West Coast hip-hop seemed as invincible as ever when rapper/producer Warren G dropped Regulate…G Funk Era 20 years ago. Released on June 7, 1994, the debut album tapped into the strength of Dr. Dre's ...

Rap nerd alert! Rap nerd alert! Here we have the return of Kokane—the smooth-talking, singing, rapping, and wisdom-imparting MC perhaps best known for his super cool contribution to Dr. Dre’s The ...

Gregory “Big Hutch” Hutchinson, a.k.a. Cold 187um, is a rapper and producer who played a key role—perhaps the key role—in the sound of Los Angeles rap. His group Above the Law was signed to Eazy-E’s ...

AKTIVE drips with G-funk bona fides: the producer Sean House favors bundled synth and popping bass lines, while Jay Worthy works with a raunchy, laid-back delivery. Worthy is from Compton, and he ...

From the streets of Long Beach to stages worldwide, the new film, which premiered at SXSW this weekend, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the rise of G-Funk. By Dan Rys The first scene of G-Funk, the ...