While New York was the indisputable home of hip hop until the 2000s, when hip hop artists from all over the south and Midwest took over, Los Angeles was nearly as crucial as the Big Apple during the golden age. Here's a lists of gangster rap musicians from the West Coast.
NWA's 1988 album "Straight Outta Compton" is regarded as the real start of gangsta hip hop, which remains one of hip hop's most in-demand subgenres. The lyrics, which decorated vivid pictures of life in Compton, one of L.A.'s toughest neighbourhoods, were so specific that the group's albums were banned from stores and their songs were pulled from the radio. Every person in the group, including Ice Cube, MC Wren, DJ Yella and Eazy E, went on to produce popular solo albums as well.
But one NWA member holds above the rest. Dr. Dre, who assisted found the group, is possibly the most important figure in hip hop history. His work with NWA would've been enough to concrete his place in the genre's hall of fame, but it was his 1992 solo album "The Chronic" that got the planet by storm. With hits like "Nuthin' But a G Thang" and "Let Me Ride", the album not just set the standard for the next 20 years of gangsta rap, it was also the first rap album by a black performer which was fully appreciated by young, white suburbanites. While Dre's words were often violent and reflected the perils of street life, his bouncy, bassy production and frequent collaborations with then-unknown rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg were irresistible to music enthusiasts of all stripes.
Here's a listing of a few more well-known rap musicians. Big Daddy Kane is yet another seminal musician whose fame has never caught up with this talent. The Brooklyn rapper is recognized as one of the pioneers of fast hip hop, and his expertise have gone generally unmatched to this day. Kane got his start as a member of the famed Juice Crew, but went on to release a number of classic solo albums. Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith, known collectively as EPMD, are also still making music. Like a great many other golden age rappers, the duo hails from Long Island. On albums like "Strictly Business", the group prominent the funky, sample-heavy beats that compared with disco-based old school hip hop. EPMD fronts the rap clique Hit Squad, including rappers Redman and Das EFX, among others.
Hip hop artists like MC Hammer are a celebrity in the social networking site, Twitter, ranking in the low 30s with just shy of 1.3 million fans. He continues to produce songs and is living a relatively decent life less expensive hip hop jewelry, exotic cars and large entourages. In 2009, DMX claimed that he would pursue preaching much like MC Hammer. However, after speaking with gangster rap artist Mase, he decided to come back to rap. He'll be thinking about launching his next two albums, Walk with Me Now and You'll Fly with Me Later. This may spark a return of the Ruff Ryers and DMX to widespread recognition.
NWA's 1988 album "Straight Outta Compton" is regarded as the real start of gangsta hip hop, which remains one of hip hop's most in-demand subgenres. The lyrics, which decorated vivid pictures of life in Compton, one of L.A.'s toughest neighbourhoods, were so specific that the group's albums were banned from stores and their songs were pulled from the radio. Every person in the group, including Ice Cube, MC Wren, DJ Yella and Eazy E, went on to produce popular solo albums as well.
But one NWA member holds above the rest. Dr. Dre, who assisted found the group, is possibly the most important figure in hip hop history. His work with NWA would've been enough to concrete his place in the genre's hall of fame, but it was his 1992 solo album "The Chronic" that got the planet by storm. With hits like "Nuthin' But a G Thang" and "Let Me Ride", the album not just set the standard for the next 20 years of gangsta rap, it was also the first rap album by a black performer which was fully appreciated by young, white suburbanites. While Dre's words were often violent and reflected the perils of street life, his bouncy, bassy production and frequent collaborations with then-unknown rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg were irresistible to music enthusiasts of all stripes.
Here's a listing of a few more well-known rap musicians. Big Daddy Kane is yet another seminal musician whose fame has never caught up with this talent. The Brooklyn rapper is recognized as one of the pioneers of fast hip hop, and his expertise have gone generally unmatched to this day. Kane got his start as a member of the famed Juice Crew, but went on to release a number of classic solo albums. Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith, known collectively as EPMD, are also still making music. Like a great many other golden age rappers, the duo hails from Long Island. On albums like "Strictly Business", the group prominent the funky, sample-heavy beats that compared with disco-based old school hip hop. EPMD fronts the rap clique Hit Squad, including rappers Redman and Das EFX, among others.
Hip hop artists like MC Hammer are a celebrity in the social networking site, Twitter, ranking in the low 30s with just shy of 1.3 million fans. He continues to produce songs and is living a relatively decent life less expensive hip hop jewelry, exotic cars and large entourages. In 2009, DMX claimed that he would pursue preaching much like MC Hammer. However, after speaking with gangster rap artist Mase, he decided to come back to rap. He'll be thinking about launching his next two albums, Walk with Me Now and You'll Fly with Me Later. This may spark a return of the Ruff Ryers and DMX to widespread recognition.
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