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Los Angeles has always been more than just palm trees and Hollywood glitz — it’s the heartbeat of West Coast Hip Hop. The city’s rap scene introduced the world to g-funk, gangsta rap and artists who ...

The West Coast has long been a powerhouse in Hip Hop thanks to legends like Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, and Snoop Dogg. Even successors like Black Hippy, Odd Future, The Game, DOM KENNEDY, and a wealth of ...

Producer Mustard confronted OVO collaborator Boi-1da over contradictory statements about West Coast rap, revealing private messages praising Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” despite public criticism of ...

DJ Akademiks has ignited a contentious discussion about West Coast hip-hop, challenging the region’s musical influence through provocative comments during a recent livestream. The controversial ...

Kendrick Lamar put the entirety of the greater Los Angeles area on his back with the track “Not Like Us” which was largely a diss of Drake and also a call for West Coast unity. Leading this charge, ...

Suga Free praises Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre and more for revitalizing West Coast Hip-Hop. Suga Free has praised Kendrick Lamar, in addition to Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, for reviving West ...

On this day in 1995, West Coast hip-hop trio Tha Alkaholiks released their sophomore album, Coast II Coast, solidifying their place as one of their era’s most underrated but highly respected groups.

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. If you ...

A key figure in West Coast Hip-Hop, Nasty Nes Rodriguez, is navigating severe health challenges, sparking a GoFundMe call for support. Now, after suffering from a heart attack, kidney failure, and ...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the nationally recognized law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. alongside Irpino Avin & Hawkins, filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles ...