[dropcap size=big]H[/dropcap]eadliners Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, and The Game were joined by Ashanti &#038; Ja Rule, E-40 and Too $hort, Mack 10, the Dogg Pound, and many more in the shadow of the Queen Mary in Long Beach this past Sunday for an all-day concert on two stages. The event, in its second year, entertained…

Photo Gallery: Summertime in the LBC ~ Snoop Dogg, Ashanti & Ja Rule, The Game

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Julianne Le is a recent grad from UCLA where she majored in English and minored in Asian American Studies. Maybe it&#8217;s because she isn&#8217;t jaded yet, but she is super eager to peek into the overlooked corners of L.A. and write about them. Le is the former editor-in-chief of UCLA&#8217;s Pacific Ties Newsmagazine and was a finalist for the Associated Collegiate Press&#8217; &#8220;Podcast of the Year&#8221; award in 2024.

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