Coast Contra blazes with new freestyle “Give Up The Goods”
These boys are some vicious lyricists! Coast Contra, the four man emcee wrecking crew that includes the two twin sons of West Coast legend Ras Kass, are back with a new freestyle! The group borrows from the great Mobb Deep for the “Give Up The Goods” freestyle before they embark on their New York show […]
Fredwreck Reveals Snoop Dogg Freestyled His Verse On Nate Dogg’s “Ditty Dum Ditty Doo” & How “Have A Party” Ended Up In 50 Cent & Mobb Deep’s Hands
Grammy Award-winning producer Fredwreck, responsible for numerous classics with and for Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kurupt, and others, recently posted a couple of behind-the-scenes information regarding two of his productions to his Instagram story, as he reflected on the anniversary of west coast icon Nate Dogg‘s passing. The Palestinian-American producer first recounted the “Ditty Dum Ditty […]
Video Clip: Julio G Talks About Power 106 Stopping Artists From Coming On His Former Show
Here is a clip from our exclusive interview with Julio G where he discusses the L.A. radio wars that used to go on between Power 106 and KDAY. These days the two stations are owned by the same company but there was a time where even artists had to choose sides. Watch the full video […]
Jayo Felony Releases Tracklist For Upcoming “In The Trenches Pt. 2” Featuring Kurupt, Mobb Deep, Dae One, 40 Glocc + More
Last week, West Coast legend Jayo Felony announced two projects dropping on September 11, 2021 with Hood Invasion Pt. 2 and In The Trenches Pt. 2. The former Def Jam artists shared the tracklist for Hood Invasion Pt. 2, which featured Sir Jinx, DJ Silk, Rhythm D, and Sleepy Brown of the Dungeon Family. This week, Jayo Felony shares the tracklist […]
Too Short Performs For The Universal Hip-Hop Museum in NYC
On Friday (Aug. 20), the Universal Hip-Hop Museum held their “It’s Time For Hip-Hop In NYC” concert in Queens at the Forest Hills Stadium. The show was headlined by George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars whose music helped establish hip-hop in general. Special guests included Too Short, Yo-Yo, Havoc of Mobb Deep and EPMD. The […]
Happy Birthday, Fredwreck!
One of the pillars of West Coast Styles is music, and one of the creators responsible for some of the music which inspired this very site is Mr. Farid Karam Nassar, better known to fans around the world as producer Fredwreck. And therefore, we would be foolish not to wish the man a Happy Birthday […]
Marin Big Bags Kills The Quiet Storm Beat
Our recently featured artist Marin Big Bags slayed the All About The Benjamins beat and now she murders another classic in Quiet Storm by Mobb Deep. Marin is out to be the Female Boss of the Coast!