Justin Tinsley

In Boyz N the Hood, Doughboy and Tre were haunted by demons of the same inner-city struggle. The main difference? Their methods of survival. One could say the same thing about YG and Kendrick Lamar. The former's debut album My Krazy Life reflects Doughboy, while Lamar's Good Kid, M.A.A.D. city updates Tre. YG's album......

Before Kendrick Lamar, Dom Kennedy and YG, it was Nipsey Hussle who was dubbed the next big L.A. MC. The Crenshaw neighborhood native was called the next Snoop Dogg and featured on XXL's Freshman cover in 2010 with Freddie Gibbs, Big Sean, J. Cole, and Wiz Khalifa. That same year......