LA rap
Compton hip-hop style
LA rap is hip-hop music originating from Los Angeles, distinguished from East Coast styles by its funk-influenced beats, laid-back delivery, and themes of gang life, police brutality, and West Coast car culture.
The style emerged in the 1980s with artists like Ice-T and N.W.A., whose gangsta rap subgenre defined the sound.
That bassline is pure LA rap.
- ComptonLos Angeles suburb
- gangstaStreet-hardened criminal type
- lowriderVehicle with dropped chassis
- DreRap mogul's nickname
- Death Row RecordsNineties hip-hop powerhouse
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