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The Pharcyde's Bizarre Ride, 20 Years Laternew

Currently touched up for 20th-anniversary reissue treatment, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde was a rap gateway drug, a powerfully psychedelic expansion.
L.A. Weekly  |  Jeff Weiss  |  05-24-2012  |  Music
Tags: Pharcyde, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, J-Swift

Hard Out Here for a Thugnew

Compton rapper Game returns to an industry that's gone soft.
L.A. Weekly  |  Jeff Weiss  |  08-26-2011  |  Profiles & Interviews
Tags: rap, The Game, Twitter

DJ Quik: Trials and Tribulations of a West Coast Legendnew

Like most redemption stories worth telling, this one starts with the lowest point: solitary confinement in the West Valley Penitentiary, where for most of the sweltering summer of 2006 DJ Quik contemplated the cruel arc of his rise and fall.
L.A. Weekly  |  Jeff Weiss  |  06-03-2011  |  Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Quik

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