NWA, I’m shaking my fist at you. You put Compton on the map. Well played for that, I think. But years have passed, and your mark on the map is now overshadowing other marks. What was once the public face of Compton to the masses, or at least the first name yelled in free association, should no longer be. This isn’t an indictment of what’s in your iPod (or mine), but rather a short plea to allow yourself, ye olde consumers of culture, to be reprogrammed to make room for the new faces of Compton. (more…)












