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 ...

Winner of “Master of the Mix” in 2010 and Turntablist of the ... The former Gang Starr member became well-known for creating ...

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 ...

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 ...