Seems Like Dubcnn have giving up (Nima, Rud etc)

[Dikteta Dax]

I think it has more to do with this site's visitors unwillingness to check out the newer acts and expecting the revival of the '90s rappers. Newer artists that have gained a buzz on other blogs don't get the same recognition here because most of the members here aren't checking out for people that aren't affiliated with older acts.

Stuff is happening on the West Coast. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q releasing new music and hitting the road, for example.

& They only the TOP of the iceberg! But there are many others out there who are just as talented as the Glasses & Nipseys were say 2 years ago!

Props to the staff for supporting Tha Hustle Boyz, But Donte & Lucci aren't the ONLY young gunz doing their thang! I understand the peeps at the staff can't always know about everybody coming out, but I'm only talking about artists with one or several mixtapes out & doing gigs too, meaning they already have proved they earned a following, a fan-base right there in Cali! Even when you do take the time to write them suggesting artists with a new mixtape & video to get on the main page, you get no answer (or maybe that you didn't address the proper staff member, happened to me once, NOT for myself, I ain't no musician & no rapper either). That I think is kinda sad.

These two post right here pretty much sum it up.  I think most of these "westcoast" sites fail to really show the larger part of the west love.  Westcoastrydaz and westcomeup do a better job then dubcnn in breaking in newer talent and showing love to more cats out here but they don't have the range this site does.  Its a shame because I feel like the west could be much bigger if some of these sites stepped it up.

With that being said myself and a group I am working with are working on revolutionizing this west website movement with this new site we are working on.  I have reached out to every westcoast website and pitched them my idea but none of them are interested.  So I am just going to build the website on my own...

[Cordozzar Drakko]

lol. i've given up with these guys too

the site could still be very good indeed, but will be without my help.

i dont get it, its not like its HARD to get interviews with west coast rappers....all of them are STARVING for attention with maybe 5 exceptions.

there are so many independent and semi-independent musicians that the scope for fresh content on a focused music site is pretty damn huge. they are just waiting to be approached and more than happy to have a well read/trafficked outlet to spread the word.

that's my 2cents anyway.

I'd say you definitely right! You wouldn't IMAGINE how many artists, not only unsigned & independant, but signed too, even the so-called OG's, sent me their personal phone-numbers to set up an encounter for an interview! & I have to tell them it don't happen simply cause I ain't onsite. & I am only myself to do what LITTLE I do. So I'd tend to imagine what would be possible with a dedicated set of a dozen or so individuals working together!
No wonder the forum is always more worthy of giving it a look even with the lousy few shitheads doing nothing but systematic hate & disregard no matter what is done or shared.

and not even just independant artists, as you mention. due to decreasing marketing budgets and general decline of the music industry as we know it, any signed rapper worth his weight is gonna want to talk to music websites, as long as they aren't really small or anything. the internet is by far the primary tool for awareness on a lot of issues and definitely as far as music goes. and there's no geographic boundaries to collaborations and reaching out to people either.

EXACTLY! I get to hear from folks I been listening to for years, rappers as well as producers, I would never have imagined to get a chance to discuss with, through the net. As you say, except for a very few exceptions, they all more than happy to hear from the peeps who buy their music insofar as your conversation isn't limited to the "I'm your #1 fan" ass-kissing crap, or what's the "real" Snoop Dogg FB page so that I can say "hi" to him, or of course begging for free shit.
The best exemple would be how simple it be to arrange to go to a gig with backstage access with the go ahead to film footage from the live performance & set up an after-show interview with a digi hand cam simply showing samples of your previous work.

[Matty]

lol. i've given up with these guys too

the site could still be very good indeed, but will be without my help.

i dont get it, its not like its HARD to get interviews with west coast rappers....all of them are STARVING for attention with maybe 5 exceptions.

there are so many independent and semi-independent musicians that the scope for fresh content on a focused music site is pretty damn huge. they are just waiting to be approached and more than happy to have a well read/trafficked outlet to spread the word.

that's my 2cents anyway.

I'd say you definitely right! You wouldn't IMAGINE how many artists, not only unsigned & independant, but signed too, even the so-called OG's, sent me their personal phone-numbers to set up an encounter for an interview! & I have to tell them it don't happen simply cause I ain't onsite. & I am only myself to do what LITTLE I do. So I'd tend to imagine what would be possible with a dedicated set of a dozen or so individuals working together!
No wonder the forum is always more worthy of giving it a look even with the lousy few shitheads doing nothing but systematic hate & disregard no matter what is done or shared.

and not even just independant artists, as you mention. due to decreasing marketing budgets and general decline of the music industry as we know it, any signed rapper worth his weight is gonna want to talk to music websites, as long as they aren't really small or anything. the internet is by far the primary tool for awareness on a lot of issues and definitely as far as music goes. and there's no geographic boundaries to collaborations and reaching out to people either.

