West Coast rap
Pacific state rhymes
West Coast rap is a style of hip-hop originating in California, particularly Los Angeles, characterized by funk-influenced beats, synthesizer melodies, and lyrics often depicting gang culture, street life, and partying.
The sound emerged in the late 1980s with artists like N.W.A. and Ice-T, later evolving into the smoother G-funk style of Dr.
Dre and Snoop Dogg: West Coast rap dominated the charts in the early '90s.
- G-funkSynth-laden West Coast rap
- ComptonLos Angeles suburb
- lowriderVehicle with dropped chassis
- gangstaStreet-hardened criminal type
- NWAPioneering gangsta rap group
Snoop Dogg · Dr. Dre · Tupac · hydraulics · chronic · palm trees · synthesizer · Long Beach · Cali · cruising · laid back · gangsta lean · 808s · Ice Cube · Watts · Eazy-E · bounce · Cypress Hill
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, rock, classical
- American musicjazz, blues, country music, rock, country
- 90s MusicNirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Green Day, Radiohead
- Black AmericaBlack churches, NAACP, civil rights activism, Jim Crow, racial justice
- Lowriderslowrider, hydraulics, Impala, candy paint, wire wheels
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