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    January 16, 2013

    Bizarre Ride: Jeff's Humorous Predictions and Most Anticipated Albums for 2013

    [Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] Half of January has elapsed and we've survived. There was no collapse due to fiscal cliff, Central American apocalypse or dubstep deluge. A new year unfu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2013

    This Is What It Feels Like In My Stomach Right Now

    There is an evil inside of me. It is brooding and malevolent and vicious. It is absolute darkness. It is rotting my body on a cellular level. And it is there because I thought a bad idea (getting a burrito at the mall right before it closed) was a good idea ("HEY, LET'S GET A BURRITO FROM THE MALL B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2012

    The Five Best Concerts in L.A. This Week

    Tuesday, December 25 Cody Bryant VIVA CANTINA Believe it or not, there are actually a few clubs open on Christmas. Over at Liquid Kitty in West Los Angeles, DJ Charlie X is spinning a no-cover mix of punk rock and various hits from that lost decade, the 1980s. Across town, at Viva Cantina in Burban ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2012

    Which White Entertainers Have a "Hood Pass" to Say the N-Word?

    The late aughts saw a debate in the hip-hop community about the use of the n-word, sparked in part by Nas' plan to name his 2008 album Nigger (he ended up calling it Untitled), as well as Russell Simmons' call for industry self-censorship of the word. In 2007 the city of Detroit even hosted a "symbo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2012

    Why This Songs Sucks: The Worst Rap Tracks of 2012

    Welcome to another installment of the worst rap songs of the year, brought to you by Why This Song Sucks. See also: Why This Song Sucks: The Worst Rap Tracks of 2011 They are all here this year: The all-the-way aged king, the suddenly mortal demigod, the former darling, the current darling, the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2012

    I Gave My Grandma Master P's 1995 Album Ice Cream Man. It Didn't End How I'd Hoped

    First there was this, the video of DMX, a man who built a career being scarier than nuclear war, charming everyone's pants off with a Christmas carol about a reindeer with a nose that is both excellent (Kids: "Yay! Red nose! You're adorable, Rudolph!") and terrible (Doctors: "Oh no. Red nose. You're ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2012

    Top Five Ratchet Songs of 2012

    Ratchet music emerged in 2012 as the preferred sound for rap fans on the west coast looking to party. Though it kicked off in Shreveport, Louisiana, Los Angeles producer DJ Mustard uprooted the formula and molded it for folks like YG, HBK and Tyga. The result? An inescapable mesh of raunchy lyrics, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2012

    Jhene Aiko Wins with the Hand She's Dealt

    Singer Jhené Aiko has had more than her share of setbacks and misfortune. When she was in second grade, her family's house in South L.A. burned down. She says that as a preteen no cliques accepted her because of her mixed ethnicity -- she's a blend including Japanese, Native American, Dominican, bl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2012

    This Is the Mixtape I Made For the Guys Who Keep Breaking Into My Car

    Three, maybe four times in the last month, my car has been broken into. I suppose at least a portion of that is my fault, both macro and micro. Macro: I mean, if I'd have maybe paid more attention in school, I'd probably make more money than I do today, which means I wouldn't have to live across t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2012

    Greydon Square Is the Atheist Rapper

    Midway through an interview with Greydon Square, I sneeze. "Bless you," the 31-year-old rapper born Eddie Collins says instinctively. He catches himself. "I know, an atheist that says, 'Bless you.' Habits, man." Greydon Square is the atheist rapper. In hip-hop, a genre in which where rappers thank ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2012

    Wiz Khalifa on Becoming a Daddy: "It's Made Me Calm Down a Bunch of Notches"

    When Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa released the song "Black and Yellow" two years ago, he and his team figured at most, it would be a regional hit. Instead, it ricocheted the artist to mainstream pop stardom. Ever since, he's been walking a tightrope. Khalifa toured relentlessly for a couple years ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2012

    Let's Raise a Glass for the Underrated Warren G

    This weekend Warren G turns 41, celebrating with a show at the Key Club on Friday. But while everyone knows him for "Regulate," his signature duet with Nate Dogg, he's actually had important roles in hip-hop history, many of which have gone under-discussed. Warren Griffin III started his career as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2012

    Rapper Jonathon Marcou Lives Out of His Car. No, Literally

    Standing outside his champagne-colored Saturn wearing a USC sweatshirt, Jonathon Marcou looks like just another good-looking frat boy. His khakis are pressed and cuffed, he wears Vans boat shoes with no socks and his long lashes almost brush the lens of his fashionable tortoise shell glasses. But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2012

    What's the First Rap Song I Should Play For My Newborn Son?

