Book Club: Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap
From Call Out Culture by Tim
April 29, 2026 · 39 min · Episode 366
About this episode
The episode discusses Ben Westhoff's book on the history of West Coast rap and its key figures.
This week we discuss Ben Westhoff's 2016 book Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap. We are sponsored by Wavey Goods ! Get the freshest shirts out and tell them Call Out Culture sent you! If you want to hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast You can also upgrade to a higher tier to get exclusive content and video. You can find our music here: Zilla Rocca: https://5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com/music Curly Castro: https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/album/little-robert-hutton …
People in this episode
Host: Tim
Topics covered
- West Coast Rap
- Hip Hop History
- Book Discussion
- Music Culture
- Influential Artists
Keywords
- Dr. Dre
- Eazy-E
- Ice Cube
- Tupac Shakur
- West Coast Rap
- Ben Westhoff
- Hip Hop
Sponsors
Wavey Goods
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap
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