Kurupt, whose real name is Ricardo Emmaneul Brown, was born in Philadelphia, but he made his name in the rap game on the West ...

The influential rapper launched his music career in the early 1990s and has collaborated with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre.

West Coast hip hop legend Yukmouth took the reins of the "TMZ After Dark" tour this weekend ... and he had the bus absolutely rocking.

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

Producer Mustard confronted OVO collaborator Boi-1da over contradictory statements about West Coast rap, revealing private messages praising Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” despite public criticism of ...

(The Root) — From Snoop Dogg and Ice-T to Tupac and Eazy-E, West Coast rappers have made an undeniable impact on hip-hop. Photographer Michael Miller was there during their heyday in the 1990s to ...

Kendrick Lamar's sweep at the 2025 Grammys — winning five of the five categories that his 2024 song "Not Like Us" was nominated in — capped a triumphant year for the rapper, who managed to make a ...

ICYMI, there’s another rap feud going on, at least on wax. Amid lyrical tensions between Joey Bada$$ and several West Coast voices, New Orleans rapper and activist Dee-1 is stepping in with a message ...

On this day in 1995, Compton’s own DJ Quik dropped his third studio album, Safe + Sound, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of West Coast hip-hop. Released through Profile Records, the ...

A lineup of legendary West Coast hip-hop artists will perform at the Iowa Event Center for the “Kings of the West” concert on Friday, July 11. Bobby Dee & Wynn ...

Ice Cube: "Too $hort is simply great. He still got one of of the purest rap styles of early rap. And he still uses it to this day and it still works. I used to trip ...