This is a partial transcript from The O'Reilly Factor, November 12, 2003. So we decided to get Grammy-nominee Cam'ron, who raps about pimping and bitches -- among other things -- and rap producer ...

The current furor over the link between violence and rap music may be obscuring a major shift in the music business The popularity of hard-core "gangsta" rap music appears to be waning. Rap music ...

Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary is a comedic documentary film that centers around a rap group attempting to make a comeback as they look to attain the success of their heyday. Here’s how you can watch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Sept. 11, 2007, two rap heavyweights went head to head in a sales battle and changed hip-hop forever. Where were you the day ...

No one wants to take credit for coining the term “gangsta rap.” At least, no rappers do. As noted in L.A. Weekly's story commemorating the 20th anniversary of Eazy-E’s death, during N.W.A’s time, ...

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 ...

The gangsta rap revival is in full swing. The release later this month of the film Straight Outta Compton, about the life and times of NWA, will shine a light on the group that gave the world Dr Dre, ...

Researchers in Germany say they have found evidence that young fans find performers "authentic" and are likely to adopt chauvinistic and anti-Semitic world views expressed in rap lyrics. Researchers ...

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” ...