West Coast hip hop

Music genre

Stylistic origins	Dancehall (Toasting) Funk Jazz Rhythm and blues Soul music
Cultural origins	Mid 1980s, western United States
Typical instruments	Prominent Bass Drum machine Rapping Sampler Synthesizer
Mainstream popularity	Popular in the U.S. during late 1980s through mid-1990s. Gangsta rap subgenre dominant from early to mid-90s. Popularity declined during remainder of decade up to 2000s with small degree of mainstream exposure.
Subgenres	Alternative hip hop Chicano rap Electro hop Gangsta rap G-funk Hyphy Latin hip hop Underground hip hop
Subgenre list	List of hip hop genres
Fusion genres	Jazz rap
Regional scenes	Los Angeles � San Diego � San Francisco Bay Area � Seattle
Local scenes	Los Angeles � San Diego � San Francisco � San Jose � Oakland � Seattle
Other topics	East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry Golden age hip hop Hip hop List of West Coast hip hop artists List of West Coast hip hop record labels

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