Kendrick Lamar interviewed N.W.A. about their musical legacy.
Ice Cube analyzed Genius annotations of his N.W.A. song "Straight Outta Compton."
Straight Outta Compton actors O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Corey Hawkins discuss how their cities have influenced them.
Kendrick Lamar will be the first musical guest on Stephen Colbert's Late Show in September.
Straight Outta Compton's meme generator is hilarious.
Our long form picks of the week, on virality, embarrassment, and misandry.
Drake showed up to a Degrassi reunion with all of his old canadian co-stars.
Zendaya explained how to avoid cultural appropriation in an interview with Nylon.
Birthday song, believed to be owned by Warner Music Group, could be public domain
Andre 3000 is co-starring in the second season of American Crime.
A 2013 documentary explains what happened to Caribana, the biggest Caribbean festival in North America.
Our favorite long-reads from this week span trans lives, fearless women, and why 30 really is the new 20.