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G-funk
G-funk, or Gangsta-Funk, is a sub-genre of hip hop music that emerged from West Coast gangsta rap in the early 1990s. G-funk (which uses funk music with an artificially lowered tempo) incorporates multi-layered and melodic synthesizers, slow hypnotic grooves, a deep bass, background female vocals,...
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Ice T
Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958 ), better known by his stage name Ice-T, is a Grammy Award and NAACP Image Award-winning American rapper, actor and author. He is credited with helping in pioneering gangsta rap, in the late 1980s. As an actor,...
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- Feb 16, 1958 (age 51 years)
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OutKast
OutKast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta, Georgia. They were originally known as The OKB (The OutKast Brothers) but later changed the group's name to OutKast. The group's original musical style was a...
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- 1991
Warren G
Warren Griffin III (born November 10, 1971) better known by his stage name Warren G, is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is Dr. Dre's step brother. His biggest hit to date was the single "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in...
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- Nov 10, 1970 (age 39 years)
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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is an American Hip Hop group from the Glenville section of Cleveland, Ohio. They are best known for their fast-paced, aggressive rapping style and harmonizing vocals. The group was mainly produced by Los Angeles producer, DJ U...
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- 1993
Nate Dogg
Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (born August 19, 1969), better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, is an American R&B;/hip hop artist and singer born in Long Beach, California. He is the cousin of rappers Snoop Dogg, Butch Cassidy, RBX, Daz Dillinger & Lil' ½...
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- Aug 20, 1970 (age 39 years)
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Soopafly
Priest Josef Brooks, better know by his stage name Soopafly, is a hip hop producer and rapper from Long Beach, California.
The oldest of three children, Brooks grew up in Long Beach. He was given a keyboard by his father after being inspired by the...
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Above the Law
Above the Law is a rap group from Pomona, California, founded in 1989 by Cold 187um, KMG the Illustrator, Go Mack, and DJ Total K-Oss. In 1999, The group signed to Suge Knight's Death Row Records but left in 2002. "Murder Rap", a song by Above the...
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- 1988
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- 2001
Lil' 1/2 Dead
Lil' ½ Dead is a hip hop music artist (born Donald Smith in September 13, 1974) in Long Beach, California. He is the cousin of hip hop artists Nate Dogg, Canidate and Snoop Dogg.
The song "Lil Ghetto Boy" (from Dr. Dre's The Chronic) has a brief...
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- Sep 13, 1974 (age 35 years)
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Damu Ridaz
The Damu Ridas were an assortment of Bloods gang members from South Los Angeles which recorded the Bloods & Crips collaboration album Bangin' on Wax. When the Bangin' on Wax sagas were made, the Bloods gang members formed the group.
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B.G. Knocc Out
Al Hasan Naqiyy (born Arlandis Hinton), best known by his stage name B.G. Knocc Out, is an American rapper known for collaborating with Eazy-E on the 1993 single "Real Muthaphuckkin G's". He is also the younger brother of rapper Dresta, who also...
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- Jan 23, 1975 (age 34 years)
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2nd II None
2nd II None was a rap group from Compton, California. It consisted of cousins KK (born Kai McDonald) and Gangsta D (born Darius Barnett).
Before becoming rappers, the two musicians were (and still are) members of the Bloods.Their career started in...
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Sam Sneed
Sam Sneed (born Sam Anderson 1968 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania) is a producer and rapper. He originally got his start working as a producer for K-Solo and the Hit Squad.
In 1993 he was signed to Death Row Records, releasing only one single, U Better...
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- 1968 (age 42 years)
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CJ Mac
CJ Mac (born in South Central Los Angeles), is an African American rap artist.
He released his debut album, "True Game", on Rap-A-Lot Records in 1995 as Mad CJ Mac. He was originally going to release the album through Ruthless Records.
He appeared...
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Cold 187um
Gregory Fernan Hutchinson (born August 2, 1967 in Pomona, California), better known by his stage names Big Hutch and Cold 187um, is an African American rapper and producer, and the lead act of the rap group Above the Law. The group signed to...
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- Aug 2, 1967 (age 42 years)
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J-Flexx
James E. Anderson better known as J-Flexx is a former artist/producer of Death Row Records.
J-Flexx spent several years ghostwriting lyrics for Dr. Dre during his tenure at Death Row Records. The first song he co-wrote in that collaboration, ...
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- Oct 24, 1968 (age 41 years)
DJ Quik
David Marvin Blake (born January 18, 1970), better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is an MC and record producer..
He began selling homemade mixtapes (notably The Red Tape, 1987) after he received a turntable for his 9th grade graduation and then...
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- Jan 18, 1970 (age 39 years)
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MC Eiht
Aaron Tyler (born on May 22, 1967 in Compton, California), better known by his stage name MC Eiht, is an American gangsta rapper. In an interview he stated that his stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name. He chose Eiht for...
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- May 22, 1967 (age 42 years)
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The Dove Shack
The Dove Shack is a G-Funk group from Long Beach. Consisting of C-Knight, Bo-Roc and 2Scoops, the group made their debut with the song "This Is the Shack" on Warren G's album Regulate...G Funk Era. Under the same name they released their first album...
