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BIGG SNOOP: RAP ROYALTY?
By : Conan Milne
For as long as the genre has existed, rap music and bragging rights have gone hand in hand. However, rappers have certainly upped the ante since the origins of hip-hop were laid down all those years ago.
While it was once radical to hear rappers boast of the colour TV’s featured in their limos or their unquestionable... Read more


The West Coast Rap Up: 2005
By : Conan Milne
With 2005 quickly becoming a fleeting memory, there seems no better time than now to assess the state of the West Coast rap scene throughout the past year and look at what we can expect from 2006. Ultimately, ‘05 was a year that began with a bang and closed with some clear disappointments, yet obvious hope for the future. Read more

We Got The Internet Going Nuts! But Why?
By : Rud & Lil Jay
Panic Over? The panic has not yet begun. Now we have your full attention dubcnn.com wishes to open your eyes to a new era, a different league - a whole new level of Westcoast Hip-Hop promotion. Firstly let me address the "RIAA takeover," to our loyal and steadfast following we apologise wholeheartedly for the period of doubt, uncertainty and questioning. Read more

 

Step Ya Game Up
By : Conan Milne
Its "Game Time," is it the westcoast's time to shine once more? We break it down and take an in-depth look into The Game, his past, the present and evaluate what the future holds. Read more

 

Tupac Birthday Tribute
By : Yash (June 16th 2005)
Today would have been Tupac Amaru Shakur's 34th birthday. 9 years after his death, he is still the biggest rap artist to ever live. We have put together a special "Tribute To 2Pac," where we spoke with many artists that were related to & people who worked with 2Pac and had them speak on Pac and how they knew him. Read more

Diggin'
By : Overseer
True digging is the art of finding deleted, rare, limited edition, obscure or just plain weird records to sample a long ago forgotten break and use it in a new way, by DJs who want something to spice up their set or by crazed beat collectors. We look at 3 albums which sample similar artists, Dr. Dre's The Chronic, Above The Law's Black Mafia Life and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle. Read more
 

West Coast... What Happened?
By : Extra Large
At one point in time, the West Coast was the center of a thriving hip hop scene, full of talent and infinitely diverse. In the late 80’s and early 90’s, it seemed like it was about the music and nothing else, low-budget videos and album artwork often serving as proof. We as fans didn’t seem to mind that much. Over the next decade power shifted and has never recouped, we analyze why. Read more

Diggy's Time To Shine
By : Conan Milne
Daz Dillinger has had a career of high's and low's, the rise and fall of Death Row affected everyone involved. In this editorial wee briefly discusses Daz's career thus far, and contemplates future following his recent signing to Jermaine Dupri's, So So Def imprint. Could this be the "Diggy's Time To Shine?" Read more




TQ… from Westside to Angela Jones
By : Mauzip
Back in 1998 out of nowhere there was a new artist from the ghetto of Compton… this was not a rapper, this was a singer that sang rap lyrics: TQ. TQ’s West Coast anthem Westside blew up all over the world and is now seen as a classic record. Read more