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Mount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026. Jamie Balaoro\/STAFF.<\/p>\n
SAN JOSE \u2014 This city might not be the epicenter of Bay Area hip-hop, but on Friday night, that\u2019s exactly where four of California\u2019s most legendary rappers came together.<\/p>\n
Mount Westmore \u2014 Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 and Too $hort \u2014 took over SAP Center for the supergroup\u2019s only California show in 2026, bringing decades of West Coast rap into one arena. The crowd spanned multiple generations, from original hyphy fans to their grandkids who\u2019ve stayed loyal to the scene.<\/p>\n
\u201cI see the mothers and daughters, the daddies and sons and shit that came to the show together,\u201d Too $hort said. \u201cThat\u2019s that Mount Westmore shit.\u201d<\/p>\n
The concert\u2019s first song oddly had the lowest energy of the whole night, with the four artists rapping their 2021 collab \u201cBig Subwoofer\u201d in front of its music video while sitting in thrones spaced across the stage. Having them all sitting down, especially during the opening moments, was an odd choice, kicking off the night with neither high energy nor fun chemistry.<\/p>\n
But as the four found their groove, the energy and chemistry quickly picked up. Too $hort was the first to get up, leading his familiar \u201cWhat\u2019s my favorite word?\u201d chant to the iconic \u201cBlow the Whistle,\u201d which was one of the night\u2019s loudest singalongs. Snoop Dogg played his classic \u201cThe Next Episode\u201d and Ice Cube brought urgency to \u201cCheck Yo Self\u201d while flames flashed across the screens behind him.<\/p>\n
The production value was never super impressive, made up of the four thrones and the screen. During Snoop Dogg\u2019s \u201cCandy (Drippin\u2019 Like Water),\u201d it rolled through a slideshow of stock images of candy. It didn\u2019t seem to matter much to the crowd, though; fans were there for the music. And the music delivered.<\/p>\n For performers who\u2019ve been doing this for four decades, it didn\u2019t feel like they were just going through the motions. Instead, all of the artists seemed to genuinely be having fun. Too $hort attributed this to them all being fans of each other, which was made clear each time one rapper was spitting a solo and the others sang along and danced around by their thrones. Snoop Dogg danced through E-40\u2019s verse on Lil Jon\u2019s \u201cSnap Yo Fingers,\u201d while Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg traded lines naturally during \u201cGo to Church.\u201d<\/p>\n Their chemistry made the show feel not just like four individual greatest hits sets put together but more like four old friends reuniting. They also each brought different strengths. Too $hort and Ice Cube did most of the talking, for example.<\/p>\n \u201cI really want to give a special thanks to all the original fans,\u201d Too $hort said before \u201cThe Ghetto.\u201d \u201cI wanna take a moment to acknowledge all the OGs in the building. All my gray hair, all my eyeglasses, all my grandparents \u2014 this song is dedicated to you!\u201d<\/p>\n Despite Mount Westmore\u2019s Bay Area and SoCal 50\/50 split, lots of attendees \u2014 especially those who were around in the \u201890s \u2014 knew the words to every song from both regions. The \u201cYay Area\u201d sound and history was the night\u2019s most important focus, though. E-40 brought out fellow Vallejo rapper B-Legit, while Too $hort introduced Richie Rich by recalling the two of them selling Coca-Cola together at Oakland A\u2019s games in the early \u201980s. Richie Rich brought his full energy to \u201cSide Show,\u201d making his brief cameo memorable.<\/p>\n The supergroup spent surprisingly little time performing songs from their collaborative Mount Westmore album, 2022\u2019s Snoop Cube 40 $hort<\/a>. That was probably for the best. Judging by applause, the crowd was there to hear iconic West Coast hits like Snoop Dogg\u2019s \u201cGin and Juice,\u201d Ice Cube\u2019s \u201cGangsta Gangsta,\u201d Too $hort\u2019s \u201cThese Are the Tales\u201d and E-40\u2019s \u201cU And Dat.\u201d The four rappers mostly switched between each song, but they each did four of their own in a row toward the end of the concert.<\/p>\n They closed the night by performing \u201cBig Subwoofer\u201d again, this time standing in the front of the stage and feeding off each other\u2019s energy. The opening song finally had the energy it was missing the first time around, wrapping up a night of true West Coast pride.<\/p>\n Opener DJ Quik got the first \u201cBay Areaaa\u201d chant of the night going, warming up the crowd with classic California favorites.<\/p>\n \u201cHow many of y\u2019all into old-school hip-hop, like 1980s hip-hop?\u201d he asked before launching into \u201cTonite,\u201d lighting a joint onstage as he did. The crowd was hyped when the set ended, singing along to Bay Area classics on the arena speakers before the main show \u2014 Mac Dre\u2019s \u201cFeelin\u2019 Myself\u201d was unsurprisingly the loudest moment.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tMount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tMount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tMount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tMount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tMount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tMount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tMount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tMount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tMount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tMount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tMount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tMount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tMount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tMount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tMount Westmore performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tDJ Quik performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tDJ Quik performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tDJ Quik performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Aug. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n About The Author<\/p>\n Ben Siegel<\/a><\/p>\n Ben Siegel grew up in the Bay Area and is now a journalism student across the country at Boston University. He writes for BU\u2019s student publication, The Daily Free Press, and goes to as many concerts as he can.<\/p>\n![\"Mount](\"https:\/\/riffmedia.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/22035106\/MountWestmore_SAPCenter_082126_jb-15.jpg\")
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