West Coast hip hop

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Aubrey Drake Graham; also known as Drake, is a world renowned singer. He is also a tv star, starring in shows such as degrassi and Ice age: continental drift. Drake was born on October 24, 1986. He raised by his father, Dennis Graham, who was a drummer for the rockstar Jerry lee lewis. His mother's name is Sandi Graham. It is safe to say that he was born into a musical family which helped him develop into the artist he is today. His father was a catholic african american and his mother was a…

bad relationship between both labels.The two popular label companies hosted Tupac Shakur (Death Row) and Biggie Smalls (Bad Boy), both already extremely well-known as one another’s rap rivals (Hendrickson 29-31). Tupac, on the West Coast, made many songs attacking the East Coast, and it made a huge impact on this “gang war” (Chadwick). The tension had not always existed, but as soon as it arose, the record companies fueled the fire between them in an effort to raise record sales. Lance Rivera, a…

Biggie went back to get his friends, some who didn't even rhyme. He had several run-ins with the law, on charges that ranged from beatings, to drugs and to weapons, while all claimed that Biggie was a gentle person. He soon met a rapper from the west coast named Tupac Shakur, and the two became friends. Tupac supported Biggie and was often giving him…

banned from mainstream radio station for their explicit content. But it didn 't matter that the stations weren 't playing their songs, because they were already being heard. In the same year Yo! MTV Raps premiered, it was a whole show dedicated to hip hop/rap music. The following year, BET 's Rap City premiered, which showed that TV had started to accept rap music. Many wanna-be-famous rappers came out of the wood works, each feeling like he was the 'next big thing '. One of those struggling…

Eric Barrino Eazy-E Eazy-E is known as the West Coast rapper and label co-founder. He was the leader of the group N.W.A. known for albums like “Straight Outta Compton”. Eazy-E was born on September 7, 1963 in Compton, California. Eazy - E’s real name is Eric Lynn Wright. He dropped out of high school and worked as a drug dealer. He started Ruthless Records with Jerry Heller. He also teamed up with O’Shea, Ice Cube and Dr. Dre to start making songs. The controversial act is known for…

Tupac was only 25 years old. Tupac said during an interview, “the only thing that can kill me is death, that’s the only thing that’ll ever stop me and even then, my music will live forever” and he was right. In 1996 Shakur was the crown prince of West Coast rap, he emerged as a boldly honest, startlingly prescient voice poised to change the game forever, which he did he just didn’t live to see it. He is one of the top-selling artists of all time with over 75 million albums sold to this date, a…

mixing and sampling oldies with new never before heard tunes and sounds, he also has a keen eye for rap artist talent, he is responsible for over a dozen successful music artist careers. He created the G-Funk sound most call it the west coast sound, paving the way for west coast artist to be put on the map. Dre also has a clear ability to adapt and excel as most seen he has done with his career. I have noticed a strategy with Dr. Dre, he is a very hard worker and likes to surround himself with…

Andre Romelle Young “Dr.Dre” Was born in Compton, California on February 18th, 1965. He went to Centennial high school where he dropt out his junior year. Dr.Dre early influences were his parents who were both singers and both were in singing groups. After his parents split Dre went on to live with his mother who married several times and moved around a lot eventually ending up living in the Wilmington Arms housing projects. Dr.Dre did not like school so after he dropt out he committed his life…

On June 16, 1971, a hip-hop legend was born, by the name of Tupac Shakur. Tupac was born in the ghetto of East Harlem, and later he moved to Baltimore, Maryland when he was 14. Besides being an actor, author and a poet, Tupac was a rap god, arguably the best rapper who ever lived. He sang about his life struggles, passion and pains, and his “Thug Life”, and represented the “West Side”. Tupac had many rivalries with rappers, producers, and record label companies. Most notably with Biggie Smalls…