If you're familiar with Kendrick Lamar’s music, you can easily hear the influence of West Coast hip-hop in his songs. Last month, the Compton rapper penned a tribute to his idol, the late rapper Tupac ...

It’s been a busy year for N.W.A in the press, considering the explosively successful debut of the biopic about the band (Straight Outta Compton). Now Kendrick Lamar — he of To Pimp a Butterfly ...

Eazy E s vision pointed all eyes to Compton. As a result, everybody benefitted. One of the biggest beneficiaries was Eazy s friend and peer, MC Eiht. Compton s Most Wanted remains a group with a 20 ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...