It’s art, it’s culture, it’s the reason hip-hop was created ... (Timothy Norris/Getty Images) West Coast hip-hop is currently abuzz, and Kendrick is at the top of the pack. After emerging as the clear ...

Kendrick Lamar gave Dee-1 the greenlight to be a "party pooper" last year ... and the Christian rapper is doing just that by inserting himself into the middle of the raging lyrical war between Joey ...

Snoop Dogg turned his blunts into signed art pieces with Erica Kovitz for a Beverly Hills gallery show blending Hip-Hop ...

As hip-hop marks its 50th anniversary, ABC News takes a look back at history. Hip-hop may have been born in New York City, but many regions across the U.S. and around the globe have since put ...

You may have seen rap beef again percolating on timelines and feeds once again, and no, it’s not another chapter in Drake v. Kendrick Lamar. Instead, long-time NYC hip-hop staple Joey Badass and ...

Long Beach’s Olympics ambassadeur. But Snoop Dogg the MC, the laconic voice who defined West Coast gangsta rap in the ’90s, never left us. On Friday, he’ll release “Missionary,” a much ...

Kendrick Lamar, the first solo rapper to headline the NFL Super Bowl halftime show, is well known for holding up the torch of West Coast hip-hop and burning it bright for all to see. With the ...

Rapper and producer Dezzy Hollow is a master of modern day West Coast funk. Earlier this year he released an album called OCEANSIDE, which he... Rapper Dezzy Hollow's new wave of West Coast funk ...

West-coast rapper Dom Kennedy is respected for his effortless ... she highlights the beauty of the city’s arts and cultural ecosystem. Beyond her contributions at the Reader, Dez boasts a ...