West Coast hip-hop

West Coast hip-hop
West Coast hip-hop
Stylistic origins	Hip-hop; old-school hip-hop; soul; funk; East Coast hip-hop;
Cultural origins	Late 1970s, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Fusion genres
	G-funk; Mobb music; hyphy;
Regional scenes
	Los Angeles; Compton; Long Beach; Oakland;
Other topics
	East Coast hip-hop; East Coast–West Coast hip-hop rivalry; golden age hip-hop; hip-hop (subculture); Hip-hop in the Pacific Northwest; list of artists; list of record labels; list of Los Angeles rappers;

West Coast hip-hop is a regional genre of hip-hop music that encompasses any artists or music that originated in the West Coast of the United States. West Coast hip-hop began to dominate from a radio play and sales standpoint during the early to-mid 1990s with the birth of G-funk and the emergence of record labels such as Suge Knight and Dr. Dre's Death Row Records, Ice Cube's Lench Mob Records, the continued success of Eazy-E's Ruthless Records, Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin' and many others. Though the term "West Coast hip hop" may also be used to describe Northwest hip-hop and other movements from the Western U.S., it is primarily associated with the state of California, especially Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.^[1]

^ Battan, Carrie (August 13, 2018). "The Return of West Coast Hip-Hop". The New Yorker.

West Coast hip-hop
Stylistic origins	Hip-hop old-school hip-hop soul funk East Coast hip-hop
Cultural origins	Late 1970s, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Fusion genres
G-funk Mobb music hyphy
Regional scenes
Los Angeles Compton Long Beach Oakland
Other topics
East Coast hip-hop East Coast–West Coast hip-hop rivalry golden age hip-hop hip-hop (subculture) Hip-hop in the Pacific Northwest list of artists list of record labels list of Los Angeles rappers