then artists like Nipsey Hussle and YG blew up locally, the latter scoring a deal with Def Jam before the decade was up...

After years of grinding away in the dark, last month Dr. Dre unexpectedly announced that a new album was on the way. Compton: A Soundtrack, a solo record loosely inspired by the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton (which drops this Friday, Aug. 14), is Dre's...