Compton, California, United States

E64522

city municipality

Compton, California, United States is a city in southern Los Angeles County known for its significant influence on West Coast hip hop culture and its predominantly African American and Latino communities.

Aliases (1)

Compton ×11

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
areaCode	310 → 424 →
associatedWithMusicGroup	N.W.A →
associatedWithMusician	Dr. Dre → Eazy-E → Kendrick Lamar → The Game →
borderedBy	Carson, California, United States → Gardena, California, United States → Long Beach, California, United States → Lynwood, California, United States → Paramount, California, United States → West Rancho Dominguez, California, United States → Willowbrook, California, United States →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
country	United States →
county	Los Angeles County →
FIPSCode	06-15044 →
GNISFeatureID	241041 →
hasEducationalInstitution	Compton College →
hasGovernmentType	council–manager government →
hasLandmark	Compton City Hall → Compton Courthouse → Compton Creek NERFINISHED →
hasMajorHighway	Interstate 105 NERFINISHED → Interstate 710 → State Route 91 NERFINISHED →
hasMayorCouncilSystem	yes →
hasNickname	Hub City →
hasPublicTransit	Los Angeles Metro A Line →
hasSignificantCommunity	African American community → Latino community →
incorporatedAsCityOn	1888-05-11 →
knownFor	gangsta rap history → influence on West Coast hip hop culture →
locatedIn	Southern California →
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
locatedNear	Los Angeles, California, United States →
motto	Birthing a New Compton →
namedAfter	Griffith Dickenson Compton →
partOfMetropolitanArea	Los Angeles metropolitan area →
servedBySchoolDistrict	Compton Unified School District →
state	California →
timeZoneDST	Pacific Daylight Time →
ZIPCode	90220 → 90221 → 90222 →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
DJ → DJ Quik → Dennis Johnson → Dr. Dre → Kendrick Lamar → Roddy Ricch → YG →	placeOfBirth
DJ Quik → Roddy Ricch → The Game →	origin
Los Angeles Basin ("Compton") → Los Angeles County ("Compton") →	contains
A Line (Los Angeles Metro) ("Compton") → LA Metro A Line ("Compton") →	serves
West Coast G-funk sound ("Compton") →	associatedCity
The Game →	birthPlace
Greater Los Angeles Area ("Compton") →	containsCity
West Coast hip hop ("Compton") →	developedIn
Los Angeles River ("Compton") →	flowsThrough
Dr. Dre ("Compton") →	notableWork
Blue Line (Los Angeles Metro) ("Compton") →	servesArea
State Route 91 ("Compton") →	servesCity