Glasses Malone premieres new video, “Tha Loc”
The homie Glasses Malkne premiered a new video today off of his hot new album, Cancel Deeez Nutz. “Tha Loc” is an actual music video, a true one, and not just a rapper surrounded by a bunch of dudes or female dancers – the Ervin “EP” Pope produced track also features the late great Biggie […]
Burst Live Creates Metaverse For Return Of The Notorious B.I.G. In Partnership With The Estate
To commemorate what would have been Biggie’s 50th birthday, Burst Live, in partnership with the Notorious B.I.G. estate, is creating a gamified virtual metaverse, “The Brook,” that takes users back to old school Brooklyn of the 1990s. The Brook is a project of Burst Live, an award-winning metaverse studio. Based in Helsinki, Finland, Burst is a leader in virtual reality, working with […]
Rap God: My Opinion on Eminem’s Induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The following is an editorial and does not necessarily reflect the views of WestCoastStyles.com. Eminem’s recent invitation into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the same month that The Eminem Show turns twenty is very fitting. While he is a 15X Grammy winner, the best-selling artist of the 2000s, the most-certified artist for singles in RIAA […]
Too Short On Why He Moved To Atlanta, Expanding Hip-Hop With Mt. Westmore, Ageism In Rap + More During Club Shay Shay Interview With Shannon Sharpe
Too Short recently spoke to Shannon Sharpe on the Club Shay Shay podcast to discuss various topics including why he made the move to Atlanta in 1993, expanding hip-hop with the forthcoming Mount Westmore project, ageism in rap music, and how “The Message” by Melle Mel influenced his rap style early in his career. The west coast icon also talks about the rich, bay […]
$hort Stories: Too Short On Meeting Notorious B.I.G. For The First Time
On Episode 3 of Too Short‘s $hort Stories series, the West Coast pioneer and Mt. Westmore supergroup member talks about meeting the Notorious B.I.G. for the first time. He details getting a call from Bad Boy CEO Puff Daddy saying that the Notorious B.I.G. wanted to do a song with him, and how he had met Biggie years earlier at an Outkast function in Atalnta, but didn’t realize […]
Fat Joe & Notorious B.I.G. Were Recording Album Featuring 2Pac Diss Tracks
On his Instagram Live show celebrating the Notorious B.I.G., Fat Joe was talking to Swizz Beatz and Timbaland of VERZUZ and revealed that he and Biggie had been recording together, and had a few songs in the can, much of them being disses towards 2Pac. The songs never ended up being released. During the IG Live chat, Fat Joe tells Tim“You know I worked on an […]
Former Aftermath Artist Hittman Recalls Dr. Dre & Notorious B.I.G. Collab Almost Happening
Former Aftermath artist and 2001 show-stealer Hittman says Dr. Dre and Notorious B.I.G. were supposed to get together and discuss a possible collaboration record with King Tee. Kxng Crooked‘s comment on Twitter – where the former Slaughterhouse emcee states, “I wish Big could have worked with a few of our favorite West Coast producers becasue his flow would sit right in that trademark groove”, Hitman recalls, ” […]