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BIGG SNOOP: RAP ROYALTY?
By : Conan Milne
For
as long as the genre has existed, rap music and bragging rights have gone hand
in hand.
However, rappers have certainly upped the ante since the origins of hip-hop
were laid down all those years ago.
While it was once radical to hear rappers boast of the colour TV’s featured in
their limos or their unquestionable...
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The West Coast Rap Up: 2005
By : Conan Milne
With
2005 quickly becoming a fleeting memory, there seems no better time than now
to assess the state of the West Coast rap scene throughout the past year and
look at what we can expect from 2006. Ultimately, ‘05 was a year that began
with a bang and closed with some clear disappointments, yet obvious hope for
the future.
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We Got The Internet Going Nuts!
But Why?
By : Rud & Lil Jay
Panic
Over? The panic has not yet begun. Now we have your full attention dubcnn.com
wishes to open your eyes to a new era, a different league - a whole new level
of Westcoast Hip-Hop promotion. Firstly let me address the "RIAA takeover," to
our loyal and steadfast following we apologise wholeheartedly for the period
of doubt, uncertainty and questioning.
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Step Ya Game Up
By : Conan Milne
Its "Game Time," is it the
westcoast's time to shine once
more? We break it down and take an in-depth look into The Game, his past, the
present and evaluate what the future holds.
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Tupac Birthday Tribute
By : Yash (June 16th 2005)
Today
would have been Tupac Amaru Shakur's 34th birthday. 9 years after his death,
he is still the biggest rap artist to ever live. We have put together a
special "Tribute To 2Pac," where we spoke with many artists that were related
to & people who worked with 2Pac and had them speak on Pac and how they knew
him. Read
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Diggin'
By : Overseer
True
digging is the art of finding deleted, rare, limited edition, obscure or just
plain weird records to sample a long ago forgotten break and use it in a new
way, by DJs who want something to spice up their set or by crazed beat
collectors. We
look at 3 albums which sample similar artists, Dr. Dre's The Chronic,
Above The Law's Black Mafia Life and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle.
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West Coast... What Happened?
By : Extra Large
At
one point in time, the West Coast was the center of a thriving hip hop scene,
full of talent and infinitely diverse. In the late 80’s and early 90’s, it
seemed like it was about the music and nothing else, low-budget videos and
album artwork often serving as proof. We as fans didn’t seem to mind that
much. Over the next decade power shifted and has never recouped, we analyze
why.
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Diggy's Time To Shine
By : Conan Milne
Daz
Dillinger has had a career of high's and low's, the rise and fall of Death Row
affected everyone involved. In this editorial wee briefly discusses Daz's career thus far, and
contemplates future following his recent signing to Jermaine Dupri's, So So
Def imprint. Could this be the "Diggy's Time To Shine?"
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TQ… from Westside to Angela Jones
By : Mauzip
Back
in 1998 out of nowhere there was a new artist from the ghetto of Compton… this
was not a rapper, this was a singer that sang rap lyrics: TQ. TQ’s West Coast
anthem Westside blew up all over the world and is now seen as a classic
record. Read more
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