A rare trove of West Coast hip-hop memorabilia has surfaced in a landmark auction now live at TheRealest.com.
Titled West Coast Hip-Hop: Straight Outta the Collection, the sale features deeply personal artifacts from DJ Yella, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, DJ Skee, and others who helped define a genre. Bidding ends Thursday, July 24, at 5 p.m. PT.
At the center of the collection is Dr. Dre’s original SSL 4000 G+ mixing console from Record One Studio in Los Angeles. Widely considered the most influential piece of hardware in hip-hop history, the board powered Dre’s sonic evolution—from The Chronic to Doggystyle, 2001, and a long line of Aftermath-era classics. The console marked a turning point, ushering in a new era of cinematic production and high-fidelity sound.
Legends from across genres recorded through it. Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Gwen Stefani, Anderson .Paak, and Busta Rhymes are among the many who laid tracks on its channels. Now on exhibit at the GRAMMY Museum, the console remains a symbol of Dre’s technical vision and the West Coast’s rise to dominance.
Also on the block are DJ Yella’s original RIAA plaques, including the double platinum award for Straight Outta Compton, signed and presented directly to him. The album remains a cultural flashpoint, credited with reshaping the political and artistic scope of rap. Other plaques celebrate the legacies of Eazy-E, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Michel’le, and Efil4zaggin, charting Ruthless Records’ enduring reach.
Snoop Dogg’s handwritten lyric pages—nine in total—offer an unfiltered look into his creative process. Scribbled bars, crossed-out lines, and margin notes capture the emergence of one of hip-hop’s most iconic voices.
Additional highlights include Xzibit’s original artwork and film scripts, as well as DJ Skee’s mixtape and radio archives, which document his role in curating Los Angeles’ modern soundscape.
Unreleased reels, early design proofs, and rare promo material from Death Row and N.W.A. round out the sale. But this auction is more than nostalgia. It’s a living archive of a region that transformed rap into a global language.
Check out the auction for a complete list of memorabilia here.
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