Stereogum — Everyone might not know BJ The Chicago Kid’s name, but they probably know his voice. He’s lent his soulful croon to songs by people like Schoolboy Q and Dr. Dre, and he appeared on the intro to fellow Chicagoan Chance The Rapper’s Acid Rap and ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In "Straight Outta Compton," the biopic that follows the rise and fall of Los Angeles rap icon N.W.A, there's a scene that might fly under the radar of all but longtime L.A. residents.  A few minutes into the film, Dr. Dre brings the N.W.A crew to p... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Director F. Gary Gray is no stranger to the music or back story of N.W.A. He grew up in the same neighborhoods as the South L.A. rap group, worked on Ice Cube's early videos before directing the rapper's first major film, "Friday," and worked with Dr... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. hip-hop mogul Dr Dre topped the British album chart on Friday with "Compton", his first record in 16 years, while "Marvin Gaye," U.S singer Charlie Puth's collaboration with Meghan Trainor, climbed 89 places to become the high... more info

Stereogum — N.W.A. are in the air right now. The much-ballyhooed N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton is premiering tomorrow, Dr. Dre just released his long-awaited new solo album, and now, just one day after Ice Cube said some gross, kinda misogynistic stuff ab... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — That Dr. Dre actually released an album on Aug. 7, "Compton: A Soundtrack," is almost as disorienting as the album being so satisfying and aesthetically of the moment. After working on the near mythical (but real) "Detox" album for more than a decade... more info

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Stereogum — N.W.A.’s Dr. Dre and Ice Cube will grace the cover of this month’s issue of Rolling Stone, which hits stands this coming Friday. Though their interview isn’t published in full yet, the magazine provided several bulleted quotes that sums up some... more info

TMZ — Dr. Dre celebrated his new album "Compton" the only way a near-billionaire from Compton should -- by chillin' on his balcony ... in Malibu. With a skywriter above his head giving the Doc props for his latest album -- which debuted at #2 -- Dre hungâ€... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In theaters this weekend, the F. Gary Gray-directed "Straight Outta Compton" chronicles the brief but influential existence of pioneering L.A. rap group N.W.A - consisting of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella. With no-holds-barred lyrics... more info