This rap hook mastermind and originator of the melodic rapping style comes up next on the list. Nate Dogg has traversed various rap eras — from the early ’90s gangster rap of the West Coast to ...

The rising deaths linked to drill rap have sparked urgent conversations about whether the music reflects harsh realities or fuels ongoing violence among youth. Community advocates like Sajda “Purple” ...

Coolio, iconic rapper best known for '90s hit 'Gangsta's Paradise,' dies at 59 The rapper died at a friend's house in Los Angeles, according to his manager.

ScarLip, a 22-year-old talent who's adopted '90s style gangsta rap, says writing about violence, the foster care system and mental health in her music is "a healthy way to express myself." ...

The 10 Best Rappers of the 1990s It’s fashionable to say that the 1990s were better, especially when it comes to rap. From Snoop Dogg to Jay-Z, these are the best rappers from the '90s.

In the early 1990s, as hip-hop mutated and expanded, most ears were focused on the East and West Coasts. After giving birth to the genre two decades earlier, New York entered the ’90s with an ...

Gangsta Boo, a Memphis-area rapper best known as a member of Three 6 Mafia, died earlier this year from an accidental overdose, according to the autopsy report.

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Gangsta rap dominated the music scene in the ’90s, and then one legendary singer’s intervention forever changed the genre.

Did Snoop Dogg sell out? How he went from gangster rap pioneer to everyone’s goofy uncle Brooke Ivey Johnson Published August 8, 2024 10:27am Updated August 8, 2024 11:02am Comments ...

Los Angeles rapper Coolio, who rose to the national spotlight in the 1990s with his Grammy-winning hit "Gangsta's Paradise," died on Wednesday, his longtime manager Jarez Posey confirmed to ABC ...