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Dr. Dre

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Coachella Promoters Headed to Court to Stop Counterfeit Concert Goods Sold Around Indio

    Goldenvoice, the promoter behind Coachella, wants to put a stop to counterfeit t-shirts, hats and other merchandise being sold today around the event at Empire Polo Club in Indio. It's expected to file a federal lawsuit today that would empower local cops to "seize and impound" the gear, according ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Here Is a Children's Cartoon About Snoop Dogg's Murder Trial

    See also: Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Tupac's Hologram at Coachella, April 15, 2012 Before kids' programming was relegated to cable, the major networks competed for young viewers. With the relatively new Fox network's penchant for cutting edge programming, their block of '90s shows for kids was no exce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Coachella 2012: Top Five Acts at the Sahara Tent

    See also: *Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and Tupac's Hologram *Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs *Our Complete Coachella Coverage By Alejandra Loera The weekend is over and Coachella came and went in a blink of an eye. It was pure amazingness, and there were so many talented artists to see. For elect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    The Best Of Coachella: Sunday, April 15

    See also: *The Best Of Coachella: Saturday, April 14 *Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs Wow, that was fast! In a whirlwind of top-notch performances from legends and buzz bands alike, pool parties, and rain, Coachella's first weekend is over. Here are our scribes' favorite moments from Sund ... More >>

  • Music

    April 12, 2012

    Coachella: Seven Lesser-Known Acts You'd Be Silly to Miss

    See also: *The Best Of Coachella: Saturday, April 14 *Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs Wow, that was fast! In a whirlwind of top-notch performances from legends and buzz bands alike, pool parties, and rain, Coachella's first weekend is over. Here are our scribes' favorite moments from Sund ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Eazy-E's Daughter Commemorates the Anniversary of His Death, Lies On His Tombstone

    Yesterday was the 17th anniversary of Eazy-E's death. To commemorate the date, his daughter E.B., who is also a rapper, put on a gauzy white gown and curled around her father's tombstone. She also re-created two of her father's iconic album covers. You can see them below.

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead

    "What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Coachella 2012 Lineup Announced

    See also: Coachella 2012 Sold Out The Coachella 2012 full lineup was just announced. Go crazy! Headliners include The Black Keys on Friday, April 13th and 20th; Radiohead on Saturday, April 14th and 21st; and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, Sunday April 15th and 22nd. Full lineup below.

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Meet Iggy Azalea, the Street Smart Blonde Bombshell Behind "Pu$$y"

    ​When 21-year-old Australian rapper Iggy Azalea was a preteen, she was obsessed with Tupac. She plastered her wall with his photos. She tried to recite his lyrics with his inflections. She visited the Seven Day Theory website religiously, but figured going to an Outlawz concert in Oz when she ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Everlast's Top Five Most Influential West Coast Rap Albums

    ​See also: *Don't Call Him Country. Everlast is Hip-Hop, Dammit. *Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time: The Complete List As a teenager, Everlast was a graf writer. He made a couple tapes with his buddies, and the next thing he knew he was part of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate crew. He, Dan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time: 20-16

    ​Editor's note: For our music issue, out on Thursday, Ian Cohen, Rebecca Haithcoat, Jeff Weiss and Ben Westhoff run down the top 20 L.A. rap albums of all time. We're unveiling the list all this week on West Coast Sound. The party waits for no man. So while we watched the tubes for Detox, Los ... More >>

  • Music

    September 8, 2011

    G-Funk All-Star Kurupt Sails Uncharted Rap Waters

    ​Editor's note: For our music issue, out on Thursday, Ian Cohen, Rebecca Haithcoat, Jeff Weiss and Ben Westhoff run down the top 20 L.A. rap albums of all time. We're unveiling the list all this week on West Coast Sound. The party waits for no man. So while we watched the tubes for Detox, Los ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    1st Generation at Club Nokia, 7/23/11

    Ian Cohen​1st Generation Club Nokia July 23, 2011 Better than: Compton High School's annual talent show, but possibly not. It's been said that you can instantly judge the economic health of a neighborhood based on the prevalence of barriers: fences, security systems, especially speed bumps. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    BREAKING: MTV Discovers L.A. Still Has a Hip-Hop Scene!

