Miami-based singer-songwriter Kat Dahlia evokes a lot of other stars in her debut single, 'Gangsta,' but molds them all into something her own. Despite her influences, Kat insists her sound is all her ...

Let’s talk about the best Gangsta Rap songs of all time. Gangsta Rap is a subgenre of hip-hop that, since its inception in the 1980s, has remained an influential aspect of the culture. Speaking to ...

If a rapper were only to be known for one song, it’s hard to beat “Gangsta’s Paradise.” Coolio’s signature No. 1 smash in 1995 was voted the best single of the year in the Village Voice’s “Pazz & Jop” ...

For fans and critics who intellectualize it, gangsta rap, or “reality rap,” is serious business. For them, the defining genre of West Coast hip-hop represents true stories from the ’hood as told by ...

It’s hard to fathom now how big of a hit Compton rapper Coolio’s song “Gangsta’s Paradise” was back in 1995. While Tupac and Suge Knight were beefing with the Notorious B.I.G. and Sean “Puff Daddy” ...

AllHipHop spoke with Big Boogie in downtown Los Angeles about “BOP,” his love for dancing, the REDRUM Wizard (Gangsta Grillz) project with DJ Drama and more. Big Boogie dropped “BOP” earlier this year ...