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West Coast Rap/Hip-Hop

 
 

Description of West Coast Rap/Hip-Hop

 
More than just a geographical division in the hip-hop world, the split between the East and West coasts represents a divergence in both style and content. Although influenced by hip-hop forefathers like Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambatta, West Coast Rap acts stray further from Old-School Rap than their East Coast rivals. They use funkier, stylized beats and rhythms to support smoothly-delivered, melodic rhymes. West Coasters were also the first to bring the problems and perks of the "Gangsta" lifestyle to the forefront of hip-hop culture. Although the line between east and west is slowly dissolving as rap continues to evolve, there is still a distinct West Coast lineage that runs from seminal rappers N.W.A. to artists like Snoop Dogg and Vallejo, California's E-40.
 

West Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Key Albums

 
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
(Explicit)

Ice Cube

Born To Mack
(Explicit)

Too Short

Dr. No's Oxperiment

Oh No

Eazy-Duz-It
(Bonus Tracks, Explicit)

Eazy-E

In A Major Way
(Explicit)

E-40

Regulate...G Funk Era
(Explicit)

Warren G

 

Filed Under

 
Rap/Hip-Hop  >  West Coast Rap/Hip-Hop
 

West Coast Rap/Hip-Hop Key Artists

 
B-Legit

A street smart rapper from
Vallejo, Calif., B-Legit got
his start in a crew called
Most Valuable Players.
B-Legit is a member of Th...

Dr. Dre

A stellar producer with
many classics to his credit,
Dre is among hip-hop's most
successful and consistent
superstars. Dre has been...

E-A-SKI

A veteran beat-maker from
Oakland, E-A-SKI has laid
tracks for Ice Cube, Spice
1, Ice-T, Jayo Felony, and
the Luniz. Before Master P...

Mac Dre

An O.G. Bay Area player,
Mac Dre has been putting
out Funk-filled Gangsta
records since 1989. His
albums include "Young Bl...

Mack 10

A G'd-up rapper from
Inglewood, Calif., Mack 10
debuted in 1995 with the
album "Mack 10." His other
albums include "Based On...

MC Eiht

An original gangsta rapper
from the CPT, MC Eiht got his
start with Compton's Most
Wanted before going solo.
Eiht dropped three album...

Richie Rich

A Bay Area O.G., Richie
Rich got his start rhyming in
the crew 415. They
dropped "41Fivin In The
Bay" in 1989. After a stint i...

The Click

A long-standing crew from
Vallejo, Calif., the Click
serve up game-related
rhymes over thoroughly
funkafied beats. The Clic...

The WhoRidas

A Gangsta-minded duo out
of Oakland, the WhoRidas
debuted in 1997 with
"Whoridin'." They comprise
King Saan and Mr. Taylor....

WC

A veteran emcee from Los
Angeles, WC has been
rocking mics since the late
'80s. WC got his start in Low
Profile with DJ Aladdin, th...

Westside Connection

An imposing trio of
California O.G.s, Westside
Connection is Ice Cube,
Mack 10, and WC. They got
together in 1996, at the h...

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