The West Coast has won. The N.W.A.-inspired film Straight Outta Compton continues to break records as it becomes the highest-grossing music biopic. The F. Gary Gray-directed film, which depicts the ...

The West Coast hip-hop community is mourning the loss of DJ Mike T, a foundational member of Compton’s Most Wanted. His death was confirmed by fellow group member MC Eiht via Instagram. No cause of ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

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 ...

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 ...

Seeing as Straight Outta Compton is the much-anticipated biopic about NWA, the iconic hip-hop group, one can imagine there was a lot of pressure to create a soundtrack just as legendary as the movie's ...

Robert Palmer Watkins in ‘Compton’ music video. Photo Courtesy of Palmer. Actor and musician Robert Palmer Watkins (“General Hospital”) as “Palmer” released his new music video for “Compton.” The ...

“Straight Outta Compton,” “Carol” and “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” won awards for their music supervision on Thursday night at the sixth annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards in Los Angeles.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘Straight Outta Compton,’ ‘Carol’ Win Guild of Music Supervisors Awards "Straight Outta Compton," "Carol" and "The Diary of a ...