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Toure’s Top Five West Coast Emcees
From California to ... well, mostly just California ... the West Coast has given birth to some of hip-hop's most vital scenes and important voices. Touré, host of Fuse's 'Hip-Hop Shop,' takes a trip this week to the land of gin and juice in search of the very best of the West. Here ...
Ice Cube Feels ‘Disrespected’ by West Coast Rappers
Ice Cube Feels ‘Disrespected’ by West Coast Rappers
Ice Cube Feels ‘Disrespected’ by West Coast Rappers
Rapper-turned-actor, Ice Cube is waging a verbal war against his would be West Coast rap successors calling for his retirement. Cube, who is prepping the release his up-coming 'I Am The West' album used his blog to explode on other rappers that want him to bow out of the music game so that they can have their turn in the spotlight...
Ice Cube Gets Cocky on ‘I Am the West’
Ice Cube Gets Cocky on ‘I Am the West’
Ice Cube Gets Cocky on ‘I Am the West’
While everyone waits impatiently for Dr. Dre rumored 'Detox' album, Compton rapper Ice Cube will take the reins to bring in some new music from the West Coast. Cube has announced official plans to release his new album, 'I Am the West,' this summer, via his blog...
Murs Announces Paid Dues Festival Lineup
Murs Announces Paid Dues Festival Lineup
Murs Announces Paid Dues Festival Lineup
The lineup for the Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival has been announced and it looks like a West Coast rap fan's dream. The festival marks its fifth anniversary with performances by left coast artists Tha Dogg Pound, Dilated Peoples, Strong Arm Steady, Freestyle Fellowship, Psycho Realm, People Under the Stairs, Del Tha Funky Homosapien and his cousin, the headlining act, Ice Cube... Read M
Snoop to Release ‘West Coast Blueprint’ Compilation Album
Snoop to Release ‘West Coast Blueprint’ Compilation Album
Snoop to Release ‘West Coast Blueprint’ Compilation Album
California rapper Snoop Dogg has been making some moves for the old school lately. His latest endeavor as the newly appointed creative chairman of Priority Records is a West Coast compilation album entitled 'West Coast Blueprint.' Snoop's been pretty busy leading up to the announcement of the compilation of left coast classics...
Snoop Pays Tribute to 2Pac, Shows ‘How the West Was Won’ at L.A. Concert
Snoop Pays Tribute to 2Pac, Shows ‘How the West Was Won’ at L.A. Concert
Snoop Pays Tribute to 2Pac, Shows ‘How the West Was Won’ at L.A. Concert
No one does the West Coast better than Snoop Dogg, so he made sure to show extra love to the Los Angeles crowd when his How The West Was Won tour rolled into Club Nokia Thursday (Nov. 19). Openers for the headlining act, rappers Nipsey Hustle and the legendary DJ Quik warmed the crowd up for 'Tha Doggfather''s arrival...