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June 17, 2008
Live in LA: Lil Wayne at House of Blues, June 16
Lil Wayne at the House of Blues, June 16, 2008 All photos by Timothy Norris How did this little dude with a mouthful of gold and a head full of rhymes become the biggest music industry story of the year? With his cartoon good looks -- glistening gold teeth too big for his mouth, dreadlocks too l ... More >>
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July 7, 2008
Girl Talk: One Trick Pony, or 21st Century Steinski?
Girl Talk: One Trick Pony, or 21st Century Steinski? By Ian Cohen If you’re the kind of poor soul who watches the workday tick away at places like ilxor.com, June has been Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Tet and the Feast of Maximum Occupancy all rolled into one. Not only have we experienced the ... More >>
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August 1, 2008
The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of the Half Year
Yes, I'm aware that this is a month late. I never said punctuality was my strong suit. (That would be rambling, stoned gibberish. ) Look for the best 10 non-rap albums sometime next week. 10 (tie). Nico the Beast-No Beast So Fierce Genre purists and anyone weaned on that mid-90s school of sav ... More >>
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September 3, 2008
The Dull Competence of T.I.'s "Swagger Like Us"
I like "Swagger Like Us." Sort of. Its goals are minimal: Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, T.I. and Kanye trade bars about their mutual awesomeness over a sampled hook courtesy of M.I.A's "Paper Planes." The sort of manufactured "posse cut" that's been in vogue for the past few years, with little connection betw ... More >>
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December 24, 2008
2008's Top Ten Pop Songs
By Annie Zaleski Pop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The ... More >>
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December 23, 2008
Busted Rhymes: The Top 10 Most Preposterous Rap Songs of 2008
By Ben Westhoff Hip-hop A-listers including Rick Ross, Akon and Plies were caught grossly exaggerating their gangster credentials this year. (Turns out they were painfully law-abiding. The horror!) But even if your favorite rapper wasn't caught in a lie, you can bet he or she put out a hilariously ... More >>
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December 16, 2008
Weiss' 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2008 (#50-26)
Over the next two weeks, myself and a very talented cadre of contributors will be emulating the book above. Unlike said tome, it won't cost money and you'll get free MP3s--which, presumably, serve a tangible purpose. Now go cry into your near-beer, Phillip Ardagh, you lovable rogue. 50. Redman ft ... More >>
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December 17, 2008
Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers
You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were dem ... More >>
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December 17, 2008
Weiss' 25 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2008
25. Prafit-"Nice Weather" The nice weather is long gone--the ostensibly immutable Los Angeles sun blotted by kidney colored clouds and cold rain. So Prafit's ode to the sizzle of July feels like an antique postcard documenting endless light, chicken breasts smothered in BBQ sauce, and basement ... More >>
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December 22, 2008
The Worst Lyrics of 2008: NCAA-Style Showdown
By Rob Harvilla And now it's time for the "I love you like a fat kid loves cake" memorial Worst Lyrics of 2008, March Madness-style tournament, this year a terrifying melange of appalling oral-sex requests, bargain-bin philosophies, grammatical atrocities, and cringe-inducing pillow talk. To elev ... More >>
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December 31, 2008
The 50 Best Albums of the Year (#10-1) (Sponsored By My Secret Identity )
And people acted surprised when Jerry O' Connell landed Rebecca Romjin. 10. Why? Alopecia (Anticon) It's tough to write about Why?'s breakout record without anxiously jotting down a few choice lyrics from songwriter Yoni Wolf's notebook. Not to downplay its musicianship, but Alopecia is forem ... More >>
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November 22, 2007
Mixed Messages
The mixtape scene slowly rebounds nearly a year after DJ Drama�s bust
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February 17, 2009
Lil Wayne Announces Springtime Gibson Amphitheatre Show
Hopefully it'll be with the New Orleans musicians he gigged with at the Grammys, but we're not holding our breath. Just as long as its not Lil Wayne's "rock project." The date is Sunday, March 29. Tix go on sale Saturday, Feb 21 at 1 p.m., but they're through Ticketmaster, so it's not like you hav ... More >>
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March 26, 2009
SXSSXSW Day 4/Days Late (Pt. 1): On Rap/Rock, The Legacy of the Beasties, and Asher Roth Vs. The Knux
Other than freshman Delta Sigma Theta rushes at Cal-State Chico, no substrata of the American population has worse taste in rock than rappers. Sure, your little brother likes Fall Out Boy, but eventually, he's going to grow up and discover The Clash, then weed, then hopefully Junior Murvin and Lee ... More >>
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March 27, 2009
SXSW Day 4 (Pt. 2): On Rap/Rock, The Legacy of the Beasties, and Asher Roth Vs. The Knux
Almost 25 years have elapsed since the Rick Rubin-helmed, Licensed to Ill found the Beasties staking their claim as the first major rap group to incorporate guitar-hero rawk ("Rock Box" aside). Such juxtaposition seems prosaic today, but it's almost impossible to grasp how revolutionary sampling L ... More >>
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December 18, 2008
