The Rivalry

The East and West Coast hip hop rivalry was a feud in the early 1990s between artists and fans of the East Coast and West Coast hip-hop genre. There were two artists who stood out and became the two major focal points of the feud, West Coast rapper 2Pac and his label, Death Row Records, and East Coast-based rapper The Notorious B.I.G. and his label, Bad Boy Records.

In 1992, rapper and producer Dr. Dre’s solo debut album, The Chronic, was released on Death Row Records. The album went triple platinum by the end of the year and recieved more recogniton for the powerful lyrics and songs that played on the local radio stations. Not to far behind, Death Row Records released Doggystyle, the debut album by Dr. Dre and Long Beach-based Snoop Dogg, which also became a multi-platinum success.



Here is a documentary about how strong this rivalry was. For more information Click the link below.

West Coast

Hyphy, Mane!,Man! Hold up, Yea Buddy!, What it do?, What it be like? Well of course we can't forget about the West! I am sure some of you are familiar with the language that the West rappers speak. Some of these artist include, Tu-Pac, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and the dog "dizzle" Snoop-Dogg. There style of music is represented by their dress, usually a lot of baggy clothes, tattoos of their hood, and what gang, if any they represent.

Their style of music is a little bit different than of the East Coast. Some songs that come to mind are : "California", "SNOOOOOP DOOOGGG",and the most popular "Gin and Juice"!





Gin and Juice" was produced by Dr. Dre and performed by Snoop Dogg with David Ruffin Jr. The song was written by Dr. Dre and David Ruffin Jr., which contained an interpretation of Slave's "Watching You" (the chorus) and an original baseline created by T. Green.

East Coast Genre

Boom! Bam! Dough! Dope! Hype! Yea! Wuz up son! Let's get this blog rolling! I am sure some of you would like to know about the East Coast huh! Some rappers include, Jay Z, Juelz Santanna, Biggie Smalls, the "Infamous" P. Diddy, and of course Jim Jones. Some of the artist here are some we listen too, today. We like the aesthetics that each artists puts out. Sometimes, when it comes to a certain song that we hear, we can't wait to violate the piracy laws of burning a single or CD. LOL! Sounds funny doesn't it?, but it is so true. But of course we know that things were not always "peachy!" We have to go back to these egos and images that each artist was trying to produce on the table or as we say the "newer generation". The early 90's you had a lot of rappers standing out and dropping punchlines and spitting bars and sonnets. Of course there was one rapper who was in a different league of his own and that was Christopher "Biggie Smalls" Wallace. I'm sure if you ever jammed any of his songs, some songs that come to mind are: "One More Chance" "Big Poppa" and Hypmotized"!

The Intro

This blog will compare and contrast Hip Hop: "Past and Present". Music is populating the world with different styles, artists, and sounds today. Some Topics include:

1. Intro
2. East Coast vs West Coast
3. The Drama
4. The Outcome
5. Death of Tupac and Biggie Smalls
6. Hip Hop Coming Together
7. A New Look
8. A New Style
9. "New Edition"