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October 4, 2011
The Five Most Controversial Hip-Hop Snitches
Keffe D claims to have helped murder TupacYesterday LA Weekly brought you the shocking revelations of former LAPD detective Greg Kading, whose new book Murder Rap fingers Suge Knight for ordering Biggie's killing and Diddy for ordering Tupac's. At the center of the story is Duane Keith "Keffe ... More >>
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October 6, 2011
Cop's Book Says Sean Combs, Suge Knight Ordered Tupac and Biggie Killings
Top detective on rap murders says LAPD pulled the plug despite confessions
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October 6, 2011
Dedication To My Sex: Why Lloyd and His String of P-Bombs Pissed Me Off
Lloyd, looking like an idiot.If only iTunes had a return policy, or at least the ability to exchange for store credit. I'd gladly swap the original version of Lloyd's "Dedication to My Ex" for the cleaned-up radio edit, because frankly I feel like I got tricked. I heard the song for the firs ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
Yelawolf - El Rey Theatre - October 11, 2011
Timothy NorrisYelawolf El Rey Theatre October 11, 2011 Almost a year ago, Yelawolf opened for Wiz Khalifa at the Music Box to little interest. His modest van was parked next to the headliner's tour bus in the lot. Last night at the El Rey Theatre, though, Yelawolf was in his element. Havi ... More >>
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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 >>
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October 17, 2011
There's Three Of Us, But We're Not The Beatles: The Ten Most Illogical Rap Lyrics In History
Wait, where's Ringo?By Chaz Kangas "No one ever climbs a ladder alone," said Bill Clinton at his Hollywood Bowl fete on Saturday. This makes not a lick of sense. But perhaps he was just taking cues from the world of hip-hop, which is famous for its wildly inaccurate and illogical statements. ... More >>
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October 18, 2011
Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time: 15-11
See also 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 ... More >>
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October 18, 2011
Don't Call Him Country. Everlast is Hip-Hop, Dammit.
Brandon TurnerEverlast's new album, Songs of the Ungrateful Living, sounds like the kind of record a good ol' boy might play in Alabama while sittin' on the porch and sippin' beer. The former house of Pain frontman is in working-class-hero mode, singing in a gravel-road bass about fooling aro ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time: 10-6
See also 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. 10. Freesty ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time: 5-1
See also 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. 5. The Phar ... More >>
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October 21, 2011
Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time: The Complete List
Editor's note: In conjunction with our music issue we rolled out the top 20 L.A. rap albums of all time this week, as picked by Ian Cohen, Rebecca Haithcoat, Jeff Weiss and Ben Westhoff. But the list was broken up into four posts, which can get a bit unwieldy, so we've compiled the full list ... More >>
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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 >>
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October 31, 2011
The Hip-Hop World's Bizarre Co-Sign Of Justin Bieber
Hip-hop fanatic Justin BieberSee also: What Will Be The Most Popular Music-Related Halloween Costumes This Year? And How Can They Be Made Slutty? Rivaling his teenie fans' feelings for him, Justin Bieber has a big case of hip-hop fever. Despite being known for unabashedly poppy tunes, the Bi ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
The Worst Rapper Names Of All Time, Besides Shorty Shitstain
Why not Royce Da 5'9" 170 pounds, 10 shoe size?See also: *Top Five Worst Ironic Indie Rock Band Names, Besides Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. *There's Three Of Us, But We're Not The Beatles: The Ten Most Illogical Rap Lyrics In History In the tarnished annals of rubbish musician names, rappers have ... More >>
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November 8, 2011
The Rise and Stall of Pac Div
Kristofferson San PabloIn the late aughts, the safe money was on L.A.-via-Palmdale trio Pac Div. They seemed poised to lead the burgeoning "New West" movement -- the pre-Odd Future crop of young rappers seeking to reclaim hip-hop for the Left Coast. They were the group everyone from industry ... More >>
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November 8, 2011
Heavy D RIP: The Hip-Hop/R&B Pioneer Dies In Los Angeles
By Dan Hyman See also: On the Eve of the Grammys, Heavy D Discusses His Nomination, Reggae, Diddy and More Heavy D, the iconic rapper and founder of hip-hop group Heavy D and the Boyz, died today in Los Angles. He was 44. The rapper was reportedly rushed to the hospital after being found un ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
Funky Homosapiens: The Best Rapper Names Of All Time
Busta RhymesSee Also: The Worst Rapper Names Of All Time, Besides Shorty Shitstain Last week we ran down the world's corniest MC names, and on Haterade Monday this week we complained about the worst albums by the best L.A. rappers, as well as the most ridiculous Beach Boys songs (including o ... More >>
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November 10, 2011
V-Nasty as She Wants to Be
Kreayshawn's Controversial Associate Tells Her Side
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November 12, 2011
Peanut Butter Wolf, Gaslamp Killer, Jason Bentley -- 11/11/11/ Party -- Eagle Rock Center for the Arts
