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Chanel West Coast always knew she wanted to make it big in the entertainment biz. In fact, she has her father to thank for her glitzy aspirations. According to the celeb’s website, she grew up splitting her time living with her mom in North Hollywood and her dad in New York. A local DJ, her father would “bring his then eight-year-old daughter” with him on nightclub gigs around the city. It’s a bold move, but it’s one that clearly struck a chord with West Coast. “I’ve always been around music,” she wrote on her website. “I knew it’s what I’d do for the rest of my life. I didn’t have a choice.”
The time West Coast spent with her mother wasn’t all that normal, either. In an interview with LA Weekly, the rapper revealed that she moved around the San Fernando Valley, where “she started listening to hip-hop and smoking weed at age 11.” West Coast also opened up about her mother growing marijuana “to the pay the bills.”
However, regardless of her family’s financial situation, West Coast continued to push forward with her dreams of becoming a rapper, taking singing and dancing lessons in the process. As her website notes, she also immersed herself in hip-hop and even picked up skateboarding.
Written by: Nicki
