Tag Archives: West Coast Rap

After receiving his big break having a guest shot on Dru Down’s 1994 album Explicit Video game, Oakland’s Numskull spent another a decade with rapper Yukmouth within the successful crew the Luniz. After their strike 1995 slice “I ACQUIRED 5 onto it,” the Luniz managed a loyal target audience, one …

Aram Danesh & the Super Human being Crew certainly are a multicultural music group from the SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Bay Area using a diverse design that pulls from rock and roll, funk, jazz, hip-hop, reggae, and different Latin musics. Blessed in pre-revolutionary Iran, bandleader/guitarist Danesh was raised in European …

The underground hip-hop group Missin’ Linx was led by Al Tariq (formerly the Beatnuts’ Fashion) and in addition included Linx, Dark Attack, and Problemz among its core ranks. Their debut EP, Display A, also highlighted performances from Mobb Deep’s Prodigy, Freddie Foxx, as well as the Beatnuts’ JuJu, amongst others.

Milano, aka M Dott Cash, has held straight down lead functions in movie pants furthermore to going for a stab in a profession in saving rap. Given birth to in NEVADA, NV, he relocated to California’s Bay Region when he was seven but ultimately moved once again to Richmond, CA. …

Though he originally originated from Chicago, Cashis decided that the ultimate way to pursue his career being a rapper was by moving to Orange County, leaving the Windy City for sunny California with senior high school friend and maker Rikanatti. After liberating some effective mixtapes (including one which was documented …

It’s difficult to find a mentor while qualified while Dr. Dre with regards to generating West Coastline beats, so when Mel-Man discovered himself for the reason that position through the inauguration of Dre’s Aftermath label circa 1996, his profession suddenly looked encouraging. His focus on Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath …

San Mateo indigenous Rasco (whose name means for “practical, ambitious, serious, careful, and organized”) worked as an associate of the Western Coast hip-hop organizations Various Mixes and Cali Brokers. His deep tone of voice and straight-ahead rap design found the public’s interest along with his 1997 12″ The Unassisted, which …

MC Ren had a significantly less celebrated single career than the majority of his previous bandmates in N.W.A, in spite of enjoying some business success. Delivered Lorenzo Patterson on June 14, 1969, Ren was recruited to become listed on N.W.A in 1988 even though still attending senior high school. He …

San Francisco-based Rappin’ 4-Tay (aka Anthony Forté) was new out of senior high school when he debuted in record in Too Short’s “Don’t Combat the Feelin'” (from Lifestyle Is…Too Brief). A conviction for offering marijuana arrived him in jail for ten a few months, but he came back in 1991, …

Featuring DJs Platurn and Spair, the Oakland Faders graduated from on-air personalities on U. of C. Berkeley’s KALX to creation and club function. Both DJs have already been recognized because of their turntable abilities, with Spair getting named 1999’s Combine Tape Champ by Urb mag. The duo released the Fader …