Original gangstas : the untold story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the birth of West Coast rap

Author

Ben Westhoff

Call Number

• 782.421649 W5292 TEEN (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Hachette Books, 2016.

Physical Description

viii, 422 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary

"A monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast hip-hop: Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur"--Amazon.com.

Contents

• The stash
• Sir Romeo
• We'll pull your card
• OG
• I'm not giving you shit
• A little bit of gold and a pager
• All hell breaks loose
• Most wanted
• Me and Allah go back like cronies
• Like winning the lottery
• The enforcer
• L.A.'s on fire
• Silencing the messenger
• The funk
• The heir and the janitor
• It's on
• What's my name?
• Negative rap
• The one by his side
• Time to testify
• Political prophet
• My .44 make sure y'all kids don't grow
• Potential leads
• Trepidation and bravado.