Compton

N.W.A

Influential gangsta rap collective

• Eazy-ELate Compton rapper
• Ice CubeFrozen water block
• The GameThought-loss paradox

Dr. Dre · Kendrick Lamar · Snoop Dogg · West Coast · gangsta rap · beats · rhymes · flow · freestyle · mixtape

Los Angeles

Southern California metropolis

• CaliforniaWest coast megastate
• suburbOutlying residential district
• municipalityLocal governing district

incorporated · Watts · Lynwood · Carson · Paramount · South Bay · metro · urban · residential · neighborhoods

poverty

Severe lack of resources

• inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
• gang violenceCrime by organized groups
• CripsLA criminal organization

turf · policing · drugs · crime · struggle · survival · activism · community organizing · resilience · youth programs

settlement

Resolved dispute or colony

• agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
• dairy farmsLivestock operations producing milk
• integrationCombining into a whole

white flight · migration · Great Migration · African American · Latino · redevelopment · evolution · legacy · transformation

murals

Large wall paintings

• lowridersModified cars with lowered suspension
• cookoutsOutdoor meal events
• block partiesNeighborhood outdoor gatherings

barbershops · churches · soul food · community gardens · grassroots · street art · swap meets · family · unity · heritage

• South LAWatts, Crenshaw, Florence, Willowbrook, Westmont
• Wolverhampton AreasPenn, Springfield, Portobello
• Black NeighborhoodsHarlem, Watts, Bed-Stuy, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crenshaw
• Los AngelesHollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Malibu, Venice Beach
• neighborhoodsneighborhood, suburb, subdivision, Greenwich Village, East Village
• transit stationstrain stations, subway station, train station, train depots, station