The West Coast is filled with hate.

[Meho]

i just think west rappers needs to put real effort in their music.   Not like dpgc.  I like daz and kurupt..but it was fast for them putting that lastest album.  Too fast.  These rappers need to meaningful music.  This is just my opinion.

[Darksider]

I agree, there's way too much hate in the west coast right now, from artists to fans.

[BizzyR.I.P.]

game got attention brought on a lot of these new west cats, his own people like eastwood and tech, glasses malone and everyone that glasses is planning on bringing into the game (if it weren't for game, glasses probably wouldn't have the deal and label that he's got, period), indirectly brought attention to bishop lamont (dre met bishop at a game video shoot), which has increased the visibility for everyone on bishop's mixtapes, j. wells, etc.  if it weren't for game a lot of people would still be listening to the same washed up cats that are never gonna come out, instead there's all this attention on a lot of these guys that a lot of people have never heard of before that really have a chance to shine on their own -- IMO that's a lot better than depending on dre to put out every artist, or snoop sorta pushing the same 3-4 cats that have been around forever.

First of all, everyone in the west knew who eastwood/bishop/tech/glasses were before Game. Second, none of them are mainstream, and none of them are getting attention. You see tech putting out an album? Look at 50, GRODT sold, then 6 months later, Buck and Banks both had plat albums and were daily faces in hiphop. Its been a year for game, and those artists around game are no closer to albums, or closer to selling anything. Game isn't doing shit, or promoting anyone. Hes promoting himself, and thats it.

Those artists have only been around Game for a couple of months I know a couple of people at school who never even heard of Eastwood or Techniec, but because they were on the mixtape with Game they now know who they are. And people other than west coast rap fans listen to Game and that gets Eastwood & Techniecs name around.

[T-Dub]

One thing about the West Coast aside from the beef is that a lot of the fans want to have their cake and eat it too.  They want the west to shine and achieve nationwide/worldwide success but at the same time cater to only the left coast.  We're not on top right now mainstream-wise I mean in the early/mid 90's we were running things so an artist could make 100% west coast music and it would sell.  In 2005, an artist would have to appeal to more than just the west, and need to be promoted to really put West on.  If you don't have the label that's going to promote you because you're independent then you have to go out and promote yourself.  I know Game was backed by Dre but he didn't sit on his ass either.  His album didn't really have any West Coast features or much west coast production but everybody that listened to his album knew where he was from and that in itself has sparked some interest. 

As King Bryant said everyone in the West knows Tech, Eastwood, Bishop etc.  The problem is these artists need to be known by more than just the West.  They have that opportunity now.

[ToOoOoN!!!]

I agree, there's way too much hate in the west coast right now, from artists to fans.

[Diggfinger]

Man the West Coast just doesn't give a fuck. There is way too much hate out here. The music will never thrive out here because of the hate. The West will never come back. I listen to people, read posts, listen to fools in the record shops, it ridiculous. If someone likes The Game-they hate Lil Eazy and diss him and vice versa. If someone is a 50cent fan they hate The Game. People take rap beefs personally, especially out here. In the East Coast it seems they enjoy a beef and give love to both sides like 50 and Fat Joe, Nas and Jay-Z. People say damn that was a good diss, then go out and buy both albums and respect both artists. Out here it seems people love to hate. The South is unified, they all work together, you can find South artists guest shit on every album down there. I used to be on that tip myself, back in the day when I was younger, I took sides in the Eazy/Dre beef, the Cypress/Westide Connect beef and even the Mc Eiht/DJ Quik beef. I would not only talk shit about the other artist, but not buy the records or support them in any way. Now, Im just like music is music. I love the West Coast and I think this shit needs to unify. Imagine Dre working with legends like Mc Eiht, Spice-1, DJ Quik working with everyone including new upcoming artists. Ice Cube taking time out to hook-up with The Game, Snoop Dogg and The DPG working with other artists making good music. I doubt it will ever happen, but anyway fuck it...West-West, late.