Rock Picks: The Duke Spirit, New York Dolls, Lil Wayne
Also, Darker My Love, X, Legal Weapon, and others
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September 4, 2008
L.A. Music Publisher's Suit Against Lil Wayne Threatens to Rewrite Rules on Mixtapes
Karma policed
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June 12, 2008
Lil Wayne The Carter III
Eclectic giddy fun
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June 12, 2008
Gettin' Giddy With Lil Wayne
Few contemporary rappers are more fun to listen to
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April 29, 2009
Follow That Story: Lil Wayne Sues Producer After Being Sued by LA-Based Urband & Lazar Publishing
Last fall the LA Weekly wrote a story about an LA-based publishing company, Urband & Lazar, who was suing Lil Wayne for using an uncleared sample in one of his mixtape songs, "Once," written by a singer named Karma-Ann Swanepoel. Wayne's song, "I Feel Like Dying," contains a chorus sung by Swanepoel ... More >>
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June 4, 2008
Wale Realizes the Full Potential of the Mixtape
Last November, Zeus wrote a post dissecting the differences between albums and mixtapes for the benefit of crits and fans who had been mistakenly conflating Pusha-T rhyming over old G-Unit beats for high art. It happens. The post may have been a tad heavy-handed, but its point was salient. More of ... More >>
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June 4, 2008
Lil Wayne to Play House of Blues on June 16
I'll post Lil Wayne's incendiary anti-Bush song, "Georgia Bush," any chance I get, as most people don't know one of the best protest songs of the 21st century. Released as the last track on DJ Drama and Lil Wayne's Dedication 2 mixtape that dropped in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Weezy, a New ... More >>
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April 23, 2008
Record cover design finally catches up with "the new ugly"?
Race to the bottom: Lil Wayne vs. Weezer. Worstest record cover wins.
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April 16, 2008
Weiss' Muxtape #1-Science and Metaphors Will Slow Up the Dough
I've resisted the Muxtape meme that's been spreading across the blogosphere over the past month, but when Goathair of the very excellent Blowtorch blog, asked me why I hadn't made one to entertain him at work, I didn't really have much of an answer other than mumbling a few asides about th ... More >>
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February 20, 2008
An Interview With Pete Rock
Pete Rock needs no introduction. His new album NY's Finest drops on Tuesday. While it might not be a classic on the level of a Soul Survivors or Mecca & The Soul Brother, it's a strong record with occasionally great moments. But buyer beware: Jim Jones yells "floooosssssiiiin'" no less than fo ... More >>
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February 4, 2008
Wale: Actually Worth the Hype
The buzz surrounding the 23-year old Washington DC rapper Wale has grown pretty loud in the last month or two. Everyone from Entertainment Weekly to Rolling Stone and XXL have profiled the guy. Hell, Urb even put him on the cover of their150th issue (Though I'll admit that when I saw Wale surround ... More >>
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December 13, 2007
10 Haikus About 2007's Most Overhyped Albums
Animal Collective-Strawberry Jam Sounds Like Bad Acid Trip At arcade in New Jersey Let Panda roam solo. Arcade Fire-Neon Bible Right now in heaven Toole Composes Lengthy Indictment Against Neon Bible.
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December 6, 2007
The 25 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2007 Pt. 2 (#19-15)
This list has very little to do with Back to the Future II. However, I am writing it from the inside of a Delorean. 19. Pete Rock ft. Styles P & Sheek Louch-"914" Released by Nature Sounds in January as the single from Pete Rock' s still shelved New York's Finest record, "914" has inevitably bec ... More >>
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November 10, 2009
Lil' Wayne Documentary Sells Out, Adds Show Tonight
LA Record reports that Cinefamily has added a second showing of the Sundance-endorsed documentary The Carter: Lil' Wayne tonight at 10:30 pm. Hurry and get your tickets. The original 8 pm showing for the film's LA premiere is already sold out. The Cinefamily is at what many people still call "th ... More >>
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December 3, 2009
Flying Lotus Remixes Lil Wayne [MP3]
Here's something good for a Thursday afternoon: Lil Wayne tracks reimagined by LA beat king Flying Lotus. We snagged these from Jeff Weiss' great Passion of the Weiss blog yesterday -- four tracks, two vocals and two instrumentals -- and would highly recommend you do the same. For now, you can grab ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week
Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: --Before Venice went vegan. [Eating LA] --Sara Lee goes lo-so. [Chicago Tribune] --Smell, don't swallow: Can food aromas satiate hunger? [POPSCI] --Climate change affects our food, too! Food secur ... More >>
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March 19, 2010
Gaga, Taylor and Wayne, Oh My! The Napkin Holder Plays Space 15 Twenty
The T-shirt reborn.On Saturday evening, Hollywood's Space 15 Twenty celebrates the opening of its Planet White T-Shirt exhibition, conceived by L.A. arts organizer Triple-Major and benefiting Designers Against AIDS. The installation, which runs through April 18, promises to re-imagine and tr ... More >>
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August 23, 2010
Across the Universe: Lil Wayne Plays Uno, Weezer to Play 'Blue Album,' 'Pinkerton,' Faith Evans Arrested
Across the Universe: Lil Wayne Plays Uno, Weezer to Play 'Blue Album,' 'Pinkerton,' Faith Evans Arrested
