If you’re a cat that is strictly into conscious Hip Hop and has no respect for that gangsta shit, then Lynch is not for you. Sacramento’s Brotha Lynch Hung is one of those guys that either you love, you hate, or you’ve never heard of. However, his legacy is not to be overlooked, as he is one of the first and earliest influential west coast rappers, which earns him a spot on this list. His career was sparse and unimpressive after 1993, and he would succumb to HIV in 1995 at the age of 31. His verses on “Fuck tha Police” and “Straight Outta Compton”, ghostwritten as they may have been, were revolutionary verses, and were delivered in a way that only Eazy could deliver. He was the first N.W.A member to drop a solo album, and was one of the very first west coast MC’s to represent, putting out the seminal “Boyz-N-The-Hood” in 1987. I was almost unable to overlook this, but it’s impossible not to recognize his legacy. His influence and legacy are just too great, though his legacy is certainly driven by his untimely death.īut any Hip Hop fan who goes for technicality will tell you that Eazy-E is, at times, one of the laziest and verbally-limited rappers. Long story short, Eazy-E was a character, a personality: to me, the back-story of Eazy-E’s short life and the firepower behind his sometimes clumsily-delivered lyrics make me realize that it would be wrong not to include him. Dre upon the dissolution of N.W.A, and how he was mistakenly invited to the White House and had dinner with President George H.W. I remembered how he stood his own in a vicious beef with Dr. I remembered how his loud flow and almost hilariously vulgar delivery command me to shut up and listen to his verses upon each spin of a classic N.W.A cut. But then I remembered the charisma and passion Eazy-E showed on his 1988 debut, Eazy-Duz-It. I almost didn’t include Eazy on this list, because, let’s face it, he was far from being the most technical or skilled rapper. And on this list, we’ll take a look at which of those talented or influential MCs made the cut, and why. There are plenty of lame west coast MC’s that are very one-dimensional with their lyrics, but for each wack MC, there are two talented or influential MCs. And while not all “gangsta” MCs are incompetent lyrically, it’s also important to realize that not all classic west coast Hip Hop is “gangsta rap”. Many Hip Hop purists don’t have as much respect for the west coast because of the raw, watered-down lyrics of instrumental-heavy “ gangsta rap” – it’s a world away from KRS-One and Rakim, that’s for sure. Many have criticized the technical skills of west coast rappers, and in some cases, that’s an accurate classification. It has also contributed a number of incredibly influential groups, from N.W.A to The Pharcyde from Hieroglyphics to Above the Law and many more. West Coast Hip Hop has given the culture some of its most polarizing and commercially successful acts, and has produced the most prolific rapper of the current generation. This list outlines what I believe to be the top 20 west coast rappers – from anywhere on the west coast – although you’ll find just one rapper here not from L.A. Instead of combining it into two lists, one for each area, I’ve decided to try something new here and do a top 20 instead. I highly recommend this film.So to me, the next logical move is to run down the best from the west coast, which is mostly represented by rappers from either the Los Angeles area or the San Francisco Bay area. If it is very very odd for you, then perhaps you'll learn something watching it. since 1982 and I found it to be very interesting on many levels. Open your minds, not everything is Ellen and Seinfeld. This should not be a drawback, but rather a very realistic telling of what happened. To the point that many like to mention about the vulgarity: it was real life depiction! movies about 1600 England have a certain dialect. southern accents, but that doesn't mean those flicks are not great. One need not have knowledge of the hip hop culture/industry, any more than one needs to know about southern America to watch and appreciate steel magnolias or fried green tomatoes (ok, I'm dating myself here). I was prepared for a typical bio (especially music bios) where the story is way ahead of the acting. Oshea Jackson was the weak link in my opinion but paul giamatti, and the guy who portrayed easy-e were amazing. I was shocked at how good the acting was. To say one needs to know ebonics and ridiculous things such as that.is racist. opinions will always vary on quality of movies, but I am shocked at many of the comments/reviews I've seen for soc (straight outta Compton). First of all, I am a white man, 58 years old.
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