    In maybe one or maybe eight or maybe two or maybe six days, my third son will be pulled from my wife's womb. (C-section life, bitches.) He has a name, but I'm not going to tell you what it is. If you want to refer to him as Boy C, that's cool. That'll do just fine, I imagine. There are a bunch of r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2012

    Waka Flocka Flame - Club Nokia - 11/4/12

    Waka Flocka Flame Club Nokia 11/4/12 There's this great moment midway through rapper MGK's video for "Wild Boy," on which Waka Flocka Flame is featured. "You think you're a good rapper?" MGK asks Waka. "Fuck no," Waka replies. See also: Our slideshow of the concert That was the general consensus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2012

    Los Rakas: Rappers From Panama, Proudly Hood

    Oakland hip-hop duo Los Rakas spent the early years of their lives in Panama City, Panama before settling in the Bay Area and immersing themselves in hip-hop culture. Joining forces in 2006, Raka Rich and Raka Dun coined the term "PanaBay" to describe their music, a mix of the Latin rhythms of Pan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2012

    His Father Suffering From Early-Onset Alzheimer's, Intuition Makes the Video of the Year

    When his father was diagnosed three years ago with early onset Alzheimer's disease at age 55, local rapper Lee Shaner dealt with it the way most people deal with traumatic experiences -- by internalizing it. "For a long time, [my family] tried to hide that my dad was sick," says Shaner, who raps u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2012

    Check Out My Hip-Hop Coloring Book

    I'm writing a book called Bun B's Jumbo Coloring And Rap Activity Book. It's not finished yet, though, so right now it's just a tumblr. It has that name for three reasons. First, because I'm making it with the rapper Bun B -- you know, from UGK, one of the most important figures in the history of a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2012

    Meet V-Nasty's Ex-Boyfriend (He's Not the Father of Her Baby)

    At West Coast Sound we love us some V-Nasty talk. (If you've forgotten, she's Kreayshawn's crewmate, formerly known as the white girl rapper who drops the n-word.) So when we heard that her ex-boyfriend -- a Brooklyn rapper named Magneto Dayo -- was making his debut with a new mixtape about which sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2012

    Why Folks Are Complaining About Lil Wayne Breaking Elvis' Record - And Why They're Wrong

    Last week, rapper Lil Wayne added to his already-quite-substantial legacy by breaking Elvis Presley's record for most songs on the Hot 100 charts by a solo artist. Immediately, however, many began squawking that this record deserved an asterisks, a la Roger Maris' 61 home runs. See also: *My Broth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2012

    Kreayshawn's New Album Is Not, In Fact, the Worst-Selling Ever

    The internet is broken again. It's telling us that first-week sales of Kreayshawn's debut Somethin' 'Bout Kreay -- released last week, it moved about 3,900 units -- are the weakest ever for a major label release. Thanks for the misinformation everyone, which has come fast and furious, often with th ... More >>

  • Music

    September 20, 2012

    The Freaks Come Out At Night

    But are their parties legal? Under-the-radar Hollywood dance venue Freak City tests the limits

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2012

    Kreayshawn On Her New Album and the Worst Assholes on Twitter

    When her "Gucci Gucci" video dropped last summer, Kreayshawn found herself in the middle of a maelstrom. Some people thought she was a breath of fresh air and that "Gucci Gucci" was a much-needed middle finger to the label-obsessed materialism that's run unchecked in hip-hop for a very long time. Ot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2012

    Meet Brooke Candy: Rapper, Stripper, Warrior

    Brooke Candy's given name is Brooke Candy, and she was born on 4/20. (Trust that we used our journalistic skills to verify this information.) Her father worked behind the scenes for Hustler when she was growing up in Oxnard. If her parents are surprised that she's become a stripper and rapper who sm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2012

