West Coast Gangsta Shit 2013 Album

Daz Dillinger WC

When I heard about this collaboration, my first thoughts were, "it's about time." WC and Daz have been staples in the hip hop scene forever, being involved in great hip hop for over two decades. Unfortunately, you just know though that in this ageist hip hop community, that it will go largely overlooked. Looking at the credits, surprisingly Daz didn't produce anything on this. I guess he just wanted to stick to writing and rapping. Instead, it's shared by a handful of producers with DJ Battlecat and Beanz N Kornbread being the most well known of them to me. The album is what I expected it to be. Enjoyable rapping from two of the most underrated from the west, switching up their vocals, and who still sound like they love doing it. The beats are a small letdown though. While all the thirteen songs here bounce, with 'Late Nite' being laced with classic west coast vocal samples, none are extraordinary. It would have been great if they got Soopafly or another producer who Daz particularly has a great rapport with to give them a beat. A very solid 50 minutes of west coast rap from two vets nonetheless. Best Tracks: Stay Out the Way, When the Shit Goes Down, Late Night, Dubs in the Air