west coast

West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music which originates in the westernmost region of the United States, the gangsta rap subgenre of West Coast hip hop began to dominate from a radio play and sales standpoint during the early 90s. West Coast hip hop is known for it's copious sampling of funk and soul songs to form its beats. The West Coast is also known to have a very fertile underground hip hop scene, with Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area being particular hot spots. Many of the West Coast's underground acts focused more on lyrical technique than their more mainstream peers.

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