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Top 20 West Coast MCs of All Time
Criteria/ Consideration:
Writing
Discography
Impact/ Influence
Not Considered:
Sales/ Commercial Success
Grammy's & Awards
Non-Hip Hop Accolades (Acting, Business, etc.)
Criteria/ Consideration:
Writing
Discography
Impact/ Influence
Not Considered:
Sales/ Commercial Success
Grammy's & Awards
Non-Hip Hop Accolades (Acting, Business, etc.)
Honorable Mentions (ABC order)
DJ Quik- Compton
Casual- Oakland
Chali2na- South Central LA
Fashawn- Fresno
Jacka- Pittsburg
Murs- LA
Nipsey Hussle- South Central LA
ScHoolboy Q- South Central LA
Souls of Mischief; Tajai, Phesto, Opio, A-Plus, Oakland
Xzibit- LA
Yukmouth- Oakland
DJ Quik- Compton
Casual- Oakland
Chali2na- South Central LA
Fashawn- Fresno
Jacka- Pittsburg
Murs- LA
Nipsey Hussle- South Central LA
ScHoolboy Q- South Central LA
Souls of Mischief; Tajai, Phesto, Opio, A-Plus, Oakland
Xzibit- LA
Yukmouth- Oakland
25. Brotha Lynch
Hometown: Sacramento
Essential Listening: Season of da Siccness, 24 Deep
Hometown: Sacramento
Essential Listening: Season of da Siccness, 24 Deep
24. Ras Kass
Hometown: Carson
Essential Listening: Soul On Ice, Blasphemy (with Apollo Brown)
Hometown: Carson
Essential Listening: Soul On Ice, Blasphemy (with Apollo Brown)
23. MC Ren
Hometown: Compton
Essential Listening: Shock of the Hour, Kizz My Black Azz
Hometown: Compton
Essential Listening: Shock of the Hour, Kizz My Black Azz
22. Planet Asia
Hometown: Fresno
Essential Listening: How the West Was One (Cali Agents), Anchovies (with Apollo Brown), Medallions.
Hometown: Fresno
Essential Listening: How the West Was One (Cali Agents), Anchovies (with Apollo Brown), Medallions.
21. MC Eiht
Hometown: Compton
Essential Listening: Music to Driveby (with Compton's Most Wanted), We Come Strapped.
Hometown: Compton
Essential Listening: Music to Driveby (with Compton's Most Wanted), We Come Strapped.
20. Aceyalone
Hometown: South Central LA
Essential Listening: Innercity Griots (with Freestyle Fellowship), All Balls Don't Bounce
Hometown: South Central LA
Essential Listening: Innercity Griots (with Freestyle Fellowship), All Balls Don't Bounce
19. Boots Riley
Hometown: Oakland by way of Chicago
Essential Listening: Steal this Album, Genocide & Juice, Kill My Landlord (all albums are with The Coup)
Hometown: Oakland by way of Chicago
Essential Listening: Steal this Album, Genocide & Juice, Kill My Landlord (all albums are with The Coup)
18. Paris
Hometown: San Francisco
Essential Listening: The Devil Made Me Do It, Sleeping With the Enemy, Guerilla Funk.
Hometown: San Francisco
Essential Listening: The Devil Made Me Do It, Sleeping With the Enemy, Guerilla Funk.
17. Too Short
Hometown: East Oakland
Essential Listening: Life Is... Too Short, Get in Where You Fit In, Born to Mack.
Hometown: East Oakland
Essential Listening: Life Is... Too Short, Get in Where You Fit In, Born to Mack.
16. Crooked I/ KXNG CROOKED
Hometown: Long Beach
Essential Listening: Hip Hop Weekly series, Good vs. Evil.
Hometown: Long Beach
Essential Listening: Hip Hop Weekly series, Good vs. Evil.
15. King Tee
Hometown: Compton
Essential Listening: Act a Fool, Triflin' Album, At Your Own Risk.
