Rob Base, the rapper known for his hit 1988 song "It Takes Two" with DJ E-Z Rock, has died after a private battle with cancer. He was 59.
The rapper Soulja Boy was arrested in the Fairfax District on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, authorities said.
Hip-hop legend Busta Rhymes is the latest to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
"Today is a good day, baby!" After a nearly 40-year career in music and in movies, producer, actor and rapper Ice Cube cemented his place at the TCL Chinese Theatre.
Alleged L.A. gang leader Eugene Henley Jr., known as "Big U,'' was ordered to remain behind bars pending a detention hearing in federal court.
Eugene Henley Jr., also known as "Big U," allegedly leveraged his connections with a South L.A. street gang to run a vast "mafia-like organization."