When discussing 50 years of hip-hop, gangsta rap has to be mentioned, and Ice-T was one of the true pioneers in the music genre. Ice-T influenced many other artists with his lyrics and flow, and he ...

For better or for worse, Gangsta rap has always been one of the most beloved and popular sub-genres in hip-hop for the past three decades. The artists involved have been super polarizing for better ...

The Dipset rapper shared a cryptic Instagram Stories post with a severely bruised face. Yet astonishingly, according to the song’s producer, Rsonist (real name Gregory Green), it’s a miracle the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coolio, November 1995. (Credit: Paul Bergen/Redferns) Before he was Coolio, Artis Leon Ivey Jr. was just a kid growing up in ...

In songs such as "Wanksta" and "Back Down," he not only portrayed Ja as weak, but he made it sound like anyone who liked Ja was effeminate -- a sure sign of weakness in hip-hop. Within months, 50 Cent ...

Portrait of the entrepreneur as a young man: Chris Schwartz working the phone with a wall of Schoolly D album art behind him. (Supplied by Chris Schwartz) Schoolly D tells Philadelphia Magazine how ...