West Coast Connection Forum
DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: infinite59 on April 04, 2002, 05:15:42 PM
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(Dre's out cause he's a producer)
West Coast Representative- Xzibit
Midwest- Eminem
East Coast- Nas
South- Outkast
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South of the Border - Me 8)
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I would agree with you sayin Xzibit's one of the better lyricist of the West...
But Snoop's held the Official Representative Of The West for years now In my mind.. and he'll probably keep that title for a couple more years to come.
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Bout time. Since Pac died (Rest In Peace) we needed a new Rep.
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I would agree with you sayin Xzibit's one of the better lyricist of the West...
But Snoop's held the Official Representative Of The West for years now In my mind.. and he'll probably keep that title for a couple more years to come.
I think Xzibit is holding more heat than Snoop right now... and Snoop went down South to fuck with No Limit for a couple years, Xzibit's been holding down the West consistently since 96.
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No.. Xzibit's hasn't been holding shit down... I agree he's tight and all.. but most peeps were barely finding out who he was in 99 When "Bitch Please" was blowing up.. and that was a Snoop song to top it off...
People recognize Snoop right away, They know what he's about, LBC 213 West Coast California Baby... He was down south doing workin with No Limit... but that doesn't take nothin away from him.. Listen to his shit on No Limit.. he was still representing Long Beach... Listen to him on World War III from tha Ruff Ryders Comp.... that's what makes him a "representative"... no matter where he goes, no matter where he is.. he's gonna take the West Coast with him.
Beside's Tupac... No one gets more recognition than Snoop dogg from the West Coast... and I'm from out here my self.. Inland Empire 909 Area.. and I'ma let you know Snoop gets more love out here than anyone else..
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Well when someone thinks West Coast rap, Snoop Dogg is gonna come to most peoples minds before Xzibit ever does.
So Snoop represents the West Coast more than Mr. X to tha Z in my opinion.
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It will was Pac when he was alive but since his death its definitely Snoop. Xzibit represents the west and all that but Snoop is definitely the most recognizable and popular westcoast artist there is.
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No.. Xzibit's hasn't been holding shit down... I agree he's tight and all.. but most peeps were barely finding out who he was in 99 When "Bitch Please" was blowing up.. and that was a Snoop song to top it off...
People recognize Snoop right away, They know what he's about, LBC 213 West Coast California Baby... He was down south doing workin with No Limit... but that doesn't take nothin away from him.. Listen to his shit on No Limit.. he was still representing Long Beach... Listen to him on World War III from tha Ruff Ryders Comp.... that's what makes him a "representative"... no matter where he goes, no matter where he is.. he's gonna take the West Coast with him.
Beside's Tupac... No one gets more recognition than Snoop dogg from the West Coast... and I'm from out here my self.. Inland Empire 909 Area.. and I'ma let you know Snoop gets more love out here than anyone else..
word... I'll agree with you on that, it was more of an opinion, I understand that in general Snoop is regarded as the representative of the West Coast.
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..:West coast:..
Big Snoop Dogg
..:East coast:..
Rakim
..:Midwest:..
Bone Thugs n' Harmony
..:South:..
Scarface
The last 2 pic's of mine really deserve their spots cause they literaly put their area on the map.
What yall' think?
The top 2 were my opinion's.
Peace
Hatesrats 2oo2
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ive would of figured dre or eazy would be tha biggest in cali b/c they paved tha way for west coast rap, but i can see why snoop is tha biggest in cali b/c he is always representing california 2 tha fullest no matter what
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It basically goes like this. Past is basically the first person to hold it down, I guess you can say first true king of their place. Present is who's there now, the current king. Future is who I think will take over in time, or should take over. All time is the greatest king their place.
Westcoast
Past - Ice Cube (the writer of Boyz N Tha Hood, and all of Eazy-E's N.W.A. lyrics on Straight Outta Compton. Well Eazy was the Godfather, Cube was the representive of N.W.A and westcoast. From 1988 to 1993, Ice Cube was on top of the westcoast.)
Present - Snoop Dogg (It was a long road, but Snoop is the most respected rapper on the left coast, and the most popular westcoast rapper today)
Future - Xzibit (The throne is his to take when he is ready. Just needs another hit album and more MTV time)
All-time - 2Pac (2 was the greatest rapper the west ever brought out, and he was the one that unified the Bay and L.A. as one. Not much else needed to say)
Eastcoast
Past - Rakim (Paid in Full drop, Rakim was on top of the eastcoast. Big Daddy Kane and Rakim were the top of the eastcoast, with KRS-One and LL Cool J as the heads. But Ra had that something else to push him above all.)
Present - Jay-Z/Nas (The two wage war on each other for the crown. Nas is starting to take a lead, but no one is a undisputed winner yet. And that's what it takes to rule a coast.)
Future - Mos Def (Or someone not Roc-A-Fella)
All-time - Notorious B.I.G. (What else can I say, N.Y. loves him, on of the greats. No more needs to be said)
South
Past - Scarface (Scarface and The Ghetto Boys put the south on the map. Scarface and The Ghetto Boys were rival with 2 Live Crew for the top spot, but the Ghetto Boys dropped real rap. And the Diary was just a fuckin' classic.)
Present - Outkast (Outkast have been in the game a long time, and they are the biggest sellers the south has seen. Outkast, who else, JD.)
