East Coast hip hop
NYC rap scene
East Coast hip hop is a regional style of hip hop music that originated in New York City during the 1970s and 1980s.
It is characterized by aggressive beats, complex lyricism, and intricate wordplay, often with a grittier, more streetwise sensibility than its West Coast counterpart.
The style encompasses diverse sounds from the jazz-influenced production of A Tribe Called Quest to the hard-hitting beats associated with artists like Nas and Wu-Tang Clan.
East Coast hip hop dominated the charts throughout the 1990s.
- BrooklynWestern Long Island borough
- QueensEasternmost NYC district
- lyricalMusically expressive
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- turntablesRecord-playing devices
Jay-Z · crates · grimy · concrete · subway · bodega · brown paper bag · cipher · battle rap · golden era · hardcore · street · rhymes · Ready to Die · New York · punchlines · storytelling
- American musicjazz, blues, country music, rock, country
East Coast hip hopWest Coast hip hop
California-rooted rap genre
G-funk · Dirty South · trap music · crunk
East Coast hip hopWest Coast hip hop
California-rooted rap genre
Death Row Records · G-funk · gangsta rap · Dr. Dre · Snoop Dogg