The once sprawling landscape of gangsta rap has dwindled into modest territory, where only a choice few have been able to survive the ecosystem and flourish in its habitat. West Coast rapper Mozzy has ...

The first voice you hear on Mozzy’s debut album, 1 Up Top Ahk, is law enforcement. The Sacramento rapper had a show scheduled in Las Vegas sometime last year, but when cops caught wind of the shadow ...

Through its recent work — especially Elucid’s Save Yourself and the last two Armand Hammer albums — Backwoodz Studioz has done more than any other record label to pull rap that would otherwise be ...