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|name = West Coast Classics
 
|name = West Coast Classics
 
|image = west-coast-classics.png
 
|image = west-coast-classics.png
|location = [[Davis]]
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|location = [[Davis]], [[Los Santos (HD Universe)|Los Santos]]
|genre = '80s/'90s West Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, G-Funk
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|genre = '80s/'90s West Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, G-Funk, Golden Age Hip Hop
|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''
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|games = [[Grand Theft Auto V]]
 
|host = [[DJ Pooh]]}}
 
|host = [[DJ Pooh]]}}
 
{{Quote|Coming at you from the city of Davis - music from the days of the pager.|GTA V Website}}
 
{{Quote|Coming at you from the city of Davis - music from the days of the pager.|GTA V Website}}
   
'''West Coast Classics''' (also named "'''WCC'''") is a [[Radio Stations in GTA V|radio station]] featured in ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''. [[DJ Pooh]] is this station's host. The station is possibly based on [http://www.935kday.com/ 93.5 KDAY] in Los Angeles, as it's known to play "back in the day hits".
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'''West Coast Classics''' (also named "'''WCC'''") is a [[Radio Stations in GTA V|radio station]] featured in [[Grand Theft Auto V]]. [[DJ Pooh]] is this station's host. The station is possibly based on [http://www.935kday.com/ 93.5 KDAY] in Los Angeles, as it's known to play "back in the day hits".
   
 
==Playlist==
 
==Playlist==
*[[wp:Tupac Shakur|2Pac]] - Ambitionz Az A Ridah (1996)
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*[[wp:Tupac Shakur|2Pac]] - Ambitionz Az a Ridah (1996)
*[[wp:N.W.A|N.W.A]] - [[wp:Appetite for Destruction (song)|Appetite For Destruction]] (1991)
 
*N.W.A - [[wp:Gangsta Gangsta (N.W.A song)|Gangsta Gangsta]] (1988)
 
*[[wp:Kurupt|Kurupt]] (feat. [[wp:Tray Dee|Tray Dee]] & Slip Capone) - C-Walk (1998)
 
*[[wp:DJ Quik|DJ Quik]] - Dollaz + Sense (1995)
 
*[[wp:Snoop Dogg|Snoop Dogg]] - [[wp:Gin And Juice|Gin And Juice]] (1993)
 
*[[wp:King Tee|King Tee]] (feat. [[wp:Ice Cube|Ice Cube]] & [[wp:Breeze (rapper)|Breeze]]) - Played Like a Piano (1990)
 
*[[wp:Geto Boys|Geto Boys]] - [[wp:Mind Playing Tricks on Me|Mind Playing Tricks on Me]] (1991)
 
*[[wp:Mack 10|Mack 10]] (feat. [[wp:Tha Dogg Pound|Tha Dogg Pound]]) - [[wp:Nothin' But the Cavi Hit|Nothin' But The Cavi Hit]] (1996)
 
*[[wp:Too Short|Too $hort]] - So You Want to Be a Gangster (1992)
 
*[[wp:Dr. Dre|Dr. Dre]] (feat. Snoop Dogg) - [[wp:Still D.R.E|Still D.R.E]] (1999)
 
*Dr. Dre (feat. Snoop Dogg, Kurupt & [[wp:Nate Dogg|Nate Dogg]]) - [[wp:The Next Episode|The Next Episode]] (2000)
 
*[[MC Eiht]] - [[wp:Streiht Up Menace|Streiht Up Menace]] (1993)
 
*[[wp:Tha Dogg Pound|Tha Dogg Pound]] (feat. Snoop Dogg) - [[wp:What Would You Do (Tha Dogg Pound song)|What Would U Do?]] (1995)
 
*[[wp:Kausion|Kausion]] - What You Wanna Do? (1995)
 
*[[wp:Ice Cube|Ice Cube]] - [[wp:You Know How We Do It|You Know How We Do It]] (1993)
 
 
*[[wp:Compton's Most Wanted|Compton's Most Wanted]] - Late Night Hype (1990)
 
*[[wp:Compton's Most Wanted|Compton's Most Wanted]] - Late Night Hype (1990)
 
*[[wp:DJ Quik|DJ Quik]] - Dollaz & Sense (1995)
 
*[[wp:Dr. Dre|Dr. Dre]] feat. Snoop Dogg - [[wp:Still D.R.E|Still D.R.E]] (1999)
 
