Ben Westhoff reads from his new book, Original Gangstas: Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube and the Birth of West Coast Rap in celebration of the paperback release. Praise for Original Gangstas ...
After more than a half-dozen books and a hit Hollywood film, what more could be said about N.W.A, the West Coast rap group that put the gangsta into gansta rap? Quite a lot, it turns out. Ben Westhoff ...
One could argue with the ease of claiming B.I.G. and ’Pac’s eternal rap game dominance that music fans want every speck of background on their favorite hotshots. How else could one explain the ...
On Tuesday, September 13, a burger joint in Fresno, California, called Take 3 transformed itself into a pop-up restaurant called the Powamekka Cafe, named after a business Tupac Shakur once dreamed of ...
The late Tupac Shakur will soon become the sixth hip-hop artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an honor Ben Westhoff says is well-deserved. Westhoff talks with Here & Now's Meghna ...
The stash -- Sir Romeo -- We'll pull your card -- OG -- I'm not giving you shit -- A little bit of gold and a pager -- All hell breaks loose -- Most wanted -- Me and Allah go back like cronies -- Like ...
Paper Magazine may be celebrating its 30th anniversary, but it’s looking forward, not back. The magazine’s September issue, which marks the anniversary, has been reimagined for a new digital native ...
Author Ben Westhoff talks with Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti about Tupac's influence on modern rappers, and the inherent contradictions of... 'Original Gangstas' Author On Tupac's Legacy And Early ...
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