West Coast Hip Hop

biography

Marion "Suge" Knight is an American music executive best known as the cofounder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Emerging in the early 1990s, Death Row Records became the mo...

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The phrase “The Game Calabasas” commonly refers to Calicoolcaucas, the rapper The Game in relation to his ties to Calabasas, a city in Los Angeles County known for luxury li...

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Arabian Prince is an American rapper, producer, and founding member of N.W.A., best known for early work shaping West Coast gangsta rap. This overview of Arabian Prince discogra...

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Born David L. Row Jr. in 1972 in Compton, California, Arabian Prince is an American rapper, record producer, and songwriter. He is best known as a founding member of N.W.A and f...

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Schoolboy Q, born Quincy Matthew Hanley on October 26, 1986, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California, closely associated with the Black Hippy collective. He grew up i...

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Coco Ice is an American rapper and songwriter who emerged from the West Coast hip-hop scene and is best known for her association with artist Ice Cube. This evergreen profile ou...

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Vince Staples is an American rapper and songwriter from Long Beach, California, known for concise, detail-rich storytelling about street life, systemic challenges, and personal...

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DJ Quik, born David Blake and frequently credited as Quik, is an American rapper, record producer, and DJ from Compton, California. Emerging in the late 1980s, he became a centr...

Biography & Profile

Michel'le, often stylized as Michel'le Toussaint, was born on December 5, 1970, in Los Angeles, California, United States. Raised in the predominantly African American neighborh...

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YG, born Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson on March 9, 1990, in Compton, California, is a West Coast rapper whose candid storytelling and gang-affiliated sound helped define the region...