Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Dr. Dre at Coachella 2012 (more by David Andrako) Back in August, Dr. Dre released his third solo album and first in 16 years, Compton, which proved he still had crucial material in him three decades into... more info

Stereogum — Dr. Dre just came back this summer with Compton, a comeback album that was honestly much stronger than anything we had a right to expect. There are very, very few people who were making rap music in the ’80s and who still sound vital today. Dre bea... more info

Stereogum — In 1991, not long after he left N.W.A, Ice Cube ripped his old group apart on his scathing diss track “No Vaseline.” But he saved most of his venom for Jerry Heller, the group’s manager, a middle-aged Jewish music-industry veteran who had helpe... more info

TMZ — Jerry Heller is suing everyone connected with "Straight Outta Compton," alleging the movie defamed him. Heller has just filed suit against Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, the Estate of Eazy-E, NBC Universal and others, claiming the portrayal of him in the… ... more info

Time — Snoop Dogg says the tour would be like 'Woodstock on steroids' — or 'Hoodstock' more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As you probably know, Dr. Dre released his first album in 16 years, Compton, over the summer. He never (legally) streamed it anywhere after the 24 hour stream on Apple Music (Spotify included), but now he did just legally... more info

Stereogum — Veteran Compton rapper the Game recently announced his upcoming sixth album The Documentary 2, a sequel to his 2005 debut The Documentary, and it’s absolutely massive. The first half of the 38-song double album is out 10/9, and it boasts a stacked ... more info

Stereogum — Congratulations, Diddy! You are officially the highest-paid rapper in the world. Forbes published their list of the highest paid hip-hop acts in 2015 today, and all-in-all, it’s fairly predictable. Though Diddy doesn’t make a vast number of live ... more info

TMZ — Famed film critic Leonard Maltin has high praise for '"Straight Outta Compton" ... and we're talkin' Oscars. Maltin was leaving LAX Tuesday when our photog asked if the Dr. Dre flick will be a contender in 2016.  Leonard's a big deal in the… more info

Stereogum — The new movie Straight Outta Compton depicts a certain scene that’s long gone down in music-industry legend: Suge Knight using threatening tactics to convince Eazy-E to give up any claim on his former N.W.A colleague Dr. Dre’s contract, a move th... more info