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September 2, 2010
Is Sizzurp the New Absinthe? In Honor of T.I.'s Arrest, 10 Videos Inspired by the Purple-Eyed Demon
In honor of rapper T.I.'s arrest last night, which may be sizzurp-related, we've assembled a selection of videos by artists celebrating the illegal purple drank (a combination of soda, codeine-rich cough syrup and, occasionally, Jolly Ranchers). There's so much lean-inspired music out there that w ... More >>
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October 18, 2010
Across the Universe: New Flying Lotus Video, Weezer Best Coast, RHCP Lawsuit, R.I.P Eyedea
Across the Universe: New Flying Lotus Video, Weezer Best Coast, RHCP Lawsuit, R.I.P Eyedea
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November 5, 2010
Lady Rapper Pony P on Lil Wayne's Incarceration and Freedom: "I Wrote Him Letters Expressing My Concern, He Sent me Back a Bag of ______"
Pony P celebrates Weezy's freedom.Wheat germ? Probably not, but as readers may know, rapper Lil Wayne was released from Rikers Island yesterday after serving eight months on a gun possession charge. Even former president Bill Clinton was excited for the occasion (read on), and while some fan ... More >>
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November 8, 2010
Pulp Reunite, Best Coast / Marnie Stern Feud Continues, Rent 2 Damn High Guy Autotuned, and More News From Across the Universe
Pulp Reunite, Best Coast / Marnie Stern Feud Continues, Rent 2 Damn High Guy Autotuned, and More News From Across the Universe
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February 16, 2011
Mash-Up of the Day: Lil Wayne the Soundtrack to "Escape from New York" = "Escape from Da Carter"
You were probably thinking, "Man, I love that Lil Wayne, but I sure wish someone would mash up Weezy's raps with the Escape from New York soundtrack..." Alright, your prayers have been answered by an enterprising Danger Mouse-wannabe. Get ready to hear Escape from Da Carter, today's Mash-Up ... More >>
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March 14, 2011
In Like a Lion, Even in L.A.: Our Favorite Songs about Lions
There is an old-wives/Farmer's Almanac weather adage that says March "comes in like a lion, out like a lamb." As residents of Southern California, we are pretty much disqualified from every saying about weather ever, although a few days ago we actually experienced gusting winds that fittingly ... More >>
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June 8, 2011
Top 10 Least Sexy Sex Stunts in Rap Songs
Rappers aren't known for their ability to make our toes curl at the merest suggestion of sex--they leave that to Jill Scott, or Jodeci, or J*Davey. No, they're likely to get us all twisted up in our bedsheets for a different reason--confusion. Hearing one too many lines that made us go, "Hu ... More >>
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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 >>
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September 2, 2011
Best Posts of the Week
Christopher VictorioKreayshawnAfter 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 >>
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September 7, 2011
Top Five Most Tired Rap Cliches
Last week we brought you the 60 worst Lil Wayne lines on Tha Carter IV. Those lyrics are bad mainly because Wayne has stopped exerting effort; he clearly used the first thing that came into his head, even if said thing was, "Nothing standing in my way/ Like nothing's my security." But give ... More >>
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September 13, 2011
Top 5 Most Obnoxious Billboards in Los Angeles
John ZurThe official sneaker of Barry Bonds' career, these "shoes on steroids" can be seen at Santa Monica Blvd. and Sawtelle Blvd.Downtown's planned football stadium could become a Las Vegas-style sea of billboards, as LA Weekly reported this week. But we L.A. drivers already deal with bill ... More >>
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September 16, 2011
Wavves On How They Managed To Get Kicked Out Of Both The VMAs and Lil Wayne's Afterparty
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September 21, 2011
Why This Song Sucks: Birdman's "Y.U. Mad," featuring Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne
By Shea Serrano Welcome to Why This Song Sucks, a new column from West Coast Sound. Unlike Fuck Guilty Pleasures, we're not arguing that something everyone hates on is actually good, we're arguing that certain songs blow. See, here's the thing: This existence, this music writer thing, is p ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Best Posts of the Week
Kelly ClancyLionel BoyceTGIF. Who's ready for a drink? We're here to offer you a bit of pregame entertainment, by way of our best West Coast Sound posts of the week. Let's start by bringing you up to date on our new columns. If you haven't yet, be sure to check out Odd Future member Lionel B ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
The Most Popular Music Posts Of 2011
Josh "CuriousJosh" ReissPeople are freaking psyched about this postMan, y'all did some clicking this year. You must have had, like, a lot of time on your hands, or not been interested in advancing in your professions or hanging out with your family. Well, we at West Coast Sound salute you! We ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
L.A. Flash Mob on the Red Line Sings Adorable Rendition of Lil Wayne's 'How to Love'
Kelly Simpson/KCET"Flashmobber: Harlem gives a thumbs up"Crazy things happening on the subway is not exactly an M.O. of Los Angeles. We admit, New York Shitty usually has us beat in this arena. (Turtles. Surfers. Naked, racist meltdowns. Homeless guys licking their own shoes. Zilla marches. T ... 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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