Talk:West Coast hip hop

message: Some East Sider's have hacked this article, someone has to fix it. All through it are slanted comments and backwards citations?? The whole thing screams East Side.
Why does this article discuss rappers but not the style of West Coast hip hop? What are the values presented? These things are at least as important as the people that rap about them and they should be added.
ATTN: Please stop adding EMINEM to this page. He's been added and removed at least twice to the list of artists. He was born in Missouri, came up in Detroit and STILL LIVES IN DETROIT. YES HE WORKS WITH DRE THAT DOES NOT MEAN HE IS WEST COAST. Ralphredimix 01:53, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I gave them mentions, but didn't go into detail about them. --Ted87 20:42, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested Additions 

message: I'm sorry but i just read the article and i thought it was great and very informative, what does the notice on the top refer to?
- The notice at the top just means that the tone is too informal.  It is not written in encyclopedia style.
*The first paragraph seems a little problematic, but other than that, does this article need the notice? Razer64 19:21, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is wrong? 

message: I cant see any way Tupac can be considered east coast rapper. He lived and represented west coast rap during his music career. He was on west coast side during the claimed west vs. east coast war. This article is about music not about origins of rappers. Why are people unsure about what coast he represents when he continuely represented the west coast as can be proven  by his interviews/lyrics etc.? Anyone agree or oppose? Tutmosis 20:04, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tupac west or east 

message: I think we need to rewrite the third section of this article (east vs. west (again)) for several reasons. I don't see how this is and East vs. West Thing. You've got G-Unit going against BWS. That is only 2 crews and you call it and East vs. West feud? The BWS is barly in envolved (with the exception of Game) and when they are they are just dissing 50 Cent on mixtapes. G-Unit never recognozes those guys. Plus the beef lasted about 10 months and it's dieing down. Plus these guys are on the same label (Aftermath/Interscope) so what you really have is interlabel beef. And to top it off this beef isn't even mentioned in the East Coast hip hop article, so why does it get a whole section in this one? I think a much better angle to go at is something like "The Next Generation" or "The New West Coast." Where you focus on the young cats getting the shine like Bishop Lamont, Glasses Malone, Lil Eazy, Crooked I, I-Rocc, Guerilla Black, Sly Boogy, Eastwood, and Techniec. New dudes trying to make a break in the rap Game instead of just focusing on one aspect of the current state of west coast rap. It's not even stated how The Game affected WC hip hop. If somebody dosen't respond or change it soon I will. And I don't want to do it all by myself (wikipedia is better done collectivly), because it should be a group effort, but I can if I must. Ted87 02:45, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No responses? After one month from original post date I'm changing it so give your input now. Ted87 19:54, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrite 3rd section 

message: Why doesn't anyone write about the 3rd coast?  Middle america, midwest hiphop?  It is a small but growing movement in the states.  Some say it started by getting drunk on liquid codeine and booze and writing songs, very chill.  Lets see some representation... —This unsigned comment was added by 140.141.10.8 (talk • contribs) .
:There is an article on Midwest rap (not a very good one, but it's a start). Check out American hip hop for all the articles of diffrent regions of rap and subgenres. And by the way, Texas is refered to as the Third Coast, not the Midwest. --Ted87 23:03, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Third Coast Rap?

message: Can there be a west coast hip hop lable section on this page? I saw that east coast hip hop has one.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.22.182.21 (talk) 06:27, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  West Coast Hip Hop Lables 

message: It is believed by a lot of people that Southern hip hop is "controlling the market" and i take exception to that. While they are certainly getting the most airplay, if you take a look at the numbers, most of them aren't selling any albums. The biggest southern artist right now is probably T.I., who hasn't gone multi-platinum yet. 66.167.204.57 21:12, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Who actually buys cd's these days? Radio play and downloads could be a more accurate measure of who is controlling the market. If you sell 1 million cd's and i sell 500,000 but i get 10 million downloads and you get 1 million..... Dogabutila (talk) 16:49, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  southern domination 

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message: The old pic was deleted.  The new one is Image:Alleyezonme.jpg (leave link cold, otherwise pic will show up on talk page) if anyone cares to put it back.  I already updated the fair use and everything.  -Wakamusha (talk) 01:40, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I just decided to take care of it myself.  Problem solved.  -Wakamusha (talk) 01:47, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  All Eyez on Me album cover 

message: Don't delete that well typed page  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.188.117.111 (talk) 02:54, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Do Not Change It

message: Stop deleting text from the article and adding those worthless full of spam external links!!! Dawid S Swierczek (talk) 04:55, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: What is wrong with you people?!! Deleting most of the article and adding some shitty links? What is that?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 23pokrzywa (talk • contribs) 04:21, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Stop!!!

message: nah.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.94.136.156 (talk) 01:36, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: This Article Needs Some Serious Work

message: : I'd leave a warning for the kid who keeps adding back all this original research and violating WP:NOR, but their IP address keeps changing so its pointless.  I hope an admin steps up and protects the article from future childish editing.  JBsupreme (talk) 20:01, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: We have a verifiability policy.  Its over at WP:V.  I suggest you read it.  JBsupreme (talk) 15:23, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I suggest  you read it. 86.44.55.181 (talk) 21:17, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  ORLY?  In a nutshell: Material challenged or likely to be challenged, and all quotations, must be attributed to a reliable, published source. Wikipedia operates on verifiability, not truth. JBsupreme (talk) 22:06, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit warring

message: I'm trying to work on getting this article to GA/FA one day, but it's pretty hard finding references to articles that focus mainly on West Coast hip hop and its history. If anyone knows any sites I should check out for more information, I'd appreciate it if you could let me know about it, or them. Thanx! WikiGuy86 (talk) 21:02, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Help with references/sources 

message: Eazy-E is the person that single handedly put East Coast on the plate and served them to themselves.
So I think Eazy-E should be in the West coast pioneers  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.58.71.39 (talk) 18:38, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eazy-E 

message: you gotta get real here i never heard of these guys being west coast hip hop.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.139.45.154 (talk) 05:46, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kraftwerk  

message: There is a strong element of protest in a lot of the songs that the West Coast Rappers did - dealing with the corruption of the LA Police, among other things. It wasn't all just about "violence." Also, there was quite a lot of controversy to these songs, and none of the things I'm mentioning here have anything written about them. Any takers? Hires an editor (talk) 18:00, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  West Coast Rap as Protest? 

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message: Is it me or are there NO female artists, NO DJs, NO MCs or rappers, and none of the controversies around gender listed in this article. In the 50th anniversary of hip hop, let's change this!
Where is Yo-Yo?  sheridanford (talk) 00:15, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Erasure or invisibilifying women's contribution and presence in early West Coast scene 

message: — Assignment last updated by Genau19 (talk) 17:20, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: AFST 205 Fall 23

message: VEVO Presented "Hip-Hop's Most Wanted" Speaking of Every Thursday Morning at 8 in the morning, block of music videos from throwback west coast hip hop music videos. 71.247.208.187 (talk) 19:32, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hip-Hop's Most Wanted