The one-hit wonder is nothing new and has been a part of entertainment since anyone can remember. While we can point to many instances in history where an artist wound up being a flash-in-the-pan and ...

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, “Bizarre Ride,” appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] The directions haven't changed. If you want to find ...

Kevin Hart has it all but he really wishes he could be a baller. The funny man put his own spin on Skee-Lo's 1995 hit 'I Wish' with some help from the NBA. The original whiny track, which finds ...

Skee-Lo's "I Wish," a hip-hop anthem for would-be ballers that peaked at No. 13 on the Hot 100 in 1995, has had a banner year marked by a series of highly viewed Toyota Super Bowl commercials… By ...

Pepsi has teamed with basketball icon Shaquille O’Neal for a new commercial that draws inspiration from a run of ads between the duo from the ‘90s, per details shared with Marketing Dive. The campaign ...

[Editor's note: Soon-to-be-award-winning gonzo music journalist Danielle Bacher prowls the late late night scene for West Coast Sound. For this installment, she hit the town with rapper Skee-Lo, who ...

Somewhere there's a sample of a tiny violin, and it plays for Skee-Lo. My favorite thing about "I Wish" is Skee-Lo's pathetic assortment of non-authentic basketball outfits. Aside from the one Chris ...

If you’re like me, then you constantly wonder why people don’t talk about Skee Lo’s classic one-hit wonder “I Wish” that much anymore. I mean, we still play “Ice Ice Baby” and “U Can’t Touch This” all ...

Grammy nominated rapper, producer, actor, and television host collaborates with kid-safe social media platform Kelowna, BC— June 19, 2018 — 9:00 a.m. Mazu, a social media platform based on core values ...

British singer Cher Lloyd struck big last summer with her debut single "I Wish," which featured southern rapper T.I. But she isn't the first artist to drop a chart-topping hit with that ...

If the enthusiastic hometown reception for the Cool Kids is any indication, hip-hop’s future is firmly rooted in its past. Harkening back to an era of two turntables and a microphone — and adding one ...