Jonathan Abrams Releases “The Come Up: An Oral History Of The Rise Of Hip-Hop” With Ice Cube, DMC, Kurtis Blow, Ice-T, Sir Jinx, Ant Banks, Colin Wolfe, Grandmaster Caz, Bud’da, Fredwreck + More
With his new book, THE COME UP: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop, New York Times staff writer and bestselling author Jonathan Abrams offers the definitive account of hip-hop’s ascendancy. In more than 300 interviews conducted over three years, Abrams worked tirelessly to capture the stories of the DJs, MCs, promoters, executives, producers, and artists who witnessed and forged the history of hip-hop. THE COME UP features the voices […]
Kokane Announces Upcoming Album “Da Funk’n Adventures Of Dr. Kokanstine” Featuring Production From Ant Banks, Cold 187um, Cutty Dre + More
Known for being the most featured collaborative recording artist in the world and the son of Motown legend Jerry Buddy Long, Sr., west coast gangsta crooner Kokane has worked with multi-platinum music artists including N.W.A, P-Funk pioneer George Clinton, Dr. Dre, Bootsy Collins, Ice Cube, Too Short, and Snoop Dogg to name a few. As the Architects Of G-Funk, Kokane, along with Cold 187um of Above The Law, recently released their 14-track album We Have Returned. Today (October […]
Studio Sessions: Producer CMT Previews New G-Stack Song “I’m So Crazy”
Legendary multi-platinum west coast producer CMT played some new music for Chad Kiser of West Coast Styles during a recent studio session that also included another west coast legend and pioneer in Ant Banks and Izrell. Over the course of his illustrious career CMT has produced music for Ice-T, Spice-1, the Luniz, E-A-Ski, WC, Nate Dogg, Das […]
Khoree The Poet Hits #1 On DRT Top 150 Indie Global Charts With Ant Banks & Big Zeke-Produced “All On Me” Featuring Young Zay
Spoken word artist Khoree The Poet hit the DRT Top 150 Indie Global charts recently with his single “All On Me”, produced by legendary West Coast producer Ant Banks and Big Zeke (80Seven Productions) featuring Young Zay. Khoree ‘The Poet’ is a Contemporary Spoken Word/R&B Artist who delivers clever, thought provoking, mesmerizing poems with silky smooth music […]
Pooh-Man On E-A-Ski Being Instrumental In Early Career, Working With Ant Banks, The Impact Of His Mentor Big Bruce, Past Beef With Too Short + More On The Hostile Takeover Podcast
Oakland, California legend Pooh-Man recently sat down with Zoe Tha Roasta & Myisha Pooh on The Hostile Takeover Presents: Keepin’ It 100 podcast to talk about many topics including the impact of his mentor, the late Big Bruce, how he got his start in music, the beef with Too Short, Goldy, Ant Banks, and the late great Rappin’ Ron of The Dangerous Crew, how the Grammy Award-winning producer E-A-Ski was instrumental to his early […]
Snoop Dogg Sets Mount Westmore Album Release Date For April 20, 2022
Four icons of the West Coast (Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 & Too Short) are gearing up for their April 20, 2022 release of their supergroup album Mt. Westmore. The supergroup released their latest video for “Bad MF’s” last week, with Snoop Dogg’s official YouTube channel listing the release date of 4/20 in the video’s description. Mt. Westmore is confirmed to […]
K-Dee On Fitting In With Westside Connection Features, Working With Ant Banks & CJ Mac On “Make Money”, Collaborating With Devin The Dude + More On Unique Access Interview
In part 3 of the interview with former Lench Mob Records artist K-Dee, the Los Angeles-based rapper continues with Unique Access Entertainment in discussing how he’d fit in on songs like “Hoo-Bangin’ (WSCG Style)” & the Bud’da-produced “Do You Like Criminals” when Ice Cube called him in to do the Westside Connection features. K-Dee also tells host Soren Baker about going to Houston to work with Devin The […]
Diamond-Selling Producer Shorty B Says He Tried To Talk Too Short Out Of Doing “Cocktales,” Ant Banks Respecting His Talent & Talks Making “Funk Session” With Shock G
Diamond-selling producer Shorty B stops by Unique Access Entertainment for part 2 of his conversation with host Soren Baker to discuss how he tried to talk Too Short out of doing Cocktails. The veteran rapper-producer-musician, formerly of the multi-platinum production unit The Dangerous Crew, also talks about Ant Banks respecting his talent & why he and the late Shock G of Digital Underground worked so well together. Shorty B has produced a mammoth […]
Hella Dope Records Re-Releases Rappin’ Ron & Ant Diddley Dog “Bad N-Fluenz” Album On Vinyl
For the first time ever, former Cellblock Recordsartists Rappin’ Ron & Ant Diddley Dog will have their Bad N-Fluenz album available on vinyl via Hella Dope Records. Originally released in 1995, this Oakland, California classic features Too Short, Ant Banks, Mr. ILL, Seagram, and Street Thugs. Legendary west coast producer Ant Banks produced several songs […]
WCS Exclusive: Bishop Lamont Interview (Part I)
In an exclusive interview with West Coast Styles, West Coast Hip-Hop veteran Bishop Lamont chops it up with Styles and Shad. Throughout the nearly 90-minute discussion, the seasoned emcee speaks on meeting his Hip-Hop heroes and yet how, like Muhammad Ali, he still sees his most important purpose being uplifting and inspiring others outside of […]