Throughout the years, hip-hop has expanded with different sub-genres, including gangsta ... make a name for themselves. In honor of hip-hop turning 50, here is a short list of classic songs ...

“Gangsta rap” songs like “Boyz-n-the-Hood” were hawked ... the Brooklyn-born lyricist Christopher Wallace, known by his stage name, Notorious B.I.G. Perhaps no label entered hip-hop ...