Future - Ludicris (Like it or not, this man has IT, to make it big and stay there. It's hard to get known, but this man is known, and making hit after hit.)
All-time - Scarface (Who else, Luke...LOL)
Midwest
Past - Bone Thugs (When they dropped, the world stopped in amazment on what they heard. Coast dominance would never bee they same again when Bizzy, Krazy, Lazy and Wish dropped, with help from Flesh. Bone Thugs from 1995 to 1998 ruled the Midwest like no one else can.)
Present - Eminem (What else can I say. The man is gifted, and he happens to be white. But so is most of the Midwest, so it don't matter, just that this guy is the best thing to happen to Midwest rap since Common.)
Future - Tech9 (I really don't know, but my friend knows him, so I gotta go with him. Plus his CD is FUCKIN' BLAZING.)
All-time - Common (Come, admit, Common is possibly better than Em. Either way, Common still set standards other Midwest artist have to stand to.)
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i gott agree with that ^
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i gott agree with that ^
word
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West: XZIBIT
East: Jay Z/Method Man
South: Outkast (Ludacris on the come-up)
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west : dj quik
east : reggie noble
south : big mike
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I agree with the people who state Snoop as being the biggest representative of the west.....nowadays especially...he's probably the first rapper that comes to mind when the west is mentioned, apart from 'Pac ofcourse, who represented the west to the fullest when alive (the way he did represent turned many heads towards the west). Xzibit is a big part of the west though, he represents to the fullest & he's one of the best lyracists to ever come out of the west.
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The thing is though, is not who is the best lyrist, then not even Xzibit out the west, as Rass Kass is better than the X man, it's biggest name. And no name is bigger than Snoop. Just like in the East, it's Jay-Z or Nas. Name value is the offical representative of your coast, and nationwide regionization.
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I agree. When peeps think of tha west coast nowdays (since Pac is gone) they think of Snoop!!! He is tha westcoast!!! X to tha Z is got tha talent to take the west ova but right now it belongs to Snoop.
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Present
West Coast: Snoop(Who Else?)
Mid West: Eminem(Very popular, very lyrical)
South: Outkast(Just most popular right now)
East: KRS-One(One of the G.O.A.T.s)
West Future: Ras Kass/Crooked I(People are embracing lyrics)
MidWest Future: Twista/TechN9ne(Real Midwest...not nelly)
South Future: Swisha House(Runnin the south right now)
East Future: Cam'Ron(gonna explode)
But of all time
West: Pac(Held the West down til the casket dropped)
MidWest: Bone(One of the first to rep nationally)
South: DJ Screw(Opened the most doors for the south)
East: Russell Simmons(Will always run the East)
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and why xzibit, do you have any reasons
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East: Nas
West: Snoop Dogg
South: Scarface
Mid-West: Twista
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West:Big Snoop Dogg
East:Nas
South:Outkast
Mid-West: Bone Thugs
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and why xzibit, do you have any reasons
People say Xzibit are jumping the gun. X is without a doubt next in line. But first he needs a good mainstream follow up to Restless, and fine a way to win L.A. fans over Snoop. Even if X and Snoop are cool, his still competing with Snoop for fans. But all that a side, I thinks his just chillin' not even consired with that yet. Snoop right now is the westcoast rep. Right now the reps, or as they like to say Kings are...
West: Snoop (Xzibit is waiting in line, but it's going to take another Snoop going to No Limit for Snoop to lose his fans the way he did in 1997. Xzibit seems to allow Snoop to be on top. Watch out for other lyrical heaters, like Rass Kass and Crooked I.)
East: none (Jay-Z and Nas are fighting over it, but it is undisputed who is. Nas gots the advantage, until Jigga fights back, but Jigga is fading.)
South: Outkast (but Ludacris is coming fast. He has IT, to be on top.)
Mid-West: Eminem (but I think Common is better, but not really by much. The mid-west is really America's heart, so Em is the perfect rep. Common is not as well know. Royce 5'9", TechN9ne are waiting in the back. Royce though seems like the mid-west Xzibit, waiting, but will to let Em have the top spot.)
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East: none (Jay-Z and Nas are fighting over it, but it is undisputed who is. Nas gots the advantage, until Jigga fights back, but Jigga is fading.)
South: Outkast (but Ludacris is coming fast. He has IT, to be on top.)
Mid-West: Eminem (but I think Common is better, but not really by much. The mid-west is really America's heart, so Em is the perfect rep. Common is not as well know. Royce 5'9", TechN9ne are waiting in the back. Royce though seems like the mid-west Xzibit, waiting, but will to let Em have the top spot.)
East: WTF? You better stick to what you know: Westsiiide.
South: On point, Ludacris is on his way.
Midwest: I dont think Eminem got much to fear from Common, but Royce 5'9 is improving VERY fast, he comes harder for each beat you give him.
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oh , i thought the next "christ" of the west was knoc, when everybody had some pic of him and shit, i guest his spirit of beat x and snoop are fading real fast , hen
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X to the Z
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snoop dogg is the representative of the west & kendrick lamar is the new representative of the west
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2002
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Yeah, this is an old thread. I'm surprised I didn't rush to the Xzibit bandwagon as fast on the board. In real life at the time, Xzibit dominated my college radio show... LOL... I thought he would grab that spot, but it just never was.