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Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton is the debut studio album by American hip hop group N.W.A, released August 8, 1988 on group member Eazy-E's record label Ruthless Records. Its title refers to the group's native Compton, California. Production for the album was handled by Dr. Dre, with DJ Yella giving co...
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Gangsta rap
Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of some inner-city youths. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word gangster. The genre was pioneered in the mid 1980s by rappers such as Schooly D and Ice T, and was...
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- The Playa Rich Project, Vol. 2 ,
- Snoop Dogg Presents The Big Squeeze ,
- Against Tha Grain Tha E.P. ,
- The Infamous Archives
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West Coast hip hop
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. Although the culture of hip hop was given its name in New York City, it is believed by some that...
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...
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Hip Hop
Hip hop as a cultural movement incorporates B-boying (breakdancing), graffiti writing, DJing and MCeeing. It originates in the African American, Afro-Caribbean and Latino American communities of New York City (with the South Bronx as the center) in...
