WCS Exclusive: Colin Wolfe’s “Sound” Interview
In a new interview with West Coast Styles, Colin Wolfe speaks with us about his band, Sound, the group’s influences, and how the music they make organically has something to say. While Hip-Hop circles know him for his work on Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, Wolfe’s musical interests expand beyond rap. And the result is a diverse […]
Dre Day 2021 (And Why Everybody Should Keep Celebratin’)
Hip-Hop, while still youth-driven, is no longer the adolescent art form it once was. Rap artists are getting inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (an artist becomes eligible 25 years after their first record). In 2019, there was an article on Billboard.com that argued that ‘Old School Rap’ should be replaced with […]
Too Short: How the Oakland Emcee Won Hip-Hop’s Long Game
Rapper Too Short had his biggest hit thus far with 2006’s “Blow the Whistle.” However, conventional wisdom would suggest that’s damn near impossible. At the time of its release, Short Dog was 40 years old, and, historically, Hip-Hop was always a young man’s game; even Jay-Z stumbled a bit with his Kingdom Come album that same year […]
WCS Exclusive: Master Musician Colin Wolfe Talks Dr. Dre, The Chronic, And More!
Colin Wolfe is the man behind a lot of your favorite songs especially if you are a fan of Dr. Dre, NWA, and Death Row Records. As a musician and collaborator, he came up with the grooves heard on such songs as “Nuthin But A G Thang”, “Dre Day”, “Deez Nutz”, “Deep Cover” and so […]