Tupac Shakur will be inducted into the 2017 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Chic’s Nile Rodgers will be given the Award For Musical Excellence.
The music industry veteran died of a heart attack Friday night in California
The White House is pressuring Congress to pass a $1.9 billion bill to provide emergency funding for Zika.
A protest in the Bay Area – held not only to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. but also to seek justice for Mario Woods, a man shot and killed by San Francisco Police officers last month – included protesters shutting down highway lanes near the SF Bay Bridge. The demonstrators halted all traffic, resulting in […]
Just months after the release of their record-breaking biopic Straight Outta Compton, it was recently announced that the legendary rap group N.W.A. will be inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year.
The son of late rapper Eazy-E has reason to believe his father was murdered by Suge Knight.
Dee Barnes continues to speak out about her abuse at the hands of Dr. Dre in a response to his apology.
The overwhelming success of the N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton, has been making headlines all week. Praise has been heavy for director’s F. Gary Gray‘s vision and the strong performances from the cast in depicting the lives of the influential hip-hop group. However, the group’s misogynistic lyrics and domestic violence past caught the eye of […]
The N.W.A biopic film "Straight Outta Compton" shattered box office records, but unfortunately that didn't make headlines.
Two of the original members of the controversial rap group N.W.A., Ice Cube and DJ Yella sat down with NewsOne Now host Roland Martin to talk about the new film, Straight Outta Compton. Cube, as he is affectionately known by many in the hip-hop community, described the N.W.A. biopic as “a slice of American History.” […]
Marion “Suge” Knight, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube have been named in a wrongful death lawsuit [PDF] filed by the family of Terry Carter, the man who was killed in a hit and run by Knight earlier this year, TIME reports. Carter’s widow, Lillian Carter, filed the suit on Wednesday in Los Angeles against the men and […]