Hometown: Compton
Essential Listening: Act a Fool, Triflin' Album, At Your Own Risk.
14. Blu
Hometown: L.A.
Essential Listening: Below the Heavens (with Exile), Bad Neighbor (with Madlib & MED), Miles (with Exile)
Hometown: L.A.
Essential Listening: Below the Heavens (with Exile), Bad Neighbor (with Madlib & MED), Miles (with Exile)
13. Spice 1
Hometown: Hayward
Essential Listening: AmeriKKKa's Nightmare, 187 He Wrote, Spice 1
Hometown: Hayward
Essential Listening: AmeriKKKa's Nightmare, 187 He Wrote, Spice 1
12 (tie). The Game
Hometown: Compton
Essential Listening: Documentary, Doctor's Advocate, Documentary 2
Hometown: Compton
Essential Listening: Documentary, Doctor's Advocate, Documentary 2
12 (tie). Mac Dre
Hometown: Vallejo
Essential Listening: Dreganomics, Stupid Doo Doo Dumb, Young Black Brotha.
Hometown: Vallejo
Essential Listening: Dreganomics, Stupid Doo Doo Dumb, Young Black Brotha.
10. Ice-T
Hometown: South Central LA
Essential Listening: Power, Rhyme Pays, O.G. Original Gangster
Hometown: South Central LA
Essential Listening: Power, Rhyme Pays, O.G. Original Gangster
9. Locksmith
Hometown: Richmond
Essential Listening: Ali, No Question (with Apollo Brown), The Green Box.
Hometown: Richmond
Essential Listening: Ali, No Question (with Apollo Brown), The Green Box.
8. Snoop Dogg
Hometown: Long Beach
Essential Listening: Doggystyle, Last Meal, Blue Carpet Treatment.
Hometown: Long Beach
Essential Listening: Doggystyle, Last Meal, Blue Carpet Treatment.
7. Kurupt
Hometown: Hawthorne by way of Philadelphia
Essential Listening: Dogg Found (Dogg Pound), Streetz iz a Mutha.
Hometown: Hawthorne by way of Philadelphia
Essential Listening: Dogg Found (Dogg Pound), Streetz iz a Mutha.
6. E-40
Hometown: Vallejo
Essential Listening: In a Major Way, Federal, Element of Surprise.
Hometown: Vallejo
Essential Listening: In a Major Way, Federal, Element of Surprise.
5. Del the Funky Homosapien
Hometown: Oakland
Essential Listening: No Need for Alarm, Deltron 3030 (Deltron 3030), I Wish My Brother George Was Here.
Hometown: Oakland
Essential Listening: No Need for Alarm, Deltron 3030 (Deltron 3030), I Wish My Brother George Was Here.
4. Kendrick Lamar
Hometown: Compton
Essential Listening: good kid, mAAd city, To Pimp a Butterfly, Section. 80
Hometown: Compton
Essential Listening: good kid, mAAd city, To Pimp a Butterfly, Section. 80
3. The D.O.C.
Hometown: Dallas (signed to Ruthless & Death Row)
Essential Listening: No One Can Do It Better, writing credits on Straight Outta Compton, The Chronic, and Eazy-Duz-It.
Hometown: Dallas (signed to Ruthless & Death Row)
Essential Listening: No One Can Do It Better, writing credits on Straight Outta Compton, The Chronic, and Eazy-Duz-It.
2. 2Pac
Hometown: Marin City by way of NYC & Baltimore
Essential Listening: Me Against the World, Strictly 4 My Nz, All Eyez On Me.
Hometown: Marin City by way of NYC & Baltimore
Essential Listening: Me Against the World, Strictly 4 My Nz, All Eyez On Me.
1. Ice Cube
Hometown: South Central LA
Essential Listening: AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, Death Certificate, Straight Outta Compton (with N.W.A)
Hometown: South Central LA
Essential Listening: AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, Death Certificate, Straight Outta Compton (with N.W.A)
