The Long Beach crew was associated with Warren G. By Gil Kaufman C-Knight, a founding member of Long Beach G-funk rap crew Dove Shack, has died at age 52. The news was confirmed by TMZ on Tuesday (Nov ...

The iconic rapper from the West coast just previewed a historic film about California’s early age rap scene. The foundation of the film brings it back to when a new genre of hip-hip was created by the ...

"For people older than me and people younger me, [the documentary] gives them a chance to know who we are as human beings,'' Griffin said. "A lot of people have the perception of hip-hop artists being ...

In the 1990s, three best friends at Long Beach's renowned Polytechnic High School polished a new sound at the intersection of funk and rap music. Warren G, with the help of Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg, ...

There was something special brewing in Los Angeles around the tail end of the 1980s. In the wake of N.W.A.'s classic Straight Outta Compton album, young creatives began stretching and reshaping ...

"REGULATORZZZZ! Mount up!" There. Now try getting that song out of your head for the next five days. You're welcome. I don't think I'm alone among folks in their thirties who have every line of Warren ...

Many critics have labeled the ‘90s as the golden era of hip-hop, and in many ways, that’s thanks to the earlier years of the decade. Artists like Eric B. & Rakim, the Notorious B.I.G., Ice T, and Nas ...

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 ...

Billboard was able to sit down with Warren G to discuss his YouTube Originals documentary, G-Funk, and his influence on rap. By Marcel Friday When you think of the pioneers of West Coast rap, there ...

C-Knight, a founding member of Long Beach G-funk rap crew Dove Shack, has died at age 52. The news was confirmed by TMZ on Tuesday (Nov. 7), when a member of the rapper’s family reportedly told the ...