Lainna FaderGaslamp KillerPeanut Butter Wolf, Gaslamp Killer, Jason Bentley, Hyasynth and others 11/11/11/ Party Eagle Rock Center for the Arts Since 2006, Stones Throw label head Peanut Butter Wolf has specialized in numerically-aligned calendar day parties. Last night's party, which went f ... More >>
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November 14, 2011
Fuck Guilty Pleasures: Drake Is An Incredible Lyricist
[Editor's Note: Fuck Guilt Pleasures celebrates the over-produced, commercial, artless, lowbrow music that we believe is genuinely worthwhile. Like, among the best music ever.] At least on wax, Drake isn't a sympathetic, relatable or even very likeable guy. And everyone seems to have an opin ... More >>
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November 15, 2011
Pusha T on Vegas Nights, Partying with Rick Ross, and Driving Lamborghinis in the Club
Pusha TSee Also: Pusha T and Tyler the Creator's "Trouble On My Mind" Video Shoot "I've had a good fucking year and it's pretty amazing!" Pusha T, one half of the Neptunes-endorsed rap group The Clipse, sounds relaxed and happy as he prepares to release his new solo project, Fear Of God II: ... More >>
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November 15, 2011
Ghostface Killah Changes Mind About Online Impersonator Ghostfase: 'Shout Out to My Mini Muse.... Funny Ass Ninja'
Internet junkies earned a new respect for Ghostface Killah back in March, under the illusion it was he who had conjured the brilliant and hysterical (to the point of tears) "Top 10 Softest Rappers In The Game." But when West Coast darling Wiz Khalifa and the other teddy bears on the list sta ... More >>
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November 17, 2011
Dumbfoundead
Koreatown rapper inspires a tremendous following with his unlikely story
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November 17, 2011
Scarface Is Out Of Jail, Performs At Key Club Tomorrow: Excerpts From His Last Interview
Scarface plays the Key Club tomorrow night. This is big news, considering most folks didn't even know that the greatest of all southern rappers was out of the pen. In October 2010 he began a term at Montgomery County Jail in Alabama over numerous unresolved child support cases. (There is also ... More >>
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November 21, 2011
Hip-Hop's New Brainiac: K. Flay
When she talks, K. Flay uses big words.Nascent.Dichotomous. Alienation.It's the sort of vernacular that writers splay all over the page when they're trying to sound intelligent. But Flay actually is intelligent; there's her dual degrees from Stanford in psychology and sociology, for one thi ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Know Your L.A. Hip-Hop Dances: Who, Exactly, Is Allowed To Crip Walk?
[Editor's Note: Writer Jessica A. Koslow is a USC master's student writing her thesis on krumping. Know Your L.A. Hip-Hop Dances explores some of the most popular street dances in our city.] Crip Walk "I'm C-Walkin' on the mutherfuckin' concrete," raps Ice Cube on "Go To Church." Other Crip Walk ... More >>
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November 30, 2011
Rap Industry Fan Fiction: Here Are Some Freestyled Stories About Tyga And Tyler, the Creator
Tyga enjoys long walks on the beach, it turns outSure, you have your cosplay and your Star Trek, but Rap Industry Fan Fiction takes the genre to a place that it isn't know for going -- hip-hop. The brainchild of UNC history major Kate Davis Jones and grad Drew Millard, the site makes good on ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
Bud Bundy, Original Gangsta
David Faustino parlayed his Married ... With Children fame into a hugely influential hip-hop party. Now he wants back into the scene.
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December 2, 2011
Bud Bundy's Rap Career?! Plus, How Arsenio Hall Once Hurt Ice Cube's Feelings
Kevin ScanlonIn this week's cover story, "Bud Bundy, Original Gangsta," I delve into the remarkable hip-hop trajectory of David Faustino, who, while playing Bud Bundy on Married...with Children, threw one of the most influential rap parties the west coast has ever seen. In the early '90s, a ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
Nic Adler On Balistyx And The Genesis Of Grandmaster B
Kevin ScanlonSee also: Bud Bundy's Rap Career?! Hear David Faustino's Music Our cover story this week "Bud Bundy, Original Gangsta" focuses on David Faustino and his Balistyx party, which ran for two years in the early '90s and helped bring hip-hop to the west coast mainstream. Faustino's me ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Why This Song Sucks: The Worst Rap Tracks Of 2011
I still don't understand why more people didn't like Unbreakable. It was suspenseful, smart enough, featured an attractive color palette, and it had a horribly creepy opening. (Remember the baby who was born with all of his bones broken?) And the most clever part -- the crux of the entire mov ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Madlib
I still don't understand why more people didn't like Unbreakable. It was suspenseful, smart enough, featured an attractive color palette, and it had a horribly creepy opening. (Remember the baby who was born with all of his bones broken?) And the most clever part -- the crux of the entire mov ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
Christmas Rapping: Jim Carrey, Busta Rhymes, And Eazy-E Bring The Ho, Ho, Hoes
While visions of sugarplum fairies might be dancing in your head this time of year, it's going to take a little more to bring your Christmas party to the next level. While the traditional seasonal standards are... standard, the surefire way to put the star on your tree -- or the eggs in you ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Mos Def and Talib Kweli - Club Nokia - 12-15-11
