Cholo rap in OC exists even if nobody is willing to acknowledge, much less write, about it. This ain't gangsta rap; it's straight-up gang rap. There's no real music videos nor commercial aspirations ...

BROADLY: Deadlee, how did you decide to start rapping about being gay? DEADLEE: Initially, I didn’t set out to do that. But my producer, Goo, he kinda pushed me and helped me realize that hip-hop ...

Mexican rappers from California are usually put into two groups: cholo rappers that rap over lowrider funk or oldies samples and dark underground types. You rarely come across ones that aim for a ...

What’s next after the hip-hop look that has populated the malls and music scene for almost two decades? Make way for “cholo culture,” says trend guru Irma Zandl, who’s the hunting hound on the youth ...

Actor and rapper Deadlee is using his art to turn stereotypes on their ears. The Los Angeles resident is a self-proclaimed “homo-cholo” – referring to the fact that he's gay and a "cholo," a term used ...