’90s hip-hop was filled with some of the most iconic East and West Coast founding fathers like Tupac, Biggie, Nas, Jay-Z, Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre. Trevor Anderson: ...

Hip-hop was first created in 1973 in the Bronx, but it wasn't until the '90s that West Coast rappers truly showcased their unique sound on another level.

Rapper/actor Coolio left his mark on the culture of his brand of West Coast Hip-Hip with his mid-90s hits like "Gangster Paradise" and "Fantastic Voyage". ... growing the hip hop genre extensively.

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 ...

This West Coast hip-hop renaissance lasted a few years, giving rise to regional giants like Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Ice-T and Snoop Dogg — “it was the golden age of hip-hop,” Williams says.

The West Coast was in shambles in 1999. 2Pac was dead. Snoop Dogg was affiliated with the New Orleans-based No Limit Records. Ice Cube was releasing lukewarm music and focused on filmmaking.

It's about to be the "1st of tha Month" and the West is riding again. The hip-hop tour "How The West Was Won" is returning on ...

West Coast rappers the Game and Snoop Dogg appear together on the “West Coast Resurrection” March issue of XXL magazine, in celebration of the ...

Not since the emergence of the Game on the national hip-hop scene has Los Angeles had such a promising new rapper as Nipsey Hussle. The onetime member of the notorious Rolling Sixty Crips from the ...

Remembering When ’90s Hip-Hop Beefs Turned Fatal. In 1994, ... the Quad Studios shooting ratcheted up the so-called East Coast vs. West Coast rap wars of the ’90s.

From the East Coast to the West Coast and everywhere in between, Black women have always led the way in hip-hop fashion. Written by Shanita Hubbard Published on November 15, 2023 ...

The West Coast is in the midst of a major resurgence. So this is as good a time as any to take a look at the West’s storied hip-hop history. While many fans think of gangsta rap when the West ...