West Coast hip hop

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West Coast hip hop is a regional style of American rap music that emerged primarily from California, characterized by its laid-back funk-influenced beats, street-oriented lyrics, and artists such as Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, and Snoop Dogg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music genre
regional style of hip hop music
associatedMovement Golden age hip hop
associatedRecordLabel Aftermath Entertainment
Death Row Records
Priority Records
Ruthless Records
associatedScene Bay Area hip hop
Los Angeles hip hop
associatedSubgenre G-funk
gangsta rap
contrastWith East Coast hip hop
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalOrigin early 1980s United States
late 1970s United States
developedIn Compton, California, United States
surface form: Compton

Long Beach
Los Angeles
Oakland
San Francisco Bay Area
hasInfluenced Chicano rap
Hyphy
West Coast G-funk sound
surface form: West Coast G-funk

mainstream hip hop
language English
notableArtist DJ Quik
Digital Underground
Dr. Dre
Eazy-E
Hieroglyphics
Ice Cube
Ice-T
Kendrick Lamar
MC Hammer
N.W.A
Snoop Dogg
The Game
Too Short
Tupac Shakur
Warren G
peakPopularity early 1990s
mid 1990s
primaryRegion California, United States
surface form: California
region West Coast of the United States
stylisticOrigin G-funk
electro
funk
gangsta rap
hip hop music
theme gang culture
party lifestyle
police brutality
social commentary
urban street life
typicalFeature funk-influenced production
gang-related themes
heavy basslines
laid-back beats
melodic synthesizer lines
party-oriented themes
street-oriented lyrics

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Round Here albumGenre West Coast hip hop
Like This genre West Coast hip hop
Gangbangin’ 101 genre West Coast hip hop
Don’t Stop musicGenre West Coast hip hop
Whateva U Do genre West Coast hip hop
Which One of You genre West Coast hip hop
I’m Threw Witchu hasMusicSubgenre West Coast hip hop
subject surface form: I'm Threw Witchu
Westurn Union musicalStyle West Coast hip hop
Life of da Party hasMusicalStyle West Coast hip hop
this entity surface form: West Coast rap
Neva Have 2 Worry genre West Coast hip hop
My Medicine hasInfluence West Coast hip hop
Those Gurlz genre West Coast hip hop
Deez Hollywood Nights genre West Coast hip hop
Why Did You Leave Me associatedWith West Coast hip hop
Gangsta Luv genre West Coast hip hop
Boom genre West Coast hip hop
Boom notableFor West Coast hip hop
this entity surface form: showcasing Snoop Dogg’s West Coast hip hop style
My Own Way genre West Coast hip hop
The Way Life Used to Be genre West Coast hip hop
Wonder What It Do musicGenre West Coast hip hop
This Weed Iz Mine genre West Coast hip hop
Eyez Closed genre West Coast hip hop
It’s D Only Thang genre West Coast hip hop
Cold Game associatedGenre West Coast hip hop
El Lay genre West Coast hip hop
El Lay associatedWith West Coast hip hop
this entity surface form: West Coast hip hop scene
We Rest in Cali associatedWithScene West Coast hip hop
this entity surface form: West Coast rap
I Don’t Need No Bitch genre West Coast hip hop
I Don’t Need No Bitch hasMusicalStyle West Coast hip hop
Daz Dillinger genre West Coast hip hop
Daz Dillinger partOf West Coast hip hop
this entity surface form: West Coast hip hop scene
DJ Battlecat genre West Coast hip hop
DJ Battlecat influencedGenre West Coast hip hop
DJ Battlecat partOfScene West Coast hip hop
this entity surface form: Los Angeles hip hop scene
Kush Ups hasSubgenre West Coast hip hop
Larry June genre West Coast hip hop
Gotta Keep Pushing genre West Coast hip hop
Doggystylin' genre West Coast hip hop
Crip Ya Enthusiasm genre West Coast hip hop
The Chronic genre West Coast hip hop
Murder Was the Case genre West Coast hip hop
Suge Knight was CEO associatedWith West Coast hip hop
subject surface form: Suge Knight
Compton, California knownFor West Coast hip hop
this entity surface form: West Coast hip hop culture
Zapp influenced West Coast hip hop
Above The Law – Black Mafia Life genre West Coast hip hop
subject surface form: Black Mafia Life
Above The Law – Black Mafia Life influencedRegion West Coast hip hop
subject surface form: Black Mafia Life
single "Gin and Juice" genre West Coast hip hop
subject surface form: Gin and Juice
single "Who Am I? (What’s My Name?)" associatedScene West Coast hip hop
subject surface form: Who Am I? (What’s My Name?)
Hieroglyphics genre West Coast hip hop
Chicano rap stylisticallyDerivedFrom West Coast hip hop