The Latest Breaking News from Compton

Formerly known as 'Problem,' the Compton emcee releases a breakthrough single and prepares for upcoming project

Released on August 8, 1988, N.W.A.'s explosive debut album Straight Outta Compton remains one of the most powerful protest records ever

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Malachi Moore's first season as a full-time major league umpire will be stressful enough, what with the bigger stadiums, higher stakes, hostile crowds, enhanced sticky stuff checks, travel demands, and the "Umpire Scorecards" website tracking every one of the 32-year-old's missed calls.

The Compton singer-songwriter delivers on his youthful promise with an album so great he plays some of it twice

LOS ANGELES — Roddy Ricch grew up about 10 miles from Inglewood's Kia Forum. But the Compton-bred rapper never stepped inside the fabled venue until Nov. 10, when he hit the stage to perform in front of 17,000 people as part of Post Malone's Twelve Carat Toothache tour.

LOS ANGELES — In September, Steve Lacy sauntered into the glassy upstairs lounge at the Novo in downtown L.A. bearing some remarkable news. The 24-year-old, Compton-raised singer-songwriter, dressed in a flowy trench coat, shoulder-length braids and imposing full-face sunglasses, had just learned that "Bad Habit," his bummed-out yet deliriously horny…

LOS ANGELES — A Compton man pleaded no contest last month to theft and assault charges in connection with a 2020 attack on a group of transgender women along the Hollywood Walk of Fame that sparked outrage in the city's LGBTQ community, authorities said.

Williams waved an emotional goodbye after her US Open defeat on Friday night.

‘I mean, if there’s any time in my life that it’s been more focused on my race, it’s only once I started dating my husband,’ duchess says