Book Review: Readers get vivid look at N.W.A. in new book →

If you stepped away from the 2015 blockbuster film "Straight Outta Compton" thinking you knew the story of N.W.A., consider the movie as a double-decker bus tour of the group's narrative. And now Los Angeles Times writer Gerrick D. Kennedy is offering an in-depth walking tour with his new book "Parental Discretion Is Advised: The Rise of N.W.A. and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap."

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Helena Andrews' memoir is bitingly funny

For those who love the title, "Bitch Is the New Black" is a bitingly funny - and honest - read. For those who don't, author Helena Andrews' storytelling skills will likely come off just as bitingly funny and honest - if they can get past the title.

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