Los Angeles has always been more than just palm trees and Hollywood glitz — it’s the heartbeat of West Coast Hip Hop. The city’s rap scene introduced the world to g-funk, gangsta rap and artists who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some rap songs reflect the deep connection artists feel to their roots and the places that shaped their identities. These tracks ...

For a few minutes on Sunday evening, the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans was teleported 1,895 miles away to the city of Compton, Calif. Kendrick Lamar, the first solo rapper to headline the NFL Super ...

*On November 22, iconic rapper and filmmaker Ice Cube dropped his latest album, Man Down, which promises to deliver the quintessential sound and spirit of West Coast hip-hop. The album features a ...

Born in Punjab, India and raised in South Sacramento, California, Rajan Sahota represents a new generation of global artists reshaping the sound of hip-hop. His music fuses the bounce of the West ...

On this day in 1995, West Coast hip-hop trio Tha Alkaholiks released their sophomore album, Coast II Coast, solidifying their place as one of their era’s most underrated but highly respected groups.

It was 1991. The Pharcyde—Bootie Brown, Imani, Fatlip, and Slimkid3—were spending most of their time in Inglewood, California, at South Central Unit (SCU) studios recording demos, writing lyrics, and ...

Suga Free praises Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre and more for revitalizing West Coast Hip-Hop. Suga Free has praised Kendrick Lamar, in addition to Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, for reviving West ...