It's June 05, 2024, 01:21:42 AM
Snoop Dogg IMO. He is still very active and praises west coast and it's legacy.
yes he is still active and he drops some late 90s and early 00's vibes... he is trying to bring a new vibe with the guy prohoezak but im not a fan of it.dom kennedy also trying to keep some 90s west coast vibe in his music but honestly im not a fan of him, just like a few songs of him. his last album sounds wack to me.yg's last song "sign language", the production, lyrics, music video, all of em together is fully west coast shit. its very nostalgic. its what we heard many times two decades before. thats why i love the song.i think the problem is west coast hip hop couldnt bring a new vibe and sound to the game which is unique and belongs to west coast and also inspires every artists on all around the world. today west coast hip hop just follows whats mainstream and adapts itself to it.does rapping about crips and bloods and lowriders on a trap beat make it wes coast? or can we call it west coast hiphop because just the rapper is from compton or la?
Quincey White - Last three or four EPs have been great WC soundsDom Kennedy - Already discussedD Smoke - Last three albums have great WC sound (some mainstream influences I would say as well)Thurz - Been putting out singles which all sound mostly WCPolyester the Saint - Has stayed tru to the WC sound and very Gfunk-ishMC Eiht - I really dig his more laid back WC sound he has been doingOsbe Chill - Everything I have heard has been WC soundingMykestro - Last couple albums have been mostly WC (different sounding beats but def not mainstream)Big2DaBoy - All WC but hangs with the legends so what do u expectSchoolboy Q - Tries to stay WC but def dabbles with mainstream beatsProblem - Solid WC soundsTerrace Martin - aint nobody doin what he does when it comes to production - he stays keeping WC in his music Cozz - I enjoy his music and his producer laces some great WC sounds (yes he does have mainstream beats as well)I agree to an extent that WC tries to sound too universal at times. Music has to evolve and the more access to other sounds or producers (thank you internet) the more music sounds the same and watered down. Im a guy that grew up all over the country but always gravitated towards WC music. As long as WC keeps the ingredients in it that have made them (funk, jazz, gfunk, live instruments, laid back shyt) then I will stay a fan and will look for those that rep it right
Its a great thread @Cey_Cey I can name a few others, but the overall feel is correct. Most music is getting harder to decipher where it came from. It is sad in my eyes as the WC sound is what I fell in love with when it comes to hip-hop. The funk grabbed me lol.G Perico - Sound is mostly WC (gangsta-ish)Reason - I like dude but sound is all overBoogie - Mostly WC sounding (not a fan of the Shady sounding beats though)Mozzy - Very Bay Area Ab-Soul - Really like dude but been quietSiR - Dude is super nice and R&B but sounds are WC to meBad Lucc - Been quiet but very WCWarm Brew - Have like dudes since jump and they have a g-funk vibe (usually)
I think you just don’t fuck with Dom like that because you’re not from the West. Dom has a lot of local references in his lyrics that mean a lot to the people who understand him and if you don’t then his lyrics just fly right over your head and might seem not that special. To me I think Dom and Kendrick are the leaders of the new West but Kendrick kinda fading into the shadows now