As if No Limit Records wasn’t already stacked in their VERZUZ battle with Cash Money at ComplexCon, leave it up to Snoop Dogg ...

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 ...

The legendary showdown between Cash Money Records and No Limit Records lit up ComplexCon in Las Vegas this weekend as Verzuz made its long-awaited return and no one stole the show quite like Snoop ...

To declare Ice Cube a West Coast rap god is in no way diminishing his influence on hip hop by adding a regional distinction. It serves as a reminder that Cube – first with the group N.W.A and shortly ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When I think of West Coast rap, I think of palm trees swaying, lowriders cruising, and that unmistakable G-funk groove riding underneath it all. And right in the heart of that sound?

Havoc, 51, was born Kejuan Muchita and raised in New York. His partner in Mobb Deep, rapper Albert “Prodigy” Johnson, died in ...

The ultra-creative LA rapper P.E.A.C.E., a member of the hugely influential LA group Freestyle Fellowship, has passed away.

When people think of West Coast hip-hop, they tend to refer to the Los Angeles rap scene. However, if you travel up California state a few hundred miles, you'll notice that the Bay Area has always had ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. If you ...