One of the main values of hip-hop, as a culture and an art form, is as a creative outlet for Black and Latino youth to create art that reflects their lived realities. As the scholar Murray Forman ...

The shooting death of Migos rapper Takeoff on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, sent shockwaves throughout the hip-hop community and popular culture. “If you are for gangster rap, you can’t also be for Black,” ...

A gangster-themed project would be typecasting for Al, who not only starred in the ultimate gangster films of all time, but also had roles in Carlito’s Way, Scarface, and more. Al’s rep reportedly ...

The new Gangster Doodles compilation is slated to arrive on October 15th via All City Records. Two years after delivering a showcase of the beat scene's finest, Gangster Doodles is set for round two.

As many know, Will Smith once upset Eminem with comments he made regarding profanity in music. This resulted in the rapper throwing a slight diss Smith’s way. Smith responded to Eminem’s diss by ...

Marlon Sassy, the illustrator known as Gangster Doodles, has curated a compilation album called Gangster Music Vol. 1. The 27-track collection features contributions from rappers and producers ...

A hip-hop head’s presumptive fantasy, this compilation by the Gangster Doodles illustrator gathers loosies from cult favorites and a few new artists. But Vol. 1 never really outperforms this nostalgia ...

“I would describe my music as just like tough, the sh*t you wanna hear for real,” says Quadie. “Just let loose and listen.” Over the chorus-less course of “GANGSTER,” Quadie Diesel raps in long ...

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Gangster Doodle is the anonymous artist behind Gangster Doodles, a collection of cute pop culture doodles drawn on Post-It notes and compiled into one massive tome. He'll follow that up with the ...

Idris Elba makes a memorable appearance on Jay-Z’s 2007 album American Gangster, speaking on and producing “Intro.” Now Elba has spoken a bit more about how that came to be, telling Jimmy Fallon he ...