Los Angeles has always been more than just palm trees and Hollywood glitz — it’s the heartbeat of West Coast Hip Hop. The city’s rap scene introduced the world to g-funk, gangsta rap and artists who ...

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Unlike its New York origin story, no one can really say exactly when hip-hop hit the West Coast. But when it did, Alonzo Williams was there. Known as the “godfather” of West Coast hip hop, Williams ...

This conversation, in partnership with LAist, took place before a live audience at the Crawford, LAist’s live event venue in Pasadena, California. The 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Born in the Bronx, ...

*West Coast rap icon Warren G, born Warren Griffin III, has teamed up with YouTube Premium for his new documentary, “G-Funk: The Untold Story of Warren G” (#GfunkDoc). The film traces the early ...

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 ...

For a few minutes on Sunday evening, the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans was teleported 1,895 miles away to the city of Compton, Calif. Kendrick Lamar, the first solo rapper to headline the NFL Super ...

There are West Coast swashbucklers and then there's G Perico, the by-any-means man of action rip-roaring through South Central. He debuted as a Jheri curl-donning Crip who backed his way into rap, ...

To declare Ice Cube a West Coast rap god is in no way diminishing his influence on hip hop by adding a regional distinction. It serves as a reminder that Cube – first with the group N.W.A and shortly ...

Before going solo, artists like Dr. Dre, JT, and Method Man helped lead successful rap crews. Check out part one of standout ...