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South Central Cartel
South Central Cartel is a Los Angeles-based gangsta rap group. Some of their popular songs include "U Gotta Deal Wit Dis", "Pops Was a Rolla", "Ya Getz Clowned", "Gang Stories", "Servin 'Em Heat", "Knocc on Wood" (Remix), and "All Day Everyday" & ...
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Twinz
The Twinz are a hip hop duo from Long Beach, California, consisting of twin brothers Deon "Trip Locc" Williams and Dewayne "Wayniac" Williams. After working with Warren G on his debut album Regulate...G Funk Era, the Twinz released their own debut...
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Da Lench Mob
Da Lench Mob was a West Coast hip hop group associated with Ice Cube. The group consisted of rappers J-Dee, Shorty, T-Bone and Maulkie.
The group made its debut on Ice Cube's first solo album, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted.
With Ice Cube as its executive...
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Compton's Most Wanted
Compton's Most Wanted is an American gangsta rap group and one of the pioneers of the West Coast Hip Hop scene still performing today on independent labels. The leader of the group was MC Eiht.
C.M.W. included rappers MC Eiht and MC Chill, Boom Bam...
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Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. are a hip hop group from Carson, California, composed of the Devoux brothers Paul, Ted, Donald, Roscoe, Danny, and David. Their family is from Samoa. They first began playing music in their father's Baptist church. Before anyone...
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213
The 213 is a hip hop group from Long Beach, California consisting of Snoop Dogg, Warren G (brother of Dr. Dre) and Nate Dogg (Rick Lister's cousin).
In 2004, they reunited to release the album The Hard Way, which reached #4 in the U.S. Billboard 200...
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- 1991
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and...
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- Feb 18, 1965 (age 44 years)
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Ice Cube
O'Shea
Jackson (born June 15, 1969) better known by his stage name, Ice Cube,
is an American rapper, actor and film director. Regarded as one of the
greatest hip hop artists, he began his career as a founding member of
the famously controversial rap...
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- Jun 15, 1969 (age 40 years)
Snoop Dogg
Cordazar Calvin Broadus (born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as an MC in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of...
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- Oct 20, 1971 (age 38 years)
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- 1992
Coolio
Artis Leon Ivey, Jr. (born August 1, 1963), better known by the stage name Coolio, is a Grammy Award-winning American rapper and actor. He rose to fame in 1994 with his debut single "Fantastic Voyage", and later in 1995 with the hit single "Gangsta...
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- Aug 1, 1963 (age 46 years)
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Eazy-E
Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1963 – March 26, 1995), better known by the stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper, producer, and record executive from Compton, California. Widely regarded as one of the founders of the gangsta rap subgenre, he...
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- Sep 7, 1963
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- Mar 26, 1995 (age 31 years)
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Too $hort
Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by his stage name Too $hort, is an American rapper who started his career at the age of fourteen in Oakland, California. Too Short has sold about 11 million albums in the US alone with 17 albums...
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- Apr 28, 1966 (age 43 years)
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Battlecat
Kevin Gilliam, better know by his stage name Battlecat, is an American hip hop producer from Los Angeles, California. He is best known for producing artists such as Snoop Dogg, The Game, Xzibit and Tha Eastsidaz along with a number of other West...
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WC and the Maad Circle
WC and the Maad Circle was a hip hop group from Los Angeles, California that consisted of WC, Coolio, Sir Jinx and DJ Crazy Toones.
Following the dissolution of Low Profile, the rapper WC formed the group and released a pair of albums, Ain't a Damn...
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Doggy's Angels
Doggy's Angels was a rap trio formed by Snoop Dogg on the "Doggy Style" subsidiary of TVT Records. Members are Big Chan (Chan Gaines), Coniyac (Kim Proby) and Kola Loc (Kola Marion).
The group released one album and single in 2000. The album,...
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Bone Brothers
Bone Brothers is an American group duo including Bone Thugs-n-Harmony members Layzie Bone and Bizzy Bone. Their first album was released after the dismissal of Bizzy Bone. Bizzy had always remained friendly towards Layzie in the wake of the break up...
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Bloods & Crips
Bloods & Crips was a collaboration between members of the Bloods & Crips, they were signed to Warlock Records.
The Bloods & Crips project was organized by producer Ronnie Phillips and rapper Tweedy Bird Loc, who is a Crip himself. Actual gang...
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Young Murder Squad
Young Murder Squad was a Los Angeles-based gangsta rap group whose members include Young D, Young Money and Gangsta Wayne.
The group came together in 1995 with Young Money joining forces with Young D and Gangsta Wayne. The group became associated to...
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Foesum
Foesum is an American hip hop group, originally called Perfection with members such as Foesum, Wayniac from the Twinz, and Domino. They eventually went their separate ways and Foesum was last to do their debut album, Perfection. Perfection was...
E-White
E-white, born Eric White, is a rapper from Long Beach, California. He is a member of The Dogg Pound crew, and is a former member of Snoop Dogg's doggystyle records label. He is also first cousin to Wayniac & Trip Loc of The Twinz.
