Westcoast Hip Hop

of the Westcoast Hip Hop is a current within the Hip Hop, which developed into the 1980er years at the west coast of the USA.
It in the beginnings considerably established of from of Los Angeles coming the musicians such as N.W.A. (Niggaz with Attitudes), Ice t, Egyptian Lover and further, which formed a musical counterweight to „the classical “Eastcoast Hip Hop from New York town center by a very own style. A small connection, in addition, competition, give it between the west to Coast and the East Coast.

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the beginnings

the beginnings of the Hip Hop in Los Angeles formed side on an early Gangsta RWSby like King dte, Toddy Lee and Ice t as well as artist such as World Class Wreckin' Cru, Egyptian Lover and Arabian the Prince, which brought a style out, which was called Electro Hop. Electro Hop was conceived and of most musicians of the Hip Hop scene was criticized accordingly as in-usual dance music. It could not be established however also in the Mainstream.

The hard core Gangsta RAP made of Los Angeles became national admits by first successes in the second half of the 1980er years, for instance the album Batter (1985) of Toddy Lee or 6 ' n there Mornin' (1986) of Ice t. Its follow-up album Rhyme Pays (1987) was seriously noticed the first Westcoast album, that by the critics and it sold itself unexpectedly well. The album N.W.A. appeared in the same year. and the Posse that volume N.W.A. verhielf the Westcoast to further success, accelerated at the same time in addition, dying the Electro Hop, which was not no more considered.

1988 appeared N.W.As success album Straight Outta Compton and thus the first large success of the Gangsta RAP of the Westcoast. The album was characterised by up to then unknown hard core elements, those was strongly affected from Ice t, Latino and Cypress Hill, in addition by in-usual music in the style of MC hammer and humor inserts as with digitally Underground. The mixture supplemental by economical Beats and very open and brutal social criticism. Particularly the Song Fuck the policy provided for excitement and success at the same time.

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Westcoast vs. To Eastcoast

for a representation in more detail see East Coast vs. West Coast

into the early 90ern was characterised the American Hip Hop scene by a strong rivalry of the Westcoast and the Eastcoast. N.W.A. and three of the members separated started successful solo careers. Ice Cube resumed the aggressive style, affected through publicly Enemy. Dr. Dre developed a new style, which interspersed itself in the Westcoastszenen fast with its G-radio developing on the P-radio. Its solo album The chronicle (1992) represented the beginning of career of later G-radio-artists such as Snoop Dogg and Warren G .

The Hip Hop war culminated in the murders at the Rappern Tupac Shakur (Westcoast) and Notorious B.I.G. (Eastcoast). In the consequence the Westcoast Hip Hop particularly by the humor of Snoop Dogg, Coolio and other increasingly with white listeners popular, at the east coast developed meanwhile the Wu-seaweed clan and solo artist such as Nas, which against the Pop - successes affected of Puff Daddy and the bath Boy record fought. Hip Hop developed into the late 1990ern also increasingly also in other cities such as Atlanta, pc. Louis, Chicago and new Orleans, frequently with very own sounds. The Westcoast Hip Hop stayed opposite superstar of the east coast such as Jay z a little, remained however particularly by Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre as well as the white RWSby Eminem, affected by Dre , popular.

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examples of classical LPs of the category

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acquaintance Westcoastbands and - artist

 

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