EXACTLY! I get to hear from folks I been listening to for years, rappers as well as producers, I would never have imagined to get a chance to discuss with, through the net. As you say, except for a very few exceptions, they all more than happy to hear from the peeps who buy their music insofar as your conversation isn't limited to the "I'm your #1 fan" ass-kissing crap, or what's the "real" Snoop Dogg FB page so that I can say "hi" to him, or of course begging for free shit.
The best exemple would be how simple it be to arrange to go to a gig with backstage access with the go ahead to film footage from the live performance & set up an after-show interview with a digi hand cam simply showing samples of your previous work.

that's dope. i'm gonna be seeing slaughterhouse in a couple of weeks, now that would make for a dope piece/video interview if something coulda been set up for it. crooked has already been featured on here plenty. but i'm just gassin' now. unfortunately this stuff is all obvious and basic.

[Cordozzar Drakko]

I think it has more to do with this site's visitors unwillingness to check out the newer acts and expecting the revival of the '90s rappers. Newer artists that have gained a buzz on other blogs don't get the same recognition here because most of the members here aren't checking out for people that aren't affiliated with older acts.

Stuff is happening on the West Coast. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q releasing new music and hitting the road, for example.

& They only the TOP of the iceberg! But there are many others out there who are just as talented as the Glasses & Nipseys were say 2 years ago!

Props to the staff for supporting Tha Hustle Boyz, But Donte & Lucci aren't the ONLY young gunz doing their thang! I understand the peeps at the staff can't always know about everybody coming out, but I'm only talking about artists with one or several mixtapes out & doing gigs too, meaning they already have proved they earned a following, a fan-base right there in Cali! Even when you do take the time to write them suggesting artists with a new mixtape & video to get on the main page, you get no answer (or maybe that you didn't address the proper staff member, happened to me once, NOT for myself, I ain't no musician & no rapper either). That I think is kinda sad.

These two post right here pretty much sum it up.  I think most of these "westcoast" sites fail to really show the larger part of the west love.  Westcoastrydaz and westcomeup do a better job then dubcnn in breaking in newer talent and showing love to more cats out here but they don't have the range this site does.  Its a shame because I feel like the west could be much bigger if some of these sites stepped it up.

With that being said myself and a group I am working with are working on revolutionizing this west website movement with this new site we are working on.  I have reached out to every westcoast website and pitched them my idea but none of them are interested.  So I am just going to build the website on my own...

You know what? this is exactly why I started a page on the Tube when I did. I never intended to or wanted to to begin with. It's simply that I could find dozens of very good separate pages with each a little tiny bit of what I liked, but never the 1 page with EVEYTHING west Coast that I love!
& You know the saying right? "Never best served than by YOURSELF!"
I then went on to get as many written permissions from artists, diretors, producers, promoters & whatnot, & when I got them I just sarted doing my thing AS I WISHED I could have found it! & At the end of the day, believe me, ain't that many individuals ready & willing to put in work knowing they won't be making an instant buck from the hours of time it takes to do something decent.

[Dikteta Dax]

I think it has more to do with this site's visitors unwillingness to check out the newer acts and expecting the revival of the '90s rappers. Newer artists that have gained a buzz on other blogs don't get the same recognition here because most of the members here aren't checking out for people that aren't affiliated with older acts.

Stuff is happening on the West Coast. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q releasing new music and hitting the road, for example.

& They only the TOP of the iceberg! But there are many others out there who are just as talented as the Glasses & Nipseys were say 2 years ago!

Props to the staff for supporting Tha Hustle Boyz, But Donte & Lucci aren't the ONLY young gunz doing their thang! I understand the peeps at the staff can't always know about everybody coming out, but I'm only talking about artists with one or several mixtapes out & doing gigs too, meaning they already have proved they earned a following, a fan-base right there in Cali! Even when you do take the time to write them suggesting artists with a new mixtape & video to get on the main page, you get no answer (or maybe that you didn't address the proper staff member, happened to me once, NOT for myself, I ain't no musician & no rapper either). That I think is kinda sad.

These two post right here pretty much sum it up.  I think most of these "westcoast" sites fail to really show the larger part of the west love.  Westcoastrydaz and westcomeup do a better job then dubcnn in breaking in newer talent and showing love to more cats out here but they don't have the range this site does.  Its a shame because I feel like the west could be much bigger if some of these sites stepped it up.

With that being said myself and a group I am working with are working on revolutionizing this west website movement with this new site we are working on.  I have reached out to every westcoast website and pitched them my idea but none of them are interested.  So I am just going to build the website on my own...

