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 ...

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 ...

Legendary West Coast rapper Kurupt has been hospitalized for several weeks with undisclosed health issues, sparking concern ...

DJ Akademiks has ignited a contentious discussion about West Coast hip-hop, challenging the region’s musical influence through provocative comments during a recent livestream. The controversial ...

Barely out of their teens at the time, the Pharcyde helped lead West Coast hip-hop into a new era with their jazz-infused beats and a lyrical style that sharply contrasted the gangsta rap that ...

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 ...

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 ...