All these new WC rappers are nothing....

[Fresco]

it's true that the recipe seems to have been lost... Maybe it's because of the evolution of the production tools (I don't know but I suppose)

That might be true. Right now beats are more focused on the drum, bass and percussion, and everything has to be LOUD as fuck. G-Funk beats had harmony in them, thats what made it all so laid back. Nowadays you barely even hear chord progressions in hiphop beats.

Yeah exactly!

[D-Stress]

That might be true. Right now beats are more focused on the drum, bass and percussion, and everything has to be LOUD as fuck. G-Funk beats had harmony in them, thats what made it all so laid back. Nowadays you barely even hear chord progressions in hiphop beats.

agreed.but
some beats are good too.

[Low Key]

Times have changed. Hip hop isn't considered rebellious anymore. The message is different.

[Styles1]

You guys are insane... there's plenty of good new rappers out. But times have changed and the old formula just doesn't work anymore.

[Outrageous Distribution]

Times have changed back then cats wasnt having shoe deals and shit like that. This shit is big business now. The art form has been lost to a certain extent. Make whats hot or u dont eat plain and simple!!

[Tha G In Deee]

You guys are insane... there's plenty of good new rappers out. But times have changed and the old formula just doesn't work anymore.

^Exactly.

We can't do G-Funk or any other type of old styles anymore because they had their place in the music timeline. We can't just continue to try & bring that sound back over and over in hopes of it being popular because nowadays it has no chance. Especially with the South being hot as it is, they don't need to be tight on the mic like 10 years ago. All you need is a dope beat & a catchy hook, and even a dance if you're gonna go that far, and you'll sell ringtones & get a lot of spins. The West has to come out with another type of sound that will be catchy and so far it's working. Producers like Dae One, Diverse, Focus, Amplified, Chordz, 1500 or Nothin still do West Coast style beats but they are updated and have a style of its' own. If given a chance like Cube, Snoop, etc. to get enough spins, people who have no idea who they are will want to hear them more.

Plus with rappers like Glasses, Mykestro, Roccett, Problem, The Bloc Boyz, Bishop, Taje, Bangloose, Dubb, etc., they have a good chance of blowing up as much as the newer artists are in the South & the East if given the right push. I'm hearing "Toe Up", "Certified", "Grey Goose" etc. being played so at least they are getting spins. It just takes the rest of us here on the board to spread this music around & give it support by texting/voting these songs to the radio stations & television networks to get them play & show that they are in demand.

[Outrageous Distribution]

I agree but there is just to much politrix out here on the WEST! We hate on eachother to much! You got the blood and crip beef you got the mexicans and black going at it. It's always been that way. If Suge wouldve done right by his empire death row would have been the biggest thing ever in hip hop music history. Oh well that another story.

[wcsoldier]

It's amazing how most of the posters here are stuck in the past .. you should rename the forum "dubcc , westcoast music from 88 to 96" .. I agree that era was classic but it's DAMN time to move on ... how can most of you say the new rappers are ALL wack when I'm sure you have barely heard songs from them ...

[Smoke]

You guys are insane... there's plenty of good new rappers out. But times have changed and the old formula just doesn't work anymore.

and new formula doesnt work too
all theyr projects are always in "upcoming", i see a lot of interviews , a lot of words and no album as always

i mean , these new singles of Bishop , Glasess, damn it's all minimalistic songs , nothing of special compared to single of other rappers
i think the only new rapper good is The Game , the rest is so so wack ,it's no Hate i just dont like

[Styles1]

You guys are insane... there's plenty of good new rappers out. But times have changed and the old formula just doesn't work anymore.

and new formula doesnt work too
all theyr projects are always in "upcoming", i see a lot of interviews , a lot of words and no album as always

i mean , these new singles of Bishop , Glasess, damn it's all minimalistic songs , nothing of special compared to single of other rappers
i think the only new rapper good is The Game , the rest is so so wack ,it's no Hate i just dont like

What do you think created this enviornment though? A lot of the old stuff and old ways of thinking. Re-building after destruction is never easy and the news guys don't have it easy.   

[BOX5 the best poster on this site yell]

HERE'S THE TRUTH,WE LIKE MUSIC FROM OUR ERAS THE MOST,BECAUSE IT'S WHAT WE CAME UP ON,SHIT THAT MADE US LISTEN TO HIP HOP, that'S why is some cases i can't get mad at folks who came up on "just mostly gangsta shit",that's they shit AND IT'S WHAT WEST COAST PUSHED MAINLY IN THE FOREFRONT,i'll admit the message was way better in the music,plus it offered more variety then today's music,but still these new kids just getting into rap is gonna like what they see andhear on tv first,as we did, and not think about the past cause they feel this is they music and "not that old shit", hell late 80's rap fans,got a lil mad at james brown and them when they said them rappers was stealing they music and not really being creative (TALK'N ALL THAT JAZZ BY STETASONIC "tell the truth james brown was old,to eric and ra came out with i got soull", alot of west coast fans who came about in the 90's still act like west coast rappers wasn't do no dancy and would be pop shit today, like la dream teams in the house!!!,or even admit that the gangstas was bump'n epmd whole album,steady b use me etc was that shit the gangsta's perfered, or even before that the fat boys had the hood on smash with they funny raps over some shit that was considered gangsta traccs bacc then. shit is facts, and also realize the top spots for rappers on all four coast with upside or plain popularity is game - west coast,lil wayne - south, kanye - mid west, juelz santana - east coast (upside potential) yell

[funkkid]

agree

[Bch]

i disagree the beats have actually evolved

samples are too repetitive for me im glad that era is over

[Elano]

how can most of you say the new rappers are ALL wack when I'm sure you have barely heard songs from them ...

HOW can you be sure i've barely heard songs from them ?
but you feel super cool after a comment like this one i guess 

[Elano]

im glad that era is over