West Coast Hip-Hop

9 albums reviewed

From the G-funk era to modern LA rap, West Coast hip-hop brings laid-back beats, heavy bass, and a sun-soaked attitude shaped by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and beyond. The sound emerged from the streets of Compton and South Central in the late '80s, with N.W.A. blowing the doors open for an entire generation. West Coast rap evolved through the melodic gangsta funk of the '90s, the hyphy movement of the Bay Area, and the genre-bending ambitions of Kendrick Lamar's Compton renaissance.