I purchase albums from my fav rappers no matter who they beef with. I aint really feeling the really popular rappers anyway, they suck IMO

[Diggfinger]

Man the West Coast just doesn't give a fuck. There is way too much hate out here. The music will never thrive out here because of the hate. The West will never come back. I listen to people, read posts, listen to fools in the record shops, it ridiculous. If someone likes The Game-they hate Lil Eazy and diss him and vice versa. If someone is a 50cent fan they hate The Game. People take rap beefs personally, especially out here. In the East Coast it seems they enjoy a beef and give love to both sides like 50 and Fat Joe, Nas and Jay-Z. People say damn that was a good diss, then go out and buy both albums and respect both artists. Out here it seems people love to hate. The South is unified, they all work together, you can find South artists guest shit on every album down there. I used to be on that tip myself, back in the day when I was younger, I took sides in the Eazy/Dre beef, the Cypress/Westide Connect beef and even the Mc Eiht/DJ Quik beef. I would not only talk shit about the other artist, but not buy the records or support them in any way. Now, Im just like music is music. I love the West Coast and I think this shit needs to unify. Imagine Dre working with legends like Mc Eiht, Spice-1, DJ Quik working with everyone including new upcoming artists. Ice Cube taking time out to hook-up with The Game, Snoop Dogg and The DPG working with other artists making good music. I doubt it will ever happen, but anyway fuck it...West-West, late.

I think the only problem is how people like to bitch about new records instead of buying them

[J Bananas]

the west is dark sided

[Mr. O]

One thing about the West Coast aside from the beef is that a lot of the fans want to have their cake and eat it too.  They want the west to shine and achieve nationwide/worldwide success but at the same time cater to only the left coast.  We're not on top right now mainstream-wise I mean in the early/mid 90's we were running things so an artist could make 100% west coast music and it would sell.  In 2005, an artist would have to appeal to more than just the west, and need to be promoted to really put West on.  If you don't have the label that's going to promote you because you're independent then you have to go out and promote yourself.  I know Game was backed by Dre but he didn't sit on his ass either.  His album didn't really have any West Coast features or much west coast production but everybody that listened to his album knew where he was from and that in itself has sparked some interest. 

As King Bryant said everyone in the West knows Tech, Eastwood, Bishop etc.  The problem is these artists need to be known by more than just the West.  They have that opportunity now.

I think west needs to stop rappin about gangsta stuff.  I've been listenin to rap way too long..and it's boring the heck out of me.  Would "f you this and f you bitch" gonna appeal the nation?  haha..
but anyway..the point is..if any west can't rap besides alcohols, weed, girls, blings and gangsta stuff...I don't think they should rap.  The problem with west is they don't know anything else besides gangsta stuff.
Daz and kurupt ain't a thang these days (at least in my opinion).  I just wish west be more versatile..

West don't need to bring that "west" again..they need to change.  I know there's someone out there who's gonna make that happend..not THE GAME.

[NobodyButMe]

there is hate everywhere

[Eihtball]

I love the West Coast, but I still have to admit that it needs to be more versatile, as someone else has said.  New York and the South both have large alternative scenes in addition to all the gangsta/thug shit coming out.  The West Coast?  Since "The Chronic" came out, the West has been single-mindedly devoted to nothing but G-Funk gangsta shit, which gets tiring after a while.  There are a lot of good alternative acts out West, too (like Hieroglyphics and Ras Kass), but they're dwarfed way too much by the gangstas.  I think West Coast rap is also particularly notorious given the fact that too many rappers have Blood/Crip connections, which tends to cause more violence.  There may be lots of thugs out in NY and the Durdy, but they're not set-trippin' (except for those who are still obsessed with their old N.W.A. and Eazy-E tapes - like Young Jeezy), so it doesn't seem quite as problematic.

[Bigg $amo]

what the west needs is a lil jon - a producer who's puttin' out a bunch of artist from his coast and being all over cats' tracks even tho it's annoying after a long time.

oh..and also a new sound.

[hempside]

There is way too much hate out here. The music will never thrive out here because of the hate...  I listen to people, read posts, listen to fools in the record shops, it ridiculous.

You say that shit like it isn't already known. But I guess it's the statement that counts, so have prop.

The shit you just did,is what he is talking about..........HATAZ myane.cant wait to get back to the "Durdy".

Fuck the south. I'm a Cali man and I'll die a Cali man.

and just by saying dumb shit like that, makes you the biggest hata of all time.

[dubee]

theres almost two west coasts when it comes to the bay and la

[WestCoasta]

theres almost two west coasts when it comes to the bay and la

only if ya wanna be a fag about it