west coast
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San Josean MC Antwon hops on a cut from Wiki‘s recent Lil Me mixtape.
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A raw collection of tracks recorded by Kendrick Lamar over the past few years, mostly between the releases of good kid, m.A.A.d city (review) and To Pimp a Butterfly (review).
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One of hip hop’s eeriest and most elusive artists, Bones, returns with an improved sound on his latest mixtape.
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Another untitled and unreleased track by Kendrick Lamar, performed last night on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
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N.W.A. put Compton, California on the map with this landmark 1988 album.
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ScHoolboy Q turns up on this second single from Malibu, the upcoming album by West Coast neo-soul musician Anderson .Paak.
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West Coast rap vets M.E.D., Blu and Madlib come through with a collaborative album with mixing so questionable that I can barely tell what’s being said and who is saying it half the time.
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The second installment of the Game’s sequel to 2005’s The Documentary turns out more focused and emotive than its predecessor.
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The Game returns with a sequel to his breakout album, The Documentary.
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LA hip hop triumvirate MED, Blu, and Madlib is set to release a full-length collaboration called Bad Neighbor on October 30 via MED’s Bang Ya Head imprint. In the above animated clip, featured emcee DOOM enjoys a balanced breakfast – a bowl of “Madlib’s Raw Shit” brand cereal with