*[[wp:King Tee|King Tee]] - Played Like a Piano (1990)
 
*Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg - [[wp:The Next Episode|The Next Episode]] (2000)
 
*[[wp:Ice Cube|Ice Cube]] - [[wp:You Know How We Do It|You Know How We Do It]] (1993)
 
*[[wp:Kausion|Kausion]] - What You Wanna Do? (1995)
 
*[[wp:Kurupt|Kurupt]] - C-Walk (1998)
 
*[[wp:Mack 10|Mack 10]] & [[wp:Tha Dogg Pound|Tha Dogg Pound]] - [[wp:Nothin' But the Cavi Hit|Nothin' But the Cavi Hit]] (1996)
 
*[[MC Eiht]] - [[wp:Streiht Up Menace|Streiht Up Menace]] (1993)
 
*[[wp:N.W.A|N.W.A]] - [[wp:Appetite for Destruction (song)|Appetite for Destruction]] (1991)
 
*N.W.A - [[wp:Gangsta Gangsta (N.W.A song)|Gangsta Gangsta]] (1988)
 
*[[wp:Tha Dogg Pound|Tha Dogg Pound]] - [[wp:What Would You Do (Tha Dogg Pound song)|What Would U Do?]] (1995)
 
*[[wp:Snoop Dogg|Snoop Dogg]] - [[wp:Gin and Juice|Gin and Juice]] (1993)
 
*[[wp:Geto Boys|Geto Boys]] - [[wp:Mind Playin' Tricks on Me|Mind Playin' Tricks on Me]] (1991)
 
*[[wp:Too $hort|Too $hort]] - So You Want to Be a Gangster (1992)
   
 
== Deleted songs ==
 
== Deleted songs ==
 
GTA V's trackID.gxt2 database reveals many more songs were planned to appear on the station but were not included in the final version.
 
GTA V's trackID.gxt2 database reveals many more songs were planned to appear on the station but were not included in the final version.
*2Pac (feat. [[wp:K-Ci & JoJo|K-Ci & JoJo]]) - [[wp:How Do U Want It|How Do U Want It]] (1996)
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*2Pac feat. [[wp:K-Ci & JoJo|K-Ci & JoJo]] - [[wp:How Do U Want It|How Do U Want It]] (1996)
 
*2Pac - Outlaw (1995)
 
*2Pac - Outlaw (1995)
 
*[[wp:Bone Thugs-N-Harmony|Bone Thugs-N-Harmony]] - Mr. Bill Collector (1995)
 
*[[wp:Bone Thugs-N-Harmony|Bone Thugs-N-Harmony]] - Mr. Bill Collector (1995)
*[[DJ Pooh]] (feat. [[wp:Kam (rapper)|Kam]]- Whoop Whoop (1997)
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*[[DJ Pooh]] feat. [[wp:Kam (rapper)|Kam]] - Whoop Whoop (1997)
*Mack 10 (feat. Ice Cube & [[wp:WC (rapper)|WC]]) - [[wp:Westside Slaughterhouse|Westside Slaughterhouse]] (1995)
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*Mack 10 feat. Ice Cube & [[wp:WC (rapper)|WC]] - [[wp:Westside Slaughterhouse|Westside Slaughterhouse]] (1995)
 
*Nate Dogg - I Got Love (2001)
 
*Nate Dogg - I Got Love (2001)
 
*[[wp:Spice 1|Spice 1]] - 187 Proof (1992)
 