    In the beginning ... ​As announced in a trailer released this morning, MTV will air a weeklong look at L.A.'s hip-hop scene in a segment "we're calling 'The New West: An In-depth Look at L.A. Hip Hop.'" Though we're much obliged to them for referencing N.W.A.'s LA Weekly cover, we think the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Pulitzer-Prize Winner Jonathan Gold Writes Moving Nate Dogg Obituary for LA Weekly

    Christopher Victorio for OC WeeklyMr. and Mrs. Broadus before Nate Dogg's memorial service Saturday ​ Within the structure of a classic G-funk track, a musical form as precise as a Mozart string quintet, after the opening skit, the establishment of the minimal beat, the rapper's expository ver ... More >>

  • Music

    February 24, 2011

    L.A. Album of the Week

    AWOL ONE's The Landmark

  • Music

    February 3, 2011

    Music Picks: Breakestra, Slang Chickens, the Muffs, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson

    Also Meth Leppard, Tennis With Lord Huron, Kid Infinity and others

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 12/6-12/10

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "When you see how they react to the live octopus tentacles at Masan or the pig ear chicharrones at Lazy Ox Canteen, you may have a better idea of how they might handle the idea of babysitting triplets or a sudden move to Icel ... More >>

  • Music

    December 2, 2010

    DANCE CLUB PICK: WHO LOVES THE '90S?

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "When you see how they react to the live octopus tentacles at Masan or the pig ear chicharrones at Lazy Ox Canteen, you may have a better idea of how they might handle the idea of babysitting triplets or a sudden move to Icel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    WATCH/DOWNLOAD: From Oakland to Compton, Aloe Blacc, MED and Oh No Pay California Love on New West Coast Anthem 'Where I'm From'

    Aloe Blacc pays tribute to the state he's in. Could this be the new "California Love"?​ Oxnard rapper and Stones Throw artist MED doesn't eff around. When it comes to dropping singles, he goes straight for the broad-theme anthem, and always with a West Coast bent. On "Where I'm From," he bri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Hundreds Turn Out For Walking Man Memorial Stroll In Silver Lake

    Walking Man.​Several hundred people turned out Sunday for a walking tour to memorialize Silver Lake's omniscient Walking Man, who was found dead in a hot tub Wednesday night. The walkers took the path that 58-year-old Marc Abrams, often shirtless and in neon running shorts, was well-known for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Walking Man: Death Of Silver Lake's Marc Abrams Ruled A Suicide

    Monkey Fish via Flickr​The death of Silver Lake's "Walking Man," Marc Abrams, was ruled a suicide, county coroner's officials said Monday. "The cause of death was drowning, noted as a suicide," coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie told the Weekly. Abrams was found Wednesday in a hot tub. The lid wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    At Last: Dâm-Funk Goes Gangsta With Compton's MC Eiht for 'Hood Pass Intact' Redo

    MC Eiht (by Depiktions)​It was only a matter of time. Ever since L.A. funkstronaut Dâm-Funk emerged with a new take on this city's electro-rap past, he's been frequently cited as cutting that old '80s dope with the stuff that spiced up the '90s: G-funk. That latter medium emerged from the l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    Best Coast Is Best California Band of 2010 (According to Bostonians)

    Drew Tewksbury​A few years ago, The Phoenix, Boston's leading alt-weekly, came up with a neat annual music future: they surveyed the US state-by-state and had their music critics pick the best "new" band from each state. The first year they did this, 2008, they also picked the best group and s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Nightranger's Coachella Check-list: Desert Dos and Don'ts

    Ready and rarin' to go for Coachella? If you packed days ago, drove up Wednesday or Thursday morning and didn't over do it at the parties last night, then you probably are. Goodie for you. But those of us preparing to battle Friday traffic in hopes of getting there before sunset tonight, well, we mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Tupac's 'All Eyez on Me': The LA Weekly Word Cloud [NSFW]

    West Coast Sound has been analyzing classic Los Angeles albums for the past six months by creating word clouds from the lyrics. We've tackled Black Flag's Damaged, the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton, Guns 'n Roses' Appetite for Destruction and, most recently, just for kicks, ... More >>

  • Music

    January 14, 2010

    Dâm-Funk: Keytar Hero

    “I’m not doing the neo-soul thing. I’m a funkster. I’ve been doing this since I was a kid”

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Straight Outta Chocolate's Rock N' Roll Cakes: Joy Division & Iggy Pop, In Chocolate

    Want an homage of your favorite rock star? Try a cake depicting Iggy Pop, Dr. Dre or Debbie Harry--in chocolate. Baker, chocolatier and DJ (at Highland Park's Footsies) Kate Steffens specializes in rock n' roll cakes, with musicians depicted in tempered chocolate which she works into elaborate portr ... More >>

  • LA Life

    April 23, 2009

    LA People 2009: Spokesmen — Bicycle Oven's Josef and Adam Bray-Ali

    Their single-gear Flying Pigeon bikes are all over the city, and on weekends the boys take to the streets of Alhambra for monthly dim sum rides, leading a parade of hungry rollers

