Inge Osterhoff, a gangster rap scholar, called this drive for censorship ... and often empowering mode of expression for a ...

“Gangsta rap” songs like “Boyz-n-the-Hood” were ... shift in sound and economic realities that catapulted hip-hop culture from the underground into the mainstream. As Jeff Chang explains ...

The racially diverse terrain of the music trade allows the film to poke fun at contemporary race relations, and the collision of white and black culture provides some of the best laughs.

Through Ruthless Records, Eazy-E introduced Dr. Dre and Ice Cube to a national audience, helping shape the sound and culture of West Coast hip-hop. Their vehicle? Gangsta rap. With raw lyrics and ...