The West Coast is taking the airwaves hostage this summer with new releases from Game and Ice Cube. The N.W.A. pioneer bangs out with “I Rep That West,” the first single from his new album I Am the West (July 13). “I’m too West Coast for the West Coast,” he boldly proclaims.

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Gangster rapper Ice Cube met Godfather gangster Robert De Niro at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival held at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York City on Friday (April 23). Cube was screening his ESPN documentary Straight Outta L.A., which examines the Raiders’ influence on hip-hop.

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Ice Cube stopped by “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Wednesday to talk about his ESPN documentary Straight Outta L.A., the Raiders’ influence on N.W.A., and reports that he was dissing Dr. Dre on his new track “Drink the Kool-Aid.”

“Nah, man. Dre’s my man,” he said in response to the controversy. “It’s all compliments. It’s called style and grace in hip-hop.”

He also revealed that he was recently in the studio with Dre working on Detox and his new album I Am the West, due July 13.

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Bow Wow hits the jackpot in Lottery Ticket, a comedy co-starring Ice Cube, Charlie Murphy, Mike Epps, T-Pain, and more. The Erik White-directed film, arriving in theaters this summer, tells the story of Kevin Carson (Bow Wow) who goes from rags to riches after winning $350 million, but first he has to survive a three-day weekend once his calculating neighbors find out he’s holding the lucky ticket. Teairra Mari and Naturi Naughton play his on-screen love interests.

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The South met the West as Jeezy brought out Ice Cube during Jay-Z’s “BP3” concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Friday (March 26). Both rappers wore all black everything while performing the gangsta rap pioneer’s 1993 hit “Check Yo Self.”

The West Coast is officially back. If the forthcoming release of Snoop Dogg’s More Malice and Game’s R.E.D. Album weren’t enough, now L.A.’s own Ice Cube is returning to the scene with his ninth studio album.

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Monica attended a luncheon for the Frank Ski Kids Foundation in Atlanta on Sunday. The R&B singer is working with Missy Elliott, Stargate, and Bryan-Michael Cox on her sixth studio album, as well as a reality show for BET called “Still Standing,” which premieres in September.

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West Coast trailblazer Ice Cube took the stage at “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Wednesday to perform “Why Me?” with Musiq Soulchild.