New York birthed turntablism, but West Coast DJs also spun the movement toward revolutionary realms. Influenced by Steve Dee, the Bay...

Cypress Hill came straight outta South Gate, baptized in a haze of smoke, blood-shot eyes hidden beneath low-riding bucket hats that...

The MC Hammer story mirrors that of a tragic protagonist in an Orson Welles film. MC Hammer is one of the most famous cautionary tales in...

America likes its artists the way it likes its superheroes: violent, tortured, and ripe for cinematic adaptation. It craves figures that...

The West continued to rise way out in California with N.W.A., Ice-T, $hort, MC Hammer, and others starting to steal New York's thunder in...

Hip Hop had been no stranger to street moguls before Suge Knight founded Death Row in 1991. Luther Campbell of The 2 Live Crew and Luke...

Gangsta rap had no superstars before Snoop Doggy Dogg. At least not in the sense of someone whose popularity extended to a non-Hip-Hop...

Like Malcolm X staring out the window, Ice Cube was aiming fiery words at everyone in his way. No ifs, ands, or buts Ice Cube was an...

Never underestimate the power of the force. After all, Star Wars and The Chronic invented the blockbuster in their respective mediums....

When Eric "Eazy-E" Wright, a drug dealer-turned-aspiring music mogul, had begun scouting talent at Eve's After Dark, a nightclub in South...

He's a godfather, a freedom fighter, a hustler turned hardcore Hip Hop writer. He's MC Ice-T, the man who showed us all how to change and...