This was a time when the notorious rivalry between rappers from the US East Coast led to the death of 2-PAC and Notorious B.I.G. “Gangsta rap is a form of artistic expression when done by ...

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With their jazzy East Coast vibe, Homeliss Derilex sounded far more Gang Starr than gangsta, while rapper 50 Grand had an unmistakable drawl that perfectly fit the unique, gritty production sound of G ...

Sean Connery, by 1971, was starting to cut himself free from the tyranny of the James Bond image. He found escape in this classic heist thriller, in which he plays an ex-convict and heads an ...

The misogyny in gangster rap is particularly troubling for me. Women are routinely depicted as objects for male pleasure, their worth reduced to their physical appearance and sexual availability.

The videos he posts on a constant basis, calling out anyone whose name might draw more eyes to his burgeoning career as the gangster rapper called Swifty Blue ... to a tape reviewed by The ...

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Grammy-winning rapper Coolio was arrested at Los ... Coolio is best known for his 1995 hip-hop hit "Gangsta's Paradise." Efforts to reach his publicist were ...

When Coolio first heard the demo that became Gangsta's Paradise, he had the same reaction as the rest of us. "I was like, 'Damn, I really like this song.'" The Pennsylvania-born, Compton-raised ...

on June 25, 2015. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) "Gangsta's Paradise" rapper Coolio suffered an accidental death from the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine last year ...

Months before he died in 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur released a record that twice criticized C. Dolores Tucker, former secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and former chair of the Democratic ...

won a Grammy for the 1995 track Gangsta's Paradise. The hit - later chosen as the soundtrack to the film Dangerous Minds - went on to become one of the most successful rap songs of all time ...

In making this list, we included soundtrack albums built around original songs (hey, Superfly) as well as expertly curated compilations (we see you, Quentin); some great soundtracks feature fresh ...