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Formerly of. Slaughterhouse. Dominick Antron Wickliffe (born September 23, 1976), better known by his stage name Kxng Crooked, [3] [4] (stylised as KXNG Crooked and pronounced "King Crooked"; formerly Crooked I) is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He is best known as a former member of the hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse with ...
The rappers are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"). This list only includes artists that have a Wikipedia page. The list refers to rappers of a specific subgenre, not all hip hop artists.
Dubb Union. Dubb Union is a rap group featuring artists from Los Angeles and the nearby areas of Inglewood, Long Beach, and Watts . The original name of the group was Westurn Union, but was later changed to Dubb Union to avoid a lawsuit with banking company Western Union . The members of Dubb Union include Soopafly (Priest Brooks), Damani ...
West Coast hip hop is a regional genre of hip hop music that encompasses any artists or music that originated in the West Coast of the United States.West Coast hip hop began to dominate from a radio play and sales standpoint during the early to-mid 1990s with the birth of G-funk and the emergence of record labels such as Suge Knight and Dr. Dre's Death Row Records, Ice Cube's Lench Mob Records ...
Musical artist. Christopher Bellard [1] [2] (born June 17, 1979), also known by his stage name Young Maylay, is an American rapper, record producer and actor based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his portrayal of Carl "CJ" Johnson, the main character of the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas .
Tramayne Rayel Thompson (born October 22, 1979), [1] known by his stage name Shade Sheist, is an American rapper from Inglewood, California. He began his career in 2000 by contributing the single "Where I Wanna Be" to a compilation executive produced by himself and local producer Damizza. After writing and recording tracks for other artists ...
Locksmith first gained notoriety outside of the Bay Area as a battle rapper. In 2003, after beating the likes of Mistah FAB and A-Wolf on radio station 106.1 KMEL, he qualified for and became a contender on MTV's MC Battle joining a pool of 32 contenders, judged by Just Blaze and Kanye West. Locksmith was the only contender from the West Coast.
On October 24, 2015, The Hip Hop Foundation released an article on their website titled "5 Legendary Hip Hop Producers You Never Hear About" giving Cold 187 um the number one spot. The article credits him for being a legend that pioneered a generation of west coast hip hop sound G-Funk. In 2016, Netflix Originals released Hip-Hop Evolution.