The West Coast Syndicate

02/03/2015

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01/28/2015

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01/24/2015

As of Jan 2015, we are pleased to announce that we will be moving our content and production over to the team at Oddbawls.com. We are very pleased to have been apart of everything involving The West Coast Syndicate and would like to thank you for your continued support. We hope to see you involved with our new site over at Oddbawls.com and we are excited for this new opportunity to provide you with the highest quality of content. Make sure to keep updated on all our new social media sites and Stay Tuned for our official launch on February 1st! Thank You!

12/30/2014

Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 2014 http://wp.me/p4BMP2-2Sa

Over the year, we've compiled a list of what we here at believe were the Top 10 Best Hip-Hop albums of 2014 based on just overall greatness. You don't have to agree, but feel free to leave a comment with your own personal list. We tried to keep the list as hiphop/rap based as possible so we might have omitted some indie artists you thought might have been deserving. [ 1674 more words. ]

12/29/2014

YG and DJ Mustard Beef? It Appears So. http://wp.me/p4BMP2-38W

Uh-Oh. It appears that Pusha Ink members YG and DJ Mustard officially have beef. We're not quite sure where, why, or how it started by a repost by YG was the first sign of trouble. The two have collaborated on basically everything together and have managed to build a sound that is unmistakable in it's own right. It appears Mustard accused… [ 107 more words. ]

12/22/2014

Greez – The Autumn Mellow http://wp.me/p4BMP2-38I

Now with us being the in the middle of this cold winter season, it would only seem fitting to look back and remember the greatness of the fall season. Colorado native and Arizona representative Greez is back at it again this time with a new project entitled " The Autumn Mellow". The mixtape is somewhat of a surprise and comes on the heels of Greez's latest release " [ 48 more words. ]

12/19/2014

Why Being Iggy Azalea Sucks http://wp.me/p4BMP2-38i

You have been touted as the worst thing to happen to the black community since Black Face. But one the other hand, your music was deemed one of this years best hiphop albums. You have to deal with Azealia Banks calling you every name in the book and also deal with being a very successful hiph... musical artist. Why do we hate Iggy? [ 760 more words. ]

12/19/2014

The NYPD, GS9, and How Bobby Shmurda Was Caught Dry-Snitching http://wp.me/p4BMP2-38c

Bobby Shmurda and the GS9 crew members were recently arrested on 69 of criminal charges ranging from conspiracy to commit murder to drug trafficking and various assault and weapons charges. The bail has been set at $2 million dollars and Epic Records has announced that they will post Shmurda's bail, but there has been no word on the situation with… [ 507 more words. ]

12/19/2014

Dom Kennedy – Represent http://wp.me/p4BMP2-387

The official ambassador of Liemert Park and OPM representative Dom Kennedy is back at it with a new track entitled "Represent (I Like That)". The smooth record was produced by J.LBS and comes at the heels of the OPM's new signing with the westside group Warm Brew. Barring some sporadic features, Dom has been relatively quiet in 2014 which we can only hope leads us to a resurgence in material from the Liemert Park legend. [ 8 more words. ]

12/17/2014

Warm Brew – Can Ya Blame Me http://wp.me/p4BMP2-382

Fresh off the recent signing to OPM, the California collective Warm Brew released the smooth record "Can Ya Blame Me". The group consisting of Ray Wright, Serk Spliff and Manu Li teamed with the TopShelfCompany to shoot the visuals for the first record under Archie Davis and Dom Kennedy's Other People's Money music group. The video features some Fear and Loathing references, a Alcoholics Anonymous meeting gone awry, and hotel gangsters galore.

12/16/2014

Get to Know Pasadena’s Rising Star Craig Gillespie http://wp.me/p4BMP2-37Y

Rising talent Craig Gillespie recently released his debut album, Gillespie which was very well received by the masses. The Pasadena hometown product, recently linked up with AKtiveNLA to provide fans with a glimpse inside the Life & Times of one of the Rose City's finest rhymers. Check out the video below as Craig details his introduction into the studio life, his upbringing and how he first got into music.

12/16/2014

WS Bullet – Manzanita Musik http://wp.me/p4BMP2-37R

Pasadena's very own Westside Bullet is back at it with his 2nd project this year in Manzanita Musik. The original "Jackboy" enlists the skills of RGR, Xl, LaPlaya of HollyValens, Maryae, and Dreamboy for some features, while production is handled from Hollyvalens, Young Wolve, Ashley Kayz and a host of others. Bullet originally kept the project exclusively hard copy only, flooding the streets and publishing pictures of fans with the project thus encouraging those interested to text, DM, or call the Pasadena native to get their exclusive copy, much like the previous campaign for his… [ 15 more words. ]