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February 18, 2013
Sorry, But Kanye Is the GOAT
Kanye West is the greatest hip-hop artist of all time. He's made the best albums and changed the game the most, and his music is the most likely to endure. One thing before we get going: This isn't one of those arguments meant to piss people off or "start a conversation." We really mean it. And, c ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2012
The 15 Most Ridiculous Band Photos
By Daniel Hill Here at West Coast Sound we see literally one shitload of press photos every week. Many of them stick to a template: Gather all band members together, shoulder to shoulder. Make sure no one smiles, ever. Have the artists try to look thoughtful, but also like they are not trying to l ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2012
Here's an Epic Ice-T Interview: Sure, He Once Wore Leather and Spikes, but He'll Still Fuck You Up
See also: *The Original Original Gangsta: Ice-T talks about his star-studded directorial debut, his famous affiliates and his life with Coco in New York *Here Are Pictures of Dr. Dre's New $13 Million House Perhaps because he moved back to the East Coast and became an actor, Ice-T is sometimes over ... More >>
Music
April 12, 2012
Music Picks: Regina Carter, Madness, Melvins, Grace Woodroofe
Also, Neon Indian, Moab, Damien Jurado and others
Blogs
February 28, 2012
Seven Ghostface Killah Songs Showing His Softer Side
See also Ghostface Killah Changes Mind About Online Impersonator Ghostfase: 'Shout Out to My Mini Muse.... Funny Ass Ninja' Story by Reed Fischer Ghostface Killah has flirted with mainstream hip-hop, but has spent most of his career being the critics' favorite rapper -- for good reason. Tony St ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2012
Is Syl Johnson Rich Off of Rap Samples? He Says So
The Grammy-nominated 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 won't be the f ... More >>
Blogs
January 22, 2012
Wu-Tang Clan - Club Nokia - 1/21/12
Wu-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 them. The group's rele ... More >>
Music
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
Blogs
January 14, 2012
Rick Ross and Busta Rhymes - Nokia Theatre - 1/13/12
Rick 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 both factory owners, we both made shells f ... More >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
September 28, 2011
Evidence: A Conscious Rapper Who Doesn't Mind Being Called As Much
See also: Pictures Of Rappers' Cats (Including Evidence's Mr. Drummer) Evidence has a history as a tagger. An apt metaphor since, like graffiti, he's not loud and you can see him everywhere. But only if you're looking. The Los Angeles native came of age in the '90s with Dilated Peoples. Since the ... More >>
Blogs
July 27, 2011
Top Ten Rap Remixes Of '90s R&B Songs
Take thatThis Friday, the Stokely Williams-fronted Mint Condition will be taking the stage at Club Nokia. The group came to prominence in the '90s with the huge hit ballad "What Kind Of Man Would I Be?" But beyond Mint Condition's slick soul moments, the band also embraced the mid-'90s trend ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2011
UPDATE: More Artists Added to Rock the Bells 2011 Lineup
Originally published May 24, 2011, 8:18 p.m. New artists were just announced on the Rock the Bells 2011 lineup:
Music
April 28, 2011
Music Picks: The Psychedelic Furs, Orgone, Raekwon, Beach Fossils, The Raveonettes
Also, Thao & Mirah, Sun Araw, Cass McCombs, Trinket and others
Blogs
February 25, 2011
Travis Barker On His New Hip-Hop Record, Blink 182, The Transplants and his dream collab: Willie Nelson!
Lina Lecaro This drummer definitely gets some. LA hook-ups and hang-outs played a major role in the forthcoming release by Travis Barker, "Can A Drummer Get Some," his hip-hop heavy solo debut featuring a who's who of rap superstars: Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi, Snoop Dogg, Lupe Fiasco, Pharell, RZA ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2011
FREE Raekwon Track: "Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang": Will the Other Wu Members Ever Forgive RZA for "8 Diagrams"?
Raekwon has just released (through Pitchfork) a track from his forthcoming (and much delayed) project Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang. It starts with a lengthy martial-arts-movie style sample that seems to refer to the not-very-beefy beef between the Abbot (RZA) and the rest of the Clan. In case you for ... More >>
Music
December 23, 2010
Slow Soul: The Rise of Neoclassical Soul
Can R. Kelly’s latest be called “throwback” when all of R&B seems to be playing Back to the Future?
Music
December 9, 2010
Rock Picks: DJ Spinna, Bodega Girls, Andre Nickatina, Elevated Suspects
Also, Hilary Hahn, People Under the Stairs, KROQ Almost Acoustic Xmas and others
Music
December 2, 2010
Music Picks: Sweaters, Jonathan Richman, Hanni El Khatib, Henry Rollins
Also, Aloe Blacc, Maren Parusel, the Greenhornes and others
Blogs
December 1, 2010
Is Wu-Tang without the RZA still Wu-Tang?
