Author Topic: how did yall get into westcoast "gangsta" rap (Read 778 times)

LAC/EASTSIDE · « **Reply #30 on:** November 21, 2013, 10:03:03 AM »

I was born into it. I from the 80's so anything from the West that came out, I was on it. I was in South Central at the time, so there was no way to avoid it. I'll say that around the time of the Chronic, I was already in it, full blown.

187_gangsta_crip · « **Reply #31 on:** November 21, 2013, 10:19:47 AM »

Around the time when The Chronic was released

Sccit · « **Reply #32 on:** November 26, 2013, 09:13:53 PM »

well, before me was my pops, who would bump stuff like digital underground, beastie boys, run-dmc, nwa when i was really young....but what really got me into it was my uncle, who i remember bumped some eazy-e shit on full blast in his whip with me in the passenger seat when i was about 6 years old. i was pretty much in shock, traumatized by the lyrical content and instantly fell in love. he had a huge west coast rap cd collection, which i was always fascinated by. ever since then, it's been west coast rap in my system all day every day.....i do fux wit other coasts, of course, but u cant tell me nothin bout west coast rap.

MistaNova · « **Reply #33 on:** November 26, 2013, 09:20:37 PM »

I was channel surfing and saw Snoop's Drop It Like It's Hot...
Then I started broadening my horizons (at the time my mp3 player was limited to New York based indie rock and New York hip hop) with the help of the internet.

WestWestYA · « **Reply #34 on:** November 27, 2013, 05:23:34 AM »

california love

Klue · « **Reply #35 on:** November 27, 2013, 05:36:19 AM »

I used to be a big big fan of R&B (jodeci, blackstreet, 112, etc.) and i think its thanks to 2pac, dre or coolio i get into westcoast music. but the real boom has been in 2004 with internet where i discovered a lot of regional g-rap artists (from atlanta, texas, Tennessee, nevada, etc)