  • Music

    April 16, 2009

    April Showers of Shindigs: Telekinesis, Snoop Dogg

    Plus, Origami Records, Ghetto Gloss and more

  • Music

    March 26, 2009

    Sounds From Common, Looks From Louis Verdad & Brian Lichtenberg

    Remembering Onyx Proprietor John Leech

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Filming Snoop's Dogg After Dark: Behind the Scenes at The Kress

    We members of the press are gathered on the roof of The Kress in Hollywood, four floors of elaborate clubby terrain beneath our feet, and menacing gray clouds above. It's cold and Snoop Dogg is late by almost an hour. Down on the sidewalk, the doormen are screening and waving through a slow line ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 29, 2009

    Death Row's G-Funk Fire Sale

    We members of the press are gathered on the roof of The Kress in Hollywood, four floors of elaborate clubby terrain beneath our feet, and menacing gray clouds above. It's cold and Snoop Dogg is late by almost an hour. Down on the sidewalk, the doormen are screening and waving through a slow line ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2009

    Death Row Records Auctions Off Its History in Fullerton

    (All photos by Brandon Perkins. For full gallery, check out the Death Row Auction slideshow.) It was perfect. The portrait of Nate Dogg in itself was tacky, but Suge Knight's alleged tweaks to the painting -- black eye and multiple bullet holes -- were priceless. The frameless artifact wasn't th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    Inauguration Day Extravaganza: The First Hip-Hop President?

    Image via Hip Hop is Read Unless you've been living in the Madagascan Rain Forest or are a cave-dwelling ignicolist in Outer Mongolia, you're well aware that today marks the inauguration of Barack Obama. To the delight of the rap world and the chagrin of the social security set, Obama has been bi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    OD Death of Dr. Dre's Son Sparks CyberRacist Oubursts

    For those who believe "race doesn't matter" or that we've moved into a color-blind, post-racial America, think again. Last Friday the L.A. County Coroner's office announced that the August death of music producer and rap legend Dr. Dre's son, Andre Young Jr., was due to a drug overdose. (See Christi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    The B-Sides: Bishop Lamont Interview

    Q: What was it like for you growing up in Los Angeles during the 80s? A: It was the LA of the Reagan administration. Drugs were really heavy in the streets at that time…more crack addicts…crack babies. It was a good time simultaneously because there was more creativity within the music and it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2008

    Tonight in LA: Ghanian Hip Hop, Blowfly and Les Nubians, Among Others

    Okay, so on the surface perhaps a slow Thursday night in LA. No grand slams, it would seem, few hipster throw-downs. But I would like to present a few pieces of evidence that might provide a little nudge out the door tonight. Item one: BLOWFLY. Last year, I saw Blowfly open for Bonnie “Prince ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    April 24, 2008

    Have Movie Stereotypes Returned?

    Back in black (and yellow) face

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2007

    Neurologist Conclusively Proves Snoop Dogg Has Smoked Himself "Retarded"

    After an intense scrutiny of the video for "Sensual Seduction" confirmed what a battery of MRI exams had already hinted at, neurologist Gerald Schwartz of The Mayo Clinic has decisively concluded that the rapper, Snoop Dogg, has smoked himself "retarded." "Retarded isn't a term we even use anymor ... More >>

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    (Powdered) Sugar Walls

    The Grammy parties and the pod people

  • Music

    December 14, 2006

    City of Gods

    L.A.’s Omar Cruz: Could he become the first Mexican-American rap star?

  • Music

    October 12, 2006

    Pimp My Geo

    Xzibit: Chrome wheels, platinum records, silver screens (and the dirt behind)

  • Music

    July 28, 2005

    Live in LA

    Xzibit: Chrome wheels, platinum records, silver screens (and the dirt behind)

  • Music

    March 24, 2005

    Compton Rises Again

    Lil’ E on the legacy of Eazy and being his own man

  • Music

    December 9, 2004

    White Man’s Burden

    Eminem’s Encore falls into the gap between his obvious talent and his elevated stature

  • Music

    March 20, 2003

    Ghosts vs. Boasts

    Eminem’s Encore falls into the gap between his obvious talent and his elevated stature

  • Music

    December 12, 2002

    Killaz and Victims

    DJ Quik lays 'em out

  • News

    August 1, 2002

    Letters

    DJ Quik lays 'em out

  • Art+Books

    June 1, 2000

    Blacklisted by Metallica

    DJ Quik lays 'em out

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