Known for his seamless fusion of hip-hop and jazz, Headnodic leads this outfit through a self-titled debut that redefines the genre’s possibilities.

The acclaimed writer-director and ‘Sinners’ choreographer Aakomon Jones looked beyond vampires and the blues to make the most ...

L ong before the days of Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake, rap beef had an underlying presence within the hip-hop landscape. Hardcore ...

Ab-Soul has responded to Joey Bada$$’s ambitious feud with multiple West Coast rappers on a song of his own. On the untitled ...

TDE's Ray Vaughn wants to set the record straight. After Joey Bada$$ sent an apparent shot at the West Coast on the January ...

Kendrick Lamar's sweep at the 2025 Grammys — winning five of the five categories that his 2024 song "Not Like Us" was nominated in — capped a triumphant year for the rapper, who managed to ...

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 ...

Rest in Peace to Tim Sanchez, fondly known as Styles, a name synonymous with West Coast rap journalism. The good brother will forever resonate in the hearts of those who knew him and the countless ...

it set the stage for the style and quality of rap music that was to come. Here’s a look at the best West Coast singles to be released after N.W.A.’s breakthrough hit. Don't Edit 25.

To celebrate our cover story on Straight Outta Compton, here's the 20 best West Coast hip-hop songs that led up N.W.A's landmark year.

Twenty years ago this spring, Warren G released Regulate…G Funk Era, a triple-platinum album that helped enshrine the louche, laid-back sound of West Coast hip-hop — “funked out with a ...

Dr. Dre's 1992 seminal solo debut The Chronic ushered in the G-Funk era, the first rise of West Coast rap on the radio. By 1994, the Angeleno slang and trunk-rattling bounce was national.