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Our Most Popular Stories of 2012

It was a great year for the L.A. Weekly music section and our West Coast Sound blog. On the print side, we specialized in well-reported profiles, news stories, and essays that helped our readers understand better the music they love. On the blog we churned out compulsively-readable pieces that start ... More >>

A Really Bad Snoop Dogg Impersonator Is on the Loose

Not too long ago I received an email from a friendly Danish man (is there any other kind) named Christian Jørgensen, whose judgment I immediately trusted because of the slash through his 'o.' But that was not the right assessment. He asked me to publish some pictures of a man he'd met "on a travel ... More >>

The Time My Dad Played "Nuthin' But a G Thang" At Our Church

I remember precisely where I was the first time I heard Dr. Dre's "Nuthin' But A G Thang": The song came out back when I was around 11. I'd accidentally avoided hearing it for the first few weeks/months it was out because my parents were pretty good at being parents. (Also, I was WAY more concerne ... More >>

Marijuana Users' Rights Prompt Santa Monica to Reverse Smoking Ban

The Santa Monica City Council earlier this month voted to approve a jaw-dropping ban of smoking in your own apartment. But on "second reading," when a final vote was required, the council backed down. Why? Members forgot to take into consideration the smoking rights of medical marijuana patients. ... More >>

Best of Coachella: Sunday, April 22

See also: Our complete Coachella coverage By the third day of Coachella's second weekend -- the sixth and final day of this year's festival -- folks had more or less learned to ignore the dust and the heat. Here are our intrepid writers' favorite things about the final hours of the 2012 event.

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 >>

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 >>

World Famous V.I.P. Records Officially Closes

c/o Kelvin AndersonOwner Kelvin Anderson Sr. with Craig Mack, left, and Notorious B.I.G., right​For 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 >>

Snoop and Wiz Khalifa's "Young, Wild and Free": Why This Song Sucks

[Editor's note: Why This Song Sucks determines why particular tracks blow using science. It appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday.] See also: Snoop Dogg's Player's Ball 2011 - Marbella - December 17, 2011 Song: Snoop and Wiz Khalifa's "Young, Wild and Free" History: "Young, Wild and Free" i ... More >>

Snoop Dogg's Player's Ball 2011 - Marbella - December 17, 2011

Andrea Domanick Bishop Don "Magic" Juan​Snoop Dogg's Player's Ball 2011 A Benefit For Bishop Don "Magic" Juan Marbella December 17, 2011 Let's just get this out of the way: It is hard out here for a pimp. That is, if you're Bishop Don "Magic" Juan anyway, a reformed Chicago pimp who became a ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Music Picks: Linda Perhacs, Joni's Jazz, L.A. Phil, the Go-Go's

Also, J*DaVey, the Decemberists, Dragon Head, Wye Oak and others

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 >>

Medical Marijuana is The New Midol? California Docs Pitch Cannabis to Fairer Sex

vintagegraphictees.comMarijuana, girl.​In Los Angeles, the cannabis club capital of the nation, we know that medical marijuana is good for, well, whatever you write down on the clipboard in the pot doc's office. Bad backs, migraines, sore muscles, break-ups, raves, Snoop Dogg concerts. But, ... More >>

Interview: Thundercat, Brainfeeder's Bass Master General

​ Thundercat - Daylight by BRAINFEEDER When L.A.'s world-class beat/electronica crew Brainfeeder takes over the Fonda later this week, you'll spot one guy up there making music the (comparatively) old-fashioned way. Him with the extraterrestrial sense of style and supernatural ability ... More >>

VIDEO: Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa Kicked off Mira Costa High Campus for Shooting 'Questionable' Music Video

Never too old to get kicked off campus.​The children of Mira Costa High were this close to seeing their Manhattan Beach campus catapulted into the stoner-rap hall of fame this month. Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg, two of SoCal fattest potheads, had chosen Mira Costa as the set of their stoniest v ... More >>

Top Ten Things You Need To Know About Snoop Dogg's New Album "Doggumentary"

​Just a few days after being mourner-of-honor at the funeral of former associate Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg hogged the hip-hop limelight once again by releasing all the tracks of his much-awaited album Doggumentary two days before the official release via moribund social network oddity MySpace. 10 ... More >>

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 >>

Snoop Dogg Wants to Get You Blasted With His New Four Loko-Inspired Drink

Snoop Dogg Wants to Get You Blasted With New Four Loko Style Drink

Snoop Dogg Remembers Nate Dogg: "All Doggs Go to Heaven"

Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg: All Doggs go to heaven​ Fellow 213 member and close friend Snoop Dogg took to Twitter as soon as he received news of the passing of beloved hip-hop and RnB singer Nate Dogg. Here are his heartfelt message about his partner in rhyme:

Is Snoop Dogg Offering To Endorse L.A. Marijuana Shops For Cash?

