MC Eiht and DJ Premier speak to XXL about working together on the West Coast rapper's 13th studio album, 'Which Way Iz West,' and pushing for quality over quantity.

On this day in Hip Hop history, West Coast pioneer MC Eiht dropped his debut solo album We Come Strapped, a gritty masterpiece that firmly cemented his status as one of California’s realest voices.

April 4th marks the release of MC Eiht s 19th album including his collaborative work with Comptons Most Wanted, Spice-1, and even an alias album under the Tony Smallz moniker. While that s ...

On this week’s episode of “Drink Champs,” N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN were joined by MC Eiht and his partner in crime Norm Steele. As for Steele, he originally came from Cleveland, Ohio, but moved to Long ...

After this success of his first album in 11 years with 2017's Which Way Iz West, produced by DJ Premier, MC Eiht has announced that he has a new project on the way this summer. The Compton veteran ...

Today (May 22) marks the 58th birthday of Compton-born gangster rapper MC Eiht. Known for his role in the 1993 cult classic film, Menace II Society, MC Eiht created an entire body of work out of his ...

MC Eiht is gearing up to release his first solo album in 10 years, Which Way Iz West, and the West Coast veteran is giving fans a brand new set of visuals in the meantime. The California rapper drops ...

West Coast legend MC Eiht returns with a new visual for "Heart Cold," a Lady of Rage-assisted new cut from he and DJ Premier's Which Way Iz West album. Featuring an ice-cold DJ Premier beat and some ...

Compton’s Most Wanted, which consists of MC Eiht and Tha Chill, is one of the pioneering groups of West Coast hip-hop. They helped to forge a sound that has become a distinct and an original style ...

It’s easy for LL Cool J and Ice Cube to have released so many albums. At least, it’s easier when you’re backed by a major label. What about the others though? Who are the veteran’s of Hip-Hop? Who’s ...

The West Coast legend teams up with East Coast boom-bap icon, DJ Premier, for their long-awaited OG's manifesto. Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can ...

And Compton rapper MC Eiht, who claims he was using the word long before the Olympic swimmer decided to adopt the lingo, isn’t about to keep quiet about the alleged injustice. “Why try and trademark ...