To declare Ice Cube a West Coast rap god is in no way diminishing his influence on hip hop by adding a regional distinction.

Flewnt and Inkabee were lauded for their 'mesmerising' performance on America's Got Talent. But a social media photo prompted ...

Books & the Arts An elegiac retelling of rap’s origins, Hip-Hop Is History also ends with a sense of hope. This Juneteenth ...

The 21 & Over project was one of the few examples of West Coast Hip Hop that wasn’t oversaturated with California gang life. Instead, Tha Liks were a part of the Cali movement of MCs who had to ...

East Coast-based hip-hop drew heavily on jazz samples and was generally characterized by rougher-edged, jazz-sample-based beats. On the West Coast, “gangsta” rap was the order of the day ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, KQED’s story series on Bay Area hip-hop history. D-Ray’s photographs ... Sponsored And to think, this West Coast cultural historian could’ve been a ...

Lil Wayne broke his silence on the NFL's selection of Kendrick Lamar as the Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner in New Orleans ...

Lamar’s Super Bowl headlining gig follows that of Usher, which became the most-watched halftime performance of all time and ...

With the legendary hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan headlining the Congo Square Stage later that day, glbl wrmng’s set also ...

Hip hip talents Beni Bjah and Flewnt on the set of the film clip for 'Throw Away the Keys' filmed at Fremantle Prison Credit: Image supplied 'Throw Away the Keys' references and highlights ...

Rapper, actor and Big3 basketball league co-founder Ice Cube prepares for the release of his 11th studio album and ...