Timothy NorrisBlack Star (Mos Def and Talib Kweli) Club Nokia 12-15-11 Better than: Vanilla Ice's cameo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. Mos Def and Talib Kweli were already established alternative hip-hop artists when they came together to form Black Star, produc ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
Hip-Hop's Four Elements: The Old Ones Suck. Here's Our Suggestions For New Ones
We've long thought hip-hop's "four elements" were bogus. Sure, back in the early days of the genre, rapping, DJing, graffiti writing and b-boying were interwoven into the culture. But c'mon. Even back then, it was pretty arbitrary. I mean, it's not like guys in the Bronx invented tagging. C ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Bizarre Ride: Jeff Weiss' Five Los Angeles Music Archetypes
Nanette Gonzales [Editor's note: Longtime Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's new column, "Bizarre Ride," begins today. You can find it on West Coast Sound every Wednesday.] The L.A. cliché is a war of shadow and light: fallen stars gone to seed, saccharine pop and gangsta rap. But this is 2012 and ... More >>
Music
January 5, 2012
World Famous V.I.P. Records To Close
Long Beach shop helped foster the G-Funk era
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January 9, 2012
World Famous V.I.P. Records Officially Closes
c/o Kelvin AndersonOwner Kelvin Anderson Sr. with Craig Mack, left, and Notorious B.I.G., rightFor this week's feature story, we wrote about the impending demise of World Famous V.I.P. Records in Long Beach, which once boasted a dozen branches and was instrumental in the rise of West Coast hi ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
The Top Five Hip-Hop Albums Of 2012 So Far
I Self DevineWhat a year it's been for rap music! None of us knew what to expect of 2012 way back on January 1, last Sunday, but it has panned out big time. This year's class is an inspired bunch, a crew of rappers who are really pushing things forward. While it's a little early to call this ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
J-Swift Made Big Hits  With The Pharcyde  Before Tragedy And Drugs  Nearly Took Him Down
Nanette Gonzales[Editor's note: Longtime Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] See also: Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time: The Complete List J-Swift hit rock bottom five years ago. Sacks o ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Blue Ivy Carter: Top Five Worst Examples Of Rap Nepotism
Found this hereBarely two days after his and Beyonce's baby Blue Ivy Carter was born, Jay-Z put her on a song. "Glory" is a tribute to his new daughter, who closes the track out with a guest feature -- crying. Jay-Z may be starting his kid off young, but nepotism is standard practice among ... More >>
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January 14, 2012
Rick Ross and Busta Rhymes - Nokia Theatre - January 13, 2012
Timothy NorrisI like my nachos hotRick Ross feat. Busta Rhymes 1-13-12 Nokia Theatre See also: Fictional Cutting-Room Floor Outtakes From Rick Ross' Amazing GQ Profile Better than: Actually being Big Meech. Or Larry Hoover. At least in 2012. "Schindler and I are like peas in a pod! We're b ... More >>
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January 17, 2012
Dr. Dre Tribute Album: We Tear It A New One
Now I need a doctorSeeing as Detox still shows no signs of life -- seriously, another couple years of this and we're going to get angry -- what's a real G supposed to do? For that matter, what are we supposed to do? Well, there certainly is plenty of prime Dr. Dre material ripe for re-purpo ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Music Picks: Skrillex, Diplo, Wu-Tang Clan, The Health Club
Also, Art Lande, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Gilad Hekselman, The Stitches, The Villains and others
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January 22, 2012
Wu-Tang Clan - Club Nokia - January 21, 2012
Timothy NorrisWu-Tang Clan Club Nokia January 21, 2012 Sorry, but Wu-Tang Clan is something to fuck with these days. Sure, their fans remain passionate -- a group of grown-ass music writers I know do almost nothing but analyze their lyrics and recent solo projects -- but there's fewer of t ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Battle of the Barbies: Who's Better, Lil' Kim or Nicki Minaj?
They can both throw out runners at second from this position[Editor's note: Deathmatch pairs two artists who have something in common, and determines who is better. It's a concept we sort-of ripped off from MTV, except that instead of claymation it's the printed word!] Lil' Kim is a rapper w ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
Danny Brown and Kid Sister - The Echoplex - 1/24/12
Aaron FrankDanny Brown and Main AttrakionzSee also: Danny Brown is Hip-Hop's Cormac McCarthy Danny Brown and Kid Sister The Echoplex 1/24/12 Anticipation for rapper Danny Brown's first headlining performance in Los Angeles was already at fever pitch when I entered the Echoplex last night. A ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Never-Before-Seen Photos of Tupac and Eazy-E From New Book West Coast Hip Hop: A History In Photos
Michael MillerSee also: Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time: The Complete List Michael Miller and Paul Stewart had capped a successful Kickstarter project and planned a digital imprint of their book, a collection of photographs from the golden era of West Coast hip hop, called West C ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Is Syl Johnson Rich Off of Rap Samples? He Says So
Courtesy of Syl JohnsonThe soul singer Syl Johnson is currently suing Jay-Z and Kanye West for an alleged illegal sample of his song "Different Strokes" on the Watch The Throne album track "The Joy." (No, not the theme song from the television show starring Gary Coleman.) If successful, it w ... More >>
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