River Phoenix: Religious Cults, Deadly Speedballs, and a Disappearing Act

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N.W.A Pt. 2: Beatdowns, Band Beef, Death Row and LA on Fire

Part two of the N.W.A story finds the group dead center in America’s crosshairs, due in part to their own violent behavior, and at a crossroads creatively. Death Row’s Suge Knight, Public Enemy’s Chuck D., and a young hustler from the east coast all ride shotgun to Dre, E, Cube, ...  Show more

N.W.A Pt. 1: Street Hustle, Reality Rap and Culture-Shifting Violence

N.W.A, the self proclaimed “most dangerous group in America,” were seen as violent, thuggish, profanity-spewing criminals, but they had nothing on those who were sworn to serve and protect them in South Central Los Angeles. The group’s hard hitting beats and reality rhymes launch ...  Show more

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