Rolling down Rosecrans in Compton, L.A. hip-hop`s Main Street
(LA Times Clippers)

Like Sunset Boulevard and rock or Beale Street and the blues, Compton´s Rosecrans Avenue - described in song by producer-rapper DJ Quik as `a long-ass avenue that goes from the beach to the streets` - conjures a musical essence beyond the pavement itself. If Compton is the heart of L.A. hip-hop,...