American gangster rap. Published: Nov. 01, 2007, 5:00 a.m. By . Ben Johnson; This week's cover of AWE. The biggest buzz in New York City this weekend is almost certainly the release of "American ...

The film American Gangster has plenty of star power, including the rapper Common and The Rza from the rap group Wu-Tang Clan. The two talk to Farai Chideya about their crossover from music to the ...

For this episode, we look at the emergence and evolution of backpack rap amidst the popularity of gangster music. Our discussions involve conversations with emcee John Robinson and Kerry Campbell ...

On Sept. 20, Owens tweeted her assertion that gangsta rap was not a product of Black culture but rather a creation of federal authorities. She claimed, “Gangster rap was never black culture.

Gangsta Rap's Legacy In All Its Brutal Glory / Dre, Snoop, Eminem thrill San Jose crowd By Neva Chonin, Chronicle Staff Critic June 21, 2000 Deal with it: Rap rules.

Question: Movie-wise, it seems like the American gangster has gone through several incarnations over the years. Lundy: You’re right, there are definitely different iterations. And those iterations are ...

Then there's Yo Gotti, whose rap tag comes from American gangster John Gotti. The crime boss is widely known as having one the most powerful crime syndicates in the late 1990s.

Bushido's latest brush with the law was par for the course for a true gangsta rapper. 50 Cent, Ja Rule, Snoop Dogg: all the American rap stars worth their platinum discs and pimped-out Hummers ...

Described as one of Denzel Washington’s best character portrayals, the life of drug kingpin Frank Lucas loosely inspired the ...