The Guild of Music Supervisors proved not too white with such fare as “Straight Outta Compton,” “Empire” and “Bessie” — all chronicling the African-American experience through music — claiming top ...

Fresh off his highly acclaimed Juneteenth concert in Inglewood, Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar drew quite a crowd Saturday in Compton for a video. Fans braved the heat and ...

Ever since NWA exploded in the late eighties, putting Compton on the pop culture map, the city has become a hotbed for rap talent, churning out dozens of hit-making rappers in the decades since.

Robert Palmer Watkins in 'Compton' music video. Photo Courtesy of Palmer. Robert Palmer Watkins in 'Compton' music video. Photo Courtesy of Palmer. Actor and musician Robert Palmer Watkins (“General ...

Although he’s a five-time Grammy winner who has collaborated with musicians such as Willie Nelson and Bonnie Raitt and has performed at the White House, when Keb’ Mo’ walks around his hometown of ...

As cities around the nation continued to host protests of the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd this weekend, Compton, California natives Kendrick Lamar and DeMar DeRozan put in an appearance ...

1992: Gangsta rap has a long lineage that can be traced for decades. The heart and soul of the sub-genre was birthed in Philadelphia by Schooly D, according to some, but most fans agree that it ...

It was a story Randy Savvy had heard countless times before: Another Black man had been killed in Compton. Hearts and lives were shattered. A community grieved. In early 2020, Savvy, born Randall Hook ...