*[[wp:Spice 1|Spice 1]] - 187 Proof (1992)
*Spice 1 (feat. MC Eiht) - The Murda Show (1993)
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*Spice 1 feat. MC Eiht - The Murda Show (1993)
*[[wp:Warren G|Warren G]] (feat. Nate Dogg) - [[wp:Regulate (song)|Regulate]] (1994)
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*[[wp:Warren G|Warren G]] feat. Nate Dogg - [[wp:Regulate (song)|Regulate]] (1994)
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*[[Franklin Clinton]], [[Lamar Davis]], [[Patrick McReary]] and [[Jimmy De Santa]] have West Coast Classics as one of their favorite radio stations.
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*[[Franklin Clinton]], [[Lamar Davis]], [[Patrick McReary]] and [[Jimmy De Santa]] have West Coast Classics as one of their favorite radio stations, this being ironic because Packie's favourite radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] was [[Liberty Rock Radio]].
*In the real world, there has been controversy surrounding the rights to some of the songs on this in-game radio stations. Specifically, On 11 October 2013, former [[wp:Death Row Records|Death Row Records]] artist and [[wp:Tha Dogg Pound|Tha Dogg Pound]] member [[wp:Daz Dillinger|Daz "Dat Nigga Daz" Dillinger]] issued a cease-and-desist letter to Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive for allegedly using two of his songs without authorization. According to Dillinger, Rockstar offered him US$4,271 to allow the material to be used in the game; he declined, but the songs were used regardless. The songs are "C-Walk" by [[wp:Kurupt|Kurupt]] and "[[wp:Nothin' But the Cavi Hit|Nothin' But the Cavi Hit]]" by [[wp:Mack 10|Mack 10]] and Tha Dogg Pound, which were both produced by Dillinger and included in the West Coast Classics station. In the order, Dillinger and his lawyers requested "a better offer", or recall and destroy unsold copies of the game. Dillinger has afforded the publisher fourteen days to comply with the suit. However, no action has been taken from both sides.
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*In the real world, there has been controversy surrounding the rights to some of the songs on this in-game radio stations. Specifically, On October 11, 2013, former [[wp:Death Row Records|Death Row Records]] artist and [[wp:Tha Dogg Pound|Tha Dogg Pound]] member [[wp:Daz Dillinger|Daz "Dat Nigga Daz" Dillinger]] issued a cease-and-desist letter to Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive for allegedly using two of his songs without authorization. According to Dillinger, Rockstar offered him US$4,271 to allow the material to be used in the game; he declined, but the songs were used regardless. The songs are "C-Walk" by [[wp:Kurupt|Kurupt]] and "[[wp:Nothin' But the Cavi Hit|Nothin' But the Cavi Hit]]" by [[wp:Mack 10|Mack 10]] and Tha Dogg Pound, which were both produced by Dillinger and included in the West Coast Classics station. In the order, Dillinger and his lawyers requested "a better offer", or recall and destroy unsold copies of the game. Dillinger has afforded the publisher fourteen days to comply with the suit. However, no action has been taken from both sides.
*Geto Boyz' "Mind Playin' Tricks On Me" is interestingly featured on the station as the group originated from Houston, Texas, thus making them Southern rappers.
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*Geto Boys' "Mind Playin' Tricks On Me" is interestingly featured on the station as the group originated from Houston, Texas, thus making them Southern rappers, as well as Bone Thugs-n-Harmony originally going to be featured on the game as well (being from Cleveland, Ohio). This was likely an oversight from the developers.
 
*The radio station is most likely located in [[Davis]] as during a commercial on the station, a woman is heard saying "WCC, the City of Davis".
 
*The radio station is most likely located in [[Davis]] as during a commercial on the station, a woman is heard saying "WCC, the City of Davis".
*Interestingly on a rare occasion, DJ Pooh will do a brief shout out to Lamar Davis. It's never stated how exactly DJ Pooh came to know Lamar other than that he's heard about him on the streets. He then proceeds to mock Lamar's old-school gangbanging mentality and tells him to get his act together.
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*Interestingly on a rare occasion, DJ Pooh will do a brief shout out to Lamar Davis. It's never stated how exactly DJ Pooh came to know Lamar other than that he's heard about him on the streets. He will first say ''Lamar? That's a funny ass name for a dude.'' He then proceeds to mock Lamar's old-school gangbanging mentality and tells him to get his act together.
*The song ''What Would You Do'' by "Tha Dogg Pound" was actually on the influences for the ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' [[Theme From San Andreas|theme]].
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*The song ''What Would You Do'' by "Tha Dogg Pound" was actually one of the influences for the [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] [[Theme From San Andreas|theme]].
 
*The entire playlist for this station was handpicked by the station's host himself, DJ Pooh.
 
*The entire playlist for this station was handpicked by the station's host himself, DJ Pooh.
 
*DJ Pooh was also the co-producer and writer for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and a creative consultant for Grand Theft Auto V.
 
*DJ Pooh was also the co-producer and writer for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and a creative consultant for Grand Theft Auto V.
 
*Whenever you start the mission [[Franklin and Lamar]] and chose to repo either the [[9F]] or the [[Rapid GT]], the radio is switched on automatically to West Coast Classics and the song ''Appetite For Destruction'' from N.W.A will always play.
 
