Chelsea Chanel Dudley[3] (born September 1, 1988),[4] better known by her stage name Chanel West Coast,[3] is an American television personality, music artist and actress. She came to prominence in pop culture for her roles in MTV's Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory and Ridiculousness.[5]
West Coast was born in Los Angeles. While growing up, she lived part of the year in North Hollywood with her mother, and split summers between Ohio (with her mother's family) and New York City with her father,[6][7] a DJ in New York City. Interested in performing arts since she was a kid, she performed in choir, orchestra, wrote poetry, Hip-Hop dance team, drama and cheerleading. She inherited her father's passion for music and began rapping at 14,[8] influenced by her west coast surroundings, love of poetry and not knowing where to begin writing melodies for the lyrics she was writing. In 2009, she recorded her first song at Marvin Gaye's house, in the same booth where the legendary "Let's Get It On" was recorded. West Coast attended Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles for two years before homeschooling so she could work and pursue music.[8]
Television career
West Coast was introduced to television personality Rob Dyrdek through mutual friends in 2008.[9] Shortly afterwards, Dyrdek offered West Coast a position as his receptionist while he was appearing on the MTV reality series Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory.[10] The series was renewed for a second season by MTV.[11] The third season of the series premiered in 2011[12] and the fourth season began airing later that year.[13] In 2011, West Coast appeared as Sheila in an episode of the MTV series The Hard Times of RJ Berger, making her acting debut.
In 2011, she joined the series Ridiculousness, in which she, along with Dyrdek and Sterling "Steelo" Brim, review online internet videos.[14] In 2012, West Coast appeared in both the fifth season of Fantasy Factory and the second season of Ridiculousness.[15][16] That same year she began to voice the character of Flipz in the animated series Wild Grinders.[17] West Coast continued to voice the character into 2013, when she also appeared on the third season of Ridiculousness.[15] The sixth season of Fantasy Factory was announced in 2013, and the fourth season of Ridiculousness premiered on January 2, 2014.[18] In 2017, West Coast joined the supporting cast of Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood for season four; she had ten appearances. In March 2023, she announced that she has left Ridiculousness and now has her own tv show The West Coast Hustle which she stars in and serves as an executive producer, which premiered in 2024.[19][20][21]
Music career
West Coast began recording music in 2009, and began collaborating with numerous artists. She recorded her first song at Marvin Gaye's house, in the same booth where "Let's Get It On" was recorded. She later appeared in the Planet Hollywood song "PHAMOUS", collaborating with Midi Mafia on the project and was discovered by Polow Da Don, who introduced her to Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne signed West Coast to his label Young Money Entertainment in 2012. She went on to release her mixtape Now You Know in 2013 featuring Snoop Dogg, French Montana, Ty Dolla $ign, Robin Thicke and Honey Cocaine.[22] She also released a music video for "Been On", featuring French Montana.[23]
In 2014, she won a BET Award for Best Group for her affiliation with Young Money and confirmed that she had begun recording her first studio project,[24] the first single, "Blueberry Chills" featuring Honey Cocaine was released on January 15, 2014.[25] The second single off the album, "New Feeling" was released on January 29.[26] The third single off the album, "Miles and Miles" was released on October 29, which features West Coast providing vocals for the first time. In 2015, West Coast released a new song that was featured on Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory called "Bass In The Trunk".[27] She released her second mixtape WAVES, featuring YG and B-Real, in August 2015.[28]
In 2018, West Coast released a song titled "Nobody."[29] On October 23, 2020, West Coast released her debut studio album America's Sweetheart and completed two headlining tours; the Punch Drunk Love Tour and the Now You Know Tour as well as opened for many big names including Lil Wayne, Cardi B and more.[30]
Working with some of the top musical creators throughout the years, Chanel sharpened her songwriting skills, learned to craft melodies and found her singing voice. In 2025, she released the autobiographical "Lil' Bit Country," her first foray into Country music. Inspired by her summers spent in Ohio and motherhood, Chanel is slated to release more Country music this year.
Other ventures
In 2009, West Coast helped create a clothing line called Valleywood.[31] As of 2019, she also released another clothing line named LOL CARTEL.[32] In 2022, Chanel launched a line of eco-friendly body positivity swimwear called Coasty Swim.[33]
Personal life
On June 2, 2022, West Coast announced that she was expecting her first child with her long-term boyfriend, and The West Coast Hustle co-star, Dom Fenison.[34][35][36] She gave birth to their daughter on November 2, 2022.[37]
↑ The West Coast Hustle (Documentary, Reality-TV), Chanel West Coast, Dom Fenison, Bowie Fenison, A-Game Productions, MTV Entertainment Studios, July 18, 2024, retrieved May 21, 2025{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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