Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap

by Ben Westhoff

Book Overview

"Raw, authoritative, and unflinching ... An elaborately detailed, darkly surprising, definitive history of the LA gangsta rap era." -- Kirkus, starred review

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.

Amid rising gang violence, the crack epidemic, and police brutality, a group of unlikely...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316383899
• ISBN13: 9780316383899
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.1"