It ain't no fun, if Snoop Dogg can't have some (of that endorsement money)?​L.A. pot shops are buzzing about an email pitch from a company that says, vaguely, that a pro-cannabis celebrity endorsement from the likes of Snoop Dogg could increase business by up to 75 percent. Some are wondering ... More >>

Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg: Exclusive Live Footage Last Night for LA Weekly

Wiz Khalifa makes his major label debut of, "Black and Yellow," with DJ Snoop Dogg at 300 Bowling Lane in Anaheim, CA last night. "Black and Yellow" being the first offering from his 2011 Rostrum Records/Atlantic Records release. These two pot enthusiasts, Snoop and Wiz, announced their joint movie ... More >>

Snoop Dogg's "A Christmas Story" (NSFW)

​Soft drink company Pepsi, for some inexplicable reason, asked Snoop Dogg to read a peculiar version of "A Christmas Story." Audio is NSFW:

Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg (featuring Akon): New Video for Dre's Single "Kush" Just Released

​Red-letter day in Cali hip-hop: Dr. Dre has just released the new video for the much-awaited single from his upcoming album Detox: "Kush," featuring the most likable man in the game, Snoop Dogg, and hook-provider Akon. This is the song that answers the question "Why does Snoop smoke so much w ... More >>

Most Polls On Prop. 19, California's Marijuana Legalization Effort, Way Off

Polls were off when it came to Prop. 19.​What were some of these pollsters smoking? Prop. 19, the California initiative that would have legalized pot, ultimately failed 46 percent (in favor) to nearly 54 percent (opposed). But some polls had it much closer: SurveyUSA's data from last week had ... More >>

Hennessy or Cristal?: Top Ten Booze-Pimping Rap Lyrics

Jay-Z gazes upon the glory of BevMo!​It's a top ten of the hip-hop verses we all know and love, that promote the liquor we've all loved but can't remember (because of how much we loved it). 10. In a very special Snoop Dogg track called "Stoplight," Snoop educates the layman on the proper way ... More >>

Prop. 19, California's Marijuana Legalization Effort, Failing In Yet Another Poll

The Calvin Broadus effect seems to be failing marijuana legalization backers.​Worst news yet for pot-legalization backers: Prop. 19 is losing in a poll this week that had been commissioned by ABC7 and other news outlets. For the first time in such a "robo" poll, the cannabis effort was losing ... More >>

COME ON AND TAKE A TRAIN RIDE

The Calvin Broadus effect seems to be failing marijuana legalization backers.​Worst news yet for pot-legalization backers: Prop. 19 is losing in a poll this week that had been commissioned by ABC7 and other news outlets. For the first time in such a "robo" poll, the cannabis effort was losing ... More >>

Frat Boys Rejoice: California Legalizes Free Alcohol Samples At Grocery Stores

​Ah, the California legislature. It can't balance a budget to save the state's life. Nineteen million plastic bags in landfills, waterways and gutters each year? No prob for this bunch. And one-third of all bills in Sacramento have special-interest sponsors and are twice as likely to pass as t ... More >>

Snoop Dogg Shouts Out Güeros in Song With Long Beach Indie Funk Producer Quazedelic

Long Beach funk producer Quazedelic meets Snoop Dogg on "Hold On"​Quazedelic -- a.k.a. Quaze, a.k.a. the Electric Church Dogg -- is, in case the etymology wasn't a tip-off, not only a disciple of George Clinton's legendary Funkadelic band, but a close homie of Snoop Dogg's. The Long Beach fun ... More >>

Snoop Dogg Mayer Hawthorne Bromance, Pt. 3: The Remix

Doggthorne 637​West Coast Sound has gone to great lengths to keep you abreast of the now officially full-blown creative bromance between L.A. rap legend Snoop Dogg and rising Culver City soulster Mayer Hawthorne. We were first on the scene when the fellas' respective Twitter feeds hinted at a ... More >>

