Snoop Dogg's support of Drake's AI diss track sparks intense drama with Kendrick Lamar, revealing cracks in West Coast rap's ...

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 ...

Los Angeles has always been more than just palm trees and Hollywood glitz — it’s the heartbeat of West Coast Hip Hop. The ...

The line nods to Jay-Z’s 1996 track, “22 Twos,” which appeared on his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, at the height of the friction between Suge Knight’s Death Row Records, led by Tupac Shakur, and ...

With an illustrious career that spans decades, Sir Jinx is best known for his collaborations with Hip-Hop royalty. A cousin of Dr. Dre, Wheaton first emerged as a member of the group C.I.A alongside ...

Xzibit’s Restless is a quintessential West Coast hip-hop album that captures the essence of early 2000s rap with a mix of gritty lyricism and polished production. Executive produced by Dr. Dre ...

There are all kinds of cultural rivalries between Los Angles and New York City. Here's what to know about the beef over which ...

Snoop Dogg’s smooth flow and laid-back persona made him the face of West Coast Hip Hop in the ’90s. Introduced to the world on Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, Snoop became an instant star with his ...