Original Gangstas: The Untold Story Of Dr. Dre, Eazye, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, And The Birth Of West Coast Rap,Used

Raw, Authoritative, And Unflinching ... An Elaborately Detailed, Darkly Surprising, Definitive History Of The La Gangsta Rap Era.'Kirkus, Starred Reviewa Monumental, Revealing Narrative History About The Legendary Group Of Artists At The Forefront Of West Coast Hiphop: Eazye, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, And Tupac Shakur.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 Glammedup Producer, And A High School Kid, N.W.A Gave Voice To Disenfranchised African Americans Across The Country. And They Quickly Redefined Pop Culture Across The World. Their Names Remain As Popular As Evereazye, Dr. Dre, And Ice Cube. Dre Soon Joined Forces With Suge Knight To Create The Combustible Death Row Records, Which In Turn Transformed Snoop Dogg And Tupac Shakur Into Superstars.Ben Westhoff Explores How This Group Of Artists Shifted The Balance Of Hiphop From New York To Los Angeles. He Shows How N.W.A.'S Shocking Success Lead To Rivalries Between Members, Record Labels, And Eventually A War Between East Coast And West Coast Factions. In The Process, Hiphop Burst Into Mainstream America At A Time Of Immense Social Change, And Became The Most Dominant Musical Movement Of The Last Thirty Years. At Gangsta Rap'S Peak, Two Of Its Biggest Namestupac And Biggie Smallswere Murdered, Leaving The Surviving Artists To Forge Peace Before The Genre Annihilated Itself.Featuring Extensive Investigative Reporting, Interviews With The Principal Players, And Dozens Of Neverbeforetold Stories, Original Gangstas Is A Groundbreaking Addition To The History Of Popular Music.