Not all of these people will be coming to Club Nokia next Sunday...Next Sunday, concert promotion juggernaut Golden Voice is bringing what they claim is the Wu-Tang Clan to Club Nokia. To be more precise, as Mikael Wood pointed out in this week's pick, they're bringing "seven of the eight or ... More >>
Music
November 11, 2010
Music Picks: Amanda Jo Williams, Usher, Masaki Batoh, Procol Harum
Also, Dustin Wong, Greg Dulli, Ghostface Killah
Music
September 23, 2010
Music Picks: Ooh La La Fest, Pavement, Beach House
Also, Kris Kristofferson, the Black Keys, Bettye Lavette and others
Music
May 20, 2010
Music Picks: Evelyn Evelyn, Booker T. Jones, Kaki King, Pete Rock
Also, the National, Entrance Band, Noodles, Bunbury and others
Music
April 1, 2010
Music Picks: Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Bad Religion, Non
Also, The Wedding Present, Phil Alvin and others
Blogs
March 11, 2010
The Long and Winding Road to 'Wu-Massacre'
The latest Wu-Tang-related album is dropping (we are almost certain, though this is the Wu we're talking about, so insert proverbial grain of salt here) on March 20th, and the names on the cover--Ghostface, Method Man and Raekwon--are promoting Wu Massacre in their expectedly eccentric way. Method ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2009
10 Hip Hop Highlights of 2009, from Doom to Raekwon to Antipop and Beyond
Top of the Hip-Hop Or, how Dan LeRoy learned to stop worrying and love da bomb. While year-end, catch-all wrap-ups are common to every musical genre, in no other style of music do they turn into the hand-wringing, "state of the game" examinations that hip-hop seems to provoke. (I've certainly wr ... More >>
Blogs
March 6, 2009
Last Night: Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon Previews New Documentary at Intimate Hollywood Art Gallery
Erin BroadleyEngine Collision Fest director Burke Roberts and Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon Hollywood parking lots are overpriced, especially considering the 10-20 bucks you shell out will get you a big dent in the door, or worse. Last night, in the parking lot of art gallery Studio 1636 off Wilcox and Ho ... More >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
November 21, 2008
Question in the Form of an Answer: An Interview with Chef Raekwon
No introduction necessary. Q: So what brings you out to LA? A: Just business brought me out here. I have an office set up out here and we’re just out here networking and keeping our minds at peace and just working on the album, staying in the studio. I’m doing a lot of things—dealing wit ... More >>
Music
September 18, 2008
Hip-Hop's Greatest Al Green Samples
The Reverend, replicated
Music
August 7, 2008
The Many Moods of Rock the Bells
Hip-hop's been in a lull. Meet the new torchbearers
Blogs
July 21, 2008
Pitchfork Day 3-I Now Pronounce You Hip-Stock
Every time I inasmuch as mention the word "hipster" on the blog these days, some Mensa Mind has to scrawl some stupid, scurrilous statement about how "maaan, all you do is stereotype hipsters and make egregious generalizations and you, Jeff Weiss, are the worst writer in the history of time. Plus, ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2008
Pitchfork Music Festival, Day 2: No Age, the Hold Steady, Fleet Foxes and Blunts the Size of Burritos
Pitchfork Music Festival, Day 2 By Jeff Weiss Tad Kubler of the Hold Steady (Photos by Nick Lucchesi) Sometimes, on your own, you arrive at the realization that "hey, it isn't so bad. I'm attending a music festival for free in a very beautiful city and even though I'm trying hard not to gawk at ... More >>
Music
March 27, 2008
GZA's Liquid Swords of Truth
Artist performs his masterpiece in its entirety this week. Here's why you should care.
Music
February 21, 2008
Record Reviews: Atlas Sound, Chris Walla, The Clipse
Artist performs his masterpiece in its entirety this week. Here's why you should care.
Film+TV
February 7, 2008
Pan African Film Festival: Homeless Rappers, Freedom Fighters
Sixteenth annual event circles the globe
Blogs
January 6, 2008
Weiss' Top 50 Albums of 2007 (#5-1)
5. Dungen-Tio Bitar [Kemado] Dungen did not tour this record in America. This is because the band's mastermind, Gustav Estjes was rumored to be alone in the snowy Swedish hinterlands, ingesting enough hallucinogens to give Hunter S. Thompson pause, and trying to untangle the beautiful mess of sou ... More >>
Music
December 20, 2007
Wu-Tang Clan Still Sting
Sentencing Diagrams: A swarm turns in on itself
Blogs
December 12, 2007
The 25 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2007 Pt. 5 (#5-1)
Even if you are a jewel thief, it is never wise to mess with a man whose name is Sgt. Larvell Jones. 5. Jay-Z ft. Nas-"Success" These two. Thing is, this song shouldn't be this high on my Best Of list. Say these guys hadn't spent a decade trying to fuck each other's baby mama's, Sean Carter an ... More >>
Blogs
November 27, 2007
Wu-Tang Clan's 8 Diagrams
Wu-Tang Clan 8 Diagrams (Loud/SRC/Universal) By Ben Westhoff The long awaited fifth Wu-Tang Clan album, 8 Diagrams, just leaked, and it’s fucking solid. After just a few listens, it’s already in my 2007 top ten, and it will surely battle Graduation for supremacy on hip hop critics’ year-end l ... More >>
Music
December 14, 2006
Rock Picks
For the week of December 14 � 21
Music
April 13, 2006
Killah on the Road
Ghostface returns to the streets � and his own inner weirdo � on Fish Scale
Music
December 15, 2005
The Dude With the Most Cake
Superhustler Damon Dash is sitting on ODB�s last album. What gives?
Music
August 4, 2005
Live in LA
Superhustler Damon Dash is sitting on ODB�s last album. What gives?
Music
July 28, 2005
Rock The Bells!
Summer love-in for underground hip-hop fans
Music
January 18, 2001
Can�t Go to Sleep
Summer love-in for underground hip-hop fans
Music
May 18, 2000
Silver Screams
Music mutilates the movies
Music
March 30, 2000
Sound of the Taurus
Vintage soul to please the people
Music
December 30, 1999
Thieves Like Us
Stalking classic rock with the Charlatans UK
Music
July 8, 1999
A Perfect Pop Plan
Stalking classic rock with the Charlatans UK
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