The beat goes on: Kelvin Anderson with Domino. Photo by LBC Photographer For 40 years, the World Famous VIP Records and Tapes was central Long Beach’s cornerstone. Not only was it the mecca of G-funk, ...

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For those not in the know, Long Beach has a thriving arts scene: Murals decorate the entire city. Multiple museums and galleries, both big and small, are hubs of community activity. There’s a surplus ...

[Update Friday, April 21, 2017: After this story was published, L.A. Weekly was notified by VIP Records branding president Shirin Senegal that due to the positive response from the city, the sign is ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- The iconic V.I.P. Records sign in Long Beach was taken down to make way for a new 7-Eleven. The sign used to be on top of the V.I.P. Records store, until owner Kelvin ...

Family and friends are mourning an icon of the Long Beach music scene, Cletus Anderson, who died Sunday at the age of 82 after being diagnosed with aggressive gallbladder cancer, according to family ...

Giveon was recently honored by his hometown, Long Beach, California, after giving back to one of the city’s most famous institutions. Teaming up with Tres Generaciones Tequila, Giveon donated a ...

LONG BEACH — For more than three decades, Long Beach’s World Famous VIP Records has been a very important place for very important people. But after 32 years and nine months VIP is closing its doors, ...

In mid-September, store owner Kelvin Anderson announced that the World Famous VIP Records in Long Beach announced the end of an era. He said that the store, which was made famous by Snoop Dogg and was ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- The Anderson family is mourning the loss of Cletus Anderson, the founder of the iconic music chain VIP Records, which was established in 1967. "He was, I would say a big ...

In its heyday, World Famous VIP Records in Long Beach had a full-time disc jockey playing music for customers, and clerks learned their clients’ tastes so well they knew what to put on as soon as ...