Snoop Dogg Endorses Cupcake-Shaped Beanies

INT. SMOKY ROOM DEEP WITHIN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY HEADQUARTERS - NIGHT The late 1990s. A group of shady white guys are sitting around a boardroom-type table. Framed gold and platinum records all around them. JENKINS: Wait, let me see if I get this right--we're gonna rebrand Calvin as a kid-friendly p ... More >>

Snoop Dogg to Lead the 2010 Countdown at YOUR New Year's Party [MP3]

'Malice N Wonderland'​Staying in for New Year's Eve? Playing laptop DJ to an intimate set of friends? Completely lacking television, radio, Internet radio, or any other method of access to the party-happy outside world? Boy, has Snoop Dogg got the thing for you. Via his Twitter account this ... More >>

New Snoop Tracks Leak: Is He Gunning for the Red State Vote? [MP3]

Snoop Dogg has always donned blue, but Malice N Wonderland might just be aimed at the Red States and the Fox News constituency. Snoop's always worn blue, but is he gunning for the red states?​ First came the album's black velvet-worthy cover art by Mister Cartoon, and last night Snoop hoste ... More >>

Dodgers Ticketmobile Hits the Streets

Frank McCourt didn't want to spring for shuttle buses to take fans to Dodger Stadium this season, but his organization is now sending out a ticket truck to sell game tickets to local communities. Launched yesterday in a publicity campaign that featured rapper Snoop Dogg, the truck will appear in L.A ... More >>

A Little Something for the Lakers Fans: Great Songs About Our Team

It might be a hellish commute tonight with a host of Lakers flag-sporting vehicles anxiously crawling across the freeways in the hopes that their drivers can get home in time to catch the first game of the NBA Finals, where the Lakers square off against Orlando's Magic at 6 p.m. Instead of stressin ... More >>

Snoop Dogg's Medical Marijuana Card: Don't Leave Home Without It

According to TMZ, Long Beach rapper Snoop Dogg chivalrously stepped into a potentially awkward situation at a Norfolk, Virginia hotel, when he claimed that a package of pot mailed from Canada to one of the Doggfather's crew -- was actually intended for him. Snoop then flashed his California medical ... More >>

Snoop Dogg After Dark: Interview Lite

According to TMZ, Long Beach rapper Snoop Dogg chivalrously stepped into a potentially awkward situation at a Norfolk, Virginia hotel, when he claimed that a package of pot mailed from Canada to one of the Doggfather's crew -- was actually intended for him. Snoop then flashed his California medical ... More >>

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 >>

After Celebrating the Inauguration of America's First Black President, Watch Snoop Dogg Build His Own "Man Cave"

Yes, we Americans have Seen the Mountaintop, we have climbed the highest peaks and are gazing across the valley at the beauty before us. What, what's that over there? Check this press release for the DIY Network's show, Man Cave, airing tonight. DIY NETWORK HOOKS SNOOP DOGG UP WITH A MAN CAVE ... More >>

Snoop Goes Country! Snoop Dogg Live at Fox Studios, March 6

photos by Timothy Norris Snoop Dogg gigged with an 18-piece backing band in a Fox Studio sound room last night for the Nissan Live series shown on Yahoo! Music, and now that I’ve pimped the corporate affiliates that made this evening of taping possible, let’s just say right off the bat: I have ... More >>

Christmas Charity Shows

There are several Christmas charity shows (and just plain Christmas themed shows) around time this month, like Snoop Dogg's Smokin' Christmas Party at the House of Blues on the 15th (and don't forget Snoop's timelessChristmas classic "Servin' Season!"), and Aimee Mann's second annual Christmas show ... More >>

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 >>

Moment of Truce

After a five-year war, Snoop and Tha Dogg Pound reunite for love, profits and West Coast pride. Ben Quiñones catches the buzz.

Live in LA

Sunset Junction August 27-28 Snoop Dogg/Red Hot Chili Peppers/Ice Cube at the Greek, August 25

Live in LA

Sunset Junction August 27-28 Snoop Dogg/Red Hot Chili Peppers/Ice Cube at the Greek, August 25

A Perfect Pop Plan

Sunset Junction August 27-28 Snoop Dogg/Red Hot Chili Peppers/Ice Cube at the Greek, August 25