Who made the "W" what it was?

[R-Tistic]

Most of us know that Kam "invented" the "W" to represent Watts, and that Ice Cube flipped it and used it for "Westside." In 95-96, it seemed like everybody in L.A. was throwin up the "W", and it almost became novelty to an extent.

After talking to younger rap fans and those from other regions, it seems as if most of them feel as if 2Pac either "created" the sign, or as if he is the reason it was so big. He threw it up on the cover of "All eyez on me" which was a much bigger album than Westside Connection's was. I could be biased since I was in L.A., and wasn't able to see what the rest of the nation knew about...but I feel that the hand sign, along with the "Westsiiiiiiiiide" chant that you heard on all of the WSC's songs is what made the term/sign so major. I remember the episode when they came on Jamie Foxx, and everybody on the show was throwin it up and yelling it.

So in your opinion...who made the "W" hand sign and even the chant what it was? Pac, or the Westside Connection?

[MontrealCity's Most]

Id like to see that show

Westsisde connection

[Digital Pimpin']

Speaking from outside the West coast, those up on game know it came from Cube and Westside Connection.

But a whole bunch of mainstream fans (and even people who don't like rap) know what the 'W' is, and that's solely because of Pac IMO.

[penenstamp]

If it wasn't for 2Pac you wouldn't be seeing little 10-year-olds throw up the W like they know what it stands for.

[K.Dub]

Speaking from outside the West coast, those up on game know it came from Cube and Westside Connection.

But a whole bunch of mainstream fans (and even people who don't like rap) know what the 'W' is, and that's solely because of Pac IMO.

My words exactly

[Native American]

i still dont fully understand, is this one or 2 questions ?....Eye think the West Side Hand Jesture was a Gang-sign far before Cube took it and made it mainstream. and being that he was affiliated with C's and B's people still took it as a gang thing. Until Pac made it as a whole Coast thing, and since people liked Pac before he started throwin it up, they felt it was okay because Pac didnt bang........in their eyes. but Pac also said he was throwin it up for WAR but he said West everytime, so i dont know im a play the Quiji board tonite to find out the truth.

oh yeah speaking of the WEST COAST..... GOLDEN BOY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[We Fly High]

haha kinda related, but off on a tangent..

Pac always threw up the W with his ring finger under the middle finger..

I noticed Cube, WC,  and a lot of the other OG's always threw it up with the middle finger under the ring finger..

[penenstamp]

haha kinda related, but off on a tangent..

Pac always threw up the W with his ring finger under the middle finger..

I noticed Cube, WC,  and a lot of the other OG's always threw it up with the middle finger under the ring finger..

maybe he couldn't do it. i myself had to practice quite a bit to get my middle finger under my ring finger without using my other hand

[R-Tistic]

haha kinda related, but off on a tangent..

Pac always threw up the W with his ring finger under the middle finger..

I noticed Cube, WC,  and a lot of the other OG's always threw it up with the middle finger under the ring finger..

LMAO, what the hell?? I NEEEVER noticed that WSC did it like that...woow! I've been doin it "Pac's way" since 96, and I didn't even see him throw it up! That's comedy though

[LOS SKANLESS NATIVE]

Westside Connection def blew that shit the fuck up but so did my nigga 2pacalypse.

[NillerTheKid]

haha kinda related, but off on a tangent..

Pac always threw up the W with his ring finger under the middle finger..

I noticed Cube, WC,  and a lot of the other OG's always threw it up with the middle finger under the ring finger..

maybe he couldn't do it. i myself had to practice quite a bit to get my middle finger under my ring finger without using my other hand

isn't it easier to do it the "WSC" way?

[El the Self Image]

Most of us know that Kam "invented" the "W" to represent Watts, and that Ice Cube flipped it and used it for "Westside." In 95-96, it seemed like everybody in L.A. was throwin up the "W", and it almost became novelty to an extent.

After talking to younger rap fans and those from other regions, it seems as if most of them feel as if 2Pac either "created" the sign, or as if he is the reason it was so big. He threw it up on the cover of "All eyez on me" which was a much bigger album than Westside Connection's was. I could be biased since I was in L.A., and wasn't able to see what the rest of the nation knew about...but I feel that the hand sign, along with the "Westsiiiiiiiiide" chant that you heard on all of the WSC's songs is what made the term/sign so major. I remember the episode when they came on Jamie Foxx, and everybody on the show was throwin it up and yelling it.

So in your opinion...who made the "W" hand sign and even the chant what it was? Pac, or the Westside Connection?

Actually buddy, at the time (95/96...) Westside Connection was selling more than Pac, and as you stated in your monologue, Kam came up with "W" to represent Watts.... seems to me like you answered your own question......


But Westside Connection was responsible for the proliferation of the "W" hand jesture...... They most likely did not invent it, but they made it a mainstream thing.....
-Él

[westsiderider323]

people been throwin up tha W since mayb late 70s

[Ali Tha Great]

haha kinda related, but off on a tangent..

Pac always threw up the W with his ring finger under the middle finger..

I noticed Cube, WC,  and a lot of the other OG's always threw it up with the middle finger under the ring finger..

maybe he couldn't do it. i myself had to practice quite a bit to get my middle finger under my ring finger without using my other hand

isn't it easier to do it the "WSC" way?

no...

[R-Tistic]

Most of us know that Kam "invented" the "W" to represent Watts, and that Ice Cube flipped it and used it for "Westside." In 95-96, it seemed like everybody in L.A. was throwin up the "W", and it almost became novelty to an extent.

After talking to younger rap fans and those from other regions, it seems as if most of them feel as if 2Pac either "created" the sign, or as if he is the reason it was so big. He threw it up on the cover of "All eyez on me" which was a much bigger album than Westside Connection's was. I could be biased since I was in L.A., and wasn't able to see what the rest of the nation knew about...but I feel that the hand sign, along with the "Westsiiiiiiiiide" chant that you heard on all of the WSC's songs is what made the term/sign so major. I remember the episode when they came on Jamie Foxx, and everybody on the show was throwin it up and yelling it.

So in your opinion...who made the "W" hand sign and even the chant what it was? Pac, or the Westside Connection?

Actually buddy, at the time (95/96...) Westside Connection was selling more than Pac, and as you stated in your monologue, Kam came up with "W" to represent Watts.... seems to me like you answered your own question......


But Westside Connection was responsible for the proliferation of the "W" hand jesture...... They most likely did not invent it, but they made it a mainstream thing.....
-Él

Not quite....All Eyez on me sold a LOT more than Bow down did. I told what I felt my answer was, but wanted to know what people outside of California felt.

I would think that neither WSC or Kam "invented" the sign itself, or were the first to ever use it.