    Grimes and Blood Diamonds - The Echo - June 19, 2012

    Grimes & Blood DiamondsThe Echo6/19/12Better than: Bumping lines, in the back of an El Camino, at the edge of the universe. Last night's incarnation of the beast that is The Echo's monthly "Check Yo Ponytail" event popped off hard with performances by Blood Diamonds and Grimes that could only righ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    LA Weekly Nominated for Over 20 National, Regional Journalism Awards: Read the Stories That Got Us Here

    It's award season again for America's journalists, and LA Weekly is racking up the noms like a fat chick on Pinterest. On a national scale, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia just released its list of finalists for the annual AltWeeklies Awards, the most coveted alt-plaques around. At that Ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Saturday 3/17/2012

    So, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick's Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we'll let you know which shows weren't so hot. Find our favorites below, and if there ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    The Toledo Show - Harvelle's - 1/22/12

    The Toledo Show Harvelle's 1/22/12 Walking into Harvelle's on a Sunday night is disorienting. The long rectangle of a lounge is lined with a row of red leather banquettes full of couples, ladies with shiny red lips and fur-collared jackets. A cocktail waitress drifts by in a black dress and possibl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Fuck Guilty Pleasures: Lisa D'Amato Could Be America's Next Top Rap Chick

    ​[Editor's Note: Fuck Guilty Pleasures celebrates the over-produced, commercial, artless, lowbrow music that we believe is genuinely worthwhile. Like, among the best music ever.] Lisa D'Amato won the America's Next Top Model all-star competition last week. Not bad! But we knew her back when s ... More >>

  • Music

    November 10, 2011

    V-Nasty as She Wants to Be

    Kreayshawn's Controversial Associate Tells Her Side

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    V-Nasty on Jail, Being Pregnant At 15, and Why Oakland Is Not Where It's At

    Fred Harper​See also: *As Nasty As She Wants to Be: Kreayshawn's Controversial Associate Finally Tells Her Side of the Story *Free V-Nasty; Why I'm Fascinated by Kreayshawn's Controversial Crewmate *Our review of Kreayshawn's show at The Roxy Our music feature story this week is on V-Nasty, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Best Posts Of The Week

    Jena Ardell​"It's fucking Halloween, do you know where your skull is?" Glenn Danzig asked the crowd at Gibson Amphitheater on Monday night. Actually, it was his skull that was showing up in strange places this week, as Jena Ardell imagined what scenes from famous movies would look like if Danz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Meet Speak, Who Co-Wrote Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci"

    BrassSpeak​It's an August afternoon in Hollywood, and the shaggy-bearded rapper Speak is snacking on mac 'n' cheese in a recording studio at Atlantic Records. He doesn't seem like he belongs here. For starters, he's wearing beach bum attire: sun-bleached peach board shorts and Sperry Top-Sid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Kreayshawn Has a Video Game, In Which She Shoots Down "Basic Bitches"

    Beth Maher​See also: Van Halen Assteroidz Is Back! She ain't no Princess Peach, but Kreayshawn now has her very own video game. Kreayshawn: The Game bowed earlier this month, courtesy of Toronto-based illustrator-cum-game-designer Beth Maher. The 8-bit creation places the L.A. rapper alongsid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Pictures Of Rappers' Cats, and a Snoop Dogg Feline Bombshell!

    ​Last week we brought you pictures of jazz players with presidents. It was pretty awesome, particularly Duke Ellington and Richard Nixon. But now, something even better: Pictures of rappers' cats! Fact is, while canines are a common subject (and metaphor) in hip-hop songs, felines don't appea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Kreayshawn's Impromptu Birthday Party - Freak City - September 25, 2011

    David BallThe birthday girl ​Kreayshawn's Birthday Party Freak City September 25, 2011 Around 9:30 last night, just as I was settling in for the evening, I got a message from Freak City's Rick Ross. "Krea just decided to have her birthday party at Freak City tonight. Wanna come by?" Well, du ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Sirah: Your New Favorite Female Rapper Indie Pop Princess

    ​A couple of years ago, Sirah, a young, white, female California rapper, was on the rise. She was in talks with major labels. She was about to release an album. She stitched together her outfits with two-dollar thrift store finds and no Fendi. Sound familiar? But unlike Kreayshawn, the white ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Are Kreayshawn and the White Girl Mob About to Skip Town?