*Whenever you start the mission [[Franklin and Lamar]] and chose to repo either the [[9F]] or the [[Rapid GT]], the radio is switched on automatically to West Coast Classics and the song ''Appetite For Destruction'' from N.W.A will always play.
 
*In [[Grand Theft Auto Online|GTA Online]] [[Introduction (GTA Online)|introduction]], when [[Lamar Davis|Lamar]] drives the [[GTA Online Protagonist|player]] to [[Mall or Nothing|his first race]], "What You Wanna Do?" by Kausion is playing in the background.
 
*In [[Grand Theft Auto Online|GTA Online]] [[Introduction (GTA Online)|introduction]], when [[Lamar Davis|Lamar]] drives the [[GTA Online Protagonist|player]] to [[Mall or Nothing|his first race]], "What You Wanna Do?" by Kausion is playing in the background.
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*Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Eiht and King Tee all make cameo appearances on the station giving a shoutout to DJ Pooh before a song plays.
   
 
==Video==
 
==Video==
   
 
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[[File:GTA V - West Coast Classics - All tracks - Radio|554px]]
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[[File:GTA V - West Coast Classics Radio Station (Full Radio)|thumb|center|500px]]
 
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Revision as of 01:34, 28 August 2014

Coming at you from the city of Davis - music from the days of the pager.
— GTA V Website

West Coast Classics (also named "WCC") is a radio station featured in Grand Theft Auto V. DJ Pooh is this station's host. The station is possibly based on 93.5 KDAY in Los Angeles, as it's known to play "back in the day hits".

Playlist

Deleted songs

GTA V's trackID.gxt2 database reveals many more songs were planned to appear on the station but were not included in the final version.

Trivia

  • Franklin ClintonLamar DavisPatrick McReary and Jimmy De Santa have West Coast Classics as one of their favorite radio stations, this being ironic because Packie's favourite radio station in Grand Theft Auto IV was Liberty Rock Radio.
  • In the real world, there has been controversy surrounding the rights to some of the songs on this in-game radio stations. Specifically, On October 11, 2013, former Death Row Records artist and Tha Dogg Pound member Daz "Dat Nigga Daz" Dillinger issued a cease-and-desist letter to Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive for allegedly using two of his songs without authorization. According to Dillinger, Rockstar offered him US$4,271 to allow the material to be used in the game; he declined, but the songs were used regardless. The songs are "C-Walk" by Kurupt and "Nothin' But the Cavi Hit" by Mack 10 and Tha Dogg Pound, which were both produced by Dillinger and included in the West Coast Classics station. In the order, Dillinger and his lawyers requested "a better offer", or recall and destroy unsold copies of the game. Dillinger has afforded the publisher fourteen days to comply with the suit. However, no action has been taken from both sides.
  • Geto Boys' "Mind Playin' Tricks On Me" is interestingly featured on the station as the group originated from Houston, Texas, thus making them Southern rappers, as well as Bone Thugs-n-Harmony originally going to be featured on the game as well (being from Cleveland, Ohio). This was likely an oversight from the developers.
  • The radio station is most likely located in Davis as during a commercial on the station, a woman is heard saying "WCC, the City of Davis".
  • Interestingly on a rare occasion, DJ Pooh will do a brief shout out to Lamar Davis. It's never stated how exactly DJ Pooh came to know Lamar other than that he's heard about him on the streets. He will first say Lamar? That's a funny ass name for a dude. He then proceeds to mock Lamar's old-school gangbanging mentality and tells him to get his act together.
  • The song What Would You Do by "Tha Dogg Pound" was actually one of the influences for the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas theme.
  • The entire playlist for this station was handpicked by the station's host himself, DJ Pooh.
  • DJ Pooh was also the co-producer and writer for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and a creative consultant for Grand Theft Auto V.
  • Whenever you start the mission Franklin and Lamar and chose to repo either the 9F or the Rapid GT, the radio is switched on automatically to West Coast Classics and the song Appetite For Destruction from N.W.A will always play.
  • In GTA Online introduction, when Lamar drives the player to his first race, "What You Wanna Do?" by Kausion is playing in the background.
  • Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Eiht and King Tee all make cameo appearances on the station giving a shoutout to DJ Pooh before a song plays.

Video

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GTA V - West Coast Classics Radio Station (Full Radio)

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