West Coast hip hop

West Coast hip hop is a style of hip hop music that originated in California in the early 1980s. It has since grown into a major force in hip hop and has developed several creative centers.

West Coast hip hop
Stylistic origins	Hip hop electronic music soul dancehall funk East Coast hip hop
Cultural origins	Late 1970s, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Fusion genres
Hyphy G-funk Mobb Music
Local scenes
California: Oakland San Francisco Vallejo Los Angeles Sacramento Compton Long Beach San Diego Washington: Seattle/Tacoma Oregon: Portland Nevada: Las Vegas Arizona: Phoenix
Other topics
East Coast hip hop Golden age hip hop hip hop (subculture)

Notable West Coast hip hop musicians

• Tupac Shakur (2pac)
• Snoop Dogg
• Xzibit
• Dr. Dre
• Ice Cube
• Kendrick Lamar
• Ice-T
• N.W.A
• YG
• Tyler, the Creator
• 213
• Nate Dogg
• Eazy-E
• The Game

West Coast hip hop record labels

• Rappers Rapp Records founded by Duffy Hooks III & Jerry Hooks Sr. in 1981.
• Ruthless Records founded by Eazy-E and Jerry Heller in 1986
• Sick Wid It Records founded by E-40 in 1989
• Lench Mob Records founded by Ice Cube in 1990
• Death Row Records founded by Dr. Dre and Suge Knight in 1991
• Doggystyle Records founded by Snoop Dogg in 1995
• Open Bar Entertainment founded by Xzibit in 1995
• Aftermath Entertainment founded by Dr. Dre in 1996
• Hoo-Bangin' Records founded by Mack 10 in 1996
• Thizz Entertainment founded by Mac Dre in 1996
• Villain Entertainment founded by MC Ren in 1999
• Amaru Entertainment founded by Afeni Shakur in 1997
• The Black Wall Street Records founded by The Game and Big Fase 100 in 2002
• Top Dawg Entertainment founded by Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith in 2004
• Outlaw Recordz founded by Outlawz
• Odd Future founded by Tyler, The Creator, Hodgy Beats, Casey Veggies, Left Brian, Matt Martian, and Jasper Dolphin