It even sparked an East Coast/West Coast beef among some of the greatest MCs. The sound of hip-hop today may be totally different then it was then, but many rappers give praises to the iconic MCs ...
The 1990s is often referred to as the golden age of hip-hop. During that era, rap music gained more attention from mainstream audiences, regional music such as East Coast vs. West Coast was ...
East Coast-based hip-hop drew heavily on jazz samples and was generally characterized by rougher-edged, jazz-sample-based beats. On the West Coast, “gangsta” rap was the order of the day ...
The mid-90s were a testy time to be rapper, especially if you hailed from either the East or West Coast. Whether the media created the beef between the two sides is still heavily debated ...