Editing Compton, California (section)

==Arts and culture==
Some episodes of the [[sitcom]] ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' took place in Compton because [[Will Smith|Will Smith's]] friend, [[DJ Jazzy Jeff]], lived there.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air |title=The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Information from |publisher=Answers.com |access-date=August 30, 2010 |archive-date=October 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027050241/http://www.answers.com/topic/the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air |url-status=live}}</ref> Many rap artists' careers started in Compton, including [[N.W.A]] ([[Eazy-E]], [[MC Ren]], [[Dr. Dre]], [[Ice Cube]], [[DJ Yella]]), [[Coolio]], [[DJ Quik]], [[2nd II None]], [[Hi-C (rapper)|Hi-C]], [[Tweedy Bird Loc]], [[Game (rapper)|The Game]], [[Kendrick Lamar]], [[YG (rapper)|YG]], [[Vince Staples]], [[Roddy Ricch]], and [[Compton's Most Wanted]]. In their lyrics, they rap about the streets and their lives in Compton and the areas nearby. [[Steve Lacy]] and Blues musician [[Keb' Mo']] are also from Compton.

Compton has been referred to on numerous occasions in [[gang]] affiliation, [[gangsta rap]] and [[g-funk]] songs, especially in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, and so has attained an association not only with gang violence and crime, but with [[hip hop music]] as well. The city is known as the home of many famous rappers. The [[Compton Swap Meet]] is featured prominently in the remix version of the 1995 #1 song [[California Love]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://uproxx.com/music/compton-swap-meet-kendrick-lamar-tupac-nwa/ |title=How NWA, Tupac, And Kendrick Lamar Made The Compton Swap Meet A West Coast Rap Historical Landmark|website=Uproxx|author-first1=Fidel|author-last1=Martinez|date=May 30, 2017}}</ref><br>
<br>Championed by the Compton Entertainment Chamber of Commerce, the city of Compton honored Musical Entertainer rapper Eazy-E, with a symbolic street in his stage name. On November 22, 2023, the 100 block of Auto Drive South, which runs off Alameda Street and into the Gateway Towne Center shopping plaza was renamed to Eazy Street. It is also a reference to a song of the same name.<br>
<br>Eazy-E grew into the music industry as part the N.W.A group that spawned hip hop icons, such as Easy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Mc Ren, DJ Yella and many others. In 1989, N.W.A released the colossal hit song Straight Outta Compton, which is the incontestable communicable global catchphrase for the City of Compton. [Eric Lynn Wright, was born September 7, 1964, in Compton, and passed away March 26, 1995.]

Many [[NBA]] players attended high school in the city as well. [[Arron Afflalo]] attended [[Centennial High School (Compton, California)|Centennial High School]]; [[DeMar DeRozan]] attended Compton High School; and [[Tayshaun Prince]], [[Tyson Chandler]], [[Brandon Jennings]], [[Cedric Ceballos]] and the late [[Dennis Johnson]] attended Dominguez High. Actor/comedian [[Paul Rodriguez (actor)|Paul Rodriguez]] Sr. also attended Dominguez High.<ref>{{cite web |title=American Experience, George H. W. Bush |publisher=pbs.org |access-date=June 12, 2008 |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bush41/timeline/ |archive-date=May 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515224510/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bush41/timeline/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Although an [[Inner suburbs|inner suburb]] of Los Angeles, Compton has seen an increase of middle-class residents in the last few years, due to its affordable housing. With the influx of immigrants and the demographic shift in ethnic population, it was after the [[2000 U.S. Census]] that Latinos were recognized as the majority.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comptoncity.org/index.php/About-Compton/history-of-the-city.htm |title=History of the City &#124; About Compton |publisher=Comptoncity.org |date=March 10, 1933 |access-date=August 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710154944/http://www.comptoncity.org/index.php/About-Compton/history-of-the-city.htm |archive-date=July 10, 2010 }}</ref>

