The iconic 90s hip-hop artist was known for his pained intensity. But Dear Mama, a tribute to his mother Afeni, showed off his softer side – and still brings listeners to tears.

Dolores Tucker, former secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and former chair of the Democratic National Committee Black Caucus. Tucker had led a crusade against “gangsta rap.” One of the ...

Inge Osterhoff, a gangster rap scholar, called this drive for censorship ... the urban experience in America – particularly ...

where actual gangsters work side by side with gangsta rappers. The racially diverse terrain of the music trade allows the film to poke fun at contemporary race relations, and the collision of ...