VIP RIP in the LB

My Long Beach neighborhood is dying a little. I hope VIP Records can hold out.

VIP Records, where Snoop Dogg cut his demo, to close after 32 years

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After 32 years, a West Coast hip-hop landmark — VIP Records — is set to close at the end of next month. The Long Beach record store once included a studio where rapper Snoop Dogg cut his first demo. After he signed his first deal with a label, Snoop recorded part of his 'Who Am I' video on the store...