Nearly a year after the tragic passing of Eazy-E, his second and final solo album, Str8 Off Tha Streets of Muthaphukkin Compton, was released on January 30, 1996. The album served as a posthumous ...

In 1991, only one album into ... in 1996, hip-hop had been commandeered by what Moore calls the “shiny-suit” era of Sean Combs and Notorious B.I.G., all gangster posturing and clunky, bottom ...

What’s the most iconic hip ... gangsta rap era. On the cusp of superstardom, Kanye wanted to marry his love of gospel with hip-hop - and his 2004 single 'Jesus Walks' (taken from his debut album ...