After being presented with the Grammy for Best Rap Album by Ice Cube at last weekend’s Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar will reverse the roles.

We love when we can see our favorite artists get honored in a big way. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees were announced and Janet Jackson, N.W.A., Chic and Chaka Khan have all scored nominations. According to The Hollywood Reporter, funk/disco band Chic has been nominated a whopping 10 times (give them a chance […]

On the Air

The Latest Music, Celebrities and Interviews: NWA’s DJ Yella and the son of Eazy E, Lil Eazy paid a visit to the DFW & J…

N.W.A’s former manager, Jerry Heller, recently weighed in on the possibility that Eazy-E was injected with AIDS by Suge Knight. This comes in light of the comments made by Yung Eazy, the son of Eazy-E, and his recent Instagram post where he highlighted his view that Suge Knight was behind his father’s passing in March of […]

N.W.A.’s Straight Outta Compton biopic has been shattering expectations at the box office since its release, and it’s now shedding light on the group’s music. For the first time ever, the hit song “Straight Outta Compton,” has landed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, at number 38. The successful feat comes 27 years after the song […]

Since the release of N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, many have questioned the absence of Dr. Dre’s history of misogyny and abuse towards former girlfriends and…

The N.W.A biopic film "Straight Outta Compton" shattered box office records, but unfortunately that didn't make headlines.

In 2013, Pusha T proved he was a force to be reckoned with when he released his debut album My Name is My Name. His acclaimed project garnered positive reviews, even from some iconic figures, like Dr. Dre. Now, he’s gearing up for his sophomore endeavor, King Push, which is slated for a release later […]

Ava DuVernay has touched our hearts in so many ways after directing the Academy Award-winning film Selma, so her opinion is definitely influential. The famed director recently…

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Taking to Instagram this past Saturday (August 15), Nicki Minaj revealed that herself and boyfriend Meek Mill rented out an entire movie theater to watch the recently released N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton. “When u & bae rent out the entire theatre to watch #StraightOutttaCompton with the team,” Minaj wrote in the post’s caption field. Minaj […]

The Screen

When the casting call for female leads in the highly anticipated N.W.A film hit the Internet, it reiterated Hollywood’s “type.” The posting, broken down into categories: A Girls, B Girls, C Girls and D Girls, described “A Girls” as: “Models. MUST have real hair – no extensions, very classy looking, great bodies. You can be […]

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N.W.A. has received a lot of press as of late because of their highly-anticipated film, Straight Outta Compton. With the movie set to hit theaters on Friday, Aug. 14, a bevy of magazines have released their covers of the illustrious group this week, most notably Billboard. What separates Billboard from the Rolling Stone cover? Well, […]