West Coast G-funk sound

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hip hop subgenre music genre

The West Coast G-funk sound is a laid-back, funk-influenced style of hip-hop characterized by melodic synths, heavy basslines, and smooth, drawled delivery that became synonymous with 1990s West Coast rap.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
G-funk	32
West Coast G-funk	7
G-funk era	3
West Coast G-funk sound canonical	3
G-funk movement	1
West Coast G-funk scene	1
West Coast gangsta rap	1
West Coast hip hop	1
representing Snoop Dogg's G-funk style	1
showcasing Westside Connection's gangsta rap style	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hip hop subgenre ⓘ music genre ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ surface form: G-funk
associatedCity	Compton, California, United States ⓘ surface form: Compton Long Beach ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ
associatedLabel	Death Row Records ⓘ Def Jam Recordings ⓘ Ruthless Records ⓘ
characteristicFeature	emphasis on melody over aggression ⓘ extensive use of funk samples ⓘ relaxed, party-oriented atmosphere ⓘ use of talkbox vocals ⓘ
culturalOrigin	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developedInDecade	1990s ⓘ
influencedBy	1970s funk ⓘ George Clinton ⓘ Ohio Players ⓘ Parliament-Funkadelic ⓘ Roger Troutman ⓘ The Isley Brothers ⓘ Zapp ⓘ soul music ⓘ
lyricalTheme	cars and cruising ⓘ gang culture ⓘ marijuana use ⓘ partying ⓘ regional pride ⓘ sexual themes ⓘ street life ⓘ
musicRegion	West Coast hip hop ⓘ
notableArtist	Tupac Shakur ⓘ surface form: 2Pac Above the Law ⓘ surface form: Above The Law DJ Quik ⓘ Nate Dogg ⓘ Snoop Dogg ⓘ Tha Dogg Pound ⓘ Warren G ⓘ
notablePioneer	Battlecat ⓘ Cold 187um ⓘ DJ Quik ⓘ Dr. Dre ⓘ Warren G ⓘ
notableProducer	Battlecat ⓘ Cold 187um ⓘ DJ Quik ⓘ Dr. Dre ⓘ Warren G ⓘ
notableWork	Above The Law – Black Mafia Life ⓘ Doggystyle ⓘ Regulate... G Funk Era ⓘ Safe + Sound ⓘ The Chronic ⓘ
peakPopularity	mid-1990s ⓘ
productionAesthetic	lush ⓘ melodic ⓘ polished ⓘ
stylisticOrigin	P-Funk ⓘ West Coast hip hop ⓘ boom bap ⓘ electro ⓘ funk ⓘ gangsta rap ⓘ
subgenreOf	West Coast G-funk sound self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: West Coast hip hop gangsta rap ⓘ
tempoRange	slow to mid-tempo ⓘ
typicalElement	female sung hooks ⓘ funk-based chord progressions ⓘ heavy basslines ⓘ high-pitched sine-wave synths ⓘ laid-back grooves ⓘ melodic synthesizer leads ⓘ multi-part vocal harmonies in choruses ⓘ slow to mid-tempo beats ⓘ smooth drawled vocal delivery ⓘ smooth, polished production ⓘ swinging drum patterns ⓘ use of live instrumentation alongside samples ⓘ whining lead synths ⓘ
typicalInstrument	drum machine ⓘ electric bass ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ talkbox ⓘ
vocalStyle	drawled ⓘ melodic hooks ⓘ smooth ⓘ

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Snoop Dogg → knownFor → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. → genre → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Malice n Wonderland → hasInfluence → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Death Row Records → associatedMovement → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Trauma → hasMusicalStyle → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Roger Troutman → genre → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Roger Troutman → influenced → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Roger Troutman → movement → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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this entity surface form: showcasing Westside Connection's gangsta rap style

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Calvin Broadus → genre → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Can You Control Yo Hoe → genre → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Candy (Drippin’ Like Water) → musicalStyle → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Gangbangin’ 101 → musicStyle → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Dogg Food → hasMusicalStyle → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

Cold 187um → movement → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Zapp → influenced → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Regulate... G Funk Era → genre → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Still a G Thang → associatedMovement → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Still a G Thang → notableFor → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

this entity surface form: representing Snoop Dogg's G-funk style

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Let’s Play House → genre → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Kokane → genre → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Andre Romelle Young → genre → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Southern hip hop → stylisticOrigin → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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Do You See → subgenre → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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G-Funk Entertainment → genre → West Coast G-funk sound ⓘ

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