Today, we celebrate the birthday of one of Hip Hop’s true pioneers and West Coast legends — Too $hort, born Todd Anthony Shaw on this date in 1966. Too $hort’s ...

E-40 is in the midst of a busy New York City press junket. He’s in a private room at the restaurant Sei Less in Manhattan, calmly having a sip of red wine with his wife. The serial entrepreneur would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What's the Hottest Rap/Hip-Hop Scene Right Now? Even in the Bay Area––long an underdog in West Coast rap compared to its larger ...

In the Bay Area rap scene you can still find glimpses of the genre alive in its purest form. The region’s hip-hop culture is known for its independence and insular spirit born of a combination of pimp ...

Oakland rapper and producer Ovrkast., a frequent Drake collaborator, approved of the five-time Grammy winner referencing Bay Area rap in his material. Ovrkast. is credited on Iceman track "Make Them ...