Best of Compton Hip-Hop

N.W.A. forced the mainstream to take notice of Compton in the late '80s, casting it as a battleground for warring gangs. Against this blighted backdrop, a rich vein of hip-hop talent emerged. MC Eiht and King Tee kept it funky in the early '90s, The Game resurrected gangsta rap in the '00s, and the '10s saw Kendrick Lamar broadcasting his Black Hippy vibe from the city.