Grammy-Nominated Aftermath Entertainment Producer DJ Silk Preps “4:13” Album
Long-time Aftermath Entertainment producer DJ Silk — who is a credited producer on “Talking To My Diary” from Compton: A Soundtrack By Dr. Dre by Dr. Dre — is prepping his forthcoming album entitled 4:13 for release in 2023. DJ Silk recently produced three tracks (“Welcome To Harbor City”, “Holy Water”, “Long Beach Blvd”) off the Kxng Crooked & Joell Ortiz collaborative album Harbor City Season 1, as well as […]
Former Death Row Records Producer Chris “The Glove” Taylor Releases “Cahuenga Boulevard” Official Music Video
Chris “The Glove” Taylor just dropped the official music video to his latest single “Cahuenga Boulevard”, off the recently-released Redshirt Freshman album. The pioneering Los Angeles, California producer and DJ appeared in the 1984 films Breakin’ and Breakin’ Too: Electric Boogaloo as himself. His many music productions include Ice-T (Reckless off the Breakin’ soundtrack), Dr. Dre (The Chronic, 2001), LL Cool J (“Zoom” off the Bulworth soundtrack), Snoop Dogg (“Doggy Dogg World”), The Firm album with Nas, AZ, Nature, and Foxy […]
Chris “The Glove” Taylor Drops New “Cahuenga Boulevard” Single
Legendary west coast producer Chris “The Glove” Taylor, who has worked with many of the top artists in music like Ice-T, Dr. Dre, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, LL Cool J, and Xzibit, just dropped his latest single “Cahuenga Boulevard”. The introspective track finds “The Glove” in a timeline reminiscing on working with Dr. Dre, moving from Ruthless Records to Death Row Records with the help of Suge Knight, […]
Happy Birthday, Dr. Dre!
Iconic music producer Dr. Dre began his career as a DJ performing at the legendary Eve After Dark nightclub, along with DJ Yella, and subsequently met Eazy-E, MC Ren, and Ice Cube to form the “World’s Most Dangerous Group” N.W.A. on Ruthless Records. With platinum-selling success following two legendary albums from the Compton group, Dre left Ruthless Records and formed Death Row Records with Suge Knight and The D.O.C. During this time, Dre […]
Dr. Dre Officially Releases “GTA Online: The Contract” Songs Via Aftermath/Interscope
Leading up to his headlining performance at the Pepsi Halftime Show during Super Bowl LVI with Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige, the iconic Dr. Dre has officially released all six of his songs from Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto: The Contract. The songs include “Black Privilege”, “The Scenic Route,” ft. Rick Ross & Anderson .Paak, “Fallin’ Up” ft. Marsha Ambrosius, “ETA,” ft. Anderson .Paak, Snoop Dogg & Busta […]
Anderson .Paak & Bruno Mars Drop “An Evening With Silk Sonic” Featuring Bootsy Collins
The Anderson .Paak and Bruno Marscollaborative Silk Sonic album, An Evening With Silk Sonic, has finally been released. The 9-track album features iconic Funk legend Bootsy Collins, and co-production from D’Mile, Throughout 2021, the duo released the trio of singles “Leave The Door Open”, “Skate”, and last week’s “Smokin Out The Window”, heightening the anticipation […]
DJ Battlecat PSA “Announces” The Aftermath Takeover With New Music Coming From Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Xzibit, Mt. Westmore
There are several big events and releases set to drop as we bring 2021 to a close, and step into 2022. Snoop Dogg is releasing the Algorhythm album on November 12th, the Mt. Westmore supergroup of Ice Cube, Too Short, E-40, and Snoop Dogg have 2 shows lined up for November 13th at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, CA and Nov. 20th at Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY, […]
Pittsburgh Connection: Bud’da & Mel-Man In The Studio
Multi-platinum producer, Bud’da, who produced the majority of the Westside Connection double-platinum selling masterpiece, Bow Down, and defined the west coast gangsta rap sound of the ‘90s, posted a photo to Instagram recently of he and fellow Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanian Mel-Man in the studio together. Most will recall Mel-Man as the co-producer with Dr. Dre, on the classic 2001 album from the D-R-E. The multi-platinum […]
Anderson .Paak Wins Grammy for Best Melodic Rap Performance with “Lockdown”
At the last night’s 63rd annual Grammys ceremony, the Oxnard, California native took home the Best Melodic Rap Performance award for the song “Lockdown.” It was originally released on Juneteenth and was inspired by . Paak’s involvement in a Black Lives Matter protest where police were shooting rubber bullets at peaceful protesters. In his acceptance […]
WCS Exclusive: Interview With The Legendary Chris “The Glove” Taylor!
Chris “The Glove” Taylor has been a part some of hip-hop’s biggest moments from making “Reckless” with Ice-T for the movie Breakin’ to producing with Dr. Dre on The Chronic, DoggyStyle, The Firm, Aftermath Presents, and Chronic 2001. We discuss the making of Stranded On Death Row, What’s My Name, Phone Tap, XXPlosive, and California […]