N.W.a. News

If this is NWA, then the "A" stands for acceleration ... because Ice Cube 's tour bus got pulled over for speeding this afternoon in Durham, North Carolina.

Considering that N.W.A. has always put a premium on attitude, it's surprising how cordial, mellow - dare we say, friendly? - the rapper Ice Cube, co-founder of the pioneering 1980s gangsta rap outfit, comes across, offstage and off-mike.

Town Manager Sharon Lynn is conducting an inquiry into an incident involving Police Chief Jeff Jaran and a rap song about police brutality playing at a restaurant he was at May 7. Jaran stopped at The Squealing Pig pub that night at the post-election party of Selectman-elect Thomas Donegan.

This week, a stadium crowd in London engaged in an impromptu singalong to Queen 's "Bohemian Rhapsody" while waiting for Green Day to take the stage, and NBC News anchor Brian Williams rapped Warren G 's "Regulate" .

Its funny how time and that "no-f**ks-given" mentality give way to unnecessary commentary, some might argue.

The rap legend's son, OMG has already enlisted their services--and according to him, his father likes what he hears.

When news broke last week that the Three Six Mafia was reuniting, it created quite a stir.

Jimmy Fallon unveiled yet another Brian Williams remix on Friday and this one may have been the best of all.

CNN's Don Lemon takes a look at Late Night host Jimmy Fallon's mashup of Brian Williams' N.W.A. "rap."

From 'Nuthin But a G' Thang' to 'Regulate', Jimmy Fallon now has Brian Williams rapping along to N.W.A's 'Straight Outta Compton.'

Kokane, Loesta, Dirty Red, H.W.A., G.B.M., Steffon and Yung Eazy-E are among those confirmed to honor their friend and mentor, the late Eazy-E in September in Santa Ana.

Former World Class Wreckin' Cru member Cli-N-Tel also alleges that Ice Cube is not who he says he is.

Ice Cube, the hip-hop pioneer, movie star, television actor, screenwriter and film producer, is on the phone.

A demonstration in Milwaukee's Riverwest area caused a stir Saturday. A march against police violence rally that many community groups fear is actually being used to encourage violence against police.

Odd Future co-founder and MellowHype member Hodgy Beats is dropping a brand new EP on June 1. Very few details have been released about Untitled 2 , but the OF camp has let loose the first song, "Years." The darkly toned production is minimal but effective, relying on ominous electronic pulses, thick washes of heavy atmosphere, and crisp trap-style ... (more)

In a NWA-inspired moment of cop frustration , local rapper Nick Price, aka Nik The Sik, was fed up with the recent headlines surrounding Salt Lake's finest.

Inductees Chuck D, left, Flavor Flav, center, and Professor Griff, standing right, of Public Enemy perform during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Nokia Theatre on Thursday, April 18, 2013 in Los Angeles.

I was in Detroit preparing to give a speech last week when the news came across my Twitter feed: "Dr. Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine donate $70 million to to create new degree." As one of the first university presidents from the hip-hop generation, I had to stop and read the story immediately.

Balthazar Getty has been acting since he was 13 but, perhaps more remarkably, he was making music since even before that.