Westside Ridah Report

TUNE IN EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR #WESTSIDERIDAHREPORT 5PM PACIFIC-2AM PACIFIC/8PM-5AM EASTERN    WSRR 8.18 Its with heavy hearts that we do this weeks report. News broke this past weekend, that Steve “Zumbi” Gaines from Zion I had passed. Steve Gaines started Zion I, after collaborating with Amp Live from Morehouse college. Originally rapping under the name Zion, Steve took on the names of Zumbi, and Baba Zumbi. Zumbi was a […]

TUNE IN EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR #WESTSIDERIDAHREPORT 5PM PACIFIC-2AM PACIFIC/8PM-5AM EASTERN  WSRR 8.11 QUICK Loaded !! Me and the crew been at this hip hop thang, since the early 90s. We were apart of a groundbreaking Hip Hop show and Black Controlled Music Format. Blessed to play music on radio in the 1990s. One artists we have followed since he dropped is Dj Quik. My first memory was going to […]

TUNE IN EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR #WESTSIDERIDAHREPORT 5PM PACIFIC-2AM PACIFIC/8PM-5AM EASTERN    WSRR 8.4 The world’s most dangerous group. August 8th, 1988 N.W.A. released “Straight Outta Compton.” Originally the crew was Eazy-E and Dr. Dre, after Eazy started Ruthless Records with Jerry Heller. A Kelly Park Compton Crip, Eazy made a lot of money as a street pharmacist, who decided to put a crew together. The group then added and […]

TUNE IN EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR #WESTSIDERIDAHREPORT 5PM PACIFIC-2AM PACIFIC/8PM-5AM EASTERN  WSRR 7.21 This week we are giving it up to another WestCoast Classic Hip Hop Film from the 90s…. Poetic Justice. This will film was the late John Singleton’s 2nd film, and it was released July 23rd 1993. With a cast consisting of Janet Jackson, the late great Tupac Shakur, Regina King and Joe Torry… it was destined to […]

TUNE IN EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR #WESTSIDERIDAHREPORT 5PM PACIFIC-2AM PACIFIC/8PM-5AM EASTERN  WSRR 7.14 2 OG’s get a shout out this week on Westside Ridah Report. Week of 7/14. Coolio, and Too Short. The Godfather of the Bay Too Short, released his 7th studio album .. yes 7th, July 14th 1994, “Shorty the Pimp”. Now this classic album is actually based off a Blaxploitation film of 1973, named “Shorty the Pimp”, […]

TUNE IN EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR #WESTSIDERIDAHREPORT 5PM PACIFIC-2AM PACIFIC/8PM-5AM EASTERN  WSRR 7/7 Now when the discussion of the best Hip Hop Soundtracks of all time comes up, this album has to be mentioned. We saluted another West Coast classic on WestSide Ridah report in May ( Menace II Society), but this week we salute the anniversary of the release of the “Boyz n Da Hood” Soundtrack. July 9th, 1991 […]

TUNE IN EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR #WESTSIDERIDAHREPORT 5PM PACIFIC-2AM PACIFIC/8PM-5AM EASTERN  WSRR 6.30 West up Fam!!! We here at Blax Radio, love to highlight accomplishments, albums, films, etc that pushed the culture. During WestCoast Ridah report this is no different. This Week, we are big upping an Album that included a track that changed damn near everything. July 4th, 1995 The Luniz outta Oakland, released “Operation Stackola” on Not Trybe/Virgin […]

TUNE IN EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR #WESTSIDERIDAHREPORT 5PM PACIFIC-2AM PACIFIC/8PM-5AM EASTERN    WSRR 6.23 The heat is on… Juneteenth 2021 is behind us, and Summer officially started on June 20. Historically for Hip Hop, the Summer has had some Fiyah… classic albums released during this season. This week we are celebrating 2 debut albums from the LA area that dropped… June 20 1995 Mack dropped his debut “Mack 10” June […]

TUNE IN EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR #WESTSIDERIDAHREPORT 5PM PACIFIC-2AM PACIFIC/8PM-5AM EASTERN  WSRR 6/16 This week is massive. We salute 2 GOD MCs, both from the west coast. 2 Icons. Ice Cube, and Tupac Shakur. Tupac Shakur Rest in Beats… born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), was a Revolutionary MC, Actor, Activist and then some. He accomplished so much in 25 years. 1 of the best selling […]