You know what? this is exactly why I started a page on the Tube when I did. I never intended to or wanted to to begin with. It's simply that I could find dozens of very good separate pages with each a little tiny bit of what I liked, but never the 1 page with EVEYTHING west Coast that I love!
& You know the saying right? "Never best served than by YOURSELF!"
I then went on to get as many written permissions from artists, diretors, producers, promoters & whatnot, & when I got them I just sarted doing my thing AS I WISHED I could have found it! & At the end of the day, believe me, ain't that many individuals ready & willing to put in work knowing they won't be making an instant buck from the hours of time it takes to do something decent.

I'm already knowing, I have worked for a lot of journalism/blog sites and have ran my own and it is always been pretty difficult.  I have never tried to do a all west website even though thats what I have always wanted to do because it is so hard to find good help, especially when you cant pay them.

[kuruptDPG]

again no disrespect but we havent heard a snoop interview here for ages....is nima etc no tight wit him anymore.....so many album hav dropped from various artists but dubcnn havent done any interviews with them....soz if im wrong about that

but then again im gonna get dissed bcuz most of uz think i want og rappers to answer about ther unreleased music etc etc

[Sccit]

i agree...dubcc and dubcnn really had a chance to take over the west coast scene around 2007-2009. lack of on-the-scene reporting and website maintenance have hindered them drastically. plus, they are not covering local talent, they just report about their favorite rappers, not "everything west coast", as they claim. and even worse, they offer some random mufucka who can give a fuck less about their website a position with them, because he is a likable member amongst the posters here (mainly the trolls). the staff has simply been comin' off as very lazy with the scouting/reporting, and unless the major overhaul they've been talkin about brings drastic changes, the site, in its current form, is headed nowhere fast.

[Sccit]

I think it has more to do with this site's visitors unwillingness to check out the newer acts and expecting the revival of the '90s rappers. Newer artists that have gained a buzz on other blogs don't get the same recognition here because most of the members here aren't checking out for people that aren't affiliated with older acts.

Stuff is happening on the West Coast. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q releasing new music and hitting the road, for example.

& They only the TOP of the iceberg! But there are many others out there who are just as talented as the Glasses & Nipseys were say 2 years ago!

Props to the staff for supporting Tha Hustle Boyz, But Donte & Lucci aren't the ONLY young gunz doing their thang! I understand the peeps at the staff can't always know about everybody coming out, but I'm only talking about artists with one or several mixtapes out & doing gigs too, meaning they already have proved they earned a following, a fan-base right there in Cali! Even when you do take the time to write them suggesting artists with a new mixtape & video to get on the main page, you get no answer (or maybe that you didn't address the proper staff member, happened to me once, NOT for myself, I ain't no musician & no rapper either). That I think is kinda sad.

These two post right here pretty much sum it up.  I think most of these "westcoast" sites fail to really show the larger part of the west love.  Westcoastrydaz and westcomeup do a better job then dubcnn in breaking in newer talent and showing love to more cats out here but they don't have the range this site does.  Its a shame because I feel like the west could be much bigger if some of these sites stepped it up.

With that being said myself and a group I am working with are working on revolutionizing this west website movement with this new site we are working on.  I have reached out to every westcoast website and pitched them my idea but none of them are interested.  So I am just going to build the website on my own...

real shit...holla whenever u need a helpin' hand.

[Remedy360]

and they still haven't unbanned BloodMoney's IP address... bunch of lames indeed :/

Yet KrazySumwhat is running around posting up his pedophile/anime fantasy pictures, the staff here is a joke.

[Chamillitary Click]

I'm surprised. Especially with Kendrick & Schoolboy Q getting mad buzz.

[Sickaluffa]

site is lacking 

[Hack Wilson - real]

I'm surprised. Especially with Kendrick & Schoolboy Q getting mad buzz.

blame it on wack rappers like nik scaring off new fans

[OG Jaydc]

You wouldn't even realize odd future is from Cali if you followed this site.

[Cavvy]

You wouldn't even realize odd future is from Cali if you followed this site.

indeed

[Si-Chiggedy]

You wouldn't even realize odd future is from Cali if you followed this site.

this. I'm the proof!

I think it could help if they checked some of the constructive criticism in here and discuss some points with the staff and see what could be done about it. Then again, I still got love for this site, because on the regular west rapper from the 90's you'll still gonna get your updates. I'm speaking about guys like E-40, Too $hort, BLH, Kokane, Quik, DPG... I mean the guys that still are active. I think what's negative is the transition to the newer stuff in some ways and sometimes also providing a stage for the wrong ones.

But then again, yout gotta keep in mind that some of the staff members are working with the site for so many years now and they started in their early 20's as fans and this developed in seeing the rappers also as kinda "business partners" at some point and some of the members are having jobs now and are going on with their lifes and I bet dubcnn will never be their number one goal in life. I mean things change and sensing that dubcnn never was a major hip-hop site outside the west coast rap scene it occurs like with a lot of small magazines from print media - it's hard to keep the quality and motivation on a constantly high level.