There's a moment in “Bompton,” the first episode of the new Viceland TV channel's music-focused Noisey series, when host Zach Goldbaum awkwardly praises a freestyle by rapper and gang member Lil L ...

Two of California’s most prolific gangsta rap purveyors connect in the video for “Bompton To Oak Park,” as Sacramento’s Mozzy invites Compton’s YG up north for a good, old-fashion gangsta party.

As the stakes rise over the Soulja Boy and Chris Brown fiasco, artists who have proven ties to gangs are showing their disinterest of questionable gang propaganda the men have spewed. The latest to ...

YG is set to release his Def Jam debut soon that will be executive produced by Young Jeezy, AllHipHop.com reports. The Cali rapper dropped his mixtape last week, Just Re’d Up 2. It seems he’s ready ...

For Vice's new "Viceland" channel, Noisey traveled to Compton, California to get a look at Kendrick Lamar's roots and how his music is making the gang members he grew up around rethink their lives. In ...

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Compton, California, is one of hip-hop’s most celebrated locales, the birthplace of acts like N.W.A. and, more recently, Kendrick Lamar. It’s also home to a complicated gang culture. Noisey Bompton ...

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In the first line of the chorus for “Twist My Fingaz,” YG declares “I just do my dance and cuff my pants.” The Compton rapper’s garb has always closely mirrored his music. In both promotional trailers ...

Hip hop rockstar Rek Banga is ascending rapidly through the music industry. His stand out long red locs and deep raspy voice sets him apart from his peers in the industry, giving way to a new ...