After many years, the iconic World Famous VIP Records sign will finally return to public display in Central Long Beach. The ...

The idea for a museum came to VIP Records owner Kelvin Anderson Sr. when a boy at the store asked his father what a vinyl record was. (William Liang / For The Times) In the early 1990s, 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 ...

Cletus Anderson, the founder of the famous V.I.P. Records in Long Beach and a pivotal figure in West Coast rap, died at the age of 82 on Sunday, Jan. 28 according to his younger brother, Kelvin ...

World Famous VIP Records is most known for its influence on West Coast hip-hop, but it has also supported various artists and music genres throughout the years — and is an iconic part of Long Beach.