Compton has evolved into a younger population; the median age of people living in Compton was 25 at the time of the census survey in 2010; the United States average at the time was 35.3.<ref>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0615044.html Compton (city), California entry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927014357/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0615044.html |date=September 27, 2012 }}, State & County QuickFacts, [[US Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 10, 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americantowns.com/ca/compton-information |title=Compton California (CA) Census and detailed community profile |publisher=AmericanTowns.com |access-date=August 30, 2010 |archive-date=February 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20220201214622/https://www.americantowns.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Compton is home to the [[Compton Cricket Club]], the only all American-born exhibition cricket team. Its founder, Ted Hayes, said, "The aim of playing cricket is to teach people how to respect themselves and respect authority so they stop killing each other."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.tedhayes.us/ |title=Compton CRicket Club |work=tedhayes.us |access-date=June 14, 2015 |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201084742/http://cricket.tedhayes.us/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tam's Burgers]] has been seen as a symbol of the city.

===Historical landmarks===
[[Angeles Abbey Memorial Park]] contains examples of [[Byzantine]], [[Moorish]] and Spanish architectural styles. The cemetery was built in 1923 and survived the [[1933 Long Beach earthquake]].<ref name="history">{{cite web |url=http://www.comptoncity.org/index.php/Historical-Landmarks/heritage-house.htm |title=Heritage House &#124; Historical Landmarks |publisher=Comptoncity.org |access-date=August 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831003623/http://www.comptoncity.org/index.php/Historical-Landmarks/heritage-house.htm |archive-date=August 31, 2010 }}</ref>

[[Compton/Woodley Airport|Compton Airport]] opened on May 10, 1924.<ref name=LAMag/> Located on [[Alondra Boulevard]], the airport offers flight training, has accommodations for more than 200 planes, and is home to several aviation clubs.<ref name="history"/>

The [[Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (Compton)|Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial]] sits in a plaza surrounded by the Civic Center, Compton Court House, Compton City Hall, and Compton Public Library.<ref name="history 2">{{cite web |url=http://www.comptoncity.org/index.php/Historical-Landmarks/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-memorial.htm |title=Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial |publisher=Comptoncity.org |access-date=September 3, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724031600/http://www.comptoncity.org/index.php/Historical-Landmarks/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-memorial.htm |archive-date=July 24, 2010 }}</ref>

The [[Eagle Tree]] is a natural boundary marker of [[Rancho San Pedro]] dating to 1858. It contains a historic marker and plaque placed by the [[Daughters of the Golden West]] in 1947.<ref name="history"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Compton's Historic Tree Has Fallen Far From Glory Days |date=November 15, 1987 |first=Terry |last=Spencer |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-15-hl-21044-story.html |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306084015/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-11-15/news/hl-21044_1_eagle-tree |url-status=live}}</ref>

The '[[Heritage House (Compton, California)|Heritage House]]' was built in 1869 and is a [[California Historical Landmark]], and a Los Angeles County Historic Landmark.<ref name="history" /> The oldest house in Compton, it was restored as a tribute to early settlers. It is an important landmark of Compton's rich history. At the corner of Myrrh and Willowbrook near the Civic Center Plaza, the Heritage House is a rustic-looking home that will eventually have a museum detailing early life in Compton. For now it shows the stark difference between the simple life of the 19th century and the fast-paced urban environment of the 21st.<ref name="history"/> The oldest tree in Compton was the [[Eagle Tree]], which marked the boundary of [[Rancho San Pedro]]. It fell in 2022.

[[Woodlawn Memorial Park (Compton, California)|Woodlawn Memorial Park]] contains the graves of 17 American Civil War veterans.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Kailyn |date=May 16, 2021 |title=In Compton, the fate of a cemetery hangs in the balance |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-16/in-compton-the-fate-of-a-cemetery-hangs-in-the-balance |url-status=live |access-date=May 18, 2021 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518035045/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-16/in-compton-the-fate-of-a-cemetery-hangs-in-the-balance}}</ref>