And Compton is still very much on the rap map. Aged eight, local lad Kendrick Lamar saw the video for the Dre and Tupac Shakur hit, California Love, being filmed in his neighbourhood and it had a ...

The 2025 Grammy Awards nominees have been announced and Kendrick Lamar has earned seven nominations, including five for his ...

Later, Coolio studied at Compton Community College and discovered rap. He took his stage name, Coolio Iglesias, from Latin heartthrob from Julio Iglesias, and released a few singles on the local ...