Get unlimited access to everything VICE has to offer.

Turn off all ads on VICE.com

Exclusive New VICE Documentaries

Member Exclusive Features & Columns

Turn off all ads on VICE.com

Exclusive New VICE Documentaries

Member Exclusive Features & Columns

Turn off all ads on VICE.com

Exclusive New VICE Documentaries

Member Exclusive Features & Columns

4 Magazines Delivered to Your Door

On This Day 10 Years Ago, This West Coast Rap Star Released His Magnum Opus After Almost Quitting Music Altogether

West Coast rapper ScHoolboy Q released his best album to date, ‘Blank Face LP’, on this day ten years ago to massive acclaim.

Share on X (Opens in new window)X

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Facebook

Share using Native toolsShareCopied to clipboard

The 2010s saw a resurgence in West Coast hip-hop. Kendrick Lamar made lofty, ambitious albums that depicted street tales, social unrest, and personal turmoil alike. YG bridged Compton anthems and club staples alike with a record like My Krazy Life. Tyler, The Creator and the rest of Odd Future helped open up the bounds for what creativity could sound like in the West. But another artist that might go unmentioned when reflecting on the best West Coast records of the 2010s is ScHoolboy Q.

His fourth studio album, Blank Face LP, which released ten years ago today, remains his magnum opus amongst hip-hop fans. The crazy part is, we might have never gotten the record at all. Back in........

© Vice