The rivalry bled deep, spanning not just the East Coast-West Coast "gangsta rap" competition roiling hip-hop at the time, but the larger turf war at the center of Los Angeles street life.

Baron Davis, the South Central L.A. legend, is navigating the transition of life after hoops with his second love: rapping.

He wears a mesh tank top, jogger pants and socks with the league logo. He sports the same ... Even before Ice-T introduced "gangsta rap" to the West Coast, Toddy Tee's "Batterram" shone a ...

The killings abruptly ended a formative and fruitful moment in mainstream gangster rap amid a tangled East Coast-West Coast beef that went far beyond music. For decades, both cases remained ...

Dre, Snoop Dogg and Lamar are Southern California natives. Dre emerged from the West Coast gangster rap scene alongside Eazy-E and Ice Cube to help form the group N.W.A., which made a major mark ...

It’s 31 degrees with threat of a thunderstorm on the horizon when Ice Cube, one of the icons of the golden age of west coast gangsta rap takes to the stage.

It’s 31 degrees with threat of a thunderstorm on the horizon when Ice Cube, one of the icons of the golden age of west coast gangsta rap takes to the stage.

Rap provided a career path for many artists, but also fostered a sense of pride in areas that had little reason to cheer. While West Coast gangsta rap and southern groups like 2 Live Crew were easy ...