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  1. May 16, 2017 · Amid rising gang violence, the crack epidemic, and police brutality, a group of unlikely voices cut through the chaos of late 1980s Los Angeles: N.W.A. Led by a drug dealer, a glammed-up producer, and a high school kid, N.W.A gave voice to disenfranchised African Americans across the country.

  2. Sep 13, 2016 · Original Gangstas by Ben Westhoff is raw, entertaining, fun & unflinching at the same time. Ben Westhoff gives the definitive account of the birth of West Coast rap & the rise of Gangsta Rap. From Dr. Dre's transformation from sequins wearing dancing DJ to rap royalty and billionaire.

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  3. Winner: In The Margins Book Award. One of the best-selling hip-hop books of all time! Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap is based on five years of research and reporting. It’s the definitive history of L.A. gangsta rap, revealing how a cohort of then-unknown rappers ...

  4. Jan 5, 2022 · Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. viii, 422 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm. "A monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast hip-hop: Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur, "--Amazon.com. 1980s Los Angeles.

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  6. Sep 13, 2016 · Overview. "Raw, authoritative, and unflinching ... An elaborately detailed, darkly surprising, definitive history of the LA gangsta rap era." — Kirkus, starred review. A monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast hip-hop: Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur.

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