    V-Nasty with Don Cannon at Atlanta's Mansion ​It's been rough times for the L.A.-based White Girl Mob, particularly Kreayshawn. Maybe that's why shortly after their recent show here, her crewmate V-Nasty tweeted that she and Kreayshawn had purchased an apartment in Chicago. Meanwhile, last we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Update: Odd Future Video Is Not Open to the Public

    Andrea DomanickNow you can burn shit, too​[See also: Exclusive: Pusha T and Tyler the Creator's "Trouble On My Mind" Video Shoot] Update: Odd Future's management has said that the video shoot is not open to the public. Don't go!Tyler, the Creator's music god Pharrell said, "You can't be me, I'm a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Best Posts of the Week

    Christopher VictorioKreayshawn​After Silver Lake saw its Sunset Junction hopes and dreams come crashing down last Wednesday, West Coast Sound examined the fallout this week. First question: Where's my damn refund? Well, it turns out that if you bought discounted tickets at the Silver Lake Farm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    Free V-Nasty; Why I'm Fascinated By Kreayshawn's Controversial Crewmate

    V-Nasty​(See also: Kreayshawn's Worst Day Ever) On Saturday night Kreayshawn performed in L.A. for the first time since "Gucci Gucci" went viral in May. I was curious to see the show, but not expecting to be completely captivated by V-Nasty, Kreay's controversial cohort in their White Girl Mo ... More >>

  • Music

    August 25, 2011

    Music Picks: Janet Jackson, John Escreet Quartet, DJ Quik, Charles Bradley

    Also, Charlie Haden Quartet West, John Williams, Philip Glass and others

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Top Five Moments from The Game's Hoodmorning (No Typo)

    ​On his new mixtape, Hoodmorning (No Typo), Game insults his haters' geographical acumen. "I'm in Cannes, France," he barks. "You don't know where that shit is." This might not be the strongest diss ever, but there's much to like on the tape; his voice is plaintively expressive, and he has an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Spaceghostpurrp Ft. Speak: "Way Back," Or What We're Listening To Instead of "Otis"

    Spaceghostpurrp and Speak​While you were running back Jay Z and Kanye's impossibly out-of-touch single "Otis" last weekend, Spaceghostpurrp and Speak were recording in Miami's Poe Boy studios. While you were recalling Jigga and 'Ye's humble roots, two of today's realest rising rappers were t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    MTV VMA Best New Artist Nominees: A Field Guide to Kreayshawn, Big Sean, Foster the People, Tyler the Creator, and Wiz Khalifa

    Kreayshawn​Article by Shea Serrano On Sunday, August 28th, MTV's Video Music Awards will wander into town. MTV, by the way, is a television station. They play music and whatnot, but more importantly, they allow a handsome troglodyte named CT to exist. Also, younger readers: A television s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Lil Wayne Freestyles Over Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci" on Sorry 4 the Wait

    ​Hate her or love her, you can't deny Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci." The beat sticks in your head like bubblegum to your shoe on a hot-as-all-hell New Orleans' summer day. Guess it got lodged in Lil Wayne's brain, too, since his freestyle over the beat was just released. While we all wait throu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Kreayshawn Performs Live in London, Doesn't Look Alive

    Star ForemanKreayshawn​When we interviewed L.A.-via-The Bay rapper Kreayshawn back in May, she told us she was about to perform her fifth show ever. Recently, after signing with Columbia, she announced a 5-city tour at the end of the summer. First, though, she jetted off to spread the swag c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Meet Death Grips: The Beast Lurking In The Shadows Is Set To Change the Hip-Hop Game

    ​"I close my eyes and seize it I clench my fists and beat it I light my torch and burn it I am the beast I worship... I am the beast I worship" As the media is shining its hip-hop spotlight on Los Angeles, there is a monster growing in the state's forgotten capital.  Drummer Zach Hill (He ... More >>

  • Music

    June 16, 2011

    Kreayshawn: Overnight Sensation

    ​"I close my eyes and seize it I clench my fists and beat it I light my torch and burn it I am the beast I worship... I am the beast I worship" As the media is shining its hip-hop spotlight on Los Angeles, there is a monster growing in the state's forgotten capital.  Drummer Zach Hill (He ... More >>

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