Official West Coast Hip Hop Awards

The 18th Annual Official West Coast Hip Hop Awards takes place August 15-16, 2026, at Pac Avenue Lounge in Spanaway, Washington. The two-day event features performances, a car show, celebrity domino tournament, and Southern soul preview with music from the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Pacific Northwest, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Central California, and Seattle.

The event includes a music seminar and networking convention with business panels covering distribution, streaming companies, and insights from music industry professionals. Topics include navigating contracts, record deals, concert tours, radio broadcasting, pressing CDs and vinyl, marketing, social media, and women in hip hop. Industry professionals including DJs, producers, rappers, singers, poplockers, graffiti artists, filmmakers, and video producers will participate.

The convention features seminars on gang prevention, money management, and dealing with program directors. Former label presidents and vice presidents of operations will share insights with recording artists. For VIP and pre-registration information, contact the organizer. Visit www.wchha.com for more details.