Guardian Music — (Mercury)LA rapper Mann was in nappies when Dr Dre's The Chronic cemented California's position at the centre of global hip hop, and his debut is in part a slick homage to this west coast heritage. The gangsta stylings are largely missing, but the lo... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Say what you want about Dr. Dre. "Detox" has been as mythological as Lemuria since I was in high school and he's probably recorded enough music over the last decade to make Neil Young's vaults look like Al Capone's. But... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — There's something about Compton and rap. Always has been -- since the days when Alonzo Williams conscripted a sequin-suited Dr. Dre into the World Class Wreckin' Cru. Despite not being a part of Los Angeles proper, the incorporated city in... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Two unreleased diss tracks from 2pac. The first track that features Daz Dillinger, Threat and Kurupt. Tribe, Mobb Deep and Jeru Da Damaja are some of the artists the late rapper takes shots at. Watch Ya Mouth takes aim at Biggie Smalls, Nas, De La So... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Yesterday the ASCAP Awards went down and Diddy aka Puffy was presented with the ASCAP Founding Fathers Award. Fellow producer Dr. Dre presented the award. Below, Drake honours his collaboraters “40″ and Boi-1da. Rap-Up a2a_linkname="Dr. Dre Prese... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — 50 Cent spoke to MTV about the current label drama he has been going through. 50 took to his twitter earlier this week. saying Interscope are holding up the release of his album. The rapper also reveals that he will appear on Dr. Dre’s next single,... more info

Guardian Music — 6 August 1988: Number 21 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicMTV may now be associated with continual documentaries about rich kids, but for a decade the channel was synonymous with actual music. Hip-hop was init... more info

Guardian Music — 1991: Number 27 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicIt was not just a battle between east and west coast, but between two types of hustle. The rough, in the form of Compton-born Marion "Suge" Knight, a failed Ame... more info

Guardian Music — December 1992: Number 31 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicThe Chronic's lush, sophisticated production smoothed out the rattly aesthetic of hip-hop's first "golden age" with radio-friendly audio opulence. But ... more info

Guardian Music — RZA of the pioneering hip-hop collective discusses his directorial debut, playing Glastonbury and the next generation of Wu talentIn 1993, way before most members of current gonzo rap collective Odd Future could even walk, New York City's Wu-Tang Cla... more info