Hip-hop might have been birthed in the ‘80s; however it wasn't until the ... It even sparked an East Coast/West Coast beef among some of the greatest MCs. The sound of hip-hop today may ...

Kendrick Lamar has proven himself to be one of the biggest rappers as of late. From his public feud with Aubrey “Drake” ...

Roccett: My name is Roccett. I’m from the West Coast…Carson, California. I do Hip-Hop, I’m a rapper and I get it all the way in. Green Up Entertainment is the label that me and my mana ...

That last genre—hip-hop—is our focus on this funky trip ... On the other side of the country, West Coast rap was also gathering steam thanks to its deep funk heritage. Early ’90s L.A ...

East Coast-based hip-hop drew heavily on jazz samples and was generally characterized by rougher-edged, jazz-sample-based beats. On the West Coast, “gangsta” rap was the order of the day ...