The Secret Origins of West Coast Hip-Hop, as told by artists themselves. (Full Color Deluxe Paperback) For more than forty years the true story of how West Coast Hip-Hop began has remained one of music history's greatest mysteries. The true story of LA R ap History , Hip - Hop was Dance Music. Before West Coast Hip-Hop conquered the world and changed music forever: Pioneers like Ice-T, Dr. Dre, Egyptian Lover, the LA Dream Team, Kid Frost, Radiotron, and the party movements of Z Cars, Ultra Wave Productions, Uncle Jamm's Army, and the World Class Wreckin' Cru were working the streets, building a powerful new sound in Los Angeles that would eventually change music forever. Inside The Book We Explore the Underground DJ and Club Scene Before Radio Stations and Record Labels Ever Took Notic e: Radiotron • Uncle Jamm's Army • Eve After Dark • Maverick Flats • Skateland • World on Wheels • The Discos • The Street Dancers • The Speak Easy • Alpine Village, Venice Beach, and the hidden East Coast-West Coast connection. We Also Examine the First Mobile Sound Systems and Backyard Party Promoters That Built the Movement From the Streets Up: LSD Promotions • Ultra Wave • Disco Construction * Music People • Unique Dreams Entertainment. The role of DJ Record Pools and unsung architects like Scotty D. Spencer, DJ Sir T, Dance Music. The Rise of Independent West Coast Rap Labels and Street Distribution: Rappers Rapp Disco Co. • Techno Hop Records • Electrobeat Records • Macola Record Co. • Egyptian Empire Records • Saturn Records • JDC Records • Kru-Cut Records • Freak Beat Records • VIP Records • AVI Records • Rhino Records • Enjoy Records • Groove Time Records. And the Pioneers who Helped Build the Culture: Toddy Tee • King T • Ronnie Hudson • MC Fosty & Lovin' C • DJ Battlecat • Pop 'N Taco • Turbo • The Lockers • Shake City Rockers • The L.A. Breakers • DJ Unknown • Ice-T • Disco Daddy & Captain Rapp • LA Dream Team • Russ Parr • Bobby Jimmy • Greg Mack & The Mixmasters of 1580 KDAY. These are the stories never meant to be recorded. The voices they tried to silence. The pioneers who built the stage but were never stood in the spotlight. Much Has Been Written About the Origins of East Coast Hip-Hop: Yet not one single book from any publisher has fully documented the birth and rise of West Coast Hip-Hop. The real story of how West Coast Hip-Hop began has remained Hip-Hop's best kept secret. I, DJ Flash, Was There at the Beginning: A founding member of Los Angeles' first rap group, The Rappers Rapp Group in 1981, I also became known as the First White Rapper years before the Beastie Boys, years before 3rd Bass, and a decade before Vanilla Ice ever appeared on the scene. This book tells the story from the inside. What You'll Discover in This Book • The real origins of West Coast Hip-Hop before the world was watching. • The rise of Macola Records and the independent music revolution • Untold stories behind the pioneers who shaped the West Coast sound • The clubs, radio stations, and street scenes where Hip-Hop first exploded in Los Angeles. * The rise of Old School Rap on the West Coast. Reviewed by eight advanced AI systems, The Echo Will Never Die has been described as "The World's First AI-Certified Cultural Artifact" and fans refer to it as "The Holy Scriptures of West Coast Hip-Hop." This groundbreaking series reveals the secret origins of the movement that changed the world, told directly by the pioneers who built it. * 60 + full color illustrations. This is not a book written by an outsider or a journalist. It could only be told by someone who lived it. Available in four editions: Old School Rap, LA R ap History ,