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It's about to be the "1st of tha Month" and the West is riding again. The hip-hop tour "How The West Was Won" is returning on ...
The emergence of hip-hop out of the West Coast provoked a seismic shift within mainstream music as artist spoke about life in the streets of South Central Los Angeles.
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 ...
Season 1 of Louder Than A Riot focuses on the relationship between hip-hop as an art form and mass incarceration and was recognized by The American Bar Association Silver Gavel Awards and the ...
Kendrick Lamar set 2024 off with his "Like That" verse and since then, other West Coast Hip-Hop acts have stepped up their game tremendously.
Hip Hop Sweet Shop reopened in the Russell neighborhood in late 2024 after a fire shut down its former location. Here's what we tried.
“I can dance West Coast Swing like I came from hip-hop,” Anderson said, “and then I can dance West Coast Swing like I came from ballet.” “It’s addictive,” she added.
With the biggest captive audience of his career, Lamar's performance conjures a medley of hits that spans his 15-year discography, and featured R&B star SZA as a special guest.
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 ...
Kendrick Lamar brought West Coast hip hop, Uncle Sam and